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The Metals Company Announces US$17.5 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Shares and Class B Warrants
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 14, 2024
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that it has entered into a securities...
Tuvalu Progresses Survey and Training on Identifying Marine Non-indigenous Species (MNIS)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 15, 2024
11 October 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu - The Environment Department and the Marine Ports Department of Tuvalu, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), through the Pacific Regional Invasive Species...
RMI Endorses NISSAP to Enhance Effective Management of Invasive Species
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 11, 2024
9 October 2024 Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands - Invasive species continue to be a costly issue for all countries and particularly for island nations, and with increasing trade and movement of people between countries, the threat of new...
PRESS RELEASE – DOCTORS TOUMOUA AND TAUTOGI STRENGHTHENING SAMOA’S PATHOLOGY SERVICES
Government of Samoa
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January 21, 2025
Apia, SAMOA –22nd January 2025. Samoa’s pathology services are being strengthened by the efforts of Dr Seventeen Toumoua and Dr Mareta Tautogi, who are working together to provide essential diagnostic services and build local expertise for the...
Leveraging WTO rules to tackle malnutrition
World Trade Organization
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January 10, 2025
Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO) Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Food trade is not a luxury — it is a must. Over 30 countries would face starvation if...
DOH REPORTS EIGHTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Hawaii State Department of Health
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May 2, 2025
Posted on May 2, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to eight in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, seven on...
DOH REPORTS SEVENTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Hawaii State Department of Health
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April 17, 2025
Posted on Apr 17, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to seven in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, six on...
Role of Indigenous communities recognised at world’s first-ever ‘nature positive’ summit
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 11, 2024
08 October 2024, Sydney, Australia - The critical role of Indigenous peoples in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution was recognised at the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS)...
PRESS RELEASE – VISIT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, H.E ANTONIO GUTERRES, 21-23 AUGUST 2024
Government of Samoa
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October 24, 2024
Samoa hosted the United Nations Secretary-General, His Excellency Antonio Guterres on his official visit from 21st to 23rd August 2024. The UN Secretary-General’s visit to Samoa and the Pacific region not only brings global attention to the severe...
UN Resident Coordinator undertook brief courtesy visit to PM Manele
Solomon Islands Government
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November 12, 2024
UN Resident Coordinator undertook brief courtesy visit to PM Manele The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu Mr. Dirk […]
SPREP’s Fourth Executive Board Meeting ends on a high
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 18, 2024
Island and Ocean Ecosystems Climate Change Resilience Environmental Monitoring and Governance Waste Management and Pollution Control General News 6 September 2024, Apia Samoa - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s...
ADB, Partners Open Renewable Based Minigrid to Deliver Clean Electricity to Niuafo’ou
Asian Development Bank
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October 14, 2024
NIUAFO’OU, TONGA (14 October 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Tonga and Australia commissioned the Niuafo’ou hybrid minigrid as part of the cofinanced Tonga Renewable Energy Project. The new grid will provide clean,...
Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Daniel Tarapacki at the Welcome Reception, U.S. Embassy Residence
Government of Samoa
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September 11, 2024
SAMOA, September 11 - (September 12, 2024) Faafetai Chaplain Lt Col (Todd) Brown for the thoughtful word of encouragement. Your Highnesses, Head of State and Masiofo Your Excellency, Council of Deputies and your good lady Honorable Deputy Prime...
The Polo Art Event
EIN Presswire
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March 6, 2025
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, March 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On Tuesday, February 25 at the prestigious location of the Noor Royal Gallery, in Dubai, was held an event which saw the fusion of the sport of Polo with the beauty of Art. The...
Remarks by Your Excellency Fei Mingxing, Chinese Ambassador to Samoa Upon the Occasion of the Donation to SPREP from the Government of the People's Republic of China
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 12, 2024
To Jointly Work Toward a More Resilient Pacific Mr. Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General of SPREP, Ladies and gentlemen, Talofa lava. Today, on behalf of the Chinese Government, I am very pleased to present a donation of US$200,000.00 to the...
Intégrer la circularité pour une gestion efficace des déchets dangereux dans le Pacifique
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 9, 2024
1er octobre 2024, Port Vila – Les déchets dangereux générés par les activités industrielles, la production d’énergie, le secteur des soins sanitaires, l’agriculture et le secteur des transports constituent un flux de déchets majeur dans le...
Newmoney.ai Launches Global Peer-to-Peer Cash Transfer Platform with AI Financial Assistant Newton
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 13, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newmoney.ai is announcing the launch of its peer-to-peer cash transfer platform, designed to make sending and receiving money across borders simple, fast, and affordable. By combining familiar...
Forging the way: Impact report 2021
Climateworks Centre
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October 10, 2024
2021 was a year of important progress on climate, even as the world continued to grapple with many challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow moved worldwide focus firmly to limiting warming to 1.5 degrees, and to...
How Does Ghost Gear Affect Small Island Developing States?
Ocean Conservancy
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September 23, 2024
In 2016, I first traveled to the island nation of Vanuatu with a mission: to understand the real-life impacts of ghost gear(abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear) on the local communities. When you look at Vanuatu’s remote location...
Solomon Islands High Commissioner to PNG Meets Pope Francis in Port Moresby
Solomon Islands Government
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September 12, 2024
Solomon Islands High Commissioner to PNG Meets Pope Francis in Port Moresby The Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency William Soaki, had the honor of meeting His Holiness Pope Francis during the Pope’s historic...