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News Release – DOH Confirms Ninth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025
Governor of State of Hawaii
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June 28, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO KENNETH FINK DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DOH REPORTS NINTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025 25-073 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
TMC and Nauru Announce Updated Sponsorship Agreement for Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI)
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 4, 2025
The Government of Nauru and TMC’s subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2017 The President of Nauru welcomes the new agreement which will ensure that...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
EIN Presswire
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June 13, 2025
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...
Rescued Circus Lions’ New Life in South Africa
EIN Presswire
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June 6, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- After more than a decade in a tiny, bare circus cage in France, lions Goliath and Coralie today stepped out into the land of their ancestors at the Animal Defenders International...
TMC Welcomes U.S. Executive Order to Expedite Permitting and Evaluate Offtake of Critical Minerals from Nodules in the High Seas
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 25, 2025
Entitled ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, the Executive Order directs Commerce Secretary Lutnick to expedite deep seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in international waters under the...
Superlative Sound: U.S. Pacific Fleet Band Shares Culture with Pacific Islands, Continues Proud Tradition
U.S. Navy
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January 7, 2025
In 2024, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band shared its music with 2.5 million people in nine countries and four Hawaiian Islands. Its 600 engagements included concerts for the community, performances for school children, official Navy events and...
Panama to Host International Forum for Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships Alongside UNFCCC Global Climate Week
EIN Presswire
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March 17, 2025
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, March 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Panama, PVBLIC Foundation, and Global Resilience Partners proudly announce the Nature Summit – an exclusive, high-level forum bringing...
3RD REGIONAL AVIATION MINISTERS MEETING
Government of Samoa
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March 22, 2025
SAMOA, March 22 - MINISTERIAL ADDRESS by the Minister of Works Transport & infrastructure Hon. Olo Afoa Fiti Vaai [22nd March 2025] Mr. Chairman, Honorable Viliame Gavoka, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism of Fiji; Honorable Deputy...
Trade, Industry and Competition partners with Nkomazi Local Municipality to empower entrepreneurs
South African Government
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November 12, 2024
The dtic partners with Nkomazi Local Municipality to empower entrepreneurs The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in partnership with the Nkomazi Local Municipality and Siboshwa Traditional Council will host an interactive...
TMC Applauds U.S. Congressional Mandate for 2025 Defense Department Feasibility Study on Nodule Refining
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 30, 2024
The FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mandates a Defense Department feasibility study on refining polymetallic nodule-derived intermediates to high-purity nickel, copper, and cobalt products The study, to be led by the Industrial Base...
World First: TMC USA Submits Application for Commercial Recovery of Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas Under U.S. Seabed Mining Code
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 29, 2025
Following last week’s Executive Order, ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, TMC USA has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two exploration licenses and one...
Pacific Partnership 2024 - 2 Concludes Second Mission Stop In Legazpi, Philippines
U.S. Navy
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August 15, 2024
In a collaborative effort between Australia, Japan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States, PP24-2 participants held basic first aid workshops for 98 members of the community, taught health and music...
Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Concludes Second Mission Stop in Legazpi, Philippines
U.S. Navy
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August 19, 2024
In a collaborative effort between Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States, PP24-2 participants held basic first aid workshops for 98 members of the community; taught health and music...
U.S. Navy Leads Multinational Team in Pacific Partnership Mission
U.S. Navy
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October 2, 2024
The Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) mission team worked alongside allies and partners to strengthen relationships and bolster host nation capacity to provide essential humanitarian services. The group also supported efforts to reduce the risk...
Rutger Bosland, Pioneering Engineer and Technical Lead on Development of TMC’s Nodule Collection System, Joins Company to Drive Commercial Readiness
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 15, 2025
Rutger Bosland, the engineer and technical lead who oversaw the design, build and successful test deployment of Allseas’ integrated nodule collection system, joins TMC to lead offshore innovation and scale its technologies for commercial...
TMC Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 27, 2025
NEW YORK, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of the world’s largest undeveloped resource of critical metals for building infrastructure, power generation,...
PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA
Government of Samoa
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April 8, 2025
[PRESS RELEASE – TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2025] – His Excellency Mr. Victor Vavricker presented his Letters of Credence to the Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II, at a Credentials Ceremony held...
The Metals Company to Apply for Permits under Existing U.S. Mining Code for Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas in Second Quarter of 2025
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 27, 2025
Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the 1970s, the United States Congress passed...
Sautu Voyage - Historic Voyage by Uto ni Yalo Highlights Resilience and Ocean Protection
EIN Presswire
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September 9, 2024
After nearly a week at sea, the Uto ni Yalo (UNY) arrived in Tonga for the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM53). SUVA, FIJI, September 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- After nearly a week at sea, the Uto ni Yalo (UNY) arrived in...