Micronesia Sun Bright News from the Deep Pacific

Photos Sources: Office of the President, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Chewy Lin & NTA By Christopher Cottrell March 27, 2026, Marshall Islands___ Officers of the Marshall Islands Police Department (MIPD) were given a heroes’ welcome home by President Heine, family, friends and citizens after returning from Australia for training aboard their new Guardian-class patrol boat, the RMIS Jelmae. Given …

Photos Sources: Office of the President, Republic of Palau, and Palau Ministry of Finance. By Christopher Cottrell March 25, 2026, Palau___Cyber-Security is at the forefront of Palau’s fight against online assaults from international disruptors, blackmailing hackers, and malicious actors targeting this small Pacific Island nation of some 300 islands. Over the past few years, Palau’s Health Ministry and Belau National …

Photo Sources: Australian Embassy to the Federated States of Micronesia and U.S. Embassy Kolonia By Christopher Cottrell March 23, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___President Wesely Simina and First Lady Ancelly Simina made their first trip down under for “Koala Diplomacy” this week, as the U.S. Army’s Oceania Engagement Team arrived in the islands to support local security resistance. Over the …