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DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: TOURISM RECOVERY WAS STEADY IN FEBRUARY 2023
HONOLULU – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 753,750 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in February 2023, an increase of 19.5 percent from...

DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: TOURISM RECOVERY WAS STEADY IN FEBRUARY 2023
HONOLULU – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 753,750 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in February 2023, an increase of 19.5 percent from...

The Top Pacific Islands Travel Show is Coming. Here’s What You need Know.
With 20 countries and more than 30,000 islands to explore, the Pacific Islands have become some of the top tourism destinations in the world in 2022. As travelers want to explore new places, either by themselves or with groups, destinations like...

Tokelau participates in Pacific Tourism Organisations Plastics Re-Purposing Workshop
Fourteen participants from the small island state of Tokelau are currently participating in the Pacific Tourism Waste Action Initiative (PTWAI) organised and facilitated by the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) this week (November 21st -25th)....

National Tourism Organisations Welcome SPTO Content Strategy Training
Fifteen National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) welcomed Pacific Tourism Organisations (SPTO) consulting partner Trove Tourism Development Advisors, for the three-day training on Digital Content Strategy last week (November 16-18). The training was...

Pacific Tourism Organisation Extends Plastics Re-Purposing Workshop to Samoa
On Monday 14th November, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) launched a week-long plastics re-purposing workshop in Apia, Samoa, under the Pacific Tourism Waste Action Initiative (PTWAI). The PTWAI is a collaborative effort between SPTO and...

President Lai hosts state banquet for President Bernardo Arévalo of Republic of Guatemala
TAIWAN, June 5 - Details 2025-06-05 President Lai welcomes President Bernardo Arévalo of Republic of Guatemala with military honors On the morning of June 5, President Lai Ching-te welcomed with full military honors President Bernardo Arévalo of...

Pacific Tourism Organisation Represented at 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders
Home Pacific Tourism Organisation Represented at 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders A delegation from the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is currently in Honolulu attending the 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL),...

Transformative Mental Health Documentary The Kindness Within: A Journey to Freedom Launches on YouTube May 22
Streaming During Mental Health Awareness Month, the Film Shares a Message of Hope, Healing, and Human Connection LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, May 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following its acclaimed debut on Prime Video, The Kindness...

President Lai welcomes President Bernardo Arévalo of Republic of Guatemala with military honors
TAIWAN, June 5 - Details 2025-06-03 President Lai confers decoration on President Hilda C. Heine of Republic of the Marshall Islands, hosts state banquet At noon on June 3, President Lai Ching-te, accompanied by Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao,...

Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
Posted on Apr 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in March...

Visitor Spending Increased in February 2025
Posted on Mar 27, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: March 27, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 240,525 total visitors in Hawaii on any given...

Navigator Gas Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2025 Results (Unaudited)
LONDON, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Quarter Financial Highlights On May 14, 2025, the Board of Navigator Holdings Ltd., (NYSE: NVGS) (“Navigator Holdings,” "Navigator Gas," “our,” “we,” “us” or the “Company”) declared a cash dividend of...

SPECIAL TRAVEL ADVICE AND INFORMATION PAPER FOR TRAVELERS ENTERING SAMOA as of 28 September 2020
SAMOA, September 27 - Samoa’s International Borders are still closed under State of Emergency (SOE). Flights in to Samoa are considered under special circumstances requiring certain conditions. As of today Samoa is COVID19 Free and we wish to...

Paul Petersen Pleads Guilty in Marshallese Adoption Fraud Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2020 PAUL PETERSEN PLEADS GUILTY IN MARSHALLESE ADOPTION FRAUD CASE Petersen Also Convicted in Arizona and Arkansas of Various Felonies SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Today, former Maricopa County Arizona Assessor Paul...

3 AUGUST 2020 – Special Travel Advice and Information Paper for Travellers Entering Samoa.
SAMOA, August 3 - ❗Samoa’s International Borders are still closed under State of Emergency (SOE). Flights in to Samoa are considered under special circumstances requiring certain conditions. As of today Samoa is COVID-19 Free and we wish to...

Arms Control and International Security: Republic of Marshall Islands Nuclear Remembrance Day
As Delivered I am so honored to be in the Marshall Islands, a nation that the United States sees as our strategic partner, our ally and our friend. Mr. President, I am honored to be here with such a distinguished group of government, community and...

Republic of the Marshall Islands: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation
Press Release No. 14/41 February 3, 2014 On January 8, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)...

Visitor Industry Continued Improvement in December 2024
Posted on Jan 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 910,055 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...

Safe Bulkers, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on its 8.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares; 8.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares
MONACO, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared: a cash dividend of...