U.S. Indo-Pacific Command welcomes new commanding officer By: Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific PEARL HARBOR (Eagle News) — The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has a new commander. Navy Admiral John Aquilino became the 26th Commander Friday, relieving Admiral Phil Davidson who had…
By: Thomas I. Likness EBC News Service (Eagle News) — Flights from the Covid-19 hotspots of India and Pakistan will not be allowed to land at Canadian airports, the Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra announced Thursday. “Effective 11:30 p.m. eastern time…
PEARL HARBOR (Eagle News) — Four American B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft have landed at Andersen Air Base, Guam, the US Air Force has announced. The planes are there to conduct operations as part of a Bomber Task Force in…
By: Thomas I. Likness EBC News (Eagle News) — Canada plans to grant permanent residency to more than 90,000 essential workers and international graduate Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Wednesday. “These special public policies will grant permanent status to temporary…
By: Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) – For the people of the Aloha State, the month of April is a time to honor and remember the lives lost in the tsunamis that have devastated their remote part of…
by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) – The annual Merrie Monarch Festival at Hawaii’s Big Island will be back this summer, according to organizers. The event was cancelled last year due because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The health…
By: Alfred Acenas EBC News Service HONOLULU (Eagle News) – An invasion of Taiwan by China is a top concern of the admiral nominated to head up the U-S-Pacific Command. Navy Admiral John Aquilino told a Senate confirmation hearing the…
By: Alfred Acenas EBC News Service HONOLULU (Eagle News) – An invasion of Taiwan by China is a top concern of the admiral nominated to head up the U-S-Pacific Command. Navy Admiral John Aquilino told a Senate confirmation hearing the…
By: Thomas I. Likness EBC News Service (Eagle News) — Cybercriminals have taken advantage of the pandemic to prey upon healthcare organizations with ransomware, says Palo Alto Networks, a California-based cybersecurity company. Ransomware operators tie up an organization’s computer network,…
By: Thomas I. Likness EBC News Service (Eagle News) — Canadians should not worry about the safety of the AstraZeneca even though more than a dozen countries in Europe have quit using it, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.…
