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LETTER: Pacific Mission Aviation celebrates 50 years of service
Pacific Daily News
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This year, Pacific Mission Aviation celebrates 50 years of service in Micronesia, with headquarters on Guam and mission statements in Pohnpei, Yap, Palau and the Philippines. In January 1956, Rev. Edmund Kalau and his wife Elisabeth began their...
NCD UNITES FOR TRUKAI FUN RUN SUPPORTING TEAM PNG
PNG Haus Bung
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June 22, 2025
Thousands of Papua New Guineans, in vibrant yellow gathered as early as 5am this morning for a spirited Trukai Fun Run, raising crucial funds to send Team PNG to the upcoming Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The event, a powerful display of national...
SWIMMERS VENTURE TO THEIR FIRST MINI GAMES
GSPN
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June 21, 2025
A preview of Team Guam heading to Palau for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games June 29 – July 9 amongst 24 island nations By Jay Leon Guerrero Five swimming prospects will be traveling to Palau for the Pacific Mini Games in a matter of days. Amaya...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 28, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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June 28, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 28, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. LGBT Community Facing Heightened Challenges in Earthquake Aftermath June 28 The LGBT community in Myanmar has been facing increased challenges in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake,...
Steady aim for Fiji archers
The Fiji Times
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June 21, 2025
Team Fiji’s archers are quietly preparing to make their mark at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, even as they face limited facilities and funding. Team manager Caroll Sela who will lead the team to Palau, says the four-athlete team is focused...
American Samoa sends 59-member team to Pacific Mini Games
Talanei
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June 18, 2025
American Samoa is sending a 59-member contingent to the Pacific Mini Games in Palau which begins June 29 and will last for two weeks. Secretary General of the American Samoa National Olympic Committee, Vaiala Ethan Lake, says the group comprises...
Kiribati’s arrival delayed, uncertainty over which Team will be first to Land for Pacific Mini Games
Island Times
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June 20, 2025
Koror, Palau (Island Times) – June 20, 2025 — Kiribati was expected to be the first Pacific Island nation to arrive in Palau for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, but a change in travel plans has pushed their arrival to June 26—just three days before...
Learning history through arts and story telling
Island Times
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June 20, 2025
With the support of Minister Tmetuchel of Ministry of Human Resource, Culture, Tourism, and Development, Airai State Government – Historical & Cultural Department and Tourism Department has partnered up with Airai Elementary School (AES) to teach...
New season of DENR docu series airs today
The Manila Times
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June 27, 2025
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday announced that season 4 of its s series on the country’s protected areas (PAs) will air on the ABS-CBN News Channel starting today. “Our Fragile Earth: Protected Areas of the...
A quiet step, a big throw for Sokotukivei
The Fiji Times
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June 19, 2025
“I didn’t start with talent, just a quiet step into the unknown,” says 19-year-old Sakiusa Sokotukivei, who will represent Fiji in the men’s shot-put event at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. This will be his first time travelling overseas....
Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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June 28, 2025
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Latu’s late start leads to dreams
The Fiji Times
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June 19, 2025
Akanisi Latu never played any sport growing up. In fact, it wasn’t until she was in her 50s that she picked up a paddle for the first time. Now at 67, the Levuka athlete is preparing to represent Fiji at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau schedule...
How ‘Jaws’ Sank Shark Conservation Before It Began
Forbes
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Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss stand next to a shark with a hook piercing through it in a scene ... More from the film 'Jaws', 1975. (Photo by Universal Pictures/Getty Images)Getty Images When Jaws hit theaters in 1975, it changed the way...
Pacific Mini Games: Team PNG's hopes hang on levy deadline
RNZ
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June 17, 2025
Lae and Goroka based athletes were in action on 19 April 2025 preparing for the Mini Pacific Games in Palau. Photo: Facebook / Athletics PNG INC. Team Papua New Guinea (PNG) will confirm their team for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games this weekend....
How Secure Are Taiwan’s Remaining Diplomatic Partnerships?
The Diplomat
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June 26, 2025
In the intricate landscape of global diplomacy, shaped by the shifts in Donald Trump’s foreign policy and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, an intense struggle persists over the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan – formally known as...
World Bank: Uncertainty reigns for PIC-11
The Fiji Times
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June 18, 2025
THE tourism outlook for the Pacific is currently facing uncertainty, due mainly to an expected weakening in global economic growth, projected to slow to 2.3 per cent in 2025, the World Bank revealed in its latest economic update released...
Elder’s vision | Aim to be the best at the Mini Games
The Fiji Times
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June 18, 2025
Being the best at all regionally and internationally has been the compass guiding Weightlifting Fiji in its pursuit for greatness, and the same will be applied at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, when it starts at the end of this month. This was...
Worsening global economic conditions expect to slow economic growth in the Pacific
Island Times
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June 24, 2025
By: Bernadette Carreon According to the June Pacific Economic Update by the World Bank, economic growth in the Pacific Islands is projected to decelerate in 2025. This slowdown is primarily due to worsening global financial conditions and slower...
Para-athletes ready for Mini Games
The Fiji Times
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June 17, 2025
Heading to Palau with a team of five para-athletes for the Pacific Mini Games, Team Fiji’s para-athletics team is ready to face the competition that awaits them. This is the word from Team Fiji para-athletics head coach Fred Fatiaki, who says an...
House OKs establishment of regional Veterans Affairs office on Guam
The Pacific Island Times
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June 26, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. House of Representatives has voted for a proposal to open a permanent Veterans Affairs Regional Office on Guam, which would serve the needs of veterans on island and the region. The proposed...