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Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region ‘must remain a beacon of…
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific Islands Forum’s secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,”...
Need for independent science during plastic treaty negotiations
Pacific News Service
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Poor science heard during the negotiations for a new Plastics Treaty has caused concern for the Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. A group of approximately 240 scientists representing over 250 independent scientists across the...
Tonga claims shot put gold as 2025 Pacific Mini Games draw to a close
RNZ
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July 8, 2025
Tu'utafaiva, 28, is mentored by former world and Olympic Games champion Valerie Adams, and recorded a throw of 14.76 metres to claim top spot. Photo: Facebook / Tonga Sports Association & National Olympic Committee Tonga's Ata Ma'ama Tu'utafaiva...
Trump Using Gitmo to Detain Migrants with Serious Criminal Histories, Including Crimes Against Children
Breitbart
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump is using Guantanamo prison to detain migrants with “serious” criminal histories, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump signaled his plans to open Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of...
Palau president on Pacific Mini Games: 'It is all about...lifting each other up'
RNZ
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July 8, 2025
President Whipps presenting a medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Plaau. 1 July 2025 Photo: Facebook / Office of the President, Republic of Palau Hosting the 2025 Pacific Mini Games is a significant undertaking - particularly for a small,...
Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s men’s baseball team is back in the gold medal game at the Pacific Mini Games after handling the Federated States of Micronesia, 10-6, Saturday afternoon in Palau. Guam's medal tally as of Sunday noon was nine, including two gold, three...
Trump Admin Detains Foreigners From 26 Countries at Guantanamo
The Daily Beast
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July 8, 2025
The Trump administration is holding dozens of foreigners from 26 different countries at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, as President Donald Trump presses ahead with dispatching the notorious military prison in his immigration crackdown. Seventy-two...
NMI bags bronze medal in baseball
Marianas Variety
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The NMI baseball players acknowledge the crowd after defeating FSM, 15-5, in the bronze medal game of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games at Nippon Baseball Stadium in Koror, Palau, on Monday. Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games Facebook page THE NMI Baseball...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 5: The Solomon Islands Prevent a Second Tonga Double
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The competition was fierce at Stop 5 of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania, Conference 2, with almost every match-up proving to be a close contest. The Tongan teams came out strong once again at stop five, looking to...
USCGC Oliver Henry crew completes successful patrol, strengthens maritime security while deepening partnerships
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew returned to homeport in Guam on June 16 after a 22-day local patrol and training evaluation, reinforcing maritime security, upholding federal laws, and fostering community partnerships in...
Director General Daren Tang Opens WIPO Assemblies Meetings, Welcoming Largest-Ever Delegate Participation
World Intellectual Property Organization
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July 8, 2025
Geneva, July 8, 2025 PR/2025/936 Director General Daren Tang welcomed the biggest-ever contingent of delegates to a WIPO Assemblies meeting on Tuesday, calling for collective action to ensure that the global intellectual property (IP) ecosystem...
Minamborae Michael Karapen also known as Michael Mexico, the beacon and founding father of weightlifting in PNG
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 5, 2025
By PISAI GUMAR It was a very historic day in the life of a young, stocky, and energetic Wabag man at Guam Naval Base, a US Territory, on 16th Sept 1975. A native Melanesian weightlifter, exhibiting bulging biceps among other Polynesian and...
Pacific Mini Games: Tahiti's gold rush continues with two days to go
RNZ
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July 7, 2025
Deotille Videau, 16, during a medal presentation after winning her seventh gold medal for Tahiti. Photo: ONOC / The Reporters Academy Tahiti's Salome De Barthez de Marmorieres claimed the first gold of day seven of the Pacific Mini Games on Monday...
Palau dominates Guam 8–1 to capture Baseball Gold at Pacific Mini Games
Island Times
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July 8, 2025
KOROR, Palau — Palau stormed past Guam with a commanding 8–1 win in the gold medal game of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games baseball tournament, capping off a dramatic final with a dominant seventh-inning performance and strong pitching in front of a...
Tahiti extends lead on Day 7 of Pacific Mini Games 2025; Athletes push limits for country and glory
Island Times
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July 8, 2025
KOROR, Palau — With one day remaining in the Pacific Mini Games 2025, Tahiti has extended its dominant lead in the overall medal standings, closing Day 7 with a commanding 59 gold medals. Photos below capture the grit, passion, and unity of...
The Pacific Pivot is dead; welcome to the Fluid Indo-Pacific
The Pacific Island Times
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July 8, 2025
Pacific Reflections By Gabriel McCoard I’ve always been struck by how much people from other nations understand American domestic politics. Who’s running for president is always obvious, but even domestic politics seizes outsized attention....
Olympic gold medalist Yui Susaki visits Guam for July 10-12 wrestling clinic
Pacific Daily News
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Guam's grappling enthusiasts are in for a great treat as Yui Susaki, an Olympic gold and bronze medalist in women’s wrestling, arrives on the island to share her expertise. Susaki will conduct a wrestling clinic on July 10 to 12, offering sessions...
The escalating risk environment requires more than empty words
The Guam Daily Post
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The security environment in our region is changing and the risk to Guam is increasing. U.S. presence, once seen as a deterrent, now makes Guam a target. As the environment changes and the risk to Guam escalates, more candor is required about the...
IHG Hotels & Resorts expands Garner brand in Kansai, Japan
Breaking Travel News
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July 8, 2025
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) announced an agreement with Taisei Yuraku Real Estate Co Ltd (headquartered in Chuo-ku Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Takeshi Uekusa) and Pacifica Hotels (headquartered in Minato-ku Tokyo; Representative...
Local innovation combats brain drain as G3 Makerspace builds high-tech workforce
The Guam Daily Post
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What began as an effort to address Guam's brain drain crisis is evolving into a foundation for the island's emerging high-tech manufacturing sector, with the G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub serving as both training ground and...