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'67 Bombs to Enid' tells story of Marshallese community in Oklahoma

'67 Bombs to Enid' tells story of Marshallese community in Oklahoma

Filmmaker Ty McMahan grew up in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Until he began working on a documentary that recently premiered, he had no idea about this piece of Oklahoma history: Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 67 atomic bombs across the...

Olympic gold medalist Yui Susaki shares wrestling knowledge

Olympic gold medalist Yui Susaki shares wrestling knowledge

Olympic gold and bronze medalist Yui Susaki started her three-day wrestling clinic on Guam sharing her knowledge of the sport with local athletes. The first two days of the wrestling clinic are at the Father Duenas Phoenix Center and International...

Eased NZ travel rules welcomed

Eased NZ travel rules welcomed

Samoans are excited and optimistic about New Zealand’s new immigration changes, which allow Pacific Island citizens to be issued a two-year multiple-entry visa. The changes, which came into effect on 6 July 2025, have sparked positive responses...

Navy’s Pacific Partnership mission kicks off 6-month run with Pearl Harbor stop

Navy’s Pacific Partnership mission kicks off 6-month run with Pearl Harbor stop

The USS Pearl Harbor, a 600-foot-long amphibious dock landing ship that will serve as flagship for the Pacific Partnership mission, is moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on July 10, 2025. (Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes) JOINT BASE...

Kiribati youth maintain culture through music and connection

Kiribati youth maintain culture through music and connection

As Kiribati Language Week unfolds across Aotearoa, university student Ronita Kuaoni reflects on what it means to be i-Kiribati while living and studying far from home. Born in Tarawa, Kuaoni says her connection to the atolls of Nonouti and Nikunau...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025 

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025 

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SUSAKI SHARES OLYMPIC GOLD KNOWLEDGE

SUSAKI SHARES OLYMPIC GOLD KNOWLEDGE

By Paradis Jolie Fejerang Olympic Gold and Bronze medalist Yui Susaki made her way to Guam yesterday to conduct a three day wrestling clinic at the Father Duenas Phoenix Center for the first two days and International Sports Center for the final....

Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games

Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games

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...

They need to listen and act now: Pacific countries ramp up…

Pacific countries have taken a critical step to finalise their priorities as they ramp up the call for a high-ambition treaty that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. Ahead of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental...

21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor

21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.09.2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) officially kicks off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)...

The Traitors star Parvati gets in drag as Boston Rob to lip-sync 'Shallow'

The Traitors star Parvati gets in drag as Boston Rob to lip-sync 'Shallow'

A new drag king has entered the villa – erm, Scottish castle! Reality TV queen Parvati Shallow, who turned up the heat in season 2 of The Traitors, and a winner of the Emmy-winning Survivor, has now delivered an iconic drag performance dressed as...

Minamborae Michael Karapen also known as Michael Mexico, the beacon and founding father of weightlifting in PNG

Minamborae Michael Karapen also known as Michael Mexico, the beacon and founding father of weightlifting in PNG

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...

Breast Cancer In Hawaiʻi: Some Women Are Diagnosed Too Late

Breast Cancer In Hawaiʻi: Some Women Are Diagnosed Too Late

Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening. Ermina George was lying on her stomach one evening last spring when she...

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in  Guantánamo Bay

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

US: Caribbean nationals among several foreigners detained at Guantanamo Bay

US: Caribbean nationals among several foreigners detained at Guantanamo Bay

WASHINGTON – Nationals from three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are among foreign nationals being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It said the detainees are from Haiti, Jamaica,...

Pacific Mini Games comes to a close

Pacific Mini Games comes to a close

After 10 days of regional competition, Team Guam heads home from Palau with 20 medals and an endless amount of memories. Long distance collegiate runner Hugh Kent paved the way with half of Guam’s gold medal count of four. He and fellow long...

In Pacific island societies, sharing isn’t just a nice gesture; it’s a moral obligation

In Pacific island societies, sharing isn’t just a nice gesture; it’s a moral obligation

Microwaves By Jack Niedenthal Majuro—In the island societies of the northern Pacific—namely the Marshall Islands, Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia—sharing is not merely a practice; it is a foundational element of our cultures, an...

Over 1,600 Delegates Gather in Geneva for WIPO General Assembly

Over 1,600 Delegates Gather in Geneva for WIPO General Assembly

More than 1,600 delegates from the 194 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have convened in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 66th session of the WIPO General Assembly. The event is held from July 8 to 17 at the...

CHamoru education fellowship seeks applicants

CHamoru education fellowship seeks applicants

In response to a call to address the need for CHamoru language and cultural education on the island, the Guam Philharmonic Foundation, Inc., has secured enough financial support to open three fellowship opportunities for “dedicated CHamoru...

Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge

A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. By Derek Grossman Japan’s decision last month to begin discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from its...

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