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Building resilient education systems: Shifting from deficit-driven to strengths-based approaches to resilience
Pacific Community (SPC)
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In recent years, education systems around the globe have grappled with unprecedented disruptions, ranging from pandemics and natural disasters to climate change, political instability, wars, and migration. These challenges have exposed the...
Building Pacific capacities to support trade and market access
Pacific Community (SPC)
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To strengthen the skills of Pacific biosecurity, border control, exporter representatives and relevant stakeholders in using Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) databases and platforms, a regional capacity-building workshop is underway in...
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...
Survivor 50 Is Nearly Done Filming, And Fans Have All The Jokes About What's Happening On The Island
Cinema Blend
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June 26, 2025
For years now Survivor has been considered one of the best reality shows, having inspired countless series that followed. The Emmy-winning series airs two new seasons every year on CBS (and streaming for those with a Paramount+ subscription), and...
DNA from Prehistoric Proto-City Reveals 'Surprising' Signs of Female-Centered Society
404 Media
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June 26, 2025
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Çatalhöyük, a settlement in Turkey that dates back more than 9,000 years, has attracted intense interest...
Farmers.gov local dashboard adds new information to help producers
1340 AM WBIW - Indiana
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June 26, 2025
INDIANA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced significant updates and new features to its farmers.gov local dashboard, building on its mission to provide easily accessible, farmer-focused resources. These enhancements, stemming...
Archaeologists Find 3,500-Year-Old Traces of Rice in Guam
Sci-News
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June 25, 2025
Rice was a staple crop in the ancestral Austronesian regions of Taiwan and Island Southeast Asia, but it was unknown in any of the Pacific Islands at the time of European encounters, with the exception of the unique case of Guam and the Mariana...
Squid Game Season 3: Final Season Global Release Time & Date Details
ABC Money
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June 26, 2025
Squid Game, the South Korean survival drama that took the world by storm in 2021, is set to conclude with its third season on June 27, 2025. Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series has captivated audiences with its intense narrative and social...
China in the Pacific – Joint statement of the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The Fiji Times
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June 26, 2025
FROM May 28 to 29, 2025, the People’s Republic of China and Pacific Island Countries having diplomatic relations with China (hereinafter referred to as “All parties”) held the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The...
Ancient voyagers brought rice across 2,300 km of Pacific Ocean
Telengana Today
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June 26, 2025
A groundbreaking study reveals the earliest evidence of rice in the Pacific Islands, found in Guam’s Ritidian Beach Cave. It confirms that early seafarers from the Philippines brought domesticated rice 3,500 years ago, suggesting intentional...
How the reorganization of the US Department of Health impacts the US Territories
Pasquines
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June 26, 2025
In late March, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan to streamline the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and cut an estimated 10,000 full-time jobs. This...
Why most Pacific governments stand with Israel
RNZ
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June 26, 2025
A supporter of Israel holds an Israeli flag in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on 8 October. Photo: JULIA NIKHINSON / AFP Amid uncertainty in the Middle East, one thing remains clear: most Pacific governments continue to align...
Sawais leave today for Palau Games
The National
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THE Papua New Guinea women’s softball team departs today for the Pacific Mini Games scheduled for June 29 to July 9 in Palau with the aim to bring back a medal. Coach Kenneth Selu said he was pleased with the team’s, progress in training where...
ADB’s Director General for Pacific in Honiara
Solomon Star
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June 25, 2025
Director General (DG) of the Pacific Department within the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) is on a five-day visit to the Solomons. Emma Veve who was appointed to the position in late February 2025 arrived in Honiara on Monday and has been visiting...
Pacific news in brief for 26 June
RNZ
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June 25, 2025
Photo: ppart/123RF Tonga - budget Tonga's current 17 Peoples' Representatives in parliament will each have TOP $100,000 (approx. NZ$69,000) in constituency funds to spend ahead of the November general election. This was approved in parliament on...
Goold, Malau’ulu & Shaw Represent Nations in Summer Softball Tourneys
BVM Sports
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June 25, 2025
A trio of Mississippi State softball players will represent their national teams this summer starting June 27. Incoming player Peja Goold will pitch for Colombia in the Pan American Championships. Alumnus Chloe Malau'ulu competes with American...
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Parvati Shallow relives Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains finale trauma in exclusive book excerpt
Entertainment Weekly
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When Entertainment Weekly went to Samoa in 2009 for filming on the Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains season, we asked each of the players the day before the game began which contestant they were most worried about and needed to go first. The name that...
The Nature Conservancy explores policy-driven climate solutions
Indianapolis Recorder
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June 25, 2025
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) hosted an exclusive virtual event, “How TNC Shapes Policy,” on June 18, offering a comprehensive look at how the organization leverages policy to address conservation and climate crises. With a focus on bipartisan...
What sharks are worth—and why that matters
Mongabay
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June 25, 2025
Stefanie Brendl, founder of Shark Allies, transitioned from shark tourism to advocacy after a pivotal free-diving encounter with a tiger shark, leading her to champion the world’s first shark fin trade ban in Hawaii. Her legislative work has since...
Council supporting a review of monument fishing restrictions
The Guam Daily Post
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The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is backing federal efforts to examine commercial fishing prohibitions in marine national monuments, including the Marianas Trench, as part of a broader push to expand fishing opportunities...