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2024 Top Companies in Micronesia
Guam Business Magazine
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September 17, 2024
Companies see bright spots peeking through a slowly recovering economy By Oyaol Ngirairikl In spite of concerns about still-recovering regional economies, a majority of companies participating in the 2024 Bank of Guam ASC Trust Top Companies of...
PP24-2 Assists with the Preservation of WWII Memorials in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 17, 2024
YAP, Federated States of Micronesia – A multinational team of service members deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) helped preserve WWII memorial markers during a host nation outreach cleanup event (HNOE) with the Yap Visitors...
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, CNMI agencies conduct successful search and rescue exercise
KUAM
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September 16, 2024
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Station Apra Harbor personnel teamed up with local rescue units and enforcement officers from the CNMI for an intensive three-day Search and Rescue Exercise in Saipan from Sept. 10 to 12, 2024....
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, CNMI agencies successfully conduct 2024 joint search and rescue exercise
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 13, 2024
GARAPAN, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Station Apra Harbor personnel teamed up with local rescue units and enforcement officers from the CNMI for an intensive three-day...
'67 Bombs to Enid' tells story of Marshallese community in Oklahoma
Tulsa World - Oklahoma
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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...
Man accused of assault at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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A man is accused of assaulting another man at Micronesia Mall, according to a magistrate’s complaint filed in the Superior Court. Paul Chargualaf Ignacio was charged with assault as a misdemeanor, the complaint states. On Aug. 30, police responded...
U.S. Coast Guard provides emergency management and boating safety workshops in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
KUAM
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September 13, 2024
The U.S. Coast Guard joined a multinational team in Yap and the Federated States of Micronesia as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 to enhance disaster preparedness and safety. The mission brought together participants from five Pacific nations...
40 teams locked in to play at Micronesia Mall’s Mall Ball 3x3 Tournaments
Pacific Daily News
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Micronesia Mall has partnered up with Clutch Guam for two consecutive weekends of Micronesia Mall’s indoor basketball tournament, Mall Ball 3x3. The action will take place at the Micronesia Mall Center Court, with the High School Tournament from...
K-pop, other cultural performers from Korea at Micronesia Mall on Saturday
Pacific Daily News
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K-pop and cultural performers from Korea will showcase a blend of traditional and modern performances at the Micronesia Mall Center Court on Saturday, Sept. 14. The performances are organized by the Korean Association of Guam. The event will...
GMH's new Angiosuite envisioned to revolutionize patient care in Guam and Micronesia
The Pacific Island Times
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September 19, 2024
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam Memorial Hospital on Thursday unveiled its new cutting-edge Angiosuite, a revolutionary step to transforming healthcare for Guam. GMH said it is the only Angiosuite in the region, positioning the government...
U.S. Coast Guard provides emergency management and boating safety workshops in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, under Pacific Partnership 2024
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 12, 2024
COLONIA, MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF 09.12.2024 COLONIA, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel joined a multinational team for the fourth mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2...
Australia’s Pacific Minister says losing Micronesian nations will weaken PIF
Pacific News Service
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Australia’s Minister for the Pacific Zed Seselja said that losing Micronesia nations will weaken the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), as the Australian government continues to engage with the leaders to keep the region united. Speaking virtually to...
Pay-Less Markets names newly promoted employees, Micronesia Mall store manager
Pacific Daily News
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Pay-Less Markets Inc. has announced the promotions of Franklin Sablan as the new director of human resources and Jerick Calilung as the new procurement manager, as well as the appointment of Michael Hernandez as the new store manager for Pay-Less...
In Pacific island societies, sharing isn’t just a nice gesture; it’s a moral obligation
The Pacific Island Times
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July 3, 2025
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...
PM Brown passes Smaller Island States chair to Micronesia
Cook Island News
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September 4, 2024
Cook Islands Prime Minister and former chair of the Forum, Mark Brown in Tonga. Prime Minister Mark Brown handed over the chairmanship of the Smaller Island States (SIS) to the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, Wesley Simina, last...
Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Kicks Off Mission in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 4, 2024
COLONIA, YAP, MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF 09.04.2024 YAP, Federated States of Micronesia – A multinational team representing five Pacific nations kicked off the fourth mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) in Yap, Federated...
RPNGC TO HOST FIRST EVER MUSICAL BAND TATTOO COMPETITION
PNG Haus Bung
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July 13, 2025
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) will host a Police-Band parade and first ever musical band Tattoo competition in honor of the nation’s 50th Independence Anniversary, the event to take place on Tuesday July 22nd in Port Moresby...
UOG hosts roundtable dialogue on history and perspectives in Micronesia since the Spanish-American War
Pacific Daily News
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Residents are invited to a roundtable Monday night that will discuss the history in Micronesia since the Spanish-American War, a release from the University of Guam states. Former UOG president Robert Underwood and University Abat Oliba CEU of...
Welcome, $100 please: The countries with the weirdest entry requirements
WAtoday
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July 3, 2025
Sign a climate pledge: Palau For understandable reasons, tiny island nations tend to take sustainability seriously. But in 2017, the Micronesian nation of Palau (population 18,000) took things one step further by requiring all international...
Guam Taekwondo Center brings 22 years of excellence to the Micronesia Mall
The Guam Daily Post
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Alyxa Oftana dazzled martial arts fans as she brought home double gold in both senior divisions in the 2024 Master Noly’s 12th Taekwondo Poomsae and 8th Martial Arts Weapons tournaments Aug. 18 at the Micronesia Mall. The second-degree black belt...