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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...
‘Really limited’ Marshall Islands waka ama club fundraises for Micronesia Cup
Te Ao Maori News
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August 22, 2024
A waka ama club based in the Marshall Islands has been raising funds to send a group of paddlers to its first regional competition. The 24th Annual Micronesian Cup will be held in Saipan, the capital in the Northern Mariana Islands, from October...
North Iowa Area Community College to bring in flag of the Federated States of Micronesia
KTTC - Minnesota
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August 22, 2024
MASON CITY, Iowa. (KTTC) – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) will be adding the flag of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to the college’s Gallery of Flags Thursday. Mason City mayor Bill Schickel and resident Esdaka Soukon will be...
U.S. Coast Guard rescues a disabled fishing vessel crew near Satawal Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia
KUAM
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August 20, 2024
The USCGC Oliver Henry crew successfully rescued six fishermen and towed their disabled fishing vessel to Satawal Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia. Cmdr. Patton Epperson highlights the importance of this search and rescue operation,...
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...
DARPA Cancels Liberty Lifter WIG Seaplane Project Over Cost and Certification Hurdles
Defense-aerospace.com
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July 11, 2025
Image by DARPA The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has shut down its three-year effort to build the Liberty Lifter, a heavy-lift seaplane that would skim above waves on a cushion of air. According to industry sources, the agency notified...
WHO, Government of Japan, and Governments of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau partner to enhance COVID-19 preparedness and response
Pacific News Service
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Government of Japan and the Governments of the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of Palau are partnering together to enhance COVID-19 preparedness and...
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...
Over 9,100 P-EBT cards issued at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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“It was really smooth,” said Marilyn Agustin of Yona, reflecting on her experience picking up her renewed Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer, or P-EBT, card at the Micronesia Mall. For the past several days, the Department of Public Health and...
Advocates empower migrants from Micronesia states, Marshall Islands and Palau in Hawaii
Hawaii News Now
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August 17, 2024
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For nearly 40 decades, citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau have been free to live and work legally in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). In exchange, the...
Winston Peters says 'we need to keep engaged' with Micronesia
RNZ
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August 14, 2024
FSM President Wesley Simina (left) with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters. 12 August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham The President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) officially held his...
Remote cave in Guam reveals ancient voyagers carried rice to Pacific islands 3,500 years ago, study finds
LiveScience
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July 4, 2025
In a new study published today in Science Advances, my colleagues and I have uncovered the earliest evidence of rice in the Pacific Islands — at an ancient cave site on Guam in the Mariana Islands of western Micronesia. The domesticated rice was...
FCG's 'Careful with my heart' health, safety fair at Micronesia Mall on Saturday
Pacific Daily News
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The Filipino Community of Guam, FCG, is hosting its "Careful with my heart" health, wellness and safety fair on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the center court of Micronesia Mall. Heart disease continues to be a major health concern...
Federated States of Micronesia eyes wider access to global market for...
Pacific News Service
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The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is seeking to expand its tuna industry by securing broader access to the international market and reforming its foreign investment policies. At the Second National Fisheries Summit earlier this month, Vice...
Nauru confirmed as host of 2026 Micronesian Games
Pacific News Service
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The Micronesian Games Council (MGC) confirmed Nauru will host the 2026 Micronesian Games during a virtual meeting held Saturday, 23 July. The MGC voted unanimously on the Nauru National Olympic Committee (NOC) Micronesian Games Association’s (MGA)...
Severe drought impacted these remote Micronesian islands. Now they're drought-proofing
RNZ
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August 9, 2024
By Carl Smith and Dinah Lewis Boucher A serious drought hit Micronesia earlier this year, the worst hit areas were Yap state and its outer islands. Photo: ABC / Carl Smith After a severe and prolonged drought, communities across the state of Yap...
Tower for Humanity completes 31-ft toy timber log replica of NYC's Empire State Building at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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Guinness World Record-holding twin brothers Brandon and Landon Aydlett, known for their impressive toy timber log builds for charity, completed their most ambitious project yet — a 31-foot replica of New York City’s Empire State Building in the...
Rabbi Perez: From Israel, to Paris, to O.C., to Micronesia and L.A.
The Jewish Journal - California
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August 15, 2024
He’s a globetrotting mohel, serves as a dayan (judge of a Jewish court) and he launched the Jewish French Community Center. He’s also the father of nine. You have to wonder where Rabbi Tal Perez finds the time. Married at 20, he performed his...
A glimpse into the 2025 Pacific Mini Games - voices of athletes in Palau
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
2025 Palau Mini Games enters its fifth day of competition on Friday. Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games The 2025 Pacific Mini Games has been a colourful affair so far, bringing together 23 Pacific nations to compete in a variety of...
Taekwondo tournaments to hit Micronesia Mall
The Guam Daily Post
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Teaching Guam’s youth life skills as discipline and respect through the ancient martial art of taekwondo, Guam Taekwondo Center celebrates 22 years of community service. To celebrate this momentous occasion, GTC founder and chief instructor Master...