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Sinajana Pay-Less to temporarily close for renovation starting July 28
Pacific Daily News
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Pay-Less Markets said it will temporarily close its Sinajana location for renovations beginning Monday, July 28. The closure is part of a major upgrade aimed at modernizing the store and improving the community’s shopping experience, Pay-Less, a...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 4: Tonga Take Both Titles
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - Tonga came out of the break with unwavering confidence at Stop 4 of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania, Conference 2. Every team came out of the break re-energised and prepared for high-octane matches. Many games came down...
58 Visa-Free Destinations For Indian Passport Holders This Summer
Gulf Insider
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July 7, 2025
Looking to travel this summer as an Indian passport holder? Good news, Indian travelers can visit up to 58 destinations visa-free. The top destinations are placed throughout Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Aside from these...
Research Matters: WERI’s role in safeguarding Guam’s water supply
Pacific Daily News
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When we fill up our 5-gallon water bottles at one of Guam’s many water stores, we rarely stop to think about what makes that water safe. Behind that assurance is the University of Guam’s Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western...
LETTER: Pacific Mission Aviation celebrates 50 years of service
Pacific Daily News
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This year, Pacific Mission Aviation celebrates 50 years of service in Micronesia, with headquarters on Guam and mission statements in Pohnpei, Yap, Palau and the Philippines. In January 1956, Rev. Edmund Kalau and his wife Elisabeth began their...
Nauru signs two landmark agreements in Majuro
RNZ
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July 4, 2025
Pictured at the signing, from left: Air Marshall Islands chief financial officer Roneel Sharma, Marshall Islands Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall, AMI chairman Bobby Muller, Nauru Airlines chairman Charleston Deiye, Nauru Airlines commercial...
Marshall Islands announces full schedule for 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup
KNWA - Arkansas
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July 5, 2025
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation has announced the full lineup of matches for the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup, set to kick off this August in Springdale. The tournament features the Marshall Islands’ first...
Black pepper as potential crop for Guam?
The Guam Daily Post
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The University of Guam is looking to introduce black pepper cultivation to local farmers as a potential specialty export crop, drawing inspiration from successful operations in neighboring Micronesian islands. UOG and the Guam Department of...
The Pacific isn’t remote—it’s simply ignored
The Pacific Island Times
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July 6, 2025
Inside the Reef By Joyce McClure Not for the first time, I was asked this past week where I lived before moving back to the mainland nearly two years ago. “Guam,” I replied. “And before that, Yap.” The common response is a blank stare, followed...
Cambodia praises Tonga for joining landmine ban treaty
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 6, 2025
Tonga has joined the global landmine ban, earning praise from Cambodia for supporting humanitarian disarmament efforts. Tonga became the 166th state party to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, also known as the Ottawa Treaty, marking the...
GTA hosts back-to-school drive
The Guam Daily Post
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In about a month, island youth will be heading back to school, but recognizing that not all children will have the supplies needed to start the school year off prepared, GTA is hosting its annual back-to-school drive, this year benefiting the...
BE OPEN Art: the winners of the Oceania regional competition revealed
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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LUGANO, Switzerland, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art, an online non-profit gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, announces the winners of the 2nd stage in this year's BE OPEN Regional Art, the competition for...
Health care slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill
The Columbian - Washington State
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Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and spending...
Ocean explorer connects Guam community to deep-sea wonders during museum event
The Guam Daily Post
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Amanda Dedicatoria described towering hydrothermal vents rising from the ocean floor like underwater skyscrapers. Just hours before hosting the Guam Museum’s second Ocean Nights event on June 27, the Guam-based science writer reflected on her...
From new backpacks to pencils: GTA's Back-to-School Drive to help Mañe'lu
Pacific Daily News
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GTA is launching its annual Back-to-School Drive, this year benefiting Mañe'lu, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth and families on Guam through culturally relevant support and mentorship, the company said in a release. The...
Golden Wisil
The National
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PAPUA New Guinea sprinter Pais Wisil has lived up to the title of Pacific sprint king after winning the much-anticipated 100m final on Saturday, claiming gold for Team PNG at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Wisil’s gold among 19 other medals from...
Baden bags bronze in 800M in Palau Mini Games
The Guam Daily Post
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With 14 runners squeezed onto Palau National Stadium’s six-lane oval, and three Fijians blocking her access to the front of the pack, Guam’s Jordan Baden performed beautifully and swiftly during the women’s 800-meter race on Saturday at the 12th...
Why have Houthi rebels warned against a US-Iran showdown? Military spokesperson explains consequences
The Week
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Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday sharply warned the US against attacking Iran, amid reports of six B-2 stealth bombers being flown to a US Air Force base in Guam, an American territory in Micronesia, situated in the Western Pacific Ocean. “In the...
Immigration New Zealand Extends Longer Visits for Pacific Island Nations Granted Visited Visa
TP+
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July 7, 2025
Photo: NZ Immigration New Zealand is welcoming Pacific visitors by making it easier to travel here with changes to immigration settings that will come into effect later this year. From 6 July 2025, people from Pacific Islands forum countries...
US B-2 bombers head to Gaum amid Israel-Iran tensions
The Express Tribune
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June 21, 2025
Listen to article Six US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers have departed from Missouri and appear to be en route to Guam, amid growing speculation over a potential American military role in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Guam is a US island...