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Day 1, 0 medal: Guam swimmers, paddlers, softball players push through at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Tahiti claimed 21 medals, including 12 gold, on Day 1 of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games on Monday in Palau. Guam was ranked 16 of 24 participating island nations on Day 1, which saw water sports, softball and others kicking things off. These are...
Wrestler Palacios gives NMI first medal; 6 swimmers reach finals
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas got off to a good start on the opening day of competitions in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, as NMI swimmers and wrestlers advanced to the medal round of their respective events Monday...
No passport needed to visit paradise
AS
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July 4, 2025
Even if you don’t have a passport, or if the one you have has expired, there are a number of locations that US citizens can travel to without the need to produce your travel documents on entry. However, it’s recommended to carry some form of ID...
Team Marianas starts Mini Games campaign today
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas will begin its quest for medals in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games today, Monday, as swimming, fast-pitch softball, indoor volleyball, wrestling, va’a and baseball competitions kick off in Palau....
Palau Mini Games: Samoa, Fiji and Northern Marianas break Tahiti's golden streak in the pool
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
Samoa continue to stay in second place with a total haul of 13 gold, four silver and 14 bronze. Photo: Facebook / TeamSamoa Tahiti's dominance in the pool on day four of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror was broken by some golden moments shared...
Nauru Airlines and Air Marshall Islands announce new cooperation agreement
AeroTime News
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July 3, 2025
South Pacific carriers Air Marshall Islands and Nauru Airlines have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) strengthening ties between the carriers, “to enhance regional aviation resilience, improve connectivity and service...
Why Jonny Fairplay Should Have Been Cast In Survivor 50: In The Hands Of The Fans
TheThings
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July 3, 2025
Even though Survivor attracts new fans every year who have to figure out which seasons to watch first, Jeff Probst's beloved reality show has loads of dedicated viewers. Survivor's most passionate fans know a lot about the show's medical...
Independence group to use July 4 as way to promote political agenda
The Guam Daily Post
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Independent Guåhan will host its annual Na'lå'la' Freedom Fest this Friday, July 4, at The Lime, using America's Independence Day as an opportunity to discuss Guam's own path toward decolonization and political self-determination, according to the...
Champions crowned in basketball competition at the mall
The Guam Daily Post
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A slam dunk of a weekend came to a close as Micronesia Mall wrapped up its Mall Ball '25: 3x3 Summer Circuit High School Tournament on Sunday at Center Court, the first of three summer tournaments. Over the course of three days, 16 boys teams and...
Tahiti's golden run continues at Palau Mini Games
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
PNG’s weightlifting queen, Dika Toua, has claimed 2 Gold and 1 Silver in the Women’s 53kg category on 2 July. Photo: Team PNG Facebook The Tahitians have opened a wider gap between themselves and the rest of the pack on the medal table at the...
‘You Should Be So Proud Of Yourself’ Survivor 50’s Stephenie LaGrossa Just Went Off On Another OG Player
Cinema Blend
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July 3, 2025
The Survivor 50 contestants have returned from Fiji, and they’ve started posting on social media for the first time in more than a month. It’s been mostly a mix of coordinated Survivor promos and messages about being glad to be back, at least...
JKPL celebrates successful completion of phase 1 of ‘Color Our World’ Summer Reading Program”
Marianas Variety
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(JKPL) — Joeten-Kiyu Public Library proudly announces the successful completion of the first phase of its 2025 “Color Our World” Summer Reading Program, held from June 17 to June 27, 2025. The program welcomed over 90 children during our ages 6–12...
At Just 13, Swimmer Hanna Ruluked poised to make waves for Palau
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau (Island Times) — Thirteen-year-old swimmer Hanna Ruluked is the youngest member of Team Palau heading into the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, set to compete in one of the region’s largest sporting events. A...
New officer-in-charge at the helm of Station Apra Harbor
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — Senior Chief Petty Officer Kyle Breen-Tapia assumed command of U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor from Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Jarvis in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Base Guam Chapel in Apra Harbor,...
UPDATED: All set for 4th of July Parade!
Marianas Variety
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Liberation Day parade participants wave the U.S. and CNMI flags. MV file photo (Liberation Day Committee) — This year’s 4th of July Parade is set to bring excitement and community pride to the streets of Susupe this Friday. Beginning at 10 a.m. on...
Mall Ball 3x3 summer high school tournament tips off June 20
Pacific Daily News
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Micronesia Mall's indoor basketball tournament returns with more than 20 high school teams competing, and the slots are now officially locked in. Mall Ball '25: 3x3 Summer Circuit series kicks off at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 20, continues at 10 a.m....
All set for 4th of July Parade!
Marianas Variety
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Liberation Day parade participants wave the U.S. and CNMI flags. MV file photo THIS year’s 4th of July Parade is set to bring excitement and community pride to the streets of Susupe this Friday. Beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 4, the parade...
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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...
Taputu claims 2025 Pacific Mini Games' first gold medal as Tahiti dominates opening day
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
Tahiti dominated in the va'a (pictured) and the swimming on day one. Photo: Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games/Facebook Tahiti's Teimoana Taputu claimed the first gold medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, taking out the V1 500 metres open...
Marianas groups work to reconnect with ancestral artifacts in Europe
Marianas Variety
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THREE Marianas community organizations are highlighting their efforts to connect Micronesian communities with museum artifacts stored in collections across Europe — and hope to bring a CNMI resident to one of these collections in Germany....