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Day 2 at Pacific Mini Games: Guam still searches for first medal
Pacific Daily News
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Tahiti continued its dominance at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, with a 40 medal haul, including 23 gold, during Day 2. Guam continues to search for its first medal as of Day 2, based on the daily tally from the Pacific Games Council. Of 23...
Summer Tests: Weekend of Action includes England v Argentina & All Blacks v France
Ruck
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July 1, 2025
While the British & Irish Lions take centre stage on their grand expedition of Australia, a host of other international tours also get underway this weekend. From the Pacific Islands to the furthest reaches of Eastern Europe and all the way across...
Samoa ready to rumble
FBC News
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June 25, 2025
[Source: Panapasa Daunakamakama/ Facebook] A strong contingent of 12 boxers from Samoa will compete at the Tri Nations Amateur Boxing Tournament at the FMF Gymnasium in Suva this weekend. Team manager Leiataualesa Roebeck expressed the team’s...
Pacific governments can improve state owned enterprises
Matangi Tonga Online
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June 25, 2025
Pacific governments can improve the performance of their state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and reduce fiscal risks by implementing clearer and more consistent government ownership and oversight arrangements, according to a policy brief published on...
Pacific leaders call for peace amid Middle East tensions as Melanesia eyes regional solidarity
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific leaders have voiced their worries about the ongoing political unrest around the world, especially the conflicts involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. The concerns were shared during a meeting of the Melanesian Spearhead Group...
Strong start for Solomons women’s 3×3 b’ball at Pacific Mini Games
Solomon Star
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July 1, 2025
The Solomon Islands Women’s 3×3 Basketball team has made a flying start to their Pacific Mini Games campaign, recording back-to-back victories as Conference Two action tipped off on Tuesday, July 1 In their opening match, the women overcame a slow...
80% of Samoan voters fully registered - electoral office
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
Office of the Electoral Commission logo Photo: Office of the Electoral Commission - Samoa Four out of five eligible voters in Samoa have now fully registered for the general election next month, the country's election chief has confirmed. Samoa's...
A mix of youth and experience/Samoa Women’s Football team all set for OFC Women’s Nations Cup
TP+
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July 1, 2025
Samoa Women’s Senior team ready for OFC Women’s Nations Cup. Photo: OFC Football / Supplied This Friday, the 2025 OFC Women’s Nations Cup kicks off in Fiji. A total of eight teams will battle it out for this year’s title in what is set to be an...
Guns, Ammunition and Drugs Destroyed
Samoa Global News
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July 1, 2025
By: Leota Marc Membrere, Government Press. The Samoa Police is seriously making a statement sounding volumes against illegal firearms and ammunition across the country. 📸 Leota Marc Membrere Confiscated guns, and ammunition were destroyed on...
Police destroy guns, drugs and ammo
Samoa Observer
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The Samoa Police destroyed 360 illegal firearms and four kilograms of methamphetamine at their police headquarters in Apia on Tuesday morning. These were firearms retrieved from police raids and collected during the last gun amnesty. Minister of...
The press is not your friend, and that is the point
Samoa Observer
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When Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi lost power in the last general election, it ended more than 20 years of leadership. But long before that, he had developed a reputation for lashing out at the Samoa Observer, calling its reporters “fat, idiots,...
2025 Polynesian Hall of Fame Football Camp
Talanei
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July 1, 2025
More than 200 elementary and high school football players turned up for the Polynesian Hall of Fame Football Camp at the Veterans Memorial Stadium on Tuesday. NFL legends Seiuli Jesse Sapolu, Maa Tanuvasa and Reno Mahe led the one day camp. Lt...
No Teuila Festival in Samoa this year
Talanei
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June 30, 2025
The Samoa Tourism Authority has announced that the Teuila Festival 2025 has been cancelled. It said the General Election, scheduled for August 29, falls during the same week traditionally designated for the annual Teuila Festival. The Teuila...
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Royal Burden: How much does the British taxpayer pay for the upkeep of the monarchy?
Firstpost
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July 1, 2025
£86.3 million — Rs 1,015 crore. That’s how much the British Royal family cost the taxpayer in 2024, according to the newly released accounts, which also revealed that the annual income of the royal household is set to rise to £132.1 million (Rs...
EU and OACPS reaffirm commitment to Global Sustainable Development for the FfD4
PubAffairs Bruxelles
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July 1, 2025
The EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 4th UN Conference on...
What time and TV channel is Queensland Reds vs British and Irish Lions on?
Irish Mirror
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July 1, 2025
The British and Irish Lions tour continues with its second game in-country, against Super Rugby franchise Queensland Reds. The 2025 tour may have got off to the wrong start with defeat to Argentina in Dublin but the ship was steadied to some...
Five to watch on Scotland's tour of the Pacific
BBC
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July 1, 2025
Image caption, Will Darcy Graham have a point to prove after missing out on Lions selection? Andy Burke BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter The gaze of the rugby world is on Australia this summer as the British and Irish Lions take on the...
Royal train will end 156 years of service (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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July 1, 2025
Photo: (Charlotte Graham/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Britain's King Charles III, arrives by royal train, pulled by the Flying Scotsman, at Pickering Heritage Railway Station, the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, for a...
Samoa unveils strategy to combat “ice” crisis
Talanei
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June 23, 2025
Samoa’s caretaker Minister of Police has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to combat the country’s escalating methamphetamine (“ice”) crisis, targeting drug trafficking networks through strengthened law enforcement and international collaboration....
Historic First: SPBD Solomon Islands Businesswomen Awards
Tavuli News
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July 1, 2025
A groundbreaking milestone was achieved on the morning of Friday 27th June 2025, as SPBD Solomon Islands successfully hosted its first-ever Businesswomen of the Year Awards at St. Barnabas Cathedral Hall in Honiara. Organized by South Pacific...