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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...
New Body Of Work By Yuki Kihara At Gus Fisher And Gow Langsford Galleries
Scoop
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“After personally witnessing the devastating impacts of cyclones in Sāmoa, I was compelled to create works that not only allude to our resilience living in the Pacific Islands but also inspire conversations about global warming as a clarion call...
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...
King scraps Royal Train as full cost of monarchy and family is revealed
Wales Online
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July 1, 2025
New figures show how much the Royal Family cost last year - with prices for helicopter travel, foreign visits and running households Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 06:46, 01 Jul 2025Updated 06:46, 01 Jul 2025 The King is bidding the “fondest of...
What Does The US Remittance Tax Mean For The Pacific?
Scoop
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Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific Journalist The United States is set to implement a tax on remittances paid by migrants to their communities overseas. The tax is a component of the "One Big Beautiful Bill", a cornerstone fiscal measure under President...
Samoan in Jersualem says businesses are slowly opening
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Smoke billows from a site in the city of Haifa on 16 June 2025 following a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli / AFP A Samoan security officer in Israel says businesses are starting to reopen in Jerusalem, following a...
Son of Samoa among new All Blacks
Samoa Observer
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A son of Samoa Caleb Clarke is among the seven new faces in Ian Foster’s 35-man All Blacks squad announced on Sunday. He and Tongan youngster Tupou Va’ai dedicated their achievement as a Father’s Day gift to their dads (the day falls on 6...
Emotional Scotland star reflects on 'dream' British and Irish Lions call-up
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 1, 2025
Scotland star Ben White received a later call-up to the British and Irish Lions squad that are currently touring Australia. Scotland star Ben White as admitted he is struggling to believe he has been called into the British and Irish Lions squad...
The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own armed forces, rely on the U.S. military for...
The King and Queen’s most expensive royal trips revealed
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Tahiti leads Medal tally on Day 1 of Pacific Mini Games
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
KOROR, Palau — Tahiti surged ahead on the opening day of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, topping the medal table with 9 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze medals, thanks to dominant performances in swimming and Va’a. Tahiti made waves in the pool, claiming...
King Charles axes royal steam train in order to cut costs ahead of Palace refit
Edinburgh Live
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July 1, 2025
The Royal Train is set to be axed as The King looks to cut down on travel expenditure so funds can be freed up for the refit of Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth was said to adore the locomotive steam train, which is made up of nine claret...
Iran says it needs time before talks with US but 'doors of diplomacy will never slam shut'
The National News
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Iran still needs time and assurances from the US before it can resume nuclear talks, adding that the country is ready to enrich uranium again to "make up for lost time." After a ceasefire came into effect,...
Is British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 1, 2025
The British and Irish Lions continue their preparations for the three-Test series against the Wallabies as they face the Queensland Reds in their third tour game. The Lions overcame a frisky Western Force side in Perth to get back on track after...
Royal train to end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economise
myMotherLode - California
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The Crown Estate is a portfolio of properties that are owned by the monarch during his reign. The properties are professionally managed and the king cannot dispose of the assets.The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. King...
King and Queen’s visit to Samoa tops list of most expensive royal trips
Belfast Telegraph
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June 30, 2025
There are 43 separate journeys by royal family members listed in the official report for 2024/25 where travel costs were at least £17,000, up from 27 in 2023/24. Some 13 of these involved the King, an increase from eight in the previous year....
What does the US remittance tax means for the Pacific?
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
A view of the US Capitol in Washington on 30 June 2025. US senators began voting Monday on Donald Trump's flagship spending bill, as the deeply divisive package -- expected to slash social programs for the poor and add an eye-watering $3 trillion...
The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own armed forces, rely on the U.S. military for...
Former Miss Samoa heads NUS medical school
Samoa Observer
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Former Miss Samoa 1999-2000, Siiliili Dr Taralina Gae’e-Atefi, is the newly appointed Head of School of the School of Medicine at our National University of Samoa. She is a medical graduate from the Pacific’s longest-serving Institution in medical...
PICRC Participates in Tide Turners Regional Workshop in Samoa
Tia Belau
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June 30, 2025
[PR] On June 5–6, PICRC’s Communication and Outreach Officer, Lucy Dickie, participated in the Tide Turners Train-the-Trainer Regional Workshop held… You must be logged in and subscribed to view this content.