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Tea, cricket and a very good wicket
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 24, 2025
The Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea and Special Envoy to the Pacific and Regional Affairs, His Excellency Mr Ewen McDonald, hosted an afternoon tea reception this week to celebrate the inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket...
Fluent Volunteers in Samoa Language Join St John Caring Caller Programme
TP+
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June 23, 2025
Photo: Supplied Emotional support is now just a friendly “Talofa” away for the Samoan community in Aotearoa New Zealand. Hato Hone St John has announced the introduction of Samoan language to their popular Community Health programme: Caring...
Wiser Pasifika Samoa Men’s Deaf Rugby 7s Team Farewelled
Talamua
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June 24, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 24 June 2025 – The Samoa Deaf Association farewelled the Wiser Pasifika Samoa Men’s Deaf Rugby 7s Team last night. The team will represent Samoa at the Pacific Rim Deaf Rugby 7s Tournament in Gold Coast Australia. The farewell event,...
Turner sets his sights on a half-century of Scotland caps after returning to the fold following Japanese adventure
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
By CALUM CROWE Published: 17:00 EDT, 23 June 2025 | Updated: 17:00 EDT, 23 June 2025 Scotland hooker George Turner insists he has unfinished business with the national team after being recalled for the upcoming summer tour. The 32-year-old had...
PNG Lewas crowned champions of inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational
NBC PNG
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PNG Lewas team after winning Samoa in the finals on Saturday at Amini Park, Port Moresby (Image: Supplied) The Papua New Guinea Lewas have been crowned champions of the inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational, following a dominant 94-run...
Changes On Cricket’s Chief Executives’ Committee After Election Kick-Starts ICC Annual Conference
Forbes
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The ICC annual conference is being held this year in Singapore (Photo by Patrick Bolger-ICC/ICC via ... More Getty Images)ICC via Getty Images Gurumurthy Palani (France), Anuraag Bhatnagar (Hong Kong) and Gurdeep Klair (Canada) won coveted spots...
From the Archives: Rugby World Cup 1995: Madiba and Francois Pienaar give hope to the New South Africa
Daily Maverick
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June 23, 2025
In this retrospective we delve deeply into the Springboks’ triumphs and despairs in their seven Rugby World Cup appearances since readmission to Test rugby in 1992. In an extract from the World Cup section of the seminal Springbok Opus, written by...
HRPP’s 40 year record: what was built, what was broken, and what remains
Samoa Observer
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The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) has taken to social media with a glossy video reel showcasing 40 years of “achievements” — a long list of roads, bridges, airports, hospitals, terminals and technological advances. One might be misled to...
Overwatch 2 Season 17 release date, Powered Up Battle Pass skins, Map Voting and more
Daily Express
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June 23, 2025
Overwatch 2 fans are counting down to the release of Season 17, which is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC. The new Overwatch 2 season is titled Powered Up. It has something of an old-school video game feel, something that is reflected in the...
Coca-Cola and Samoan recyclers report collection of 80,000 bottles and cans
Packaging Europe
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Over 80,000 used PET bottles and aluminium cans have reportedly been collected via Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) and Samoa and Tokelau Association of Recyclers (S.T.A.R.)’s collection and segregation initiative this month. The Return and...
“Undeserving” Judge told Leala of his verbal attack on defense counsel
Talamua
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June 23, 2025
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 23 June 2025: District Court Judge Talasa Atoa Saaga has called Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi’s verbal attack on defense counsel KC Richard Marchant “undeserving”. Leala was giving evidence today and has been called a...
Cricket PNG celebrates success of inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational 2025
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 23, 2025
Cricket PNG has extended its profound gratitude to all partners and participants following the successful conclusion of the inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational 2025, held recently in Port Moresby. The international tournament, hosted...
The anthropology of grooming gangs
The Critic
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June 22, 2025
Amid the tremendous outcry at the Casey Report into Britain’s grooming gangs, some common refrains have emerged. Many are indignant, rightly, but also puzzled. One thing I’ve noticed a lot of people saying on Twitter is, “Why did nobody in the...
20,000 malicious IPs and domains taken down in INTERPOL infostealer crackdown
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – More than 20,000 malicious IP addresses or domains linked to information stealers have been taken down in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation against cybercriminal infrastructure. During Operation Secure (January – April 2025) law...
O le “Best of the Best” lea ua Filifilia e Tau’aveina le Fu’a o Samoa
Samoa Global News
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June 22, 2025
O se taimi muamua lea ua faamauina ai le toaitiiti o le aofai a le au taaalo a Samoa o le a tausiniō i taaloga o le Mini Games, peitai, ua faailoa e le Peresitene o le SASNOC, le afioga ia Tuaopepe Asiata Jerry Wallwork, o le best of the best lea...
Call-up for Manu Samoa sees another code switch for Lam
Otago Daily Times
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June 22, 2025
Rugby league convert Joel Lam has made a surprise pivot back to union after being named in the Manu Samoa squad to play Scotland next month.The 23-year-old, who previously made eight appearances for Canterbury and one for the Crusaders, switched...
Kula’s Dream Shattered
Fiji Sun
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July 16, 2025
Trailing 1-2 at halftime, the Kulas failed to find their mojo as Chua opted to stick to their defensive line-up of 6:3:1. PNG’s head coach Ericson Komeng celebrates with his player after they defeated Fiji Kulas 2-1 during the OFC Women’s Nations...
Harmony at the International Day of Yoga celebration at USP Samoa
Talamua
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June 22, 2025
By Dwayne Mahimkar* Apia, Samoa – 23 June 2025 – Samoa is among the first in the world to celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga, held at the USP Samoa campus in Alafua early Saturday morning. Around 30+ people partook in this year’s Yoga...
Thomas Wynne: Cook Islands’ fourth pillar
Cook Island News
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June 21, 2025
Thomas Wynne. We have grown up with a national consciousness that tells us our nation stands on three distinct pillars: our Ekalesia (church), our Ui Ariki (traditional leaders), and our Kavamani (government). But has there been another pillar...
Learner driver materials set to be translated into Pacific languages - NZTA
Pacific Media Network
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Learning resources for obtaining a driver's licence in Aotearoa New Zealand will soon be available in the Vosa-Vakaviti Fijian, Gagana Sāmoa, and Faka Tonga languages. Community Licensing Officer at the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Waka...