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PM Marape calls for stronger MSG unity rooted in shared heritage and collective future
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 23, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape has called on Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member states to reinforce their unity by recognizing their ancient ties, cultural kinship, and shared destiny, during his address at the 23rd MSG Leaders’ Summit in Suva,...
Melanesian unity must reflect ancestral bonds, says PNG Prime Minister
NBC PNG
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (second left) with other leaders of MSG during summit in Fiji (Image: MSG Secretariat) Prime Minister James Marape has urged Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member states to deepen their unity by drawing on shared...
PM arrives back into Port Moresby from Suva
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 23, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape arrived back into PNG at 10pm and has called on the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member states to reinforce their unity by recognising their ancient ties, cultural kinship, and shared destiny. PM Marape also touched...
GG highlights youth issues, nation urged to tackle them
Solomon Star
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June 13, 2025
ISSUES affecting youths in the country have been highlighted during Friday’s Kings Birthday celebration at the National Stadium in Honiara. Hundreds turned up to witness the celebration. It featured a march past parade, speech by the Governor...
Of the more than 1 million visitors to Fiji last year, 45% of them were from Australia - Rabuka
Fijivillage
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Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka says of the historic over one million visitors to Fiji last year, more than 45 percent of them came from Australia. Rabuka highlighted this during his visit to the Governor-General...
Rabuka backs Australia’s COP31 bid in high-level Canberra meeting with Governor-General
The Fiji Times
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July 1, 2025
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with the Governor-General of Australia, Sam Mostyn at Government House in Canberra yesterday. Mr Rabuka said they spoke about the strong friendship and partnership between Fiji and Australia under the renewed and...
NMI weightlifters look to extend medal streak in Palau
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Here’s some trivia: NMI weightlifters have reached the medal podium in their last five regional events, starting from 2014. In the Micronesian Games in 2014 in Pohnpei, the NMI Weightlifting Team collected...
VIBA FA hosts 11-a-side tournament, promoting unity
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By Lachlan Eddie The Viru and Bareho Football Association (VIBA FA) is set to host an 11-a-side soccer tournament from 2nd July to 7th July at the Bekebeka Community High School’s soccer field in Marovo, Western Province. This is the first time...
From Roots to Radiowaves: Meet ABC Nesia Daily's Dynamic Duo
Lekmak
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June 19, 2025
The airwaves crackle with an infectious energy each morning, a vibrant tapestry of Pacific voices weaving stories that span continents and cultures. It’s the sound of Nesia Daily, and its two dynamic hosts, Jacob McQuire and Michael Chow, whose...
All you need to know about Auckland City, the Club World Cup's amateur team
Sporting News
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June 20, 2025
Auckland City FC made history at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, albeit not in a manner they would have liked. The amateur team from New Zealand were obliterated 10-0 by Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in the biggest defeat ever suffered by a...
MAITAKI EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT OVER NSC RECENT PRESS STATEMENT
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
Chef de Mission (CdM) for Team Solomon to the Palau Mini Games, Morris Maitaki, has expressed disappointment over the National Sports Council’s (NSC) recent press release, saying it was inappropriate given that their decision is currently under...
Health services face legal risk over poor quality care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Croakey Health Media
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June 18, 2025
*** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article mentions someone who has died *** An urgent need to improve healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and to progress structural reform are among the...
Talk Is Free Theatre unveils 'ambitious' lineup for 2025-26 season
Barrie Today
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June 17, 2025
NEWS RELEASE TALK IS FREE THEATRE ************************* Today, Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT) artistic producer Arkady Spivak revealed the Barrie-based company’s 23rd and possibly most ambitious season — with full lineups in Barrie, in Toronto,...
MID applauds Ropiko Construction for ongoing road cleaning efforts
The Islandsun
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June 19, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Local company, Ropiko Construction has been commended for their dedicated efforts in cleaning the roads in Honiara. In a statement, Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) commended Ropiko for their involvement with sport teams,...
NSC SUPPORT FOR TEAM SOLOMON TO COMPETE AT THE PACIFIC MINI GAMES
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
Since the NSC Board’s first meeting held in February 2025, we have been working with NOCSI to support the preparation process for Team Solomon to compete at the upcoming Pacific Mini Games. The overall responsibility for securing funding for and...
Soccer-Auckland City's Club World Cup participation is a privilege with a price
The Malaysian Star
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June 19, 2025
MIAMI (Reuters) -Adam Mitchell knows he is going to lose money this month. The Auckland City defender left his job selling houses in New Zealand to take part in the Club World Cup, where the eventual champions will pocket a staggering $125 million...
KGVI crowned hockey champ
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
King George VI (KGVI) Hockey Club (HC) have been crowned champions of the HookIn4Life (HI4L) Community Hockey Competition after a commanding 3-1 victory over White Kovara HC in the Men’s Division Grand Final, held on Friday, June 27 at the...
Auckland City's Club World Cup participation is a privilege with a price
Channel News Asia
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June 19, 2025
MIAMI :Adam Mitchell knows he is going to lose money this month. The Auckland City defender left his job selling houses in New Zealand to take part in the Club World Cup, where the eventual champions will pocket a staggering $125 million — while...
At UN Ocean Conference, Nations and Funders Seek to Create and Expand Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas
Inside Climate News
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June 18, 2025
NICE, France—Resolute about their efforts to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s global ocean by 2030, world leaders agreed to sweeping but nonbinding commitments at last week’s United Nations Ocean Conference to designate vast stretches of their...
Mini-trade show to feature in Central Island’s second appointed day celebration
The Islandsun
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June 18, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Tulagi township is set to come alive with a mini-trade show to celebrate the Province’s Second Appointed Day next week. The celebration will span for four days, from 27th to 30th June 2025, the Second Appointed Day (SAD) Committee...