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Record number of teams enter beach v’ball
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
Beach Volleyball competition at the 2025 Solomon Islands Secondary School Games (SISSG25) officially got underway on Monday, June 30, at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) compound. This year’s tournament is contested in the...
Lad eyes more gold after 5000m victory for Tenaru
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
Fresh off a golden finish in the senior boys’ 5000m, Saint Joseph’s Tenaru star Michael Horikura has his sights set on two more titles as the track heats up at the 2025 Solomon Islands Secondary School Games (SISSG25). The long-distance runner...
Gold for Rainibogi and Tolu
FBC News
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July 4, 2025
[Source: Team Fiji/ Facebook] Tolu Young delivered swimming’s seventh gold medal at the Palau Mini Games in the men’s 50-meter freestyle. His teammate and cousin from Nagigi village in Savusavu, Hansel McCaig, settled for silver. It was a...
Fiji Kulas banking on home advantage
FBC News
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July 5, 2025
[Photo Credit: OFC/ Facebook] Fiji Kulas head coach Angeline Chua firmly believes that playing on home soil provides her team with a unique advantage, one they are fully determined to maximize in today’s OFC Women’s Nations Cup. Chua spoke about...
Vanuatu Arts in Global Museum Collections
Art of the Ancestors
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Located in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu is situated east of New Guinea, northeast of New Caledonia, and south of the Solomon Islands. The archipelago is composed of four main islands surrounded by eighty smaller orbital isles. The...
Hatanga signs up as platinum sponsor for Tinakula Festival
Solomon Star
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July 4, 2025
Hatanga Limited has officially signed up as the exclusive platinum sponsor for the Tinakula Festival, enhancing its commitment to cultural preservation and community empowerment in the country. The signing ceremony, which took place ahead of the...
Chung Wah School set for SISSG25 debut
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Chung Wah School is set to make its debut appearance at this year’s Solomon Islands Secondary School Games (SISSG25). School Sports Coordinator Ambrose Kikolo confirmed that the school will be participating in three of the five sports featured in...
Pre-Columbian Gold, Native Artifacts Dazzle At Heritage
Antiques and The Arts
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July 1, 2025
Leading the auction with a realized price of $62,500, this circa 1200-400 BCE carved jade Olmec mask once belonged to actress, Merle Oberon. Review by Madelia Hickman Ring DALLAS — Heritage Auctions’ first of two annual Ethnographic Art Signature...
NMI’s Aleksenko gets 4th gold
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — NMI’s Isaiah Aleksenko extended his winning streak by clinching a fourth straight gold medal on Day 3 of the swimming competitions at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Aleksenko’s fourth gold came in...
2025: Anticipation as Christ Embassy’s Healing Streams return July 18
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 4, 2025
Road to Healing Streams Live Healing Services Season 14 Kicks Off Excitement is mounting around the world as preparations begin for the highly anticipated 14th edition of the Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris, scheduled for...
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...
Global anticipation builds as Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris holds July 18
Daily Post
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July 4, 2025
Excitement is mounting around the world as preparations begin for the highly anticipated 14th edition of the Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris, scheduled for July 18 to 20, 2025. Renowned as one of the largest global healing...
Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 4 July
RNZ
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July 4, 2025
Christian Lio-Willie. Photo: John Cowpland / action press Rugby Christian Lio-Willie will make his debut for the All Blacks when the team meets France in Dunedin on Saturday in the first of three test matches. The Crusaders number eight, who is of...
Sorovakarua’s journey of grit gets her Fiji Kulas debut
FBC News
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July 4, 2025
Akanisi Sorovakula [middle] [Source: Fiji Football/Facebook] 20-year-old US-based defender Akanisi Sorovakarua’s football career is a story of grit, forged through personal hardship and nurtured by the steadfast backing of her community and...
Super Power Rivalry In The Pacific! China Says No Plans To Build Military Base; Blames Media For “False Narratives”
The Eurasian Times
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July 4, 2025
China’s embassy in Fiji has insisted that Beijing is not seeking a military base in the South Pacific, stating that aid pledged to developing island nations comes with “no political strings attached.” Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka warned...
Seth Sablan gives Team Marianas 3rd gold
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Youth athlete Seth Sablan continues to have an impressive debut in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, as he won another medal in the wrestling competition. After clinching a bronze medal in the men’s...
China says no ambition to build South Pacific military base
Politiko
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July 4, 2025
China’s embassy in Fiji has insisted Beijing is not seeking a military base in the South Pacific, saying aid pledged to developing island nations came with “no political strings attached”. Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka warned this week...
Excitement builds, Fair day 3 gets underway
The Islandsun
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July 4, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE The National Trade Fair 2025 enters its third day today, Friday, July 4, 2025 which is expected to draw large crowds to the FOPA Village. Today’s program will commence with a float parade from the Multi-purpose Car Park and...
Seafood processing businessman appreciates government for trade show revival
The Islandsun
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July 4, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Schulte Maetoloa, owner of a successful smoked tuna business called “Gizo Smoked Tuna”, says he appreciates the government for hosting this year’s Annual National Trade Fair (ANTF). His business aims to add value to the local...
Sorovakula’s journey of grit gets her Fiji Kulas debut
FBC News
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July 4, 2025
Akinisi Sorovakula [middle] [Source: Fiji Football/Facebook] 20-year-old US-based defender Akinisi Sorovakula’s football career is a story of grit, forged through personal hardship and nurtured by the steadfast backing of her community and...