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WATER SPORTS KICKS THINGS OFF IN DAY 1
GSPN
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June 30, 2025
By Charlotte Oh KOROR, Palau – Guam’s swimming and va’a teams kicked off the 2025 Pacific Mini Games to an exciting start in Palau. Wearing Guam’s flag with honor, these athletes competed with focus and strength while also making memories that...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Debuts in Palau
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The inaugural FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania officially tips off today. This landmark event marks a significant step forward for youth FIBA 3x3 basketball in the region, offering a direct pathway to international...
In pictures: 2025 Pacific Mini Games day one
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Fiji women's indoor volleyball team (blue top) made a strong start on the first day of competition beating American Samoa 3–2 in their first Pool A match. Photo: Facebook / Team Fiji The 2025 Pacific Mini Games kicked off on Monday, with baseball,...
Wrestler Palacios gives NMI first medal; 6 swimmers reach finals
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas got off to a good start on the opening day of competitions in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, as NMI swimmers and wrestlers advanced to the medal round of their respective events Monday...
U.S. Coast Guard brought music and maritime safety to the Marshall Islands
KUAM
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June 19, 2025
From June 1 to June 11, a Coast Guard Band Quintet, alongside search and rescue and recruiting personnel, delivered six lively performances across Majuro, sharing not only music but also boating safety tips and career opportunities in the U.S....
Taputu claims 2025 Pacific Mini Games' first gold medal as Tahiti dominates opening day
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
Tahiti dominated in the va'a (pictured) and the swimming on day one. Photo: Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games/Facebook Tahiti's Teimoana Taputu claimed the first gold medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, taking out the V1 500 metres open...
U.S. Coast Guard deploys band to Republic of Marshall Islands, raises awareness of boating safety
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 18, 2025
MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands — The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a successful engagement strengthening partnerships and promoting boating safety in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, from June 1 to 11, 2025. As part of Operation...
Teen Table Tennis Star Dengelei Lukas balances excellence in sports and studies
Island Times
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June 24, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau— While most 17-year-olds might celebrate their birthday with friends or cake, Dengelei Lukas spent hers at the table tennis court, training for the upcoming 2025 Pacific Mini Games. Lukas, a senior at...
Taiwan, Marshall Islands pledge to expand cooperation
Focus Taiwan
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June 3, 2025
Taipei, June 3 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday reaffirmed Taiwan's commitment to expanding existing cooperation with the Marshall Islands to include new areas such as education, sports and aviation. Speaking ahead of a closed-door...
Documentary highlights Marshallese community in Enid
Enid News & Eagle - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A new documentary based in Enid had its world premiere at the deadCenter Film Festival at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The documentary titled “67 Bombs in Enid” highlights the large Marshallese...
Pacific Mini Games to Unite Region through sports and sister state partnerships
Island Times
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June 13, 2025
KOROR, Palau – Palau is preparing to host its largest-ever regional event, the 22nd Pacific Mini Games, with more than 2,000 athletes confirmed to participate—making it the most attended Mini Games in over a decade. Two thousand eighty-five...
Global Fest returns to Aurora with international food, music, and culture
The Sentinel Colorado
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June 9, 2025
Scenes from the 6th Annual Global Fest. File Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado AURORA | Global Fest, Aurora’s signature multicultural celebration, returns earlier than usual this year, bringing its annual display of international food,...
Team Marianas starts Mini Games campaign today
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas will begin its quest for medals in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games today, Monday, as swimming, fast-pitch softball, indoor volleyball, wrestling, va’a and baseball competitions kick off in Palau....
25 movies to look forward to at the 25th Annual deadCenter Film Festival
The Oklahoman
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From a virtual production brunch to a Friday the 13th-theme PJ Party, the 25th Annual deadCenter Film Festival promises to provide four and a half days of nearly nonstop celebrations of independent film. The silver anniversary deadCenter Film Fest...
Palau welcomes the Pacific
NBC PNG
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Team PNG Flag Bearers Josh Tarere and Thelma Toua at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games with Team PNG Chef De Mission Kinivanagi Karo (left) (Image: Team PNG) In a spectacular opening ceremony of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games last...
Guam's athletes ready to compete in Mini Games in Palau
The Guam Daily Post
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With the 12th Pacific Mini Games Opening Ceremony scheduled for June 29 - a prelude of the nine days of athletic competition featuring more than 1,500 athletes invited from 24 Oceania nations across 14 sports - dozens of athletes from Guam will be...
Lai welcomes Marshallese president
Taipei Times
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June 3, 2025
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday welcomed Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine to Taiwan with full military honors, and expressed the hope that both sides would deepen their cooperation for coprosperity. Heine was greeted with a 21-gun...
Palau President Calls to Give Taiwan a Fair Go at Pacific Islands Forum
The Epoch Times
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June 25, 2025
While Beijing has been successful in pressuring many Pacific nations to repudiate Taiwan, 12 countries still choose to recognise the island nation. Three of those—Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu—are full members of the Pacific Islands...
Ani-One Asia Streams
Anime News Network
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Image via Dr. Stone anime's X/Twitter account©米スタジオ・Boichi／集英社・Dr.STONE製作委員会Ani-One Asia announced on Thursday and Friday that it will stream the Dr. Stone: Science Future (second part), Hotel Inhumans, With You and the Rain, Onmyō Kaiten...
At Just 13, Swimmer Hanna Ruluked poised to make waves for Palau
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau (Island Times) — Thirteen-year-old swimmer Hanna Ruluked is the youngest member of Team Palau heading into the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, set to compete in one of the region’s largest sporting events. A...