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6 of 7 indicted in alleged $1.9M PUA fraud ring plead not guilty
Pacific Daily News
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Six of seven defendants facing federal charges related to an alleged $1.9 million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud ring pled not guilty to all charges at an arraignment Thursday. Former Guam Department of Labor employees and multiple members...
Tahiti's golden run continues at Palau Mini Games
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
PNG’s weightlifting queen, Dika Toua, has claimed 2 Gold and 1 Silver in the Women’s 53kg category on 2 July. Photo: Team PNG Facebook The Tahitians have opened a wider gap between themselves and the rest of the pack on the medal table at the...
U.S. Coast Guard, Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency successfully assist Lucky Harvest
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard, in close collaboration with the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency, safely towed the 47-foot motor vessel Lucky Harvest to Agana Boat Basin on July 1 after the vessel's crew experienced an engine failure...
36 CES participates in the 2025 Guam Island-wide Bat Count
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Air Force members from the 36th Civil Engineering Squadron help count the Marianas Fruit Bats (locally known as Fanihi) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 1, 2025. The Annual Fanihi Count started in 2014 and is currently the only bat...
Watchdog validates whistleblower allegation that safety agency failed to inspect mines in the Pacific territories
Government Executive
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July 2, 2025
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has not inspected mines in the Pacific territories since 2016 and wrongly identified them as abandoned, according to an alert that the Office of Special Counsel sent to the president on Tuesday based on an...
Coalition stands with American Samoa in opposing unilateral proposals for deep seabed mining
Samoa News
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July 2, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Right to Democracy (RtD) and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa's right to protect its ocean and seabeds from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1: Tahiti Men and Tonga Women Victorious
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1, delivered an electrifying showcase of rising basketball talent, with teams from across the region battling it out. From dominant performances to nail-biting finishes...
PMG DAY 3: SANTOS LIFTS FIRST MEDALS FOR GUAM
GSPN
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July 2, 2025
By Charlotte Oh KOROR, Palau – In a super busy Day 3 of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, Chloe Santos earned Guam’s first medals, one gold and two silvers in weightlifting at the Meyuns Sports Complex. Santos was well aware of her goal going into the...
Saipan casino operator warned
Island Times
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June 20, 2025
SAIPAN (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES)—The U.S Bankruptcy Court for the Northern Mariana Islands has issued an ultimatum to Imperial Pacific International, warning that its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case could be dismissed or converted to Chapter 7 unless the...
Attorney General Hilgers Urges Consumers to Check Eligibility for Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 2, 2025
Attorney General Hilgers is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as Nebraska joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic...
Day 3 at Pacific Mini Games: Weightlifter Chloe Santos brings first medals for Guam
Pacific Daily News
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Three first medals for Guam in one day—from the same athlete. Weightlifter Chloe Santos on Wednesday earned Guam's first 2025 Pacific Mini Games medals, one gold and two silvers, on the very first day of weightlifting at the Meyuns Sports Complex....
Joeten Daidai Foundation makes major donation to Red Cross
Marianas Variety
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The Joeten Daidai Foundation has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross-NMI chapter. Contributed photo THE Joeten Daidai Foundation has generously contributed $10,000 to the American Red Cross of the Northern Mariana Islands in support of its...
HANMI occupancy at 22.7% in May 2025
Marianas Variety
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THE Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands reported a 22.79% average occupancy rate among 11 member hotels for May 2025, 13.41% lower than 36.2% in May 2024. According to HANMI, hotels typically require around 70-80% hotel occupancy to...
How is Independence Day celebrated around the world?
Geographical
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July 1, 2025
By Victoria Heath 4 July. Known as Independence Day – marking the US’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence back in 1776 – more than 84 per cent of Americans celebrate the occasion in some capacity. While typical celebrations in the US...
#TBT: June 19, 2025
Pasquines
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June 19, 2025
Fighter plane contrails mark the sky over Task Force 58, during the “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot” phase of the battle on June 19, 1944, west of the Northern Mariana Islands. These were photographed from on board USS Birmingham during the Battle of...
Team Va’a claim bronze in V6 Female 1,500m
Fijivillage
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Team Va’a has won another medal for Fiji, claiming bronze in the V6 Female 1,500 metres at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The team consist of Sera Havea, Taleivini Kaimacuata, Annette Naigulevu, Martha Samuela, Elenoa Vatetei and Krystelle...
‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools
K-12 Dive
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July 1, 2025
School districts will be forced to cancel after-school programming, services for English learners and professional development as a result of $6.2 billion in federal K-12 grant money that the U.S. Department of Education is withholding from states...
Day 2 at Pacific Mini Games: Guam still searches for first medal
Pacific Daily News
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Tahiti continued its dominance at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, with a 40 medal haul, including 23 gold, during Day 2. Guam continues to search for its first medal as of Day 2, based on the daily tally from the Pacific Games Council. Of 23...
Athletics surge
The National
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PAPUA New Guinea’s track athletes and its team of nine para and able-bodied throwers are primed for a strong showing at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau when the competition gets under way on Friday. Athletics usually rake in most of Team PNG’s...
Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with American Samoa in Opposing Unilateral Proposals for Deep Seabed Mining
Southern Fried Science
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July 1, 2025
Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa’s right to protect its ocean and seabed from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have drafted a petition to the Bureau of...