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WOMEN’S 3X3 BASKETBALL TEAM SECURE 1st TOURNAMENT WIN IN PALAU
PNG Haus Bung
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July 4, 2025
Papua New Guinea’s Women’s 3×3 Basketball Team has claimed its first tournament win at Stop 3 of the FIBA Conference 1 series in Palau, delivering a landmark result for PNG and the Pacific sporting community. Since the competition began on 1st...
James Ellsmoor | International Sustainability Summits highlight benefits of collaboration, inclusivity
The Gleaner
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July 3, 2025
OVER THE course of the past few weeks, several major regional and international events focused on sustainability and the environment have served as a reminder that to achieve the prosperous future we want for local, regional, and global...
Palau’s Jerrica Davis selected for FIBA Oceania Women in Media Program
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — Jerrica Yumiko Davis, Communications Officer for the Protected Areas Network under the Bureau of Environment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment (MAFE), has been selected for the 2025 FIBA...
PCC students gain hands-on Marine Science experience at PICRC
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) recently bid farewell to Palau Community College (PCC) students Aleeya Uraziri and Daissy Demei, who completed a one-month internship at the Center as part of their Environmental Marine Science...
Taiwan-Palau Partnership Advances Sustainable Fisheries: Taiwan Technical Mission and Bureau of Fisheries Conclude Annual Coastal Fisheries Project Review
Tia Belau
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June 30, 2025
[PR] On June 25, 2025, the annual progress presentation of the “Strengthening Coastal Fisheries Management Project” was held at the Palau Bureau… You must be logged in and subscribed to view this content.
Explainer: How Does Australia’s World-First Climate Visa for Tuvalu Citizens Work?
Earth.Org
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June 30, 2025
In the face of the “existential threat posed by climate change,” the new visa offers Tuvalu citizens a pathway to permanent residency in Australia. Since mid-June, more than a third of Tuvalu’s population has registered for an online ballot to...
PPR welcomes back Peter Bonini as Director of Human Resources
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
Koror, Palau – [July 10 2025] – Palau Pacific Resort is pleased to announce the return of Peter Bonini as Director of Human Resources. Peter brings over 40 years of international leadership experience across luxury hotel operations, workforce...
Palau Audit Finds Legal Gaps in Ripple-Backed Stablecoin Pilot Project
Blockonomi
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June 24, 2025
TLDR: Palau audit found Ripple-funded stablecoin project lacked two required legal certifications. Agreements skipped Attorney General review and fund availability confirmation. $25K grant was properly deposited and spent during the trial with no...
Navy’s Pacific Partnership mission kicks off 6-month run with Pearl Harbor stop
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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The USS Pearl Harbor, a 600-foot-long amphibious dock landing ship that will serve as flagship for the Pacific Partnership mission, is moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on July 10, 2025. (Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes) JOINT BASE...
Bonn climate talks end with agreement on 10% funding boost for UNFCCC
Edie
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Image: UN Climate Change - Lara Murillo The Bonn meetings, which convened some 5,000 delegates from almost 200 nations in a bid to firm up the agenda for the COP30 summit in Brazil this November, closed late on Thursday (26 June). Despite a...
Pacific Workshop to Promote Sustainable Gastronomy Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 27, 2025
UN Tourism, in partnership with the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and in collaboration with the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), will officially launch the “Development of...
Taiwan-Palau partnership advances sustainable fisheries
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
On June 25, 2025, the annual progress presentation of the “Strengthening Coastal Fisheries Management Project” was held at the Palau Bureau of Fisheries. The event was co-hosted by the Taiwan Technical Mission and the Palau Bureau of Fisheries....
Palau Police Ramp Up Security for 2025 Pacific Mini Games
Island Times
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June 20, 2025
Koror, Palau — The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) is intensifying preparations to ensure a safe and secure environment during the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, which will bring more than 2,200 athletes and officials to Palau from June 28 to July 9. A...
How sustainable is your sunscreen?
The Reflector
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June 26, 2025
How well does your sunscreen protect you and the environment? Bella Coco With the weather getting warmer and the UV getting higher, more Albertans are grabbing their swimsuits and heading to popular lake destinations such as Lake Louise, Sylvan...
UOG's Shelton recognized by UN initiative for sustainability
The Guam Daily Post
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The University of Guam’s Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant Director Austin Shelton has been spotlighted by the American Leadership on the Sustainability Development Goals, or SDGs, a United Nations Foundation initiative, for his work...
“The deep Pacific deserves a COP” as Australia pushes for 2026…
Pacific News Service
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Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Pacific nations have “already been doing” their part to back Australia’s bid to host the COP31 global climate summit, even as Turkiye refuses to withdraw from the race. “The Pacific...
AOSIS, LDCs say progress is too slow at Bonn climate negotiations
St. Vincent Times
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June 25, 2025
On Tuesday 24th June, the United Nations negotiating bloc for small island developing states, AOSIS, joined the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at a press conference to raise the alarm on stalled talks in key areas at the UN 62nd Meeting of the...
Palau welcomes largest-ever group of student Interns
Island Times
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June 17, 2025
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau (June 16, 2025) — A record 35 college students have been selected for the 2025 Palau Fellowship Award, marking the largest group of summer interns hosted by the Palau National Scholarship Board (PNSB) since the...
Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from...
Latin American Opera Assembly Held at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Opera Wire
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June 23, 2025
Palau de Les Arts hosted the 18th Latin American Opera Assembly (OLA). From June 17 to 20, Valencia was the meeting point for more than 50 theaters and festivals from Latin America, Spain, and the United States. The forum, titled “Theaters:...