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PHS earns full six-year Accreditation from WASC
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
Koror, Palau — Palau High School has proudly secured a full six-year accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC), reaffirming the school’s commitment to academic excellence and...
Regional Pacific Workshop Strengthens Link Between Agriculture and Tourism
Hospitality Net
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July 3, 2025
UN Tourism, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), concluded a successful three-day Regional Workshop on Sustainable Gastronomy...
'Slow but sure' economic rise in most of Pacific - World Bank
RNZ
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June 23, 2025
Photo: AFP The Pacific regional economy is growing, slowly but surely, reports the World Bank. In their latest Pacific update, released 17 June, they argue for more employment of women to help the economy amidst global economic uncertainty,...
It’s not all about the animals. San Diego Zoo, Safari Park win prestigious botanic gardens award.
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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July 6, 2025
While the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park are best known for rare and endangered animals such as giant pandas, koalas and California condors, all that green and flowering stuff found around the parks’ combined 1,900 acres also has won accolades. The...
Smarter Ocean Action at UNOC3: Views from the Blue Zone Side Event
IUCN
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Tech and Data: Powerful, But Not the Whole Story Ingvild Solvang from Global Green Growth Institute kicked off with a clear message. Yes, data and artificial intelligence can help governments make smarter choices, especially in places where...
Video Game Characters Who Could Win On Survivor
TheGamer
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July 6, 2025
Summary Survivor remains popular with a winning premise, evolving gameplay, and unique casts. Video game characters like Leon Kennedy and Lara Croft have skills that would excel on Survivor. Characters like Zarya and Shang Tsung possess attributes...
Tjibaou on New Caledonia talks in Paris: “We want to resolve this now”
Islands Business
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June 30, 2025
Koror, Palau-It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for more global ocean accountability, and offering transformational...
Lelngei finally gets his chance
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 1, 2025
BASKETBALL: QUITTING isn’t in his nature. Reginald Lelngei finally wore the red, black and gold colours to grace the courts at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, but it wasn’t an easy journey prior. The 21-year-old said he was selected for the U17...
Japan can help the Pacific become more resilient
The Strategist
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June 30, 2025
Australia’s 2024 national defence strategy describes Japan as an ‘indispensable partner’ for achieving regional peace and security. But the prominence of the growing defence relationship between Japan and Australia, while vital, risks obscuring...
'Rise together': 2025 Pacific Mini Games officially underway
RNZ
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June 29, 2025
2025 Pacific Mini Games opening ceremony. 29 July 2025 Photo: Facebook / 2025 Pacific Mini Games, Palau The 2025 Pacific Mini Games are officially underway after Sunday's opening ceremony formally launched the event in Palau's capital, Koror. Rain...
2025 Pacific Mini Games: flag bearers journey
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
The 2025 Pacific Mini Games opening ceremony in Palau, which took place on Saturday (Cook Islands time), featured Alanna Smith and Brendon Heath, team Cook Islands flag bearers, alongside the aquatics team, Talissa Koteka, who is competing as an...
RELEASE: Our Ocean Conference Delivers $133 Billion For Ocean Action
World Resources Institute
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Urgent Challenges Remain to Meet Global Deadlines in a Pivotal Year for the Ocean – Including High Seas Treaty and 30x30 BUSAN, Korea (April 29, 2025) — The Our Ocean Conference (OOC) has mobilized $133 billion in funding for ocean action over the...
New season of DENR docu series airs today
The Manila Times
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June 27, 2025
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday announced that season 4 of its s series on the country’s protected areas (PAs) will air on the ABS-CBN News Channel starting today. “Our Fragile Earth: Protected Areas of the...
Team Cook Islands in high spirit
Cook Island News
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June 28, 2025
The Cook Islands swim team. KIERAN CHAN/ CISNOC-25062710 The young swimming team from the Cook Islands is in Palau, filled with high spirits and ready for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games. Chef de Mission Mark Short says, “We have a very young team in...
Comparison of Essential Oil Extraction Techniques and Their Therapeutic Applications in Dentistry: Focus on Candida albicans Inhibition
Dove Medical Press
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July 3, 2025
Introduction Essential oils (EOs) are liquid extracts with a consistency similar to that of fatty oils, yet they are distinguished by their volatility, which allows them to evaporate without leaving residues.1,2 They are derived from various parts...
16 athletes ready to medal in track and field at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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(A preview of Team Guam heading to Palau for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games June 29 – July 9 amongst 24 island nations.) The Guam Track and Field Association will be sending 16 athletes to Palau for the Pacific Mini Games. The Guam contingent has a...
TNC donates outboard engines to support Dmakeiukl joint surveillance
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has donated two outboard engines to the Aimeliik State Government to bolster the Dmakeiukl joint surveillance initiative, a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing marine protection and resource management in the West...
IUCN welcomes renewed global resolve for ocean action as third…
IUCN
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IUCN participated in the Conference with a strong and active delegation with a broad range of expertise and worked tirelessly to advance its priorities for global ocean action. We actively took part in the Ocean Action Panels and hosted a range of...
Western Union taps Alair as head for PH
Manila Standard
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June 27, 2025
Western Union announced the appointment of Ricardo Alair as director for the Philippines, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Palau. His appointment comes as the company accelerates its growth strategy, expanding access to financial services for...
Albanese will need to resolve the standoff with Turkey if Australia is to host Cop31
The Guardian
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June 27, 2025
The Australian government’s bid to host a major global climate conference in Adelaide next year wasn’t supposed to go like this. A two-week meeting of diplomats at the UN climate headquarters in Bonn, Germany, failed to resolve what has become a...