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Departure in Oceania as DFS closures continue
TR Business
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July 9, 2025
The closure of operations is attributed to challenging economic conditions and aligned to a broader strategy designed to streamline its global operations. DFS Group has confirmed it will shutter its operations in Sydney, Auckland and Queenstown,...
King-Hinds asserts CNMI right to tax revenues from federal defense spending
Marianas Variety
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds sent a formal request to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent seeking clarification on how the department applies Section 703(b) of the CNMI’s...
Micronesian Island Forum or Second Island Chain Alliance?
The Pacific Island Times
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July 9, 2025
These Islands By Robert Underwood Pacific island nations and territories like to discuss the Blue Continent and give dramatic visions about a Pacific future based on island wisdom, traditions and connections. Despite the diversity of island forms,...
Pacific leaders address US deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Pacific Media Network
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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 Kiribati, Nauru, the...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 1, Stop 6: Fiji Finish Top of Both Tables Headed into Semi-Finals
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - With the semi-finals of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania just around the corner, every team came out with a point to prove at Stop 6. Teams were particularly hungry in the men’s competition, with the first-place spot...
PSS braces for ARPA funding cliff; Orsini urges contingency planning
Marianas Variety
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THE Public School System's funding under the American Rescue Plan Act expired on Sept. 30, 2024, but PSS was able to extend its use to cover federally allowable expenses through the current fiscal year, according to Board of Education member...
Out of sight, out of coverage
Pasquines
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July 8, 2025
As a Puerto Rican, when I first began to engage with mainland citizens, I wasn’t old enough to understand that although my birth certificate held the same legal weight as theirs, there was still an invisible border between us. Though I was a US...
CNMI, Guam firms face uphill battle for military contracts as residents demand transparency, opportunities
Pacific Daily News
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TINIAN, CNMI -- Local businesses across the Marianas, including Guam and the CNMI, will have to compete with U.S. mainland companies for lucrative military contracts as the Indo-Pacific buildup accelerates, according to the U.S. Marine Corps...
Miss Northern Marianas Asia Pacific hosts first sash-pinning ceremony
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI is elevating its stature on the international pageantry stage with the launch of Miss Northern Marianas Asia Pacific on June 28. Miss Northern Marianas Asia Pacific held its inaugural sash-pinning ceremony for eight beautiful and elegant...
Maria Ayuyu receives accounting degree from Bentley University
Marianas Variety
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JOSE and Marcia Ayuyu proudly announce the graduation of their youngest daughter, Maria Pilar Kanako Erra Ayuyu. Maria received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from Bentley University on May 17, 2025. The private university, located in...
Guam and CNMI among Pacific islands eyeing blue carbon solutions to tackle climate crisis
The Pacific Island Times
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July 4, 2025
Facing long-term climate threats like rising seas and coastal erosion, communities in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are looking to their coastlines for solutions. Not with concrete walls, but with mangrove roots and seagrass beds. A recent...
House bill to abolish CCC
Marianas Variety
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Marissa Flores AMID the looming Senate rejection of Gov. Arnold I. Palacios’ Executive Order 2025-2, which seeks to abolish the Commonwealth Casino Commission, House Floor Leader Marissa R. Flores on Thursday pre-filed House Bill 24-37, a measure...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 5: The Solomon Islands Prevent a Second Tonga Double
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The competition was fierce at Stop 5 of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania, Conference 2, with almost every match-up proving to be a close contest. The Tongan teams came out strong once again at stop five, looking to...
The Right to Regulate: Kalshi, Federal Preemption, and the Fight for State Gaming Authority
JD Supra - California
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July 7, 2025
[co-author: Stephanie Kozol]* A lawsuit between KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi) and New Jersey state gaming regulators in the Third Circuit is testing the balance between federal commodities regulation and state authority regarding sports betting. Kalshi...
'Worst shark attack ever' as terrified victims forced to feed the dead to predators
The Mirror
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June 28, 2025
In the summer of 1945, the USS Indianapolis set sail from San Francisco to the small Northern Mariana island of Tinian, carrying with it components for 'Little Boy' - a deadly nuclear weapon that, on August 6 of that year, would be used to bomb...
Marianas residents voice deep concerns over US military expansion
RNZ
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June 29, 2025
Tinian mayor Edwin Aldan warns that military activities could devastate ecosystems already threatened by climate change. Photo: Supplied Tinian residents of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) have voiced urgent concerns over...
USCGC Oliver Henry crew completes successful patrol, strengthens maritime security while deepening partnerships
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew returned to homeport in Guam on June 16 after a 22-day local patrol and training evaluation, reinforcing maritime security, upholding federal laws, and fostering community partnerships in...
U.S. think tank proposes 'cutting all ground combat units' from Korea, says Seoul should 'defend itself'
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 10, 2025
Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 19:11 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI The RC-12X Guardrail reconnaissance aircraft takes off from Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on May 23.[NEWS1] A new U.S. think tank report called for slashing...
Revised U.S. military environmental plan draws concerns from Mariana residents
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 1, 2025
The U.S. military is planning a major expansion on the island of Tinian. It's one of 14 islands in the U.S. territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. At recent public meetings, officials presented a revised environmental plan,...
What’s the Incentive for Anyone Good to Run?
Kandit News Group
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July 9, 2025
What a time to be alive! It’s in times like these that both journalistic and political careers are forged. Oh, how I remember reading George Smalley’s dispatch from the Battle of Antietam! Or how eager I was for the latest installment of what...