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New art exhibit celebrating global diversity opens in Aurora
Aurora Beacon-News - Illinois
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August 6, 2025
A new exhibit designed to celebrate global diversity has opened in downtown Aurora. “Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show” showcases work by a variety of contemporary artists alongside various ethnographic artifacts and art from around the...
Solomon Islands 2023 to distribute broadcasting rights to national companies
Pacific News Service
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Broadcasting rights for the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games are set to be distributed among member countries instead of being awarded to a single company. Pacific Games Council chief executive Andrew Minogue claims the Games’ Organising...
Honiara Masters Football League set
Solomon Star
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August 4, 2025
The second edition of the Honiara Masters Football League (HMFL) is set to kick off, with 12 teams confirmed for this year’s competition. Formed just last year, the HMFL is a social football league aimed at providing senior citizens in Honiara the...
Athletes from as far as Kiribati and Solomon Islands participating in Korean Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo Championship
Fijivillage
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Over 100 athletes from 8 clubs around the country as well as from the Solomon Islands are participating in the 2025 Korean Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo Championship Vice President of Taekwando Fiji Association, Saverio Ieli highlighted this to...
Pacific news in brief for 7 August
RNZ
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August 7, 2025
Photo: 123RF Papua New Guinea - education A number of teachers in West New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea are owed over 45 million kina (US$10.8 million) in outstanding salaries. NBC reported these teachers are mostly new graduates or those...
From meeting UN delegates to travelling to Italy: CGGS opens a world of possibilities
HerCanberra
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August 6, 2025
Posted on 7 August, 2025 From exploring historic sites in Italy to meeting United Nations delegates in the Netherlands, opportunities on a global scale await at Canberra Girls Grammar School (CGGS). The School’s Experiential Learning program is an...
Malaitans to celebrate Second Appointed Day at DC Park in Honiara
The Islandsun
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August 4, 2025
By RODRICK DESURI AUKI Honiara-based Malaitans are proposing to host and celebrate their upcoming Malaita Second Appointed Day at DC Park, East Honiara. According to the Secretary of the Event Local Organising Committee, Danny Fa’alimae, the...
Solomon Islands Police Band shines at AFP-supported Pacific Police Tattoo in Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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July 28, 2025
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Band proudly represented the nation at the inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo held on Tuesday in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, joining more than 100 police officers from across the Pacific in a vibrant...
Solomon Islands coach says women’s team can ‘go for the World Cup’ after stunning...
Pacific News Service
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Solomon Islands national women’s football team head coach Moses Toata says they have proven that winning at the highest level of the sport is possible if things are done right. The side defeated reigning champions Papua New Guinea 3-2 in the final...
80 Solomon Islands athletes bound for China
Pacific News Service
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Eighty Solomon Islands athletes selected to undertake intensive training in China departed the country last week. The athletes will spend 90 days intensive training in China to prepare them physically and mentally to compete in the 2023 Pacific...
Orobulu’s Rewa ready for BOG semi-final clash
Solomon Star
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August 6, 2025
Solomon Islands international striker John Orobulu and his Rewa FC side are gearing up for a crucial semi-final showdown against Lautoka in the 2025 Extra Battle of the Giants (BOG) tournament this Friday. The 23-year-old forward has been in...
Solomon Islands coach says women's team can 'go for the World Cup' after stunning OFC victory
RNZ
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July 25, 2025
Solomon Islands celebrate their second goal during the OFC 2025 Women's Nations Cup against reigning champions Papua New Guinea in Suva. 19 July 2025 Photo: Kirk Corrie / Phototek.nz Solomon Islands national women's football team head coach Moses...
Paddling is a way of life says Vateitei
FBC News
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August 6, 2025
[Source: Yadra_Fiji/ Facebook] Team Fiji Va’a Open Women’s captain to the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands, Elenoa Vateitei, says paddling has shaped who she is. The Namuka villager from Bau in Tailevu also says the sport has taught her...
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Aurora Public Art debuts “Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show”
Shaw Local - Illinois
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The City of Aurora’s Public Art Division will unveil its third exhibit of 2025 during an opening reception on Friday, Aug. 1. “Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show” showcases the talents of artists such as Georgene Schramer, former Mayor Tom...
'You make the nation proud': Solomon Islands women's team celebrated after OFC triumph
RNZ
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July 22, 2025
Solomon Islands celebrate their second goal during the OFC 2025 Women's Nations Cup against reigning champions Papua New Guinea in Suva. 19 July 2025 Photo: Kirk Corrie / Phototek.nz Solomon Islands women's soccer team has been praised by both the...
Canberra students enjoy an ‘incredible’ visit to Honiara
Solomon Star
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July 28, 2025
A group of school students from Canberra, Australia visited the Solomon Islands from 9 July to 18 July to engage with local communities and schools. About 17 people – 14 students and 3 teachers from Marist College in Canberra and 13 people -10...
15 Best John Travolta Movies, Ranked
/FILM - Indiana
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July 27, 2025
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. John Travolta rose to fame when he first played Vinnie Barbarino in "Welcome Back, Kotter" in 1975. Before the show came to an end four years later, the actor's career exploded in a big...
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation expands its reach to its community
TP+
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July 11, 2025
Soana Aholelei | Reporter / Director Popular Solomon Islands radio presenter Linton Kereone says it’s important to connect with his audience and to service the community. “Factual information is very vital in our society,” Kereone says. “We need...
Solomon Islands Marks 47 Years of Independence
The Islandsun
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July 8, 2025
BY INDY MAEALASIA HONIARA residents, government officials and guests gathered at the National Stadium on Monday, July 7, 2025 to mark the country’s 47th Independence Anniversary, despite the light to heavy downpour. Celebrated under the theme...
Torika for WC
The Fiji Times
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August 6, 2025
In a sport where every decision counts, Fijian referee Torika Delai is about to make one of the biggest calls of her career, on the global stage. Delai has been appointed to officiate at the FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025, becoming...