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Pacific Mini Games 2025 draws regional viewership, offers wide access to sports coverage
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By: Eustoria Marie Borja KOROR, Palau (July 1, 2025) — The Pacific Mini Games 2025 opened with vibrant color, traditional dances, and a dazzling fireworks display on Sunday, marking the Games’ return to Palau after 20 years. Despite a rain shower,...
Local music artist speaks up
The Islandsun
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June 30, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Popular Solomon Islands music artist Sean Rii, has spoken out about the lack of support for local performers during the country’s annual Independence celebrations. In a Facebook post, Sean Rii lashed out at the organisers about...
PM supports football cooperation between Wynnum Wolves FC and SIFF
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
The Prime Minister, Hon. Jeremiah Manele has acknowledged the partnership forged between the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and the Brisbane-based Wynnum Wolves Football Club. Prime Minister Manele expressed his appreciation during a...
Kudaiasi band raising funds for debut Australia tour
The Islandsun
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July 1, 2025
BY CHRIS ALEX Kudaiasi, a vibrant contemporary band from Lilisiana near Auki, Malaita is in Honiara to raise funds for their first-ever international tour in Australia. Renowned for their distinctive fusion of modern rhythms with traditional...
Marape leads path for regional unity and reform at 23rd MSG Summit
PNG Business News
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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called for sweeping reforms, deeper cooperation, and renewed unity among Melanesian countries. Addressing the 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit on Monday, 23 June, in Suva, Fiji,...
Record number of teams enter beach v’ball
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
Beach Volleyball competition at the 2025 Solomon Islands Secondary School Games (SISSG25) officially got underway on Monday, June 30, at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) compound. This year’s tournament is contested in the...
Lad eyes more gold after 5000m victory for Tenaru
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
Fresh off a golden finish in the senior boys’ 5000m, Saint Joseph’s Tenaru star Michael Horikura has his sights set on two more titles as the track heats up at the 2025 Solomon Islands Secondary School Games (SISSG25). The long-distance runner...
VIBA FA hosts 11-a-side tournament, promoting unity
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By Lachlan Eddie The Viru and Bareho Football Association (VIBA FA) is set to host an 11-a-side soccer tournament from 2nd July to 7th July at the Bekebeka Community High School’s soccer field in Marovo, Western Province. This is the first time...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Debuts in Palau
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The inaugural FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania officially tips off today. This landmark event marks a significant step forward for youth FIBA 3x3 basketball in the region, offering a direct pathway to international...
Boys’ 40km walking, cycling efforts raise $2070 to help people in Solomon Islands
Otago Daily Times
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June 16, 2025
Spending 11 hours walking 40km around Otago Harbour to raise money for people living in poverty was the least he could do, a Liberton Christian School pupil says. For the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge this year, the school asked its pupils to...
Teen Table Tennis Star Dengelei Lukas balances excellence in sports and studies
Island Times
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June 24, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau— While most 17-year-olds might celebrate their birthday with friends or cake, Dengelei Lukas spent hers at the table tennis court, training for the upcoming 2025 Pacific Mini Games. Lukas, a senior at...
Va’a earn first medal for PNG
The National
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PAPUA New Guinea has claimed its first medal at the 2025 Mini Pacific Games in Palau. The Va’a team finished second in the V12 500m (canoe racing) mixed final yesterday when they came in after Tahiti and ahead of Fiji. Competing in the V12 500m...
Wrestler Palacios gives NMI first medal; 6 swimmers reach finals
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas got off to a good start on the opening day of competitions in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, as NMI swimmers and wrestlers advanced to the medal round of their respective events Monday...
A milestone achievement and Groundbreaking Advancement in Cardiac Care, A FIRST for Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 12, 2025
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) marked a significant milestone with the successful completion of its first-ever Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) performed on Thursday 5th June 2025. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a...
Taputu claims 2025 Pacific Mini Games' first gold medal as Tahiti dominates opening day
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
Tahiti dominated in the va'a (pictured) and the swimming on day one. Photo: Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games/Facebook Tahiti's Teimoana Taputu claimed the first gold medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, taking out the V1 500 metres open...
Garriock describes Solomon Islands-Australia Sport Partnership as “Important”
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 11, 2025
By LACHLAN EDDIE The Chief Executive Officer of Football Australia, Heather Garriock, has described the Solomon Islands-Australia Sport Partnership as crucial to Australia’s regional engagement. Speaking to eight Solomon Islands journalists at GIO...
Vanuatu Arts in Global Museum Collections
Art of the Ancestors
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Located in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu is situated east of New Guinea, northeast of New Caledonia, and south of the Solomon Islands. The archipelago is composed of four main islands surrounded by eighty smaller orbital isles. The...
Chung Wah School set for SISSG25 debut
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Chung Wah School is set to make its debut appearance at this year’s Solomon Islands Secondary School Games (SISSG25). School Sports Coordinator Ambrose Kikolo confirmed that the school will be participating in three of the five sports featured in...
Sports News | India Gear Up for Hong Kong Test in Asian Cup Qualifiers
Latestly
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June 9, 2025
Kowloon (Hong Kong), Jun 9 (PTI) Seeking its first win in the tournament, the Indian football team will face another acid test when it takes on Hong Kong in a crucial AFC Asian Cup 2027 round three qualifier match here on Tuesday. As per reports...
Local musicians honoured following in PNG’s Pacific Story finale
Solomon Star
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June 15, 2025
The Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency William Soaki, together with the Solomon Islands community in Port Moresby, co-hosted an informal farewell dinner on 1 June 2025 at the High Commission’s Haus Win to honour...