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Casa Oceano raises $8K for Tourism Education Council’s WAVE Club
Saipan Tribune
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TUMON, Guam—The Tsubaki Tower, part of the P.H.R. Ken Micronesia, Inc. hotel group, announced that the Casa Oceano fundraiser to support the Tourism Education Council’s WAVE Club yielded $8,000 in donations to support tourism education. Throughout...
Women and LGBTQ Catholics are paying the price for church unity
America Magazine
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January 2, 2025
Like many who are hopeful for visible improvement to the status of women and L.G.B.T.Q. people in the Catholic Church, I have seen the Synod on Synodality as a mixed bag of anticipation, disappointment and a diligent search for God’s grace at...
Textbooks For Yap State Department of Education
DVIDS - Georgia
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December 27, 2024
240209-N-ML137-2002 ASAN, Guam (Feb. 9, 2024) - A b-roll package showcasing a humanitarian mission where 15,000 pounds of textbooks were donated by Pedro C. Lujan Elementary School via the Ayuda Foundation to the Yap State Department of Education...
Celebrating Christmas across Micronesia
Pacific Daily News
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The Christmas season brings joy and cheer to many around the world, and in Micronesia, several cultures have embraced the tradition, blending it with their own cultural practices. Individuals from various parts of the region share how they...
Lahaina immigrants who survived fire now wary of Trump’s deportation threats
Maui Now - Hawaii
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December 22, 2024
At the memorial for the 102 people who died in the August 2023 wildfire, flags represent the many ethnicities that made up the Lahaina community. Census data show one-third of Lahaina’s roughly 12,000 residents were immigrants. HJI / COLLEEN UECHI...
Why Jeff Probst Thinks ‘Gender’ Alliances Have a 'Tougher' Time on ‘Survivor’
Us Weekly
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December 5, 2024
Jeff Probst. Robert Voets/CBS Every season of Survivor there are talks of an all men or women’s alliance but they hardly come to fruition — and Jeff Probst has a feeling he knows why. “Historically, we really haven’t had that many gender-based...
How This Indigenous Attorney Fights For Climate Justice
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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December 19, 2024
Growing up on Guam, Julian Aguon saw the law used against Indigenous peoples. Now he’s fighting back in the world’s highest court. This story by Anita Hofschneider was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s Weekly newsletter here....
ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
This firebrand Indigenous attorney is in the world’s highest court fighting for climate justice
Canada's National Observer
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December 20, 2024
This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration Julian Aguon wore a dark blue suit and garland made of white coconut fronds, brown hibiscus tree bark, and brown cowry shells. Under the arched...
Micronesia Climate Change Alliance, Hita Litekyan present 'Slinging Seeds for Change' workshop
KUAM
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August 28, 2024
Micronesia Climate Change Alliance and Hita Litekyan have been working hard to find ways to encourage and engage the community when it comes to indigenous land stewardship. Currently the Ta Na'i Animu exhibit on display in the Guam Museum that...
Department of Education The 2025-26 FAFSA Is Open. Here’s What You Need to Know Hannah Vinueza McClellan December 9, 2024
The 74
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Education is at a Crossroads: Help Us Illuminate the Path Forward. Donate to The 74 The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) officially released the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Nov. 21, 10 days before its Dec. 1 goal...
Master navigators promote unified Micronesia
Pacific Daily News
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Three master navigators — traditional seafarers who can still sail from one island to another without modern instruments — put out a call to action on Wednesday at the Guam Museum. Grand Master Navigators Ali Haleyalur from the College of...
Award-winning James Nokise on comedy, culture, and connection
Pacific Media Network
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"I'm just tired... it's humbling. It is a massive prize." That is how comedian, playwright, columnist, podcaster, theatre maker, and social commentator James Nokise reacts to winning the 2024 Topp Prize. The Topp Prize is presented annually by the...
This Indigenous attorney is fighting for climate justice in the world’s highest court
Grist Magazine
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December 16, 2024
Julian Aguon wore a dark blue suit and garland made of white coconut fronds, brown hibiscus tree bark, and brown cowry shells. Under the arched ceilings and chandeliers of the Peace Palace in The Hague, he stepped to the podium to make his case to...
PATA Micronesia shares successful forays into alternative tourism
Pacific Daily News
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Members of the Pacific Asia Travel Association Micronesia Chapter, shared tourism successes from pre-COVID times during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday at the Guam Community College’s multipurpose auditorium. Guam is hosting the weeklong,...
Volunteers Screen for Rheumatic Heart Disease among Children in Micronesia
Adventist Review
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November 23, 2024
A team of 11 Adventist Health volunteers spent six days in the Federated States of Micronesia conducting childhood screening for rheumatic heart disease. The team screened 765 children and found a 12.7-percent positive rate for RHD. RHD is caused...
'Aging spine, finding relief': GRMC hosting health fair on Dec. 14 at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Regional Medical City is hosting a health awareness event, “The aging spine: Understanding changes and finding relief,” from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Micronesia Mall. Free to the public, the event will feature health...
USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands
Foreign Policy
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July 8, 2025
In February, the ambassadors to the United States of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau met with U.S. officials to raise concerns about the rush of executive actions since U.S. President Donald Trump took office...
Coral Expeditions – Raja Ampat, Palau and Micronesia Review
NOMADasaurus
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December 5, 2024
We recently set sail on Coral Expeditions’ remarkable 17-day voyage through the remote regions of West Papua, Palau and Micronesia aboard the luxurious Coral Geographer vessel. This trip was not a typical cruise – it was an immersive experience...
Mason City Chamber hosts community session welcoming Micronesians to north Iowa
KAAL TV - Minnesota
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December 6, 2024
The day's local, regional and national news, detailed events and late-breaking stories are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with the latest sports, weather updates including the extended forecast. (ABC 6 News) — In recent years, Mason City...