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PM Brown passes Smaller Island States chair to Micronesia
Cook Island News
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September 4, 2024
Cook Islands Prime Minister and former chair of the Forum, Mark Brown in Tonga. Prime Minister Mark Brown handed over the chairmanship of the Smaller Island States (SIS) to the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, Wesley Simina, last...
5,000-year tradition of healthy tooth removal offers insights into indigenous Taiwan
South China Morning Post
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August 31, 2024
“Our paper suggests that this practice spread with ancient Austronesian speakers as they migrated from Taiwan to [islands in] Southeast Asia. This is supported by allied evidence of the custom and their material culture and agricultural...
Food Stamps for Non-US Citizens: How can immigrants apply for food stamps?
MARCA
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August 15, 2024
Non-citizens of the United States can claim food stamps as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under certain conditions, so what are they and what do you need to know to get extra support? SNAP is a federal assistance program in...
Teacher Statistics By Education Level, Demographics, Country Wise Time Spend, Salary, Workload, Grade Level, Social Media, Shortage, Vacancy, Reason of Leaving Job and Technology Trends
Hollywood Gazette
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August 30, 2024
Teachers are an indispensable part of our society, facing numerous challenges worldwide. They play a crucial role in educating millions of children each year, from elementary education to higher degrees.In 2023, concerns have been raised about a...
UOG hosts roundtable dialogue on history and perspectives in Micronesia since the Spanish-American War
Pacific Daily News
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Residents are invited to a roundtable Monday night that will discuss the history in Micronesia since the Spanish-American War, a release from the University of Guam states. Former UOG president Robert Underwood and University Abat Oliba CEU of...
Douglas Jones, S.J.,'10, Among Jesuits To Be Ordained June 14
University of Scranton - Pennsylvania
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On June 14, 2025, the USA East Province will ordain five Jesuits to the priesthood at St. Ignatius Church in Manhattan, according to JesuitsEast.com. One Jesuit will also be ordained in Yap, Micronesia on June 26. Among those being ordained in New...
TikToker Documents Experience With The Aeta, The ‘Indigenous Black People Of The Philippines’
Travel Noire
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August 22, 2024
A London-based digital nomad recently shared her unique experience with an Aeta community — a Black population anthropologists consider indigenous to the Philippines. The TikToker and solo traveler, Meroe (@findingmeroe), was invited to visit the...
NFT Statistics 2024 By Top Marketplaces, Collectors, Country, Gender, Art Segment, Traffic Source AND Website Traffic
Hollywood Gazette
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August 31, 2024
NFT challenges include issues related to copyright, intellectual property rights, ownership rights, privacy and data protection laws, money laundering, security issues, risk of fraud, and taxation aspects. NFTs benefit collectors by enabling new...
Pizza Hut Statistics 2024 By Employment, Education, Device Traffic, Sales And Brand Awareness
Hollywood Gazette
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August 23, 2024
Pizza Hut Statistics 2024 By Employment, Education, Device Traffic, Sales And Brand Awareness August 17, 2024 — Introduction Pizza Hut Statistics: Pizza Hut is one of the most popular quick-service fast-food restaurants around the world. Pizza Hut...
Minamborae Michael Karapen also known as Michael Mexico, the beacon and founding father of weightlifting in PNG
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 5, 2025
By PISAI GUMAR It was a very historic day in the life of a young, stocky, and energetic Wabag man at Guam Naval Base, a US Territory, on 16th Sept 1975. A native Melanesian weightlifter, exhibiting bulging biceps among other Polynesian and...
WHO, Government of Japan, and Governments of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau partner to enhance COVID-19 preparedness and response
Pacific News Service
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Government of Japan and the Governments of the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of Palau are partnering together to enhance COVID-19 preparedness and...
Advocates empower migrants from Micronesia states, Marshall Islands and Palau in Hawaii
Hawaii News Now
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August 17, 2024
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For nearly 40 decades, citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau have been free to live and work legally in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). In exchange, the...
Over 9,100 P-EBT cards issued at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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“It was really smooth,” said Marilyn Agustin of Yona, reflecting on her experience picking up her renewed Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer, or P-EBT, card at the Micronesia Mall. For the past several days, the Department of Public Health and...
‘We’re losing our culture, our values’: FSM
Pacific News Service
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It has taken almost five months for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to receive funding support from the United States under the Compact of Free Association (COFA). U.S President Joe signed into law the COFA agreements for FSM, Palau, and...
'We're losing our culture, our values'
Pacific Media Network
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It has taken almost five months for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to receive funding support from the United States under the Compact of Free Association (COFA). US President Joe signed into law the COFA agreements for FSM, Palau, and...
Winston Peters says 'we need to keep engaged' with Micronesia
RNZ
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August 14, 2024
FSM President Wesley Simina (left) with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters. 12 August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham The President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) officially held his...
Call for applications: WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property for Women Entrepreneurs from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from Pacific Island Countries
World Intellectual Property Organization
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August 9, 2024 A call for applications is now open for the next cycle of the WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property for Women Entrepreneurs from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (The Program). This cycle...
Vancouver Chuukese community strives to bridge barriers, foster culture
The Columbian - Washington State
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Moving to Vancouver gives many Chuukese immigrants culture shock. This is a very different place from Chuuk, a cluster of volcanic islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. Older generations of Chuukese people say while they sometimes need...
‘It sucks’: Guam’s complex indigenous Chamorro people relationship with US
Asia Pacific Report
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August 7, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist in Guam The Chamorros are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands — politically divided between Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Today, Chamorro culture continues to be preserved...
Rabbi Perez: From Israel, to Paris, to O.C., to Micronesia and L.A.
The Jewish Journal - California
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August 15, 2024
He’s a globetrotting mohel, serves as a dayan (judge of a Jewish court) and he launched the Jewish French Community Center. He’s also the father of nine. You have to wonder where Rabbi Tal Perez finds the time. Married at 20, he performed his...