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date: 2024-03-08, from: Chaminade Silversword (Chaminade Univ. student newspaper)
Chaminade celebrated Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action and Awareness Week this week, which the United Nations Association of Chaminade (UNAC) Club has arranged. On Monday, the UNAC Club hosted its first event, Threads and Thrills. Threads and Thrills took place on the Sullivan Family Library Lawn. The fashion upcycling workshop encouraged students to bring old or…
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
After spending much of Friday afternoon in a special session meant to address bills regarding the attorney general’s temporary withdrawal of representation from agencies under investigation by his office, lawmakers chose to adjourn their meeting without passing a single measure.
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LAS VEGAS — Kiki Iriafen had 28 points and 18 rebounds and No. 2 Stanford rallied to beat California 71-57 in a Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday. </p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A CORUNA, Spain — Alone, Cole Brauer braved three oceans and the elements as she navigated her sailboat for months. </p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SAN DIEGO, Calif. — UH-Hilo’s mens basketball team avenged last year’s playoff loss to Biola, defeating the No. 4-seeded Eagles 84-72 in the first round of the Pacific West Conference tournament on Thursday afternoon at Point Loma Nazarene University.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to become the second NBA player to record five consecutive 30-point triple-doubles, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied past the Miami Heat 114-108 on Thursday night. </p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns will have surgery next week to address a meniscus tear in his left knee, the Western Conference-leading Timberwolves announced Thursday night. </p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>More BIIF boys volleyball teams got their first games in on Wednesday night, which saw two matchups in Division II action and one in Division I.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KAILUA-KONA — It’s not often that history is made, especially at the intermediate age. But for Konawaena middle schoolers Teisa Manofetoua-Grace and Kamuela Grace, making history is just another challenge to conquer.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>What started as a shared vision became reality Thursday at Waikoloa School with the unveiling of the latest Mele Mural by renowned artist Estria.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hundreds of people gathered Thursday at the County Building in Hilo to express their opposition to a proposed development for the Punalu‘u area of Ka‘u.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and an array of domestic violence related offenses following an incident Sunday evening in Pahoa.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ATLANTA — Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won the White House by razor-thin margins in key states.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/08/nation-world-news/seven-states-and-events-miles-apart-how-the-trump-and-biden-campaigns-approach-a-rematch/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Excavation and reconstruction of sections of Kilauea Avenue and Keawe Street in downtown Hilo are set to be complete at the end of next week. </p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Simple question: Are you happy that inflation has stabilized? The economic indicators don’t and can’t capture everyone’s circumstances, but real wages have gone up and costs have held steady. We’re certainly much better situated than the recession that many economists had predicted would be engulfing the nation by now. The soft landing that had seemed like a significant reach has come to pass without even a blip of economic strife.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Two years ago, America saw its youngest voters turn out for the midterm elections at rates not seen since 2018, when there was a historic high.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The effort to legalize adult recreational marijuana use survived in the Senate but, once again, faces an uncertain fate in the House.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HONOLULU — President Joe Biden won the Democratic caucuses in Hawaii on Wednesday, propelling him closer to winning his party’s nomination again after romping through the Super Tuesday contests earlier this week.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Russian forces continue to make small but rapid gains outside the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, attributable in part to dwindling Ukrainian ammunition and declining Western aid.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — The federal judge who oversaw a New York defamation trial that resulted in an $83.3 million award to a longtime magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s refused Thursday to relieve the ex-president from the verdict’s financial pinch.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>’Kona deserves
better health care’</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them?</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/08/nation-world-news/weight-loss-drugs-like-wegovy-are-meant-for-long-term-use-some-patients-want-to-stop/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Over a thousand years ago, Pacific Islanders used their sophisticated navigation skills to find their way to the Hawaiian Islands across the ocean without maps, instruments or written texts.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A specialized laboratory examining the brain of the gunman who committed Maine’s deadliest mass shooting found profound brain damage of the kind that has been seen in veterans exposed to repeated blasts from weapons use.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with major powers as security concerns in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Big Island Press Club Scholarship Foundation announces the availability of scholarships for students pursuing higher education in journalism and related careers.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KTA Super Stores has announced its annual Easter Bunny Hunt is now taking place at all KTA locations on Hawaii Island.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is directing the U.S. military to help set up a temporary port off the Gaza coast, opening a sea route for food and other aid for desperate Palestinian civilians trapped in the Israel-Hamas war, senior U.S. administration officials said.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/08/nation-world-news/biden-will-announce-plans-for-a-temporary-aid-port-on-gazas-coast-as-cease-fire-talks-stall/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>When Voyager 1 launched in 1977, scientists hoped it could do what it was built to do and take up-close images of Jupiter and Saturn. It did that — and much more.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Nixon Yutaka Arakaki, 63, of Kealakekua died Feb. 28 at home. Born in Kealakekua, he was an auto body technician. Survived by sisters, Hatsumi Arakaki and Amy (Peter) Gorham. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
A $460 billion federal spending package for fiscal year 2024 has passed the House of Representatives, which includes renewal language for the Compacts of Free Association with the freely associated states - the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of…
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero called the Guam Legislature back into session Friday afternoon, just after lawmakers had adjourned an emergency session regarding a temporary power procurement measure and the attorney general’s temporary withdrawal of representation from agencies under investigation by…
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
Bill 185-37, legislation to ensure the construction of a new public hospital at Ypao Point in Tamuning, was not the only bill Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero vetoed in her latest round of executive decisions. She also vetoed Bill 209-37, a…
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam International Airport Authority board approved a motion to conduct a determination of need, or DON, for certain GIAA properties.
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
There were no injuries from a single-car crash on Thursday evening in Piti, according to government officials.
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
Food insecurity exists on Guam with a number of public school youth going hungry when not in school, a local nonprofit organization said, and to prepare to combat youth hunger over the summer break the organization is seeking the community’s…
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/beheartfelt-seeks-community-s-help-to-feed-hungry-children-during-summer-break/article_8e08f32a-dce7-11ee-aac3-b79ba302e23c.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Police Department is investigating a robbery and carjacking reported at a gas station in Maite early Tuesday morning.
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Guam Daily Post
A former Guahan Academy Charter School teacher will spend the next 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student.
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau— The Court ruled on Wednesday that the Social Security Administration (SSA) violated former administrator Ulai Teltull’s right to due process when it terminated her employment contract without a hearing. Teltull filed a lawsuit against the SSA, claiming they violated her due process rights and caused her emotional distress. The court partially ruled in […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
After a tumultuous year, Cary Levitre has wrapped up his one-year role as Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, leaving a trail of controversy in his wake. Just shy of his first-year anniversary, Levitre penned a letter, devoid of any official letterhead and addressed simply to Vice President and Minister of Justice Uduch Sengebau-Senior […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
Another significant estate dispute in Palau reached its conclusion this week. Following a court ruling, the assets of George Kebekol Alfonso’s estate, acquired during his marriage, will be inherited by their daughter Tikei Tanalynn Kebekol. Meanwhile, assets inherited by George Kebekol from his father will be passed on to his sibling Benedicta Kebekol. In a […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau – Unofficial results from the Sonsorol State general election show Lucy Pedro leading the gubernatorial race with 93 votes, followed by Nicholas Aquino with 87 votes. In the Lieutenant Governor race, a write-in candidate emerged victorious with 79 votes, defeating the sole registered candidate, Isaac Theodore, who received 70 votes. Christian Aquino secured […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
A new World Bank report found that learning poverty is prevalent in Pacific Island countries, except in Palau, where 10 percent of 10-year-olds cannot read. The World Bank Pacific Economic Update report launched on Wednesday found that in Kiribati, Tonga, and Tuvalu island nations, “more than two-thirds of children cannot read with understanding.” The regional […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
In a significant move to bolster its presence in the Pacific, the U.S. congressional negotiators have unveiled a bill that would fund key government operations for the remainder of the fiscal year. Central to this appropriations package is the commitment to the Compacts of Free Association (COFA), a pivotal agreement signed last year. Under the […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
His Excellency ORIKASA Hiroyuki, Ambassador of Japan to Palau, His Excellency Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. President of Palau, Honorable Dr. Dale Jenkins, Minister of Education, Honorable Eyos Rudimch, Governor of Koror State, Mr. Raynold Mechol, Director of Bureau of Education and Administration, Mr. Brian Melairei, Director of Bureau of Public Works, Mr. Erik Reklai, Vice […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
The Bureau of Public Works under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Industries has signed the Minutes of Discussion with JICA on the result of the Preparatory Survey for the construction of the new Minatobasi. The proposed project is located adjacent to the existing Minatobasi in Koror State. The Minatobasi connects Malakal Island to Koror […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
By Toby Mann (ABC-Australia) The world’s two powerhouse nations have finally agreed to sit down and discuss their concerns around the expanding power and reach of artificial intelligence (AI) after years of lobbying from officials and experts. Both Beijing and Washington have been wary of giving their adversary an advantage by limiting their own research and […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
Forgotten Love, the movie Intuition: a natural ability or power that makes it possible to know something without any proof or evidence: a feeling that guides a person to act a certain way without fully understanding why. (Britannica Dictionary). The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
SUVA (WHO)—New analysis published in the Lancet has found that Pacific island countries account for nine out of 10 of the top countries in the world with the highest prevalence of obesity among women and men aged 20 and above. Looking at data from 2022, the study found that more than 1 billion people in […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
PORT MORESBY (POST COURIER) —Papua New Guinea Member of Parliament for Goroka, Aiye Tambua has been charged with 26 counts of persistent sexual abuse against his wife and two daughters. The member turned up for the interview conducted by investigators from the NCD Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Monday. The MP is facing allegations of sexual […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
THE HAGUE (ICJ/PACNEWS) —The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has granted authorisation to the Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) to participate in advisory proceedings concerning the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. “The PNAO was established under the 1982 Nauru Agreement concerning Cooperation in the Management of Fisheries of Common Stocks,” […]
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date: 2024-03-08, from: Island Times
GENEVA (UN CENTRE) —The UN independent expert on human rights and the environment on Wednesday called for an urgent and radical shift in how business and the global economy operates to prevent irreversible damage to Earth’s life support system and safeguard human rights. In a hard-hitting report to the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur David […]
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MAJURO, (WIRES)—Specialists from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) revealed Monday that the negative impact of U.S nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean between 1946 to 1958 is still visible until this very day on the health of those living in the Marshall Islands and the latter’s environment. The […]
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 29 points, Jonathan Kuminga scored 20, and the Golden State Warriors ran away from Milwaukee for a 125-90 win on Wednesday night, handing the Bucks their first defeat since the All-Star break. After trailing by 20 at halftime, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian […]
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — De’Aaron Fox tied his career high with 44 points, Malik Monk added 26 and the Sacramento Kings bounced back with a 130-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. It was Fox’s seventh game this season with at least 40 points, fourth-most in the NBA. Domantas […]
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, known for such popular titles as “Dragon Ball” and “Dr. Slump”, died of acute subdural hematoma on March 1, publisher Shueisha said on Friday.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s antitrust agency will consider imposing sanctions on Meta Platforms for allegedly failing to protect some users of online marketplaces operated by Facebook and Instagram against fraudulent transactions, news reports said on Friday.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it had resolved an issue with its website and related domains that caused them to temporarily go down on Thursday.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out his case for re-election in a fiery State of the Union speech that accused Donald Trump of threatening democracy, kowtowing to Russia and torpedoing a bill to tackle U.S. immigration woes.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week as the labor market continued to gradually ease, which could give the Federal Reserve room to wait before cutting interest rates this year.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. military aid to Ukraine, blocked by Republican leaders in Congress, is needed to provide a bridge until European nations can ramp up their own defense production, a senior Ukrainian official said on Thursday.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to provide a congressional committee with documents it sought about the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to the panel chairman who had threatened to hold Blinken in contempt.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. House Democrats are investigating SpaceX over whether it was doing enough to prevent Russia from utilizing Starlink satellite internet service as part of Moscow’s ongoing war against Ukraine, two lawmakers said on Thursday.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. prosecutors on Thursday accused Donald Trump of bringing a “frivolous” claim of presidential immunity in the criminal case accusing him of mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House.
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date: 2024-03-08, updated: 2024-03-08, from: Marianas Variety
OTTAWA (Reuters) — Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday, rocking a country where mass murders are rare.
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date: 2024-03-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Regents also voted to require advisory group members to sign a confidentiality agreement and have an ethics inquiry on any potential conflicts.
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date: 2024-03-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 4 minutes Dean Parwinder Grewal chatted with UH News about his vision for the future of CTAHR and its role in Hawaiʻi.
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date: 2024-03-08, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
International Women’s Day is a significant day to celebrate the achievements and progress of women…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Patsy Dung was hired by UH women’s athletic director Donnis Thompson in 1974 to lead the university’s newly established women’s basketball program.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Christy Martin has more than two decades of experience working on invasive species issues in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Students heard from industry veterans at the Kapioʻlani CC Hospitality Leadership Forum.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes 100% pass rate on practical nursing licensure test for Kapiʻolani CC, Kauaʻi CC and UH Maui College students.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Pacific Island Forum
STATEMENT From Pacific Islands Forum SG, Henry Puna On March 8, International Women’s Day, 2024 PIF-Suva, March 8, 2024 As the world celebrates International Women’s Day […]
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The UH Mānoa Center for Southeast Asian Studies welcomed four scholars from Indonesia and Thailand for the spring 2024 semester.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Journal 3/6/1987 P1 Kwajalein workers pay cutConcern is being expressed by Ebeye leaders and residents over the new law which substitutes Marshallese minimum wage of $1.50 an hour for higher US minimum wages which have applied to Kwajalein workers since the 1960s. New workers at the Kwajalein missile range will be taking a sizable pay […]
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Last night marked a significant milestone for the Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Pacific Island Times
Manila—As I’ve been into movies lately and since we’re still reeling from Hollywood’s oldest award-giving body and the last to give out…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Ron Rocky Coloma, Mar-Vic Cagurangan and Phillip Cruz The educational landscape of Guam is witnessing a significant shift with the…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Pacific Island Times
Making a case for a proposed new charter school On Dec. 15, 2023, a group of island residents submitted a petition to the Guam Academy…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Pacific Island Times
When people with fancy titles gather in summits and conferences, they coin technocratic phrases that are repeated in subsequent summits…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Colleagues praise the late John Richards’ dedication and visionary leadership.
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
THE CNMI Emergency Operations Center State Warning Point, in conjunction with U.S. Naval Forces Marianas Guam, would like to inform the general public that the military will conduct training on Tinian, Farallon de Medinilla, and in the open ocean from March 11 to 17, 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Marshal Islands Journal
An impressive array of works of art were on display at Marshall Islands Resort last week as part of the week of activities leading up to Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day last Friday. The Nuclear Arts show was organized by the youth organization Jo-Jikum. It featured multiple paintings and poems by young people, as well as […]
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
FOR decades, very few women in the Northern Mariana Islands had been able to break through and run viable campaigns for the highest leadership positions. In the 2022 gubernatorial race, Christina “Tina” Marie Elise Sablan and Leila Haveia Fleming Staffler mounted a bid as the Democratic nominees for Governor and Lt. Governor respectively but came up short. Four years prior, Rita Aldan Sablan ran for Lt. Governor as an independent candidate in 2018.
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
IN the world of telecommunications, Velma Ann C. Palacios stands as a beacon of leadership and empowerment. Recently appointed as the Executive Director of IT&E CNMI, her promotion recognizes her exceptional contributions, dedication, and outstanding performance within the organization.
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
MEET the inspiring female restaurant manager from Triple J Tinian, Dolores Kiyoshi, whose journey from the military to the heart of the service industry is a testament to the boundless potential of women in leadership roles.
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
THE Northern Marianas Technical Institute (NMTech) is on a mission to empower women by providing educational opportunities that foster personal and professional growth. Through its diverse range of programs, NMTech equips women with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their endeavors, challenging societal norms and breaking barriers along the way.
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
RECENTLY honored with a well-deserved spot in the CNMI Sports Hall of Fame, Noriko Jim’s journey is an illustration of how passion, dedication, and grit can pave the way to success. Thanks to her, the athletic world has gained a true inspiration!
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WAIKOLOA VILLAGE — The Big Island Interscholastic Federation’s (BIIF) golf season began Wednesday at the Village Course.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>About 18 months ago, Donald Trump suffered one of his worst political defeats, when many of his loyalists and hand-picked candidates were defeated in a midterm landscape that clearly favored the Republicans. A lot of people — I was one of them — thought that this might be the beginning of the end for him, a stark indicator of political weakness that would encourage GOP voters to abandon him or set him up for a decisive general election defeat.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In ruling that Colorado — and other states — may not bar Donald Trump from the ballot, the Supreme Court has provided necessary clarity about the reach of a once-obscure section of the 14th Amendment aimed at preventing insurrectionists from holding public office.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities as homelessness nationwide has reached record highs.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Pahoa High and Waiakea High’s baseball and softball teams battled through downpours as both Warrior teams defeated the Daggers on Wednesday in Hilo.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BIIF boys volleyball action saw an intense pair of Division-II and Division-I matchups on Tuesday night.<strong></strong></p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GENEVA — Israel faces no threat to its Olympic status ahead of the Paris Games despite the conflict in Gaza, IOC president Thomas Bach confirmed Wednesday. </p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Is more always better?</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The state Department of Health is advising travelers and residents to be on alert for measles.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LAS VEGAS — Federal airport security officials unveiled passenger self-screening lanes Wednesday at busy Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, with plans to test it for use in other cities around the country.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A repeatedly stymied state plan to redevelop Aloha Stadium is once again in danger of upheaval.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The project director for the Punalu‘u Village development provided the Tribune-Herald with a lengthy statement Wedneday afternoon regarding the project.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>After a lifetime of loving gardens, maintaining the beauty of Lili‘uokalani Park and Gardens has come naturally to K.T. Cannon-Eger for the past 12 years.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A proposed resort development in Punalu‘u is already making waves among residents planning a legal challenge against its construction.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A bipartisan congressional agreement on NASA’s final budget for the current fiscal year offers a glimmer of hope that the space agency’s ambitious but troubled effort to bring pieces of Mars to Earth can recover from devastating cuts that led to hundreds of layoffs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, California.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/07/nation-world-news/budget-deal-for-nasa-offers-glimmer-of-hope-for-jpls-mars-sample-return-mission/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SANTA FE, N.M. — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy delivered scathing testimony during a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday criticizing Boeing for lack of cooperation in the agency’s investigation of the Alaska Airlines midair door plug blowout on Jan. 5.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Microsoft engineer is sounding alarms about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the company’s artificial intelligence image-generator tool, sending letters on Wednesday to U.S. regulators and the tech giant’s board of directors urging them to take action.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Robert Trail Gray III, 80, of Kailua-Kona died Jan. 13 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Toronto, he was the owner of Gray’s Furniture in Kona. Scattering of ashes and a celebration of life 1 p.m. Sunday (March 10) at the Fisherman’s Club at Honokohau Harbor. Survived by wife, Cynthia Gray of Kailua-Kona; son, Rob (Heather) Gray IV of Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada; daughters, Tiffany (Martin) O’Keefe of Toronto and Vanessa Gray of Sacramento, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Mary Jane Gray of Dorchester, Ontario, Canada; hanai sons; sisters, Gary A Gray and Susan Allen, formerly of Kailua-Kona; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>COCOA — If SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy ever finds a home on the Space Coast, what would be the most powerful orbital rocket to ever launch from here is going to have an environmental impact.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The exit by Nikki Haley from the Republican primary after a string of resounding losses on Super Tuesday assured former President Donald Trump of his party’s nomination, kicking off a general election contest with President Joe Biden that both sides expect will be bitter, brutal and long.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey secured a U.S. Senate showdown with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on a shoestring budget and with a wispy campaign schedule, but he now faces a daunting question: What’s next?</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/07/nation-world-news/former-baseball-star-garvey-faces-democratic-rep-schiff-and-long-odds-for-california-senate-seat/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Two years ago, German doctors stumbled across news reports of a man being investigated for receiving scores of coronavirus vaccines with no medical explanation.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) is teaming up with Kai’ Opua Canoe Club and Kai ‘Ehitu Canoe Club for the second annual HI-PAL Outrigger Canoe Regatta on Saturday, on March 30, at the Kailua Pier in Kailua-Kona.</p>
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BARCELONA, Spain — The Spanish soccer federation and Barcelona soccer club have been fined an undisclosed sum by Spain’s labor ministry for not meeting workplace regulations regarding gender equality. </p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/07/sports/spain-fines-its-soccer-federation-for-not-having-harassment-protocol-in-place-at-womens-world-cup/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell reinforced his belief Wednesday that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate this year but said it first wants to see more evidence that inflation is falling sustainably back to the Fed’s 2% target.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/07/nation-world-news/feds-powell-rate-cuts-likely-this-year-but-more-evidence-is-needed-that-inflation-is-tamed/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
The full report of the second psychological evaluation of a man accused of the 2021 beheading murder of Andrew Castro has been filed in the Superior Court of Guam.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
Science is Fun and Awesome Learning Academy Charter School, better known as SIFA, has renewed its charter for another six years.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
With the intent of providing service members who are transitioning into civilian life the additional tools associated with financial literacy, Del. James Moylan joined Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., in co-leading the Service Members Are Ready To Save Act of 2024,…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
The shooting suspect in the Thai Thai Healthy Cuisine restaurant robbery-homicide was appointed a new attorney.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
Along with winning the Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam middle school girls championship game, the accolades keep pouring in for the St. John’s School Knights.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Cycling Federation 2024 XCO national champion Ed Oingerang and silver-medalist Brian Cabaccang will compete in the 2024 XCO Pacific Cup March 23 in Brisbane, Australia.
https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/oingerang-cabaccang-to-represent-guam-in-brisbane/article_7e7535c8-dc05-11ee-a78f-7f96a649a09a.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Legislature has passed Bill 206-37, the measure that extends the emergency period for the Guam Power Authority’s temporary power procurement and waives the automatic stay that occurs in case of protest. The measure also requires the attorney general…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
The veto of Bill 185 was expected and while the governor said her life isn’t any easier, a local doctor is adamant that senators need to override her decision.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
A male passenger of a car pulled over during a traffic stop was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and possession of a firearm without a firearms identification card.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
A man accused of sexual assault is seeking to depose the 34-year-old victim and review her cellphone before trial.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
The 76 PONY Middle School Baseball League, which is in its seventh season, has completed 27 games.
https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/76-pony-middle-school-baseball-rounds-3rd-and-is-headed-home/article_7307e5da-dc02-11ee-b208-ffb2cf521a46.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
A man convicted of felony assault was accused of having methamphetamine while driving a car without a valid license.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Marshal Islands Journal
JACK NIEDENTHAL Everyone’s childhood should be filled with the magic of the world shepherded by loving parents, but this doesn’t always happen. Oliver! is a play about an orphan boy who yearns for a family as he survives the dark underworld of the 1830s London streets. Oliver! has provided director Dr. Andrew Garrod with one […]
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date: 2024-03-07, updated: 2024-03-07, from: Marianas Variety
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Tesla on Wednesday said its plant in Germany was expected to have no electricity until March 17, after a suspected arson attack left the company’s giga factory outside Berlin without power, forcing it to halt production.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Guam Daily Post
A $460 billion federal spending package for fiscal year 2024 has passed the House of Representatives, which includes renewal language for the compacts of free association with the freely associated states - the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of…
https://www.postguam.com/news/cofa-renewals-pass-in-house-spending-bill-reimbursements-not-included/article_01ba1a0c-dc47-11ee-8d12-872ac1eff7be.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Proponents of the Ypao Point site for a new Guam hospital will need to sway at least two senators to…
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date: 2024-03-07, from: Marshal Islands Journal
“The Republic of the Marshall Islands is facing an unprecedented crisis due to climate change,” reads the opening of a brief about the RMI’s new National Adaption Plan being circulated by the Climate Change Directorate. “Acute threats such as rising sea levels, fluctuating temperatures, and inconsistent rainfall are expected to have profound effects across all […]
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute The William S. Richardson School of Law was recognized for its online program, practical training and environmental law specialization.
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date: 2024-03-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes A total of 13 units comprise the first cohort of UH Mānoa units that will engage in an initial two-year process.
The post Leading UH Mānoa to become a Native Hawaiian place of learning first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
An upcoming rugby league star from Papua New Guinea joined The University of the South…
The post PNG Rugby League youngster joins USP Lautoka campus appeared first on University of the South Pacific.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes A FAFSA Hawaii Hotline will be available March 18–22, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
The post Hawaiʻi P–20 expands FAFSA assistance for college hopefuls with hotline, more first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes UH Mānoa students participated in an oceanographic cruise aboard the research vessel Kilo Moana.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Daisy Green was a UH Mānoa regent scholar and graduated in three and a half years.
The post Daisy Green homecoming: Alumna returns to inspire next generation of engineers first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff U.S. Rep. Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, announced that the…
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Marshal Islands Journal
WILMER JOEL Bold remarks were made at the 70th anniversary of the Bravo hydrogen bomb test on Nuclear Victims’ Remembrance Day at CMI last Friday. Local and regional dignitaries delivered speeches during the memorial ceremony after a parade from Alele Museum to CMI. US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Lance Posey said that the legacy of Cold War-era […]
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Many of the details about Alice Ball’s story came through research from former UH librarian Paul Wermager.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Pacific Island Times
During the past year, there have been several dramatic statements and legislation related to the renewal of the Compacts of Free…
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Pacific Island Times
American society is still scarred by wars of its recent past. With the exception of Desert Storm, none ended in a decisive victory for…
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute This week’s image is from the UH Mānoa Bookstore.
The post UH News Image of the Week: Ready to cheer! first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes This year, $2 million in funding will be available to support successful proposals and submissions are due by April 12.
The post $2M in UH Mānoa provost funding available for strategic projects first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes CTAHR was awarded a $100,001 grant from USDA to lead a series of adapted disaster preparedness training workshops for the Maui community.
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date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
SENATE President Edith Deleon Guerrero has expressed “strong support” for the CNMI Department of Labor’s application for a technical assistance grant to determine the feasibility of an unemployment insurance program in the Commonwealth.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/senate-president-backs-nmi-labors-grant-application-for-unemployment-insurance-feasibility/article_8e2fe272-db8a-11ee-9320-237d92175444.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
SHERLYN Jones topped the Refaluwasch Golf Association’s February Ace of the Month tournament at the Kingfisher Golf Links on Feb. 24.
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date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
THE Commonwealth Utilities Corporation informed the federal court that illegal water connections and water theft will be prosecuted.
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date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
JOHN Oliver Delos Reyes Bolis Gonzales will formally announce his candidacy for the U.S. Congress on KKMP Radio livestream, Facebook and Zoom on March 17, at 11 a.m.
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date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
SAIPAN Mayor RB Camacho was at the Saipan Chamber of Commerce March general membership meeting at the Pacific Islands Club on Wednesday to share his plan to meet with village business owners. He also spoke about the programs that are being implemented by his office.
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date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
SAIPAN Southern High School swept all three divisions — men’s, women’s, and mixed — of the PSS Interscholastic Outrigger Race Series SY23-24 at Kilili Beach on Saturday.
https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/sshs-wins-pss-outrigger-titles-boys-record-perfect-score/article_99705376-db97-11ee-9056-f7a361d7a6e4.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
ZARINAE Sapong recorded a new personal best in the women’s 60m event of the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday.
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date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
A GRAND jury of the District Court for the NMI on Feb. 27 indicted Vincent Masga Songsong on the charge of possession of child pornography.
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date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Kelce brothers showed up for their own giveaway.
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date: 2024-03-06, updated: 2024-03-06, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Dean Wade scored 23 points — 20 in the fourth quarter — and Jarrett Allen finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds as the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 22-point, fourth-quarter deficit and beat the visiting Boston Celtics 105-104 on Tuesday night.
https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/nba-roundup-cavs-snap-celtics-winning-streak-at-11/article_befd9c96-dbc1-11ee-a8d2-7779ec23cbb8.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
As promised, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has vetoed Bill 185-37, the measure that would ensure any hospital constructed under the previously enacted Guam 21st Century Healthcare Center Act would be built in Tamuning, specifically at Ypao Point.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Kailua-Kona may be getting a few more free public parking spaces thanks to state land being offered to the county.</p>
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The transition of control over the summit of Maunakea has been slow going over the past year, but could speed up soon.</p>
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were romping to coast-to-coast victories on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/06/nation-world-news/biden-and-trump-are-sweeping-super-tuesday-races-and-moving-closer-to-a-november-rematch/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Members of the Hawaii Island LGTBQ+ community are mourning the loss of fellow advocate and leader Greg Lupton.</p>
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Zach Edey had 28 points and eight rebounds as No. 3 Purdue rallied in the second half to beat No. 12 Illinois 77-71 on Tuesday night, becoming the first team in 17 years to win consecutive outright Big Ten regular-season championships. </p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/06/sports/edey-helps-rally-no-3-purdue-to-77-71-win-at-no-12-illinois-to-clinch-outright-big-ten-title/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A child’s hug at the end of a long workday is a happy moment for any parent. But it’s extra emotional for Liz McLoone Dybvig of St. Paul, Minnesota, because her path to motherhood wasn’t an easy one.</p>
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Don’t cut funding
for art in Hawaii</p>
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>What is Mitch McConnell’s legacy as leader of Senate Republicans? A lot of procedurally astute but brazenly hypocritical moves to strengthen the power of his party in the chamber.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/06/opinion/a-senate-partisan-departs/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks’ remodel under new coach Mike Macdonald started Tuesday as the team released safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs, and tight end Will Dissly in moves that will give the team a boost of salary cap space ahead of the start of the new league year. </p>
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>South Korea has a contingency plan for a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors that has threatened the delivery of health care as they protest against a plan to increase medical school enrollment, according to the nation’s health minister.</p>
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a year.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/06/nation-world-news/biden-administration-would-cap-credit-card-late-fees-at-8-part-of-campaign-against-junk-fees/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — It’s the one question on the minds of all Haitians ever since armed gangs plunged the long-suffering Caribbean nation into near anarchy: Where in the world is the prime minister?</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/06/nation-world-news/haitian-leader-who-was-mysteriously-absent-arrives-in-puerto-rico-on-his-way-home-to-quell-violence/ Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
A man accused in an October 2023 stabbing was arrested this week after he was suspected of having methamphetamine during a traffic stop.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/drug-suspect-allegedly-stabbed-man-with-dart-in-october-2023/article_13e67768-db55-11ee-855c-7734242aa831.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
An 18-year-old man pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a male detainee at the Department of Youth Affairs.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/former-detainee-denies-sexually-assaulting-14-year-old-at-dya/article_cecaf61c-daa6-11ee-8e49-cbd048068690.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
The governor delivered her annual State of the Island address Tuesday night, speaking on matters involving a new public hospital and medical campus, a need to reconsider automatic procurement stays and public safety matters, but not everyone agrees with her…
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
Jenna Manibusan was detained at the Department of Corrections on $100,000 cash bail after she was indicted on charges related to the fatal shooting and robbery of Sumittra Lairopi.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/woman-held-on-100k-cash-bail-in-thai-thai-restaurant-homicide-case/article_4acc26f2-db59-11ee-8bf5-db0c55279fef.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
The measure seeking to avoid delays in the procurement of temporary power for Guam, Bill 206-37, has been placed into the voting file while lawmakers now turn their attention to addressing the attorney general’s withdrawal of representation from agencies under…
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/temporary-power-bill-in-voting-file-as-ag-withdrawal-addressed/article_143d04d4-db4b-11ee-a922-f3aaa5688466.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero delivered her annual State of the Island address Tuesday night, and while she would ultimately discuss health care issues, procurement woes and public safety matters, the governor began by recalling some of her administration’s accomplishments amid…
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/state-of-island-strong-future-is-bright-says-leon-guerrero/article_8b870cd0-daa9-11ee-a961-a706b121c094.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
Two recovering addicts shared their thoughts on a new billboard put up by the Office of the Attorney General.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/recovering-addicts-criticize-new-billboard-from-attorney-general/article_05234c56-da92-11ee-8c36-3f8a8ed8ed17.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Pacific Island Times
By Frank Whitman Citadel Pacific, the investment management company, recently announced the launch of Guam Exchange. The new company is…
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Federal benefits proposed for migrants from the freely associated states who are living on U.S. soil…
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff President Joe Biden lost the Democratic presidential caucuses for American Samoa to an obscure…
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Community College will hold a public hearing regarding proposed fees for the new Multipurpose Auditorium (Building 300) on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. and Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 3 p.m., at the campus in Building…
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/gcc-to-host-multi-purpose-auditorium-public-hearing-for-proposed-fees/article_f583a8d4-db65-11ee-a1c2-abdc9fbf0b1d.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-06, from: Pacific Island Times
By Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero Governor, Guam 2024 State of the Island Address Guam Congress Building March 05, 2024 at 6:30 p.m….
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes A reggae concert capped off the day for Windward high school seniors.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 4 minutes Dean Parwinder Grewal chatted with UH News about his vision for the future of CTAHR and its role in Hawaiʻi.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Uka—Inland, upland, toward the mountain.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes UH Maui College graduate Kamalei Kawaʻa sings “Redemption Song” on The Voice.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Windward CC students are tops in design and communications.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The Women of UHE will participate in the Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup later this spring.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes James Robinson will succeed Maureen Cole, who announced in November 2023 that she will retire from coaching following the current season.
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau – The Koror State Legislature’s power dynamics changed last week with the adoption of a Resolution 12-35, that removed significant powers of the Speaker in the management of the State Legislature. The resolution, adopted by nine (9) legislators, changed the rules of procedure, altering the balance of power within the body. The Koror […]
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau – U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Palau from Feb. 29 to March 1 to engage in discussions aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between the two nations. During the visit, Del Toro met with Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr. and U.S. Ambassador Joel Ehrendreich. The discussions focused on fostering […]
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PALAU — A bill proposing the separation of Palau’s Healthcare Fund (HCF) from the Social Security Administration (SSA) is before the House of Delegates Health, Social and Cultural Affairs Committee. Under the current system, established in 2010, the SSA manages the collection, payments, investments, and administration of both the HCF and the national social security […]
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WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers are poised to approve a spending bill that includes crucial funding for the Pacific region, aiming to counter China’s growing influence. The bill comes after bipartisan pressure from senators urging its inclusion after it was initially dropped from a security spending bill. The move was motivated by concerns about China’s potential […]
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PALAU – A bill introduced in Palau’s House of Delegates would require foreign researchers to obtain permits before conducting any research on land, at sea, or involving the country’s water and minerals. House Bill 11-133-14S proposes a permit system for foreign entities or foundations wishing to conduct research in Palau. The bill cites the country’s […]
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The Bureau of Revenue and Taxation (BRT), Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Palau expresses its heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Chris Jordan, departing Commissioner of the Australian Tax Office (ATO), for his invaluable contributions. Under Commissioner Jordan’s guidance, BRT, in collaboration with the ATO, initiated the twinning project, a bilateral initiative aimed at providing […]
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date: 2024-03-06, from: Island Times
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance. – Thomas Sowell When I came face-to-face with the level and the scope of my ignorance, I felt the sting of shame that shook me to my core. I felt so stupid, including my beliefs about myself independent of whether they are […]
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WELLINGTON (RNZ PACIFIC) —A new report by an environmental charity says deep sea mining may not make any money. The Ocean Foundation said there is high uncertainty around prices for metals and the circular economy could make deep sea mining unnecessary. Deep sea mining involves extracting rocks called nodules from the sea floor kilometres deep, […]
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Pacific Island Times
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero says Guam’s economy ‘grows stronger every day’ ’By Pacific Island Times News Staff After surviving the Covid-19…
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By Fiji reporter Lice Movono and the Pacific Local Journalism Network’s Nick Sas (ABC-Australia) Some described it as a case of looking back to go forward. This past week in Fiji — a place where politics, race, the army and tradition mix together in an often potent stew — the Great Council of Chiefs, a organisation banished for almost […]
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FUNAFUTI, 04 MARCH 2024 (AP)—The new prime minister in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu said on Friday his country shares democratic values with Taiwan and reaffirmed that his government would maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei, ruling out a shift to Beijing. Prime Minister Feleti Teo spoke to The Associated Press via Zoom, his first […]
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began large annual military exercises Monday to bolster their readiness against North Korean nuclear threats after the North raised animosities with an extension of missile tests and belligerent rhetoric earlier this year. The South Korean and U.S. forces began a computer-simulated command post […]
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By Toby Mann (ABC-Australia) The world’s two powerhouse nations have finally agreed to sit down and discuss their concerns around the expanding power and reach of artificial intelligence (AI) after years of lobbying from officials and experts. Both Beijing and Washington have been wary of giving their adversary an advantage by limiting their own research and […]
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By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 27 on his 26th birthday, and the NBA-best Boston Celtics posted their third-largest winning margin in franchise history, drubbing the weary Golden State Warriors 140-88 on Sunday. Payton Pritchard added 19 points for the Celtics, who set a league […]
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SINGAPORE (AP) — Hannah Green made a stunning 30-foot birdie at the final hole to clinch a one-stroke victory over Celine Boutier at the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship on Sunday. Green made six birdies, three of which came in the final three holes, against one bogey in a final round 67 for a […]
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date: 2024-03-05, from: FSM Public Information Office (Simina Administration)
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<span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;"><span style="font-size:36px;">The President</span><br />
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WHEREAS,
March 8 has been declared International Women's Day; and,
WHEREAS, women make up almost half of the FSM population (49%); and have a vital role in the social, economic, cultural, and political development of our nation; and,
WHEREAS, women, as members of society, have equal value and dignity and should therefore have equal opportunities, freedom and choice; and,
WHEREAS, the FSM ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)in 2004 and pledged to continue working towards the eradication of all forms of discrimination against women and promote gender equality; and
WHEREAS, the legal rights of women are protected under the FSM National Constitution and the constitutions of the four states, and the FSM Government has entrenched its commitment for action to accelerate gender equality through the National Gender Equality Policy and the National Eliminating Violence Against Women Policy; and,
WHEREAS, acknowledging the 2024 UN theme of International Women's Day, being '"‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’" the FSM will continue to work towards greater representation of women in all levels of decision-making and governmental leadership; and,
WHEREAS, post COVID-19 has and will continue to have a disproportionate impact on women as women and their families face increased economic insecurity and increased risk of violence; we. therefore, recognise the importance of gender-inclusive crisis response and women's leadership; and.
WHEREAS, our nation's faith and culture are important strengths in our advancement toward gender equality and ending violence against women and girls; and,
WHEREAS, women in the FSM have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a partner at least once in their lifetime; and.
WHEREAS, towards advancing women's full participation in the workplace, the FSM National Government has increased maternity leave provisions for all national government employees from 6 weeks to 8 weeks paid leave; and,
WHEREAS, to celebrate and recognize the contribution of women to the social, economic, cultural, and political fabric of our nation, the FSM National Government hereby grants paid administrative leave to all women employed by the national government on 08 March 2024; and.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Wesley W. Simina, President of the Federated States of Micronesia by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the Federated States of Micronesia do hereby proclaim March 8, 2024, as 'International Women’s Day' of this Nation and urge all citizens and residents, governments, private agencies, and organizations in this Nation to commemorate this day in ways that promote gender equality and acknowledge a women's right to safety, dignity and respect.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The support John Bernard Flores received from the UH Mānoa Student Basic Needs program was instrumental in his academic success.
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Reading time: < 1 minute Tread Rosenthal averaged 9.00 assists per set and led Rainbow Warriors to a .366 hitting percentage.
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Reading time: 4 minutes Honolulu CC alumna Alexis Akiona headlined the group winning Entrepreneur of the Year.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Pacific Island Times
The issue of the southern border continues to garner above-the-fold news on the mainland while nationals from China and other intolerant,…
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By Pacific Island Times News Staff Sen. William Parkinson has introduced a bill seeking to resolve the inherent conflict of interest that…
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
RAROTONGA (Cook Islands News/Pacnews) — Cook Islands has the highest childhood obesity rate, with over 30% of children having obesity, a recent study on worldwide trends in underweight and obesity reveals.
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
LAST week, the Commonwealth Casino Commission finally moved to revoke the exclusive casino license of Imperial Pacific International. The hearing was pushed back no less than three times. IPI tried up to the very last minute to stop it from happening by filing for a temporary restraining order in federal court.
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
GOVERNOR Arnold I. Palacios on Monday vetoed House Local Bill 23-32, which proposes to establish a refund program for recycled junk cars.
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
BEST Deal notched another win in the Legends Sports Association Invitational Basketball League Season 2 after gunning down Yuman, 90-84, at the TSL Sports Complex on Sunday.
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
COMMONWEALTH Ports Authority Executive Director Leo B. Tudela on Tuesday said Hong Kong Airlines will resume its flight service to the CNMI from April 29 to Oct. 27, 2024.
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week.
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
ON March 21, as part of its celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Northern Marianas Judiciary, the CNMI Supreme Court, along with the Judiciary Historical Society, and with help from Northern Marianas College, will host the inaugural Covenant Day Konbetsasion: “Understanding the Covenant.”
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
(PSS-EIP) — Pursuant to Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004, & GEPA, the Public School System’s Early Intervention Program is required to provide at least 60 days prior to submission of grant applications for funds, a 60-day circulation notice with an opportunity for public comment on the application for at least 30 days during that period and provide an opportunity for the general public, including individuals with disabilities and parents of infants, toddlers and youth with disabilities, to provide comments.
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date: 2024-03-05, updated: 2024-03-05, from: Marianas Variety
MARIANAS High School emerged victorious in the nail-biting finale of the NMBA-PSS Interscholastic Badminton League SY23-24 after slipping past Saipan Southern High School, 3-2, to claim the championship at the Ada gym on Saturday.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Saipan- The Commonwealth Casino Commission has finally revoked the Imperial Pacific International’s…
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
Following last week’s announcement that the Office of the Attorney General will withdraw from representing agencies under investigation due to potential conflict issues, Sen. Amanda Shelton has now introduced legislation that she says will keep procurement processes functioning while the…
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
Starting March 15, commissaries on Guam will no longer issue single-use bags
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
Following an afternoon of testing the spelling prowess of island youth, Alleena Villaluz rules the word as the 2024 Scripps Spelling Bee regional champion.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
The prosecution has sent a plea agreement to a man facing charges related to the death of Stevy Villanueva, whose remains were found in January 2022.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
The Office of Public Accountability has found inconsistencies in the evaluation of award tiers and grant amounts for the Guam Visitors Bureau’s Tourism Assistance Program, or TAP, and has determined that program eligibility requirements need more stringent criteria.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
A man on pretrial release in an alleged rape reported in April 2023 is facing new charges after allegedly being found with meth after leading police officers on a high-speed chase.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
The ability of the Port Authority of Guam to turn a deficit into a multimillion-dollar surplus has gained national attention from the National Association of Government Accountants, the Port announced recently in a press release.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
The Consolidated Commission on Utilities has approved the fourth consecutive five-year financial plan and capital improvement program for the Guam Waterworks Authority, but with a directive for the utility to pursue legislative authorization of alternative financing methods so that proposed…
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
For roughly 50 years, Shriners Hospital has held outreach clinics on Guam, helping hundreds of children. In its sixth clinic at the Guam Regional Medical City, the off-island specialists are inundated with patients.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Guam Daily Post
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guam Department of Education made an investment in technology - namely 34,503 laptops to the tune of $24.6 million, which the public auditor has deemed a questionably excessive purchase.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Thirty-four first-year students were recognised for their outstanding performance in the Centre for Flexible Learning…
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Pacific Island Times
By Ron Rocky Coloma In the Mariana Islands, the Åmut Walk has risen as a remarkable embodiment of cultural revival, environmental…
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date: 2024-03-05, from: Pacific Island Times
By Bryan Manabat Saipan— With China’s outbound travel beginning to crest at a vigorous rate, the CNMI’s tourism stakeholders are…
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date: 2024-03-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Students can submit a 60–second video of why UH Mānoa is the right place for them.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Amaya Hirata was chosen to represent Hawaiʻi in a public policy summer program.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes For more than three decades, Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa has been an associate professor in Hawaiian studies and Hawaiian and Indigenous teacher education.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes School of Architecture Professor Kevin Nute’s book endeavors to correct the imbalance between time and space in the built environment.
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date: 2024-03-05, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Day one of The University of the South Pacific (USP) Lautoka Campus’ first-semester orientation session…
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date: 2024-03-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Kaniela Aiona played four seasons at Webster from 2001 to 2005.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Pacific Island Times
OPA questions $24.6 million in wasteful spending related to excessive purchases By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Office of Public…
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date: 2024-03-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute The official enshrinement of the class of 2024 will happen at the Green & White Celebration scheduled for Sunday, May 5.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI
State lawmakers are considering several bills to address feral chickens in the islands…
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date: 2024-03-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The median sale price of a new two-bedroom condo in Hawaiʻi is about $670,000 and regulatory costs comprise $387,000.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is now available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to bring its 1st quarter professional development training, focused on knowing and understanding your risks, more than just an insurance discussion. This training session is scheduled for Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event will take place at the Marianas Business Plaza, 2nd Floor, Suite 201-A.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
REPRESENTATIVE Julie Ogo, Ind.-Rota, said she wants to address the lack of transparency surrounding product pricing in the Commonwealth, with a particular focus on Rota. Recognizing the challenges faced by citizens who struggle to access accurate information about pricing factors, Ogo is drafting legislation to establish a price council through the Office of the Governor.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
(Democratic Party of the NMI) — Super Tuesday is the day in the presidential primary cycle when the most states vote. The exact number varies by year, but it is common for a third of all delegates to the Democratic presidential nominating convention to be awarded on Super Tuesday.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
(AP) — Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “ Dune: Part Two ” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
(JKPL) — Get your running and walking shoes ready for a great cause! Celebrate School Library Month and National Library Week by signing up for the 3rd Annual Friends of the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library 5K Fun Run/Walk.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A dominant first half allowed the Boston Celtics to extend their winning streak to 11 games by beating the visiting Golden State Warriors 140-88 on Sunday.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six days after the United States got very publicly knocked down by Mexico, the Americans got back up and started swinging again — sometimes almost literally.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
AUDIE Maratita of the Pirates, the 2023 SBL Masters League champions, received several individuals awards during the ceremony following game 3 at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field on Wednesday.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
LEOWELL Cristobal was the third CNMI athlete to win a medal in the 2024 Oceania Senior, Junior and Youth Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, placing third in his weight category.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The looming arrival of more military personnel on Guam will result in a population explosion that…
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Pacific Island Times
Tony Zielinski is a regular American citizen, who was enjoying his life in Florida. Then he read about the problems with the renewals of…
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The Department of Defense has “done more than ever alongside allies and partners to advance a shared vision for a…
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
Humåtak bustled with activity as villagers and visitors celebrated Mes CHamoru with the reenactment a couple of days ahead of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic March 6, 1521, landing.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
The Office of the Attorney General will be seeking a life sentence without the possibility of parole for a man found guilty of several counts of criminal sexual conduct.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
Editor’s note: This article incorrectly stated that current Sånta Rita-Sumai Mayor Dale Alvarez has filed his candidacy for reelection. The Sånta Rita-Sumai mayor is Dale E. Alvarez. The individual who filed for candidacy is Dale C.P. Alvarez. The article has…
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
A first for the island, the Guam National Federation of Sport Climbing held a national ranking tournament Saturday at the Guam Sport Climbing Center in Dededo.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
Dry trails and challenging elevation changes created the backdrop for the 2024 Guam Cycling Federation MTB/XCO National Championship on Sunday at Channel 10 in Piti.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
Renovations to F.Q. Sanchez Elementary School in Humåtak have commenced, nearly two years after it was designated as one of the nation’s 11 most endangered historic places.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
Legal counsel for the governor has chosen not to submit a response to the writ of certiorari petition filed by the attorney general regarding last year’s Supreme Court of Guam decision on the island’s old abortion ban, unless requested by…
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
There is segregation occurring in Guam Department of Education schools, according to a parent who says she experienced the negative impact it’s had on her once studious and athletic son.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
A man was accused of raping a minor several times over the past five years.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
A second man was charged in connection to raping a then-12-year-old girl in 2023.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Pacific Island Times
By James C. Pearce The Pacific islands have once again topped the world obesity index. According to the most recent data published by NDC…
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
PAGO PAGO (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Deputy police commissioner Papalii Monalisa Tia’i-Keti says police are concerned that drugs were found at Fugalei Market just a short distance away from an all girl’s primary school.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Three men and a 16-year-old boy charged as an adult were accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl.Manuel Greg Arriola, 34, Patrick Robert Duenas Arriola, 41, Norman Sablan Santos, 56, and Paul Aguero, 16, were charged Friday in the Superior Court of Guam with first-degree criminal sexual conduct as first-degree felonies.According to a magistrate’s complaint, the male defendants’ charges stemmed from reports made to a school employee at an elementary school on Feb. 1. An 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl accused the men of sexually assaulting them.The 11-year-old alleged Manuel Arriola had been touching her sexually since she was in first grade. She also alleged Manuel Arriola took her to a secluded area in the jungle near her Dededo residence, laid her down on a piece of flat plywood and raped her. Manuel Arriola also allegedly raped the minor on a different occasion at her Dededo residence, according to the complaint.The 13-year-old also accused Manuel Arriola of raping her at a Dededo residence.According to the complaint, Patrick Arriola was accused by the 11-year-old girl of touching her sexually and raping her inside a van.The 13-year-old reported Patrick Arriola groped her on numerous occasions, but on one occasion, Patrick Arriola allegedly “bribed (the 13-year-old girl) to have sex with him by offering her a vape,” the complaint stated.Santos allegedly sexually touched the 11-year-old girl starting when she was in the fourth grade, and also allegedly raped her on the living room floor of her Dededo residence.The 13-year-old girl accused Aguero of groping her on at least one occasion, while the 11-year-old girl reported Aguero had sexual intercourse with her in the bedroom of a Dededo residence and also on top of a broken table outside the Dededo residence, the complaint stated.Another female, age 18, also accused Manuel Arriola of raping her.According to the complaint, another male minor was interviewed and arrested after telling police that he did “touch a private part of one of the females.”Santos, when interviewed by officers with the Guam Police Department, allegedly admitted to touching the 11-year-old’s private area, the complaint stated.Manuel Arriola was charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, Patrick Arriola was charged with two counts, and Santos and Aguero were charged with one count each.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A man stands accused of assaulting his 9-month-old son.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A grand jury indictment has been handed down against the two suspects accused in last month’s fatal shooting of Sumittra Lairopi.
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Escape the heat and take a dip in the Dededo Pool, now reopened with free admission until the end of April.“We are opening it because we have so many young people here that want to be able to not just go into the pool but to learn to swim,” Angel Sablan, Department of Parks and Recreation acting director, said Saturday during the pool’s reopening ceremony.People young and old attended the ribbon-cutting event on Saturday to celebrate the reopening of the Dededo Pool after 4 years of closure for maintenance and renovation.The Dededo Pool first closed from 2017 to 2019 and then shut down in 2020 following complaints about health and safety, according to Post files.Sablan said he also has plans for the Dededo Sports Complex, which includes the reopened pool.“One of my intentions is to make this area a jewel, not just for Dededo (and) the people of Northern Guam, but for all people. We have the Guam Football Association to my left, we have the Guam Tennis Center to my right,” Sablan said.The sports complex also includes baseball fields and a refurbished gym.“This place is going to be buzzing with activity. We are going to have that walkway that goes around his entire facility lit up, and we are working with the Guam Energy Office to put those solar lights in to save us on utilities,” Sablan said.The occasion was celebrated with an executive order in which Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero provided two months of free admission to the pool until April 30.Admission for senior citizens is free. General admission is $2.The design for the Hagatña pool was completed as of Friday, Sablan said, and a groundbreaking ceremony is planned for that facility in August.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Pacific Island Times
For sheer sake of pondering the possible at the outset of CHamoru Month, what if I said that you, your family, and friends could make…
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date: 2024-03-04, updated: 2024-03-04, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners is going to pursue legal action against Le Balance, a spa, for allegedly performing chiropractic services illegally.
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Pacific Island Times
By Raquel Bagnol If you have encountered the words CHamoru and Chamorro several times and wondered about the difference between the two,…
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date: 2024-03-04, from: Guam Daily Post
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date: 2024-03-03, from: FSM Public Information Office (Simina Administration)
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<span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">March 4, 2024</span></span></p>
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<strong style="font-family: "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 18px;">Update on Progress of the Compact of Free Association Act of 2023</strong></p>
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<span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">The Office of the President is pleased to inform the public that significant progress has been made regarding the COFA Amendments Act, which has been included in the six-bill FY24 appropriations package recently released by the House of Representatives.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 18px;">As Congress prepares to vote on this package to avert a potential partial government shutdown on Friday, March 8, we are informed that Speaker Johnson intends to present the appropriations bills collectively, as a single legislative package also known as a “minibus”, streamlining the legislative process for swifter passage, contingent upon sufficient support from both chambers.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 18px;">The COFA Amendments Act, remains identical as the version previously approved by the House and Senate committees of jurisdiction in November 2023, with minor adjustments related to Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. The new language in the VA provisions mainly stipulates the necessity of government-to-government agreements between the United States and each of the three Freely Associated States (FAS) countries to facilitate expanded veterans care and services. More information on this will be shared in due course.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 18px;">The bill ultimately retains all core elements, including mandatory funding, education provisions, and the inclusion of CIFA (Compact Impact Fairness Act) without alterations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 18px;">This turning point is the result of months of collective efforts of many people and the engagement and collaboration between our governments, demonstrating our shared commitment to advancing our mutual interests and the strong and enduring partnership between the FSM and the United States.</span></p>
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date: 2024-03-03, from: Pacific Island Times
By Giff Johnson Majuro — Last year, with 20-year funding agreements expiring for the three north Pacific freely associated states, the…
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date: 2024-03-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 4 minutes More than 40,000 students have graduated from the Shidler College of Business, and many have gone into prominent roles in the business community here in Hawaiʻi.
The post UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business celebrates 75th anniversary first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-03-03, updated: 2024-03-03, from: Marianas Variety
THE USP? A political body, a nation-state to replace and supersede the various tiny, independent island countries and international bodies such as the Federated States of Micronesia. Is it possible? Is it desirable? What would be the advantages and disadvantages? What would it take to get there?
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date: 2024-03-03, updated: 2024-03-03, from: Marianas Variety
(SBDC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network launched its new website on Friday, March 1, 2024. This milestone marks a significant step in the SBDC’s ongoing commitment to providing equitable access to its diverse range of programs and services dedicated to supporting and elevating small businesses in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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date: 2024-03-03, updated: 2024-03-03, from: Marianas Variety
MANGILAO (UOG) — A year and a half since the start of a collaboration that allows University of Guam engineering students to attend their junior and senior years at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the first graduates are expected to receive diplomas by the end of this year. And more UOG first-year students and sophomores plan to take this career pathway.
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date: 2024-03-03, updated: 2024-03-03, from: Marianas Variety
IN a scathing article posted on its website, the Hong Kong-based news outlet BNN Breaking exposed the role of Philippine Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla in awarding the Malampaya gas field service contract to Prime Energy owned by Filipino tycoon Ricky Razon, known to be a good friend of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos. (See “Malampaya Debacle: Lotilla’s Endorsement of Razon’s Prime Energy Sparks Outrage Amid Output Crisis.”)
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date: 2024-03-03, from: Guam Daily Post
More than a decade had passed since George Washington High School won a boys basketball championship, but that all changed Saturday night.
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date: 2024-03-03, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners is going to pursue legal action against Le Balance, a spa, for allegedly performing chiropractic services illegally.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/board-to-pursue-action-against-unlicensed-chiropractic-services/article_391cda1a-d90f-11ee-bc74-5b575f127071.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-03, from: Guam Daily Post
Three men and a 16-year-old boy charged as an adult were accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/3-men-16-year-old-boy-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-female-minors/article_56c08774-d79d-11ee-b1c0-f73759e0eadc.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-03, from: Guam Daily Post
Escape the heat and take a dip in the Dededo Pool, now reopened with free admission until the end of April.
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date: 2024-03-03, from: Guam Daily Post
The Consolidated Commission on Utilities has temporarily held off on deciding on the next five-year financial plan and capital improvement program for the Guam Waterworks Authority, with one commissioner wanting to know if the utility can tone down proposed rate…
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/ccu-pauses-decision-on-gwa-plan-seeks-rate-hike-reduction/article_584bb71e-d557-11ee-8a05-8bed739615e9.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-03, from: Guam Daily Post
A grand jury indictment has been handed down against the two suspects accused in last month’s fatal shooting of Sumittra Lairopi.
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date: 2024-03-03, from: Guam Daily Post
A man stands accused of assaulting his 9-month-old son.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/father-is-accused-of-slapping-stomping-on-9-month-old-son/article_33b29e18-d79b-11ee-b606-27f0aeb11fbe.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-03, from: Pacific Island Times
By Sara Muir USGC Saipan — Saipan partners hosted a series of critical engagements involving senior leaders from the U.S. Coast Guard…
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date: 2024-03-03, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Guam Waterworks Authority has successfully priced $184.9 million in refunding bonds, reducing…
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date: 2024-03-03, from: Pacific Island Times
Bridgman, MI–I thought Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, was going to be the culmination of a decades-long dream of seeing my beloved Detroit Lions…
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date: 2024-03-03, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
In baseball, the term “small ball” refers to the methodical strategy of keeping runners in scoring position as much as possible without the need of extra base hits, killing you with thousands of paper cuts.
https://www.manoanow.org/kaleo/when-it-rains-it-pours-bows-over-holy-cross-12-1/article_0e783030-d91d-11ee-87ab-8f2373c2a1ad.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-03-03, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
The Rainbow Warriors battled to victory against first-time opponents Sacred Heart University Pioneers 3-0, 25-17, 25-17, 25-17.
https://www.manoanow.org/kaleo/hawai-i-blazes-trail-to-victory-against-pioneers-3-0/article_a986f51a-d8fb-11ee-bb86-e3b3f8ee92cf.html Save to Pocket