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Sports News | Oman Set to Host ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Oman is set to host the combined ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in October later this year. Nine teams will participate in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific...
Police physical fitness levels to improve following directive from Commissioner Manning
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 11, 2025
Commissioner of Police, David Manning, has issued a directive for RPNGC personnel to better adhere to fitness levels befitting the standards expected to do their jobs. The Commissioner made mention of the directive while training with KUMUL23...
Kulas confident ahead of Vanuatu clash as Waqanidrola eyes top spot in Group B
Fijivillage
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The Kulas are brimming with confidence after winning back-to-back matches in the OFC Women’s Nations Cup and captain Naomi Waqanidrola is promising to give Vanuatu a good run in their next match. However, she is not being too cocky and says there...
BE OPEN Art: the winners of the Oceania regional competition revealed
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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LUGANO, Switzerland, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art, an online non-profit gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, announces the winners of the 2nd stage in this year's BE OPEN Regional Art, the competition for...
How I house-sat my way to solo home ownership at 42
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 15, 2025
I'm a 42-year-old divorced stand-up comic. This isn't a cry for help — I'm merely putting my life in context. I'm allergic to working in the corporate world despite an MBA and multiple burnouts to prove my eligibility as a capitalist stooge. And...
Vanuatu Arts in Global Museum Collections
Art of the Ancestors
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Located in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu is situated east of New Guinea, northeast of New Caledonia, and south of the Solomon Islands. The archipelago is composed of four main islands surrounded by eighty smaller orbital isles. The...
Michaelia Cash urges Albanese to maintain ‘vital’ Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact
The West Australian
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July 1, 2025
Shadow Foreign Minister Michaelia Cash has urged the Albanese Government to maintain Australia’s “vitally important” Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact. Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has refused to ratify the...
Pacific Mini Games 2025 draws regional viewership, offers wide access to sports coverage
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By: Eustoria Marie Borja KOROR, Palau (July 1, 2025) — The Pacific Mini Games 2025 opened with vibrant color, traditional dances, and a dazzling fireworks display on Sunday, marking the Games’ return to Palau after 20 years. Despite a rain shower,...
WATER SPORTS KICKS THINGS OFF IN DAY 1
GSPN
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June 30, 2025
By Charlotte Oh KOROR, Palau – Guam’s swimming and va’a teams kicked off the 2025 Pacific Mini Games to an exciting start in Palau. Wearing Guam’s flag with honor, these athletes competed with focus and strength while also making memories that...
PACIFICAUS SPORTS INVITATIONAL A SYMBOL OF UNITY
PNG Haus Bung
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June 27, 2025
Papua New Guinea Lewas captain Brenda Tau has described the PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational as a celebration of unity, culture, and the empowerment of women through sport across the Pacific. Tau extended heartfelt gratitude to the...
Free night of music and mission at Nambour’s Live at the Chapel
Sunshine Valley Gazette
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Live at the Chapel returns to Nambour on Saturday July 5 with a free, family-friendly evening of music and mission at the Ignite Church Auditorium. This month’s headline act is Andy and Sharny Chapman, a husband-and-wife team known for their...
PNG Lewas crowned champions of inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational
NBC PNG
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PNG Lewas team after winning Samoa in the finals on Saturday at Amini Park, Port Moresby (Image: Supplied) The Papua New Guinea Lewas have been crowned champions of the inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational, following a dominant 94-run...
Cricket PNG celebrates success of inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational 2025
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 23, 2025
Cricket PNG has extended its profound gratitude to all partners and participants following the successful conclusion of the inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational 2025, held recently in Port Moresby. The international tournament, hosted...
AUS INDIES DEFEAT VANUATU AT THE AUSPAC FINAL DAY
PNG Haus Bung
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June 21, 2025
The final day of the inaugural PacificAus Women’s Cricket Invitational opened with a commanding performance by the Australian Indigenous Women’s team, who defeated Vanuatu Women by six wickets in the first of two matches at 10 AM today at the...
Australian High Commissioner Hosts PacificAus Sports Sports Cricket Invitational Reception
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 21, 2025
The Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea and Special Envoy to the Pacific and Regional Affairs, His Excellency Mr Ewen McDonald, hosted an afternoon tea reception this week to celebrate the inaugura PacificAus Sports Cricket...
Pacific Nations Cup 2025 closes with champions crowned
Samoa News
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July 14, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, hosted from June 30 to July 5, with final matches played on July 6 after weather-related delays....
Voice of Lele turns exile into music
Shepparton News
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Before she was Voice of Lele, she was a child born in exile. Today, Lele lives in Melbourne, raising her family and using music to preserve her culture and speak up for her people. This Refugee Week, she’s reflecting on what those stories mean....
‘Sandroing: Tracing Kastom In Vanuatu’ Opens At Museum Of International Folk Art Sunday June 29
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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June 18, 2025
NMDCA News: More than an intricate and ephemeral artform, sand drawing in Vanuatu is a storytelling tradition, conveying folklore, history, genealogy, rituals and other forms of kastom (local, traditional knowledge). Sand drawing is a...
PNG Lewas Bring Back Pride with First Win: Defeating Vanuatu in Match 4
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 17, 2025
Papua New Guinea Women’s national cricket team, the Lewas, secured a confident 35-run victory over Vanuatu Women in the PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational match held today at the Amini Park, Port Moresby. Batting first, PNG Women posted a...
Mother and daughter dragon boaters to compete on world stage
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 11, 2025
A New South Wales Central Coast mother and daughter, who share a love for dragon boat racing, will take part in the sport's world championships later this month. Portia Roberts, 18, has been competing in the sport for the past six years, inspired...