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New Guardian-class patrol boat: a welcome asset to tackle illegal fishing in Solomon Islands
Pacific News Service
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Tackling illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is often a challenge for countries in the Pacific due to many reasons. Unavailability of maritime assets is one. On Monday, 28 June 2021, Solomon Islands officially took ownership of a...
PNG Police band peforms in front of home crowd
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 22, 2025
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Police band today gave an impressive performance in front of a home crowd at the Pacific Police Band Tattoo, hosted today at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby. The PNG Police band performed...
Pacific Police bands unite for historic inaugural Tattoo
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 22, 2025
Police bands from eight Pacific Island nations across the Pacific today performed together for the first time in the Inaugural Pacific Police Band Tattoo. The Pacific Police Band Tattoo, held at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, saw police bands from...
With little digging going on, minister looks to restore mining
Telegraph-Journal
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July 27, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links New Brunswick The Issues Development Energy & Environment First Nations John Herron wants New Brunswick to have bustling projects again, pointing to 21 critical minerals underground Author of the article: John Chilibeck •...
Taekwondo athletes caught in federation power struggle
The National
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THE Papua New Guinea Taekwondo Federation is facing strong backlash from its own members, with serious claims of mismanagement, favouritism, and sabotage of national athletes. Secretary-general Edward Kassman has come forward expressing deep...
PNG CELEBRATES THE ENDURING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US
PNG Haus Bung
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July 21, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape paid tribute to the enduring partnership between Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the United States of America (USA) at a reception that was hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby on Friday 18th July to mark the 249th...
Pearl Expeditions offers exclusive Paspaley Pearl jewellery as incentive
Travel Weekly
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July 21, 2025
Pearl Expeditions is offering travel agents Paspaley jewellery if they hit a booking target for its first expeditions on Paspaley Pearl to the Kimberley, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Raja Ampat and Borneo. “We are delighted to share a new...
Marape highlights PNG-Japan ties at Osaka World Expo
NBC PNG
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Prime Minister James Marape engages with Section PNG Commissioner General Amb. Gabriel Dusava and PNG Pavilion Manager Rossano Perano at the PNG Pavilion (PMs Media) Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape marked PNG’s National Day at the...
PNGDF baton walk moves into phase two from Madang to Lae
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 21, 2025
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) baton walk has officially entered Phase Two, with the baton handed over from the Wewak team to the Lae team in a small ceremony in Madang town. Fifteen soldiers from the PNGDF Lae units began their...
Pacific Police Tattoo and Pacific Policing forum a success in enhancing Law enforcement agency co-operation
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 27, 2025
The inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo brought together more than 100 musicians from 9 police bands performing on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, following the Pacific Policing Forum in Port Moresby on Monday. Acting Prime Minister John Rosso has applauded...
Trump's cruelest immigration crackdown policies came from Australia
MSNBC
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July 27, 2025
Barely a week into his first term as president in 2017, Donald Trump found inspiration in an unlikely moment: a combative phone call he held with one of America’s closest allies. In his first-ever conversation as president with Australia’s...
PM Marape addresses PNG National Day at Osaka World Expo
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 21, 2025
Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape this morning officiated at the PNG National Day at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka where he underscored the close, enduring 51-year-old bilateral partnership of Papua New Guinea and Japan. At the National Day Grand...
FEATURE | The trembling of a leaf – Somerset Maugham and the Commission of Inquiry
The Fiji Times
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July 26, 2025
Australian judge David Ashton-Lewis, whose Commission of Inquiry report has produced something of a constitutional crisis, is said to love the writing of Somerset Maugham. That’s why he named one of his children after the British...
Top 10 world’s most safe and unsafe countries: India trails behind Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and even Iraq
The Indian Express
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July 24, 2025
Top 10 world’s most safe and unsafe countries: Travelling abroad today can often feel like stepping into a maze of uncertainty. But Numbeo’s latest “Safety Index by Country for 2025” offers a clearer picture of which countries are perceived to be...
Etcetera: Walla Wallan unites World War II-era letter with Marine Corps author’s relative
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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While sorting books for Walla Walla’s largest book sale scholarship fundraiser, Walla Wallan Kay Raddatz turned sleuth to return an 8-decade-old letter found in incoming book donations. Through many ins and outs, her dogged persistence yielded a...
Harper’s BAZAAR Australia’s Patty Huntington to attend Pacific Fashion Summit & PNG Fashion Week’s “Genesis” showcase in historic first
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 19, 2025
In a landmark moment for the nation’s creative industries and cultural diplomacy, Patty Huntington, one of the world’s most influential fashion journalists, will travel to Papua New Guinea this September to attend the Pacific Fashion Summit 2025...
Somerset motorcycle café lets visitors fill their tank with caffeine
SomersetLive
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July 26, 2025
A motorcycle café on the edge of Wells is celebrating its first birthday. Garage 6 was founded last summer by husband and wife duo Laura and Andy Bain and aims to combine their twin passions of bikes and brews. Since opening, the café has hosted...
Best eSIM for Australia in 2025
TechRadar Pro
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July 22, 2025
Australia is a major tourist and business destination, with over 7 million foreign visitors. When visiting Australia, you’ll need an internet connection to post those fun videos, keep in touch with friends and family, and generally stay connected...
Prime Minister Marape commends enduring US-PNG partnership at 249th US Independence Day reception
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 19, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape has paid tribute to the enduring partnership between Papua New Guinea and the United States of America, speaking at a reception yesterday hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby to mark the 249th anniversary of...
From cognac to corridors: The friendship that helped build a nation
Vanuatu Daily Post
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Some partnerships are written in official agreements. Others are shaped on verandas, during late-night fishing trips, over shared bottles of wine — and, sometimes, a forbidden bottle of cognac. In the early days of Vanuatu’s Independence, a...