Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 22 – August 28, 2025 

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South Africa vs Australia streams: How to watch Rugby Championship 2025 live online from anywhere

Are the Wallabies back? There's only one way to find out. Australia pulled off the most stunning result of the year last week, coming back from 22-0 down – they'd touched the ball twice when the Springboks scored their first try, and one of those...

Band brings harmony to the Pacific

Department of Defence A deafening roar erupts as the Pacific Partnership Band plays the first bars of classic Papua New Guinean pop song Mt Lemina. Students at Lae Secondary School start dancing in front of the stage while a crowd of about 2000...

DanceFest to bring cultural performances to Chavez Park Amphitheater

Long Beach residents will have the chance to enjoy music, movement and tradition during DanceFest, a free cultural showcase on Aug. 16 at the Cesar E. Chavez Park Amphitheater. Hosted by the City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine...

‘Preserving traditional wisdom’: Dharma Realm Buddhist University hosts presentation on regenerative agriculture

Farmer-elders often continue the simple practices and traditions handed down to them by their forefathers – ways of caring for the land that in today’s quest for replicable crop yields and shelf-stable products has placed the emphasis on the...

Kapetalwa: A Cruiser’s Journey Through the Blue Frontier

Sailing canoes ply the lagoon waters off Lamotrek Island. These vessels sail hundreds of miles in open ocean between islands. Behan Gifford Come to our canoe house, and we’ll have kapetalwa. We’re being invited, but in Micronesia, kapetalwa can...

PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations

India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...

I visited every country in the world using only public transport and no planes - this is how much it cost me

A British adventurer has shared the extraordinary story of how he became the first person to travel to every country in the world without taking a single flight. Instead of hopping on planes, Graham Hughes, from Liverpool, used buses, trains,...

Homeland Cultural Center’s DanceFest returns next month with diverse performances

Diverse and cultural performances in dance, music and art will be showcased next month for the Long Beach community to enjoy. The Homeland Cultural Center’s “DanceFest” returns to showcase its cultural class offerings by different community...

$10.9M CTE Center to rise at MHS, groundbreaking held

Gov. David M. Apatang joins other CNMI officials, Education Commissioner Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho, Board of Education Chairman Aschumar Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong, BOE member Andrew L. Orsini, Northern Marianas Housing Corporation Chairwoman Merced...

Episode 4 Recap – Shoe’s Big Move

Three episodes down, and we’ve lost three huge players: two kings and a god. Australia’s under the control of a cutthroat princess, while the World has become an absolute matriarchy by a queen’s decree. It’s royalty on royalty violence this...

UPSC Key: Fiji-India relationship, Tourism sector and Salwa Judum

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Story continues...

23 teams set to compete in Mall Ball 3x3 Middle School Tournament

There are 23 teams set to compete this weekend in the Mall Ball 3x3 Middle School Tournament hosted by Micronesia Mall in partnership with Clutch Guam. The mall in a release Wednesday said slots are locked in for the second tournament of the Mall...

Ancient rice discovery in Guam reveals earliest evidence of rice in Pacific islands

CANBERRA/HAGATNA (THE JERUSALEM POST) — Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) identified the earliest known evidence of rice in the Pacific Islands at an ancient cave site on Guam in the Mariana Islands of western Micronesia. The...

Minamborae Michael Karapen also known as Michael Mexico, the beacon and founding father of weightlifting in PNG

By PISAI GUMAR It was a very historic day in the life of a young, stocky, and energetic Wabag man at Guam Naval Base, a US Territory, on 16th Sept 1975. A native Melanesian weightlifter, exhibiting bulging biceps among other Polynesian and...

Off the Grid: Sally breaks down Why Me?

There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Why Me? Constructor: Guilherme Gilioli Editor: Amie Walker What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle ARNOLD (23A: "The Neighborhood" star Tichina) The Neighborhood...

The world's 'last soccer team' takes the pitch in Springdale

Last week, the Marshall Islands men’s national soccer team played their first-ever match here in Springdale. Ozarks at Large’s Daniel Caruth was at the historic game and has this report. It’s a humid August evening as hundreds of people pack the...

Want To Fly On United Airlines’ Largest Aircraft? You’ll Have To Visit These 3 Hubs

Chicago-based United Airlines operates a fleet of more than 1,000 aircraft and currently has all its wide-body aircraft from American plane maker Boeing. With the biggest aircraft of all in the fleet, the Boeing 777-300ER. United operates 22 of...

Hyatt Centric to make Osaka debut in 2031

Hyatt Hotels has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has reached a management agreement with Kanden Realty & Development to bring the first Hyatt Centric hotel to the Japanese city of Osaka. Slated to open in 2031, the upcoming hotel will form part...

Palau ready to host Pacific Mini Games

Team Palau's Jezzlee Baiei competes at the Honiara Games in Solomon Islands. Weightlifting will be one of 12 sports at the Palau Mini Games next month. Photo: ONOC / Kirk Corrie Palau is ready to host the 2025 Pacific Mini Games. That's the...