NEW YORK (AP) LeBron James powered into the lane for his latest assault on the rim and a former teammate made an ultimately useless attempt to stop him. “I should have just gotten out of the way,” Joe Harris said. Might as well. There’s no way right now to defend James even by staying in […]
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PSF celebrates Senior Citizens
Palau Softball Federation & Division of Parks & Recreation presents “Forever Young” Masters Tournament In celebration of our Senior Citizens and their special day, we encourage our leadership, hamlet legislators to SPONSOR a “Forever Young” Mens Masters Team. WHEN: May 3rd,4th & 5th, 2018 [restrict] WHERE: MEYUNS SOFTBALL FIELD Age Requirement: 45 Years & Up […]
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Service members, civilians join forces at 2018 Guam Leadership Symposium
by Lt. Lauren Spaziano, USN – TUMON, Guam (March 24, 2018) – More than 250 Guam service members and civilians joined forces in attending the 2018 Guam Joint Leadership Symposium (JLS) at the Dusit Thani hotel in Tumon, Guam, March 23. Guam service members from the Armed Forces and National Guard joined civilians from different […]
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Controversial PNG lawyer seek Constitutional redress
PORT MORESBY, 26 MARCH 2018 (POST COURIER) — Controversial Papua New Guinea lawyer Paul Paraka has applied to the courts using a section in the constitution that has not been used to imprison Ministers, members of the task force sweep, head of state agencies and banks to 10 years imprisonment for a breach of his […]
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Cook Islands killer disease alert
RAROTONGA, 26 MARCH 2018 (COOK ISLANDS NEWS) — Cook Islands authorities are keeping a close eye on border control in the wake of an outbreak of life-threatening meningococcal disease in Fiji. The Cook Islands has previously recorded cases of the disease, which affects the brain and can cause death. In Fiji, up to 105 people […]
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Samoa MP rejects land plan
APIA, 26 MARCH 2018 (SAMOA OBSERVERS) — Samoa Member of Parliament for Vaimauga Sasae, Sulamanaia Tauiliili Tuivasa, has rejected a plan to allow foreign investors to use customary land lease as mortgage to borrow money from the bank. He is worried that the loophole gives investors room to manipulate local land Owners, which could potentially […]