About 200 gross grams of methamphetamine was found. Authorities say the street value is about $400,000. Four people were arrested on drug trafficking charges after two people tried to smuggle methamphetamine into Guam through a commercial airliner. [restrict] A magistrate report says that Breanne Scully acted strangely as she was passing through customs. During a […]
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Pacific island economies hit by global slump
Countries in the Pacific region will see economic growth sharply decline from 7.0 percent, recorded last year, to an average of 3.9 percent in 2016, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In its Pacific Economic Monitor of July 2016, the ADB attempted to put a positive gloss on the figures, claiming the region was […]
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Fiji flag will not change: PM Bainimarama
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has made a decision not to change the national flag. “It has been deeply moving for me as Prime Minister to witness the way Fijians have rallied around the national flag as our Rugby Sevens team brought home Olympic Gold for Fiji. And I know this sentiment is shared by […]
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UN health agency names Michael Bloomberg Global Ambassador on non-communicable diseases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today named Michael R. Bloomberg, former New York City mayor and philanthropist, as its Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). These diseases, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, and injuries are responsible for 43 million deaths each year – almost 80 per cent of all deaths […]
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Minister and Palau NOC SG Baklai Temengil featured in PACNEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO, 15 AUGUST 2016 (ONOC) –Palau’s Minister for Community and Cultural Affairs and Secretary General of Palau National Olympic Committee Mrs Baklai Temengil says Team Palau at the 2016 Rio Olympics is the “best ever.” “Here Team Palau has really progressed well, our swimmers they did all their best times. [restrict] “Shawn (Wallace) […]
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How Team USA found its dominance with blowout victory over Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO — During the fourth quarter of the Argentina-U.S. men’s basketball game, with the Americans’ lead bouncing between 25 and 28 points, the crowd here began going wild. First, it was the Argentinians who were singing and cheering, in part because that’s what Argentina basketball fans do and in part because the scoreboard […]