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Cuba: Protesters Detail Abuses in Prison
Human Rights Watch
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July 11, 2025
Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison, including beatings, solitary confinement, and lack of medical care. While some were released, they say they remain...
Independence group to use July 4 as way to promote political agenda
The Guam Daily Post
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Independent Guåhan will host its annual Na'lå'la' Freedom Fest this Friday, July 4, at The Lime, using America's Independence Day as an opportunity to discuss Guam's own path toward decolonization and political self-determination, according to the...
GCA board names Desiree Lizama president
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Contractors Association's board of directors has appointed Desiree Lizama as president of the association during this morning's board meeting. Lizama became interim president on Aug. 7, 2024, following the resignation of President James...
US seeking deep-sea miners interested in leasing American Samoa's seabed
The Pacific Island Times
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. is soliciting interest from prospective companies to lease American Samoa's seabed for deep-sea mining, amid a petition launched by advocacy groups seeking to halt the plan. There are only a few days left for the public to comment on the...
Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from...
Shenandoah Valley singer to release first album
Daily News-Record - Virginia
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July 9, 2025
Rebecca Porter and the Rhinestone Roses, a Shenandoah Valley band, will release its first full-length album on Aug. 8. The LP features a mix of country songs, Americana, southern rock, blues, gospel, folk and bluegrass. The group will also have a...
‘We Are Guardians’ Review: Leonardo DiCaprio Executive Produced This Simple but Galvanizing Documentary About the Destruction of the Amazon
IndieWire
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July 10, 2025
Executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the scattered but stirring eco doc “We Are Guardians” assigns itself the unenviable challenge of providing a small — yet broadly comprehensive — window onto one of the greatest environmental crises in the...
2025 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Ramon Marquez, Rice University (Jones)
Poets&Quants - California
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July 3, 2025
“Passionate retail executive fueled by curiosity, family and community — uplifting others while living life fully.” Age: 54 Hometown: Houston, TX Fun fact about yourself: I began my MBA 30 years after earning my undergraduate degree — it was a...
LETTER: Tourism perspectives from Korea, part 2
Pacific Daily News
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Guam is uniquely positioned to thrive in this niche tourism market, yet isn’t a major contender. Over 1 million Korean travelers visit Cebu in the Philippines every year, and over 100,000 do so for the purpose of learning English at one of Cebu’s...
Fisher representing Topasna in PUA fraud case, arraignment set for Friday
Pacific Daily News
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Attorney Thomas Fisher is stepping in to represent Matthew Topasna, one of seven defendants facing federal charges related to an alleged $1.9 million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud ring. Topasna is set to be arraigned at 11 a.m. Friday in...
License of alleged graduate from suspicious massage therapy school revoked
Akron Legal News
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DAN TREVAS Supreme Court Public Information Office Published: July 10, 2025 An Ohio appeals court found the state properly revoked the license of a massage therapist, who insisted she was trained at a defunct California school despite not being...
Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign
Croakey Health Media
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July 10, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...
GVB: Arrivals at 43.2% of 2019 levels, large military exercise could disrupt summer recovery
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s tourism industry is continuing its slow recovery, with year-to-date arrivals at 43.2% of 2019 numbers, Guam Visitors Bureau General Manager Régine Biscoe Lee told the agency’s board of directors Thursday. She also said a large-scale...
Duenas to Call Oversight Hearing In Light of Tenorio Corruption Case
Kandit News Group
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July 4, 2025
The chairman of the legislative finance committee, concerned by the federal government’s corruption case alleging federal funds were siphoned by the lieutenant governor’s family, said he will be calling an oversight hearing “at the appropriate...
30 GCA Trades Academy graduates celebrated
The Guam Daily Post
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Building “a stronger workforce for a stronger Guam,” the GCA Trades Academy celebrated 30 students who have earned certifications in high demand fields in the skilled labor industry. Since 2006, the GCA Trades Academy’s mission has been to build...
Hacking incident loses retirement fund $309K
The Guam Daily Post
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The Government of Guam Retirement Fund lost $309,000 in fiscal year 2024 due to a hacking incident, according to financial audit documents released by the Office of Public Accountability. According to a letter to the GGRF board from independent...
LETTER: Why do our people leave?
Pacific Daily News
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Every time someone leaves Guam to find a better job, go to school, or chase opportunity somewhere else, this island gets a little quieter. A little emptier. You might not notice it right away—the beaches still sparkle, the sunsets still stop you...
How to handle false allegations - Part 2
The Guam Daily Post
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To review, this is a series of columns in which I am addressing how to handle false accusations of domestic violence (or worse), especially if you are a husband and/or father. In Part 1, I laid out the “pit” I found myself in in May 2018 and how...
AK and UOG sign partnership to invest in future island leaders
The Guam Daily Post
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Atkins Kroll, Inc. Guam, an Inchcape Company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Guam to build a stronger, future-ready workforce and support the development of the island’s next generation of leaders. This partnership...
Official: Budget cuts mean New Hampshire spends less on public arts than all other states
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 3, 2025
Cuts to arts funding in the recently passed state budget mean that New Hampshire now ranks last among U.S. states and territories for public arts funding, spending less than Guam, arts officials said.Arts officials said they're worried that...