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UTOS: 14th Annual Ganeral Meeting for Unitholders
Samoa Global News
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June 20, 2025
The Unit Trust of Samoa held its 14th Annual General Meeting for Unitholders at the TATTE Convention Centre on Thursday, 19th of June 2025. The meeting was well attended by unitholders attending in person and via the online platform provided. The...
Five to watch on Scotland's tour of the Pacific
BBC
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July 1, 2025
Image caption, Will Darcy Graham have a point to prove after missing out on Lions selection? Andy Burke BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter The gaze of the rugby world is on Australia this summer as the British and Irish Lions take on the...
Royal train to be scrapped after two-day trip costs £45,000
The Times
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The King will decommission the royal train as the royal household prepares to spend £100 million of public money to finish work on Buckingham Palace.Newly released accounts show that the royal family received £86.3 million last year, the same...
Regional judicial symposium underway
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
The judicial Symposium 2025 got underway on Wednesday at the Pacific Forum Agency Fisheries (FFA) Conference Centre. It brought together Chiefs Justices from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu, alongside other senior...
King Charles to retire iconic Royal Train that was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 30, 2025
The train, introduced in 1977 and powered by biofuel, will be retired next year due to rising costs. King Charles is set to retire the late Queen Elizabeth’s cherished Royal Train after decades of service, as part of efforts to cut costs amid the...
Are The Royals Losing Money? King Charles Set To Discontinue 1840's 'Royal Train' To Cut Cost
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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July 1, 2025
KEY POINTS The end of the royal train marks a symbolic shift in royal tradition. Prince William's Duchy of Cornwall waives rents for grassroots charities. The Sovereign Grant will jump to £132 million by 2025, fuelled by windfarm profits. King...
King scraps Royal Train after JCB trip costs £44,822
Stoke-on-Trent Live
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July 1, 2025
The move is being seen as an example of the royal household applying 'fiscal discipline' in its drive to deliver 'value for money' The King is bidding the “fondest of farewells” to the royal train after a trip to JCB in Staffordshire cost more...
Royal train faces final whistle
London Daily Digital
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July 1, 2025
As part of the farewell, the Royal Train — comprised of nine carriages and typically pulled by hired locomotives — will tour parts of the UK before being retired A historic symbol of the British monarchy will soon reach the end of the line....
Royal family receives $180 million in public funding, newly released accounts show
Nine
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July 1, 2025
The British royal family's annual income will rise to £132 million (approx. $275 million) for the next two years, according to newly released accounts. The Sovereign Grant report shows that the royal family received £86.3 million (approx. $180...
Princess Kate and Prince William receive new power from King Charles
GB News
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June 30, 2025
King Charles has appointed the Prince William and Princess Kate as grantees of Royal Warrants, marking a significant expansion of their official duties. The new arrangement allows the Prince and Princess of Wales to grant warrants to companies...
2026 World Cup: Every team to have qualified
FourFourTwo
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July 1, 2025
Looking for every team to have qualified for the 2026 World Cup? Look no further. There is now less than a year until the action gets underway, with the United States, Mexico and Canada co-hosts for the 23rd edition of the planet's biggest...
Reinforcing the links between the law and Pacific fisheries' sectors
RNZ
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June 18, 2025
The Judicial Symposium 2025 opened on Wednesday in Honiara, bringing together Regional Chief Justices of Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Photo: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Justice experts and fisheries...
Historic First: SPBD Solomon Islands Businesswomen Awards
Tavuli News
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July 1, 2025
A groundbreaking milestone was achieved on the morning of Friday 27th June 2025, as SPBD Solomon Islands successfully hosted its first-ever Businesswomen of the Year Awards at St. Barnabas Cathedral Hall in Honiara. Organized by South Pacific...
Ocean Summit, Chaired By Costa Rica And France, Ends With Agreements But Without Clear Funding
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The UN ocean summit concludes Friday in Nice with progress toward better protecting the high seas, but without clear promises of funding. After bringing together some 60 world leaders, the meeting also closes with tougher...
Fesiligia e Toelupe le COLA $110 miliona ma le PELEGA $68 miliona a le HRPP
Samoa Global News
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June 18, 2025
Ua fesiligia e le Sui Taitaifono a le Faatuatua i Le Atua Samoa ua tasi le faatupeina o polokalame a le vaega faaupufai e Puipuia Aia Tatau a Tagata (HRPP). Ua lauiloa i le atunuu le folafolaina o le COLA a le HRPP, lea e faapea mai ai o le a...
King scraps Royal Train as full cost of monarchy and family is revealed
Wales Online
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July 1, 2025
New figures show how much the Royal Family cost last year - with prices for helicopter travel, foreign visits and running households Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 06:46, 01 Jul 2025Updated 06:46, 01 Jul 2025 The King is bidding the “fondest of...
International Filmmakers Touch Down For Doc Edge Festival 2025
Scoop
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Over 40 international filmmakers, producers, and film subjects are arriving in Aotearoa for the 20th anniversary of the Doc Edge Festival, and will available for in-person interviews and panels as their films make their world and international...
Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Kiwa Initiative
Talamua
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June 15, 2025
Photos by Benjman Ignace/ Australia is taking meaningful action on climate change – at home and in partnership with the region. Australia is proud to contribute to the French-led Kiwa Initiative as we collectively support the Pacific’s response to...
PACIFIC JOURNOS MEET CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, PRAISE CHINA
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Beijing, China – SIX Pacific Islands journalists met with the Director of the Pacific Island Division, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry on Foreign Affairs, Gu Xinqiang in Beijing and exchanged views within...
King Charles scraps Royal Train as Prince William supports his father’s latest move
GB News
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June 30, 2025
King Charles has decided to scrap the use of the Royal Train, a mode of transport used by the Royal Family since the reign of Queen Victoria Following decades of service, the current train is expected to be decommissioned in 2027 when its...