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Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals Declined in July 2025

State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism · August 28, 2025

Posted on Aug 28, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: August 28, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in July...

Owner: American Government

State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

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Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
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Artemis Fine Arts reels in hefty $393K at auction of antiquities & tribal treasures from Santa Fe’s Ralph T. Coe Center

EIN Presswire · September 15, 2025

Proceeds from the 380 lots consigned by the Coe will benefit the nonprofit’s Rehoming Program for repatriation and future care of cultural art BOULDER, CO, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On August 22, Artemis Fine Arts...

Visitor Arrivals and Expenditures Increased in May 2025

State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism · June 30, 2025

Posted on Jun 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: June 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in May...

Owner: American Government

State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

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CEO Insights Cook Islands Report

EIN Presswire · January 29, 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, January 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- CEO Insight has just released its latest Cook Islands Special Report, offering an in-depth analysis of how this South Pacific jurisdiction has become a world-class centre for wealth...

Pacific Learners Complete Japan Study Tour on Early Warning Systems to Combat Disaster Risks

UN International Training and Research Center · November 22, 2024

The Pacific learners began their studies on 11 November 2024 in Hiroshima, with a lecture at Hiroshima University on the effect of climate change in the form of tropical cyclones. They visited the Hiroshima City Torrential Rain Disaster Memorial...

Owner: United Nations

UN International Training and Research Center

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Year Founded	1963
Website	unitar.org
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Publication Location	Switzerland, Geneva

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Tourism Off to a Positive Start for 2025

State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism · February 27, 2025

Posted on Feb 27, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: February 27, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 792,177 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...

Owner: American Government

State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

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ADB, Cook Islands Enhance the Resilience of Rarotonga Airport Operations

Asian Development Bank · December 13, 2024

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $2 million grant agreement with the Government of the Cook Islands to boost support for an ongoing project, which is improving Cook Islands resilience to...

Owner: Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank

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Owned By	Asian Development Bank (Japan & U.S. Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1966
Website	https://www.adb.org/
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Publication Location	Philippines, Manila

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ADB, Cook Islands Sign $30 Million Loan for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Development

Asian Development Bank · December 18, 2024

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Cook Islands have signed a $30 million loan agreement to support the Cook Islands in building resilience and spur sustainable growth. The...

Owner: Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank

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Owned By	Asian Development Bank (Japan & U.S. Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1966
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Highlights from the People, Planet, Prosperity Project Country Pilots: Philippines and Sri Lanka

Asian Development Bank · March 26, 2025

Description As part of the People, Planet, Prosperity Project (3Ps), ADB worked with the Stanford University’s Natural Capital Project to co-develop natural capital approaches in ADB member countries to directly inform policy and investment...

Owner: Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank

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Owned By	Asian Development Bank (Japan & U.S. Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1966
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Publication Location	Philippines, Manila

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ADB Appoints Emma Veve as Director General for Pacific

Asian Development Bank · February 3, 2025

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 February 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department (PARD), where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion....

Owner: Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank

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Year Founded	1966
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How China became a wedge between New Zealand and the Cook Islands

The New Zealand Herald · September 18, 2025

Even after the two countries’ leaders met face to face last week at a regional forum, there has been no sign of a breakthrough. “It was a serious change when they entered those arrangements with China, and we knew nothing of it,” New Zealand’s...

Owner: New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)

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Owned By	New Zealand Media & Entertainment (Spheria Asset Management, James Grenon & Pinnacle Investment Management Group, Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1863
Website	www.nzherald.co.nz
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Access Type	paid
Publication Location	New Zealand, Auckland
Owner Country	New Zealand

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Pacific quarantine-free travel expands

Pacific News Service ·

One-way quarantine-free travel to New Zealand will be extended to include Nauru, Tuvalu and American Samoa, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Health Aupito William Sio announced today. “I am pleased to announce that from 11.59 pm 27...

Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd

Pacific News Service

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Owned By	The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd (Kora Nou President)
Year Founded	2014
Website	https://pina.com.fj/
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	Fiji, Suva
Owner Country	Fiji

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UNICEF blames global childhood obesity epidemic on trend toward ultra-processed foods

Yahoo News ·

Key Points A new UNICEF report finds that more school-age children are now obese than underweight, with 188 million affected worldwide. Rates of childhood obesity have more than tripled since 2000, driven largely by ultra-processed foods replacing...

Owner: Apollo Global Management

Yahoo News

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Year Founded	1996
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Publication Location	United States, New York, New York City
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Pacific Resort Hotel Group Celebrates Finalist Nominations in2025 Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards

Infonews NZ ·

Pacific Resort Hotel Group is honoured to announce that all four of its properties have been named finalists in the 2025 Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards. The nominations recognise excellence in visitor experiences, customer care,...

Owner: Fraser Mills & Peter Hodge

Infonews NZ

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Owned By	Fraser Mills & Peter Hodge
Year Founded	2006
Website	www.infonews.co.nz
Domain Registration Year	2006
Access Type	open
Publication Location	New Zealand,
Owner Country	New Zealand

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U.S moves to reinvigorate Pacific partnership with big pledges in Port Moresby

Talanoa 'O Tonga · September 18, 2025

The United States has rolled out a sweeping package of economic, security, and health commitments to Pacific Island nations, signalling what it calls a “reinvigorated” partnership with the region. At a U.S-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) roundtable in...

Owner: Kalafi Moala

Talanoa 'O Tonga

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Year Founded	2021
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Publication Location	Tonga,
Owner Country	Tonga

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Pacific countries review impact of biosecurity capacity building programmes

Pacific Community (SPC) ·

Biosecurity officers from across the Pacific met in Fiji recently to review the impact of biosecurity training programmes delivered under the Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation through Economic Integration in the Pacific (SAFE Pacific) project...

Owner: Pacific Community

Pacific Community (SPC)

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Year Founded	1947
Website	https://www.spc.int/
Domain Registration Year	2001
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Publication Location	New Caledonia, Noumea
Owner Country	New Caledonia

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This Weekend Sees The Year’s Second And Final Solar Eclipse

Forbes ·

Topline A deep solar eclipse will occur at sunrise as seen from the Southern Hemisphere this weekend. In the wake of a partial solar eclipse in North America on March 29, skywatchers in New Zealand, Antarctica and the South Pacific who get up...

Owner: Integrated Whale Media Investment & other shareholders

Forbes

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Year Founded	1917
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Owner Country	Hong Kong

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Baby Proteas ready and excited ahead of Junior World Cup

OFM ·

The team has been preparing in England ahead of the tournament – the first to be staged in eight years. On Thursday, South Africa will play another warm-up match to fine-tune ahead of their opener on Saturday. They will face the Cook Islands in a...

Owner: Neoclis Efstathiou

OFM Radio

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Year Founded	1986
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Publication Location	South Africa, Bloemfontein
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Cook Islands will be ready to host Forum Leaders meeting in November: PM Brown

Pacific News Service ·

By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair Mark Brown says preparation are well underway for the upcoming Forum Leaders meeting in November. Brown told Pacific journalists in Seoul, the Forum Leaders Meeting is a...

Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd

Pacific News Service

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Owned By	The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd (Kora Nou President)
Year Founded	2014
Website	https://pina.com.fj/
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Publication Location	Fiji, Suva
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Spar baby Proteas compete on the global stage

George Herald · September 18, 2025

The team has settled well in Gibraltar and put in a few training sessions ahead of their opening match on Saturday against Barbados. Precious Mthembu, head coach of the Spar Baby Proteas Photo: David Thabo Rantho NETBALL NEWS - The Spar Baby...

Owner: Group Editors Co Ltd

George Herald

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Year Founded	1881
Website	www.georgeherald.com
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Publication Location	South Africa, George
Owner Country	South Africa