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A Marshall Islands ship registry official has pushed back at criticism a U.S organisation lobbed its way as part of the announcement that the United States government is going to launch an “open” ship registry. The announcement late last month by the United States government that it plans to establish an “open” ship registry based in the U.S Virgin Islands...

By Rupert Neate' For the past 12 years Anthony Welch and his partner Theresa have been living a Robinson Crusoe life alone on a South Pacific island mostly untouched by humanity. Welch, a retired British property investor, hopes the tranquility will soon be shattered by 21,000 cryptocurrency investors he is trying to convince to move to his island and form...

After brokering a one-year extension to player pay deals on, Rugby Australia says their focus now shifts to progressing an expanded Super Rugby competition and developing vital pathways in the Pacific. Last Thursday, the Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) agreed on voluntary pay cuts with the governing body following COVID-19 disruptions since 2020. They extended the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for...

Moana Pasifika's introduction to the Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific has been postponed after seven players were confirmed as COVID-19 cases. All New Zealand based franchises have relocated to Queenstown for the start of the competition, with Moana Pasifika's opening round match against the Blues scheduled for Friday night pushed back indefinitely. The fixture was due to be the very first...

As the first U.S secretary of state to visit Fiji in 36 years, Antony Blinken wanted to make clear that jetting here to meet with Pacific island leaders was just the start of an expanding American presence. “We see our long-term future in the Indo-Pacific,” Blinken said at a news conference on Saturday night, standing next to Fiji’s acting leader....

No approval from the pandemic response controller will be required for international arrivals from Wednesday. Controller David Manning told The National that this meant passengers arriving from overseas would no longer be required to quarantine. These include passengers from India and the Philippines, he said. “However, this means all passengers will still need to show evidence at check-in of being fully vaccinated...

The President of the UN General Assembly convened the first system-wide meeting on Thursday, dedicated to galvanising action towards implementing the ground-breaking blueprint, known as Our Common Agenda, launched last year by the Secretary-General. “The well-being of people around the world, the health of our planet, and the survival of future generations depend on our willingness to come together around...

Two Samoan workers under the Recognised Seasonal Employers Scheme in Australia have taken legal action against their Australian employers for wrongful dismissal. The two workers sought assistance from a police officer in Brisbane as they feared speaking up against their dismissal. With so many issues currently surrounding the seasonal workers in Australia, the police officer contacted the Samoan Government Ministry responsible...

As of Thursday, 10 January 2022, roughly 99.9 percent of the eligible population in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI), or 43,047 individuals, had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to figures provided by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. During a U.S Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources meeting earlier this month to examine the state of the U.S...

There is an ongoing and remarkable disconnect in the American political world. Multiple studies, think tanks, academics and political pundits, and U.S Congress people — from left leaning Democrats to rightwing Republicans — all agree on one thing: The Marshall Islands and the other Freely Associated States or FAS are key to United States security and the U.S government needs...