Marshall Islands pushes back on ship registry criticism
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...
Bitcoin paradise? Briton creates ‘crypto utopia’ in South Pacific
By Rupert Neate'
For the past 12 years Anthony Welch and his partner Theresa have been living a Robinson Crusoe life alone on a...
Fijian Drua’s Super inclusion key to pathway push
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...
Moana Pasifika players test positive to COVID-19
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...
Blinken says U.S has a ‘long-term future’ in the Pacific Islands
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...
PNG eases travel condition
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...
Not a moment to lose, in race to meet Sustainable Development Goals: UN Chief Guterres
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...
Samoan seasonal workers take legal action against Australian employers
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...
99.9 percent of eligible population fully vaccinated in CNMI
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,...
Freely Associated States at centre of U.S disconnect
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 —...
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PNG Opposition accuses PM Marape of ‘deception’, demands defence force probe
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape’s government is under fire, with Opposition leader James Nomane alleging the Defence Force is being undermined and...
Solomon Islands AG advice questioned amid political standoff
Solomon Islands Office of the Attorney General (AG) is facing mounting scrutiny over its handling of the current political situation, with claims emerging that...
Vanuatu pursues climate justice at UN despite backlash
Vanuatu will renew its climate justice fight at the United Nations General Assembly with a draft resolution that was watered down after pushback from...