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Shadowy exotic pet trade thrives in Pacific island nation
Digital Journal· 1 day agoThe Pacific’s Solomon Islands has become a key player in the global live animal trade, with foreign...
Video shows fiery small plane crash into WA waters near Orcas Island
The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle· 6 hours agoCrews responded to a plane crash in the San Juan Islands on Friday afternoon. Officials with the...
Honolulu to become ‘Sister City’ with Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Hawaii News Now· 10 hours agoIslands at a press conference Friday morning. The city says the agreement is “a testament to its...
A Pacific Island With Ties to Taiwan Was Hacked. Was It Political?
New York Times· 6 days agoPalau’s claims that China orchestrated the attack remain unproven. Palau, a clump of about 350 small...
Tokelauan artists share history of “blackbirding,” slave trade in Pacific at FestPAC
Hawaii News Now· 4 days agoMany Pacific islands were victims of the slave trade, with many island populations wiped out by...
House bill funds new tranche of Philippines, Taiwan military aid
Defense News via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoBoth the Philippines...Chinese aggression in the area. More recently, China put the pressure on...
An ethical – and safe – place to swim with whales
BBC News· 17 hours agoThe Islands of Tahiti have long practiced the ancient conservation custom of rāhui to help preserve their maritime spaces and species, including a...
Panama community pushed from Caribbean island by rising sea levels moves into new houses
WCBD-TV Charleston· 1 day agoISBERYALA, Panama (AP) — Hammocks began appearing this week in the doorways of 300 new houses built...
Has the shadow of Covid finally departed for travel?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoBy September, things got exotic, with quarantine mandatory from just seven Greek islands: Crete, Lesvos, Mykonos, Santorini, Serifos, Tinos and...
Americans Head to New Zealand and Leave ‘the Chaos’ Behind
New York Times· 23 hours agoThe Pacific island nation has become an object of fascination for some Americans who no longer want...