Gov. Ralph DLG Torres was elected chairman of the Pacific Basin Development Council during the first day of the Western Governors Association in Kohala Coast, Hawaii. PBDC is a regional non-profit organization that advances economic and social development in the Pacific Islands....

Acting governor Victor B. Hocog directed all U.S. and CNMI flags in the Commonwealth to be lowered to half-staff in honor and as a mark of respect for the passing of former President George H.W. Bush. The 41st U.S. President died last Friday in his home in Houston, Texas. He was...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa—Delegate Aumua Amata (R-A. Samoa) released the following statement last Thursday in honor of veterans for the 73rd anniversary of V-J Day, or Victory in the Pacific: “On Sept. 2, 1945, the world celebrated the end of World War II, and the Allied forces...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will lead a high-level U.S. government delegation to the 30th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Session on Sept. 4, 2018 in Nauru. After the forum, Zinke’s delegation will visit Papua New Guinea to meet senior officials in advance...