Oil was discovered close to where I grew up in Oil Creek Pennsylvania in 1859, but it was the Spindletop oil geyser that blew oil out its derrick in Texas 1901 that changed the world forever and with it an industry was born. The United States changed rapidly over the next 20...

HONOLULU —The U.S. Coast Guard and AMVER crews rescued three mariners who had been missing for several days 200 miles northwest of Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, Friday. At 1 p.m., the motor vessel Woobong crew located the skiff with three men aboard outside of the designated...

The Marianas Golf Association is inviting members and avid golfers to join the 1st Festpac Golf Tournament on April 16 on the west course of the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort. This is a fundraising tournament for the benefit of the CNMI delegation to the 12th Festival of Pacific...

NADI, Fiji—Recognizing the importance of a consultative approach to the topic of  deep sea minerals, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, in collaboration with the European Union Deep Sea Minerals Project, recently held a regional workshop in Fiji on environmental management...