The countdown is on for Newstead Live Music Festival 2026 on January 23-26. Organisers were putting the finishing touches to ...

The 1942 Battle of Santa Cruz, a key naval clash during the Guadalcanal campaign, was a turning point in the Pacific Theater ...

In the dead of night on July 6, 1943, U.S. and Japanese warships collided in the narrow waters of the Solomon Islands.

The Oceania region, including Australia, New Zealand, and the many islands and nations of the South Pacific, is a dream ...

The island of Kiritimati in Kiribati became the first place in the world to welcome 2026, kicking off global New Year celebrations.

There's been some tension in the Pacific family in 2025, with the Cook Islands and Aotearoa at loggerheads, and mixed reactions to Solomon Islands' decision to exclude external partners from the ...

On Jan. 4, 2021, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University was administered for the first time, to an ...

America’s interest in Hawaiian culture began during the last two decades of the 19th century and reached its peak during the ...

Dear Editor – Music is an important aspect of people’s life. In the Solomon Islands music is the life-partner of the local populace.  From church goers to home keepers, from market stall vendors to ...

A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary coastwatchers, killing more than 50 Japanese soldiers and providing ...

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A new collection of music from the remote African islands of Sao Tome and Principe is a revelation. This nation in the Atlantic Ocean doesn’t get a lot of attention, but as we hear in songs by bands ...