In BP Trial, Justice is Blind

10 February 2012, 10:04 am

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier handed down a yummylicious treat for lawyers representing BP in lawsuits stemming from the Deepwater Horizon spill.... Read More »

A woman alone in the Marshall Islands, Part 1 of 3

9 February 2012, 5:41 pm

One of the joys of cruising is meeting the disparate and intriguing globetrotters who journey, each for their own reason , to the far reaches of the world.... Read More »

This Day in Naval History - February 01

1 February 2012, 7:15 pm

2003 - Space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry on mission STS-107. Cmdr.... Read More »

Liveblogging World War II: February 1, 1942

1 February 2012, 12:50 pm

On January 2, Nimitz's staff recommended strikes against the Gilberts and Marshall Islands, but Vice Admiral William S. Pye - former commander of the Battle Fleet - raised the possibility of Japan expecting Samoa to be reinforced.... Read More »

United will fly nonstop from Honolulu to Washington Dulles

31 January 2012, 12:42 pm

United Continental Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that United will begin flying nonstop between Honolulu and Washington's Dulles International Airport in June.... Read More »

Pangelinan introduces resolution to appropriate $3.2 million...

27 January 2012, 2:43 am

Sen. Ben Pangelinan, chairman of the committee on appropriations, introduced a resolution that expresses the Guam Legislature's expenditure priorities of Compact Impact Act funds in Fiscal Year 2012, and it includes $3.2 million worth of repairs and renovations to Untalan Middle School.... Read More »

NuSTAR Shipped to Vandenberg Ahead of March 14 Launch

26 January 2012, 7:59 am

NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Tuesday to be mated to its Pegasus launch vehicle.... Read More »

Marshall Islands New Parliament Commits To Promoting Service

25 January 2012, 8:36 pm

Speaking on behalf of the President at the opening of the Induction Seminar, Minister in Assistance to the President, Senator Tony de Brum, made a strong statement calling on Senators to use their parliamentary term to progress the country's national development priorities.... Read More »

PREL accepting applications for Pacific Teacher Scholarship

25 January 2012, 7:02 am

HONOLULU, Hawaii -Pacific Resources for Education and Learning is now accepting online applications for the Pacific Teacher Scholarship Program for Academic Year 2012-2013. The application deadline is April 1, 2012.... Read More »

Fishermen rescued after 9 months adrift

24 January 2012, 11:53 pm

Three Mexican fishermen who disappeared in the Pacific Ocean nine months ago have been rescued nearly 8,000 kilometres from their home, saying they survived by eating seagulls, drinking rainwater and reading the Bible.... Read More »