(MENAFN) Australia has begun deporting foreign detainees to Nauru under a contentious new agreement with the small Pacific island nation, sparking widespread criticism from rights groups and opposition lawmakers. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke...
(MENAFN) Australia has committed to a US$1.6 billion payment over the next 30 years to relocate hundreds of migrants to the remote Pacific island of Nauru, according to government officials who disclosed financial details of a previously...
The Kingdom of Tonga and TMC’s subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement, updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2021 The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga welcomes the new agreement which will...
In a landmark move to safeguard its cultural and natural heritage, Nauru held its first national consultation meeting on the World Heritage Convention with the support of UNESCO. A dynamic interactive session on 23 May 2025 brought together...
The Government of Nauru and TMC’s subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2017 The President of Nauru welcomes the new agreement which will ensure that...
Following last week’s Executive Order, ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, TMC USA has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two exploration licenses and one...
Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the 1970s, the United States Congress passed...
PALM BEACH, Fla., March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - The mining industry's increasing focus on sustainability and responsible practices is influencing nickel mining. Companies are adopting environmentally friendly...
TMC and PAMCO have successfully demonstrated the production flowsheet for its initial commercial production using a 2,000-tonne sample of nodules collected during TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.’s 2022 test mining, at PAMCO’s commercial...
Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments,...
Foreign national detainees are being deported from Australia as the nation strikes a controversial deal with the island of Nauru. The tiny nation has received its first migrant from the Commonwealth country and Australian Home Affairs Minister...
Australia begins deporting members of the NZYQ cohort to Nauru under a secretive $2.5 billion, 30-year deal. Australia has officially begun implementing its controversial $2.5 billion agreement with Nauru to deport members of the so-called NZYQ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Australia has begun transferring immigrants to the remote Pacific island nation of Nauru under a controversial agreement signed earlier this year, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, as...
SYDNEY - Australia has started ferrying immigrants to the barren Pacific nation of Nauru under a contentious deal inked in 2025, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Oct 28. A cohort of around 350 immigrants – many of them convicted of serious...
SYDNEY, Oct 28 — Australia has started ferrying immigrants to the barren Pacific nation of Nauru under a contentious deal inked this year, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Tuesday. A cohort of around 350 immigrants—many of them convicted of...
Just a few months after explaining his government's decision to rekindle diplomatic ties with China, Nauru President David Adeang has been re-elected unopposed in the country's recent election. Nauru's parliament met on Tuesday to discuss the...
The newly re-elected President of Nauru, David Adeang has officially announced his Cabinet on Thursday, unveiling a team tasked with steering the Pacific Island nation through an important chapter of its development. The swearing-in ceremony,...
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during a round table with oceans' specialists at the Lisbon Oceanarium, in Lisbon on June 30, 2022, as part of the UN Ocean Conference. A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering...
The East New Britain Initiative (ENBi) is gaining momentum as a transformative platform to maximise economic, social, and employment benefits from the Pacific tuna industry. Speaking at the 9th Pacific Tuna Forum in Nadi, Pacific Islands Forum...
By Pacific Island TimesNews Staff Nauru’s citizenship-by-investment program has started attracting more foreigners seeking alternative home countries amid global conflicts, according to an official from the Pacific island nation. Edward Clark, CEO...
