(The Interpreter/Lowy Institiute)-- New Caledonia has four times more guns per capita than any of the island nations of the Pacific. Globally, the French territory also ranks third in the world for civilian gun ownership after Yemen and the United States. This is an anomaly in one of the world’s most peaceful regions – although New Caledonia has itself been one of the flashpoints for conflict.

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Nauru President David Adeang has defended the island nation's decision to reestablish relations with...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, it brought little damage. The catastrophe many feared would engulf the Pacific never came to be. The evacuations were, thankfully, an overreaction.