For much of the 20th century, phosphate mining was Nauru’s golden ticket. It was discovered in the early 1900s and was ...

For decades the economy of Nauru was dominated by phosphate, a sought-after material used in fertilisers, after the discovery ...

Nauru, a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, was once the wealthiest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita, with its ...

In return for an undisclosed sum of money, Nauru’s government has “agreed” to grant 30-year visas to an initial three victims ...

THE world’s former richest island per capita has gone bust after its residents splashed out on supercars and corruption ran rife. The fall from grace suffered by the oval-shaped country of Nauru ...

To help meet the cost of moving about 10,000 residents from low-lying homes menaced by rising sea levels and floods, the ...

The island country is known for its idyllic scenery, with a coral reef, white-sand beaches and swaying palms, but also has a ...

There were reports of luxury cars like Ferraris and Lamborghinis being imported, even though the island had few proper roads ...

World’s Richest Island: We have witnessed how the discovery of the black liquid, oil, changed the fortunes of the countries ...