Mwinen Ko

It was established in 2010 (though the ABU and the government say it was established in 2009)^[4][5] with AusAID assistance and exclusively employs local staff.^[1] By early 2015, it was already in its 55th issue.^[4] Its active editor is Dominic Appi, who also works on Radio Nauru as a manager.^[6]

As of early 2017, an edition cost $1 at local retail outlets. Two other staff members at the newspaper at the time included Lilyann Taumea (advertising manager) and Cronisa Amwano (photographer and reporter).^[7] The milestone hundredth edition was published on 2 December 2021, the fourth to be issued digitally. By releasing digital issues, the newspaper surpassed issues that blocked the print publication for an unknown number of months.^[5]