Marshall Islands
Marshalls air cargo crisis: Search is on for alternatives
The Marshall Islands government has been forced into making alternative air delivery options for everything from mail and medicines to fresh tuna and equipment for essential public services.
State of emergency declared in Marshall Islands after US grounds Micronesian air freight operator
The Marshall Islands President David Kabua has issued a state of emergency declaration to overcome the problems caused by the grounding of the country's cargo airline by the US.
Marshall Islands officials upset at EU tax blacklisting
The European Union has placed the Marshall Islands on its tax haven blacklist, surprising government officials in Majuro.
Crew's lucky escape as fishing boat sinks off Majuro
Twenty-two fishermen and a fisheries observer escaped with only the clothes they were wearing when a purse seine vessel sank off the Marshall Islands.
The state of play on the US Pacific compacts in 2023
Palau and the Marshall Islands have signed memorandums of understanding earlier this month for their third Compacts of Free Association, leaving only the Federated States of Micronesia to sign. Audio
Nauru Airlines ramps up frequency of flights
Nauru Airlines has announced it is bumping up its service to weekly starting the first week of January.
Pair plead guilty to conspiring to bribe Marshall Islands officials
Two naturalised Marshallese citizens have plead guilty to conspiring to violate the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in connection with a multi-year scheme to bribe Marshall Islands government…
Heavy out-migration underlines economic conditions in Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands had its highest-ever sustained out-migration over the past five years, according to a statistical report released earlier this week.
Preliminary census results in the Marshall Islands show poverty worry
Preliminary data released by the Marshall Islands government from its late 2021 national census indicates rampant poverty in the north Pacific nation.
Australian Foreign Minister visits Majuro, Nauru
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in the Marshall Islands this week to mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
UNHRC adopts resolution on Marshall Islands' nuclear legacy
We have suffered the cancer of the nuclear legacy for far too long and we need to find a way forward to a better future for our people says Marshall Islands representative to UNHRC.
Marshall Islands calls off talks after no US response on nuclear legacy plan
The Marshall Islands has pulled the plug on talks with the US aimed at finalising aspects of the Compact of Free Association, under which Washington provides its former colony with aid and assistance. Audio
Marshalls leader's stark warning to world on rising sea levels
The Marshall Islands president has warned that if the world does not act to save Pacific nations from rising sea levels then "there is really no United Nations at all."
Marshalls praised for Covid action, helps Chuuk with PaxLovid
The Marshall Islands has been praised by a United States Health and Human Services official for a "superb" response to Covid.
'Time to move on' as Marshalls drops three-year state of health disaster
The Marshall Islands has lifted its state of health disaster after three years, and opened its borders to normal travel.
Former president decries 'black eye' for Marshalls following bribery scandal
A former Marshall Islands President wants to know what the government will do about officials involved in a bribery scandal.
US extradites naturalised Marshallese citizens in alleged bribery scheme
Two naturalised Marshallese citizens have been indicted by the US Department of Justice on bribery charges.
As covid cases drop, Marshall Islands praised for 'unprecedented' response
United States-based medical doctors have praised the Marshall Islands for an "unprecedented" response to its first covid outbreak, as the positive case numbers declined dramatically this week after a…
Marshall Islands sees fast Covid spread
Marshall Islands' health authorities scrambling to stay on top of fast-moving Covid-19 outbreak.
Marshall Islands sees first Covid-19 spread
The Marshall Islands has lost its Covid-free status after tests confirmed six positive cases in the capital, the first known community transmission since the pandemic started in early 2020.
