Marshall Islands
Passenger service for Majuro resumes after three-month hiatus
United Airlines resume passenger service to Majuro following the completion of emergency renovation work at Amata Kabua International Airport's main terminal.
Skyrocketing prices hit Marshall Islands
Fuel prices have hit another milestone in Marshall Islands adding an exclamation point to the prices for imported goods that have skyrocketed since last year.
US blocks release of mental health funds for Marshall Islands
US funds for essential Marshall Islands mental health-related programmes are still on hold more than a year after the US Health Department launched an investigation.
World Bank plan to improve Marshall Islands' urban areas
The World Bank has approved a new project to strengthen the climate resilience, safety, and livability of urban areas of the Marshall Islands.
Marshalls launches big child health intervention
The Marshall Islands is rolling out a major intervention in an attempt to help parents improve the health of their young children. A high-rate of malnutrition and growth stunting among children has…
'It's a struggle': Inflation hits Marshall Islands
Fuel prices hit US$7 per gallon in Majuro this past week, a milestone for prices of imported goods that have skyrocketed since last year.
Marshall Islands gets largest number of Covid border cases
Covid-19 testing of Marshall Islanders in managed quarantine saw the largest number test positive for Covid-19 since managed repatriation started nearly two years ago.
Marshall Islands telecom service hit by cyber attack
When internet systems in the Marshall Islands went on the blink in mid-March, it wasn't immediately clear what was causing the rolling outages.
Marshalls President calls for Forum ‘peace’
The President of the Marshall Islands David Kabua says he does not want the Micronesia area nations to pull out of the Pacific Islands Forum.
Call to seize yacht linked to Putin and Marshall Islands
Russia's Anti-Corruption Foundation has called on Italy to seize a superyacht owned by a trust company in the Marshall Islands as part of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Marshall Islands study: Concern raised over long-ignored nuclear contamination
A new scientific report suggests that the radioactive element strontium 90 is a more significant contamination factor in the northern Marshall Islands than has been acknowledged to date by the US…
Marshall Islands media icon leaves a lasting legacy
Micronitor News and Printing Company founder Joe Murphy moved the goal posts of freedom of press and freedom of expression in the Marshall Islands by establishing an independent newspaper that today…
Call in US Congress to acknowledge impact of nuke tests on Marshalls
Three members of the United States Congress have introduced a resolution to recognise the legacy of US nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.
Marshall Islands remembers devastation of nuke tests
The Marshall Islands is today remembering those affected by nuclear testing in their country.
Marshall Islands looks to relax Hawaii quarantine, ramps up Covid vaccines
The head of the Marshall Islands government's National Disaster Committee is hopeful the government will adopt a reduced quarantine policy for people coming to the Marshall Islands starting next…
Forum rump given one last chance - Whipps
The president of Palau said the pause on Micronesia's pending withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum is the last chance for leaders in the south to set things right.
Puna set to go to heal Pacific rift
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna, is set to leave the post after just 18 months to try and repair a rift in the organisation.
Marshall Islands pushes back on ship registry criticism
A Marshall Islands ship registry official has pushed back at criticism a US organization lobbed its way as part of the announcement that the US government is going to launch an "open" ship registry.
Freely associated Pacific states at center of US disconnect
The Marshall Islands and the other Freely Associated States are key to US security but there's an ongoing and remarkable disconnect in the American political world.
Deportation dilemma for Marshall Islands
A total of 218 Marshall Islanders were deported from the United States in the eight years prior to the country's border lockdown when the Covid pandemic hit in early 2020.