Marshall Islands
Marshalls monitors group given Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The Marshall Islands has halted usage of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine following a directive from the US Centers for Disease Control.
Three quarters of urban Marshall Islanders get first Covid jab
Nearly 75 percent of adults in the Marshall Islands' main towns have received their first dose of the vaccine to protect against Covid-19.
Most elderly Marshallese in Arkansas now vaccinated
A co-ordinator for the Marshallese community in the US state of Arkansas says they are delighted with the level of take up of Covid-19 vaccines there.
Taiwan fund for Marshallese women set to finally launch
A one million dollar loan fund to stimulate participation of Marshallese women in business may finally see the light of day in the coming months.
Marshalls increases repatriation numbers, readies vaccine
The Marshall Islands has dramatically increased the number of citizens being repatriated, while reducing mandatory quarantine requirements.
Marshall and Solomons urge carbon tax for shipping industry
The Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands are calling for higher levies on Greenhouse Gas emissions by the shipping industry.
Marshall Islands leading the region with vaccinating its people
A year on from Covid-19's arrival in the Pacific, the Marshall Islands is leading the region in having its people vaccinated. Audio
What next for Pacific regionalism?
The man at the centre of Micronesia's departure from the Pacific Islands Forum says leaving puts them in good stead to help re-shape the regional body. Audio
Marshalls leads Pacific's Covid-19 vax charge
The Marshall Islands is leading the Pacific's Covid-19 vaccine charge and is expected to have its adult population inoculated by end-June. Audio
Marshalls follows Palau, FSM in initiating Forum withdrawal
The Marshall Islands has launched the process for officially ending its membership in the Pacific Islands Forum.
Marshalls drops Pacific regional Covid vaccine program
The Marshall Islands has pulled out of a Pacific regional Covid vaccine program because a steady stream of vaccines from the US government.
Marshall Islands opposition member calls to leave Forum
The Marshall Islands must withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to maintain its integrity, according to senior opposition MP David Paul.
Marshalls MPs call for re-evaluating, not dropping, ties to Forum
MPs in the Marshall Islands parliament have called for re-evaluating, but not dropping, ties to the Pacific Islands Forum amid a growing split at the regional body.
Australia, Japan fund law enforcement in Marshall Islands
The governments of Australia and Japan are funding two major law enforcement developments in the Marshall Islands.
EU backs fisheries 'value chain' initiative in Marshall Islands
A fisheries initiative has been launched in the Marshall Islands that aims to identify how the western Pacific nation can expand its involvement in the "value chain" of the tuna fishery.
Marshalls first independent Pacific nation to launch Covid vaccines
The Marshall Islands has became the first independent nation in the Pacific region to begin Covid-19 vaccinations.
Marshall Islands fisheries revenue expected to drop 20 percent
Fisheries revenue normally injects between 10 and 15 percent of the government's total annual revenue, but several factors in 2020 means this could fall significantly.
Marshall Islands destroy record cocaine haul
Marshall Islands police have destroyed over 635 kilogrammes of cocaine after the cache of drugs drifted into a remote atoll.
US nuclear testing legacy lingers in the Marshall Islands
During the 1940s and 50s the US detonated 67 nuclear bombs on, in and above the Marshall Islands as part of its Cold War nuclear testing programme. The Marshall Islands are two chains of 29 coral… Audio, Gallery
Cocaine prosecutions multiply in Marshall Islands
The latest drug charges in the Marshall Islands are spotlighting the country's cocaine problem, and authorities have two theories about how the narcotic comes to be washed up on their shores.