Marshall Islands
Marshalls postal voting legal challenge leaps first hurdle
A civil lawsuit filed against the Marshall Islands Chief Electoral Officer to restore postal absentee voting has passed its first hurdle.
Audit needed of Marshall Islands nuclear 'coffin' - Pacific Islands Forum
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum has called for an audit of a nuclear dome in the Marshall Islands which may be leaking, adding to mounting concern over the radioactive waste-filled…
Fishing boats collide in busy Marshalls harbour
A fishing vessel owned by Tri-Marine subsidiary, National Fisheries Development Ltd, nearly sank on Sunday after being rammed in Majuro harbour in the Marshall Islands.
Big plans for Majuro - the Pacific's busiest transhipment port
A major upgrade is planned for the Pacific's busiest transhipment port in the Marshall Islands.
New education initiative for Arkansas Marshallese
Marshall Islanders in the US State of Arkansas are to benefit from a dedicated new education centre.
Volunteer teaching group halts service in Marshall Islands
A United States-based volunteer teaching program that has served the Marshall Islands for 17 years wrapped up its operations this week as part of a worldwide review of its program.
Pacific allies voice support for Taiwan at WHO meeting
Taiwan's Pacific allies have rallied behind its bid to join the World Health Organisation, or WHO.
Climate change missing from Trump's Pacific meeting - analysts
Pacific analysts say a meeting between US President Donald Trump and the Freely Associated States has ignored climate change.
Marshalls boot out companies implicated in Russian scandal
Two Marshall Islands-registered corporations associated with what has been reported as possibly the "biggest money-laundering scheme in history" had their registrations revoked by the Trust Company of…
US reaffirms security ties with Palau, Marshall Islands, FSM
The United States has reaffirmed security cooperation with Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia after an historic presidential meeting.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 May 2019
The Cook Islands secretary of health, Josephine Herman, said the country is managing to contain the latest outbreak of dengue; The local government of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands has bought… Audio
Marshallese tourism project keeps skills and craft alive
The manager of Marshall Islands' Tourism says the One Island One Product initiative combines traditional skills with modern methods to boost tourism in the republic.
Bikini Atoll govt buys climate change bolthole land in Hawaii
The local government of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands has bought hundreds of acres of land in Hawaii as a climate change bolthole.
World Bank approves maritime funding for FSM, Marshalls
The World Bank has approved more than $US70 million in grants for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
Marshall Islanders file lawsuits to restore absentee voting
Marshall Islanders living in the United States have stepped up action to overturn a 2016 law passed by parliament eliminating the nation's postal absentee voting system.
Marshall Islanders lost at sea from Kwajalein
After several days of searching for two Marshall Islands men lost at sea from Kwajalein Atoll last week, the US Coast Guard has called off its search.
Mouth cancer predicted to rise in Marshalls due to betel nut chewing
The addictive properties of betel nut, especially when combined with tobacco, are leading to the pervasive use of the chewed substance in the Marshall Islands.
Marshall Islands opens diplomatic ties with eSwatini
The Marshall Islands has established diplomatic relations with eSwatini.
Marshall Islands sets goals for next four years
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has set out its development goals for the next four years in an agreement signed with the Pacific Community, or SPC.
US Senate to consider compo for Guam radiation victims
A bill introduced in the US Senate could see those exposed to nuclear radiation on Guam given compensation.
