Marshall Islands
Pacific anti nuke campaigners call for continued vigilance
Campaigners for a nuclear free Pacific say they still need to be vigilant because the region is becoming increasingly militarised. Audio
Marshalls urges US to help it combat human trafficking
Marshall Islands says the US should criticise less and help more with the country's human trafficking problem.
Marshalls demands US re-think on trafficking listing
A U.S. Government report claims the Marshall Islands is one of the worst in the world for human trafficking.
Hopes for more resettlement options for Bikini Islanders
More resettlement options could be available to Bikini Islanders if new legislation is passed in the US.
PNG and Marshalls at bottom of human trafficking report
Papua New Guinea and the Marshall Islands have received the worst ranking in a United States government report on human trafficking. Audio
Pacific US Army base education program faces possible elimination
US Army schools in Marshall Islands could lose funding as a result of an ongoing review.
Hopes trafficking report will spur action in Marshalls
Hopes new Marshall Islands government will have greater political will to combat human trafficking.
Marshalls, PNG rank poorly in US human trafficking report
The Marshall Islands and PNG are the worst ranked Pacific in the latest US human trafficking report.
Drought-hit Marshall Islands to get relief
The remote regions of the Marshall Islands are receiving much needed relief this week after being hit by drought conditions since late last year. Audio
Drought relief begins for outer Marshall Islands
A Marshall Islands government vessel loaded with tonnes of drought relief has headed out to 10 remote atolls and two outer islands.
Programme to boost disaster and climate resilience
A series of projects to strengthen resilience to disasters and climate change have been launched this week.
Call for accountability over poisoned Marshalls fish
A Marshall Islands Senator says there needs to be accountability for the contamination of fish around Kwajalein Atoll which could threaten a major local food source. Audio
Contaminated fish risk hard to avoid for Marshallese near US base
A Marshall Islands environmental agency says it is hard for people not to eat fish that may have been contaminated by the US missile base on Kwajalein Atoll.
Marshalls call for study of US military base pollution
A senator from Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, David Paul, says chemical contamination of fish there is 'a public health concern of epic proportion.'
More cocaine washed ashore in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands police say 18 kg of cocaine has washed up on Enewetak Atoll, the former United States nuclear weapons testing site.
No damage after fishing vessel pulled off Majuro reef
A large Taiwanese fishing vessel was successfully pulled off a reef in the Marshall Islands capital, Majuro, late on Friday, over a week after it ran aground.
Marshalls' hit with pink eye epidemic
An epidemic of conjunctivitis has hit the Marshall Islands, with 290 cases reported on Majuro Atoll last week.
Police trained to deal with gender violence
Police from around the region have gathered in Pohnpei for a workshop aimed at improving how they deal with gender violence and discrimination against women.
Rescued Kiribati sea-drifters arrive in Marshalls
Four men from Kiribati who were rescued after nearly a month at sea have arrived in the Marshall Islands and are awaiting repatriation this weekend.
Marshalls govt seeks to avert pension fund collapse
The Marshall Islands government is looking at ways to prevent the collapse of the country's pension fund.
