Marshall Islands
Marshalls bans inbound travel to try and keep Covid-19 out
Small Pacific states continue to battle in different ways to ensure that Covid-19 doesn't enter their territories. Audio
Coronavirus: Marshall Islands bans incoming travellers for 14 days
The Marshall Islands has taken the unprecedented action of closing off all airline travel into the country for a two-week period in an effort to prevent importation of the Covid-19 coronarivus .
Marshall Islands patient tests negative for coronavirus
Laboratory tests for a suspected Covid-19 coronavirus case in the Marshall Islands have returned negative.
Suspected case of coronavirus in Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands has announced its first suspected case of Covid-19 coronavirus.
Fight for nuclear justice continues in the Marshall Islands
The fight for nuclear justice continues in the Marshall Islands where people have been gathering to call for the US to atone for its legacy of testing.
Marshall Islands prepares for coronavirus to come 'like a freight train'
The Marshall Islands is fast-tracking quarantine facilities and safety supplies to prepare for what authorities believe is an inevitable arrival of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Sth Korean vessel faces illegal fishing charges in Pacific
A South Korean-flagged longline fishing vessel was charged on Friday with five counts of fishing in Marshall Islands waters without a valid license.
US police conduct 'criminal investigation' into Marshallese death
Washington State Police are close to completing a criminal investigation into the shooting of a Marshallese man by an officer.
Marshall Islands bans overseas govt travel over coronavirus
The Marshall Islands has issued an indefinite ban on all international travel by government employees and elected leaders to reduce risk of importing the coronavirus.
Dengue fever outbreak claims two more lives in the Marshall Islands
Two Marshall Islanders died from dengue fever this week at Majuro hospital emphasising the severity of the outbreak now in its eighth month.
Marshalls gets US medical team support with dengue treatment
With Majuro hospital wards overflowing with dengue fever patients, a US volunteer medical team has arrived to bolster the hospital's treatment programme.
FSM, Marshall Islands step up coronavirus travel bans
The Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands have strengthened travel bans in reaction to the coronavirus, writes Giff Johnson.
Marshalls' govt wants explanation over killing in US
The Marshall Islands government is seeking answers from US police after a Marshallese man was shot and killed by an officer in Washington state. Audio
Marshall Islands bans direct travel from China
The Marshall Islands issued a travel advisory Friday night banning travelers coming directly from the People's Republic of China, where the coronavirus originated.
Marshall Islands dengue outbreak: 'We're fighting a war here'
The hospital in Majuro is overflowing, its doctors exhausted, its wards strained, budgets withered, and no end in sight. Every day, dozens more patients are wheeled in to wait in corridors.
'Worse than ever': Ongoing dengue epidemic hammers Majuro
Five months after a dengue fever outbreak started in Majuro, the outbreak is getting worse.
Marshalls' President Kabua's inauguration set for Monday
The formal inauguration for the new government of thte Marshall Islands is set for Monday in Majuro, with heads of state arriving over the weekend to attend the ceremony.
New president for Marshall Islands
A son of the founding president of the Marshall Islands has been elected as the new head of state.
Voter turnout low in Marshall Islands national election
Voter turnout in the November 2019 national election in the Marshall Islands was the lowest in five elections.
PNG fisherman held in Majuro on murder charge
A Papua New Guinea national is being held in jail in the Marshall Islands to face a murder charge after allegedly beating a Kiribati fisherman on board a fishing vessel in Majuro's lagoon last week.