Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands extends travel ban for another month
The Marshall Islands has extended its "total suspension of international travelers coming into the country via air travel until May 5.
Marshalls receives both non-coronavirus and Covid-19 aid
Despite global disruptions from Covid-19, Japan and Taiwan have provided non-coronavirus related aid to the Marshall Islands and the US has allocated funds to battle the pandemic.
Marshalls worried for seafarers caught up in Covid-19 restrictions
The Marshall Islands is encouraging countries to recognise and protect seafarers as key transport workers amid restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic.
Stranded in Paradise: Kiwi worker chooses to stay in Marshall Islands
A Kiwi NGO worker who has chosen to strand herself in the Marshall Islands says watching the Covid-19 pandemic unfold from the unaffected Pacific nation feels surreal.
Stranded in Paradise: Kiwi worker chooses to stay in Marshall Islands
A Kiwi NGO worker who has chosen to strand herself in the Marshall Islands says watching the Covid-19 pandemic unfold from the unaffected Pacific nation feels surreal.
Marshall Islands loses international air link after COVID-19 measures
The only international airline to service the Marshall Islands has suspended flights for at least three weeks after an incident associated with their COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions.
Marshalls enforces entry ban on grounded United Airlines passengers
The flight crew and 124 passengers on a regularly scheduled United Airlines Boeing-737 flight were not allowed off the tarmac in the vicinity of the plane after it experienced problems in Majuro…
Audit finds 'ineffective' oversight of Marshalls passport programme
A three-year audit review of the Marshall Islands government's passport programme has found "ineffective" management, with numerous internal control and compliance problems identified.
Marshall Islands health secretary makes no apologies over travel bans
The Marshall Islands health secretary is making no apologies for closing the country to all incoming passengers for two weeks, in an effort to buy time to ward off the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Marshall Islands makes no apologies for two-week travel ban
The Marshall Islands health secretary is making no apologies for closing the country off to all incoming passengers for two weeks to ward off the Covid-19 coronavirus. Audio
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.