Marshall Islands
"Rush" of internet activity in Marshalls after 3-week blackout
A three-week internet blackout in the Marshall Islanders has come to an end following the completion of repair work to the country's submarine cable. Audio
Marshalls secures funding for major solar energy project
The Marshall Islands looks set to cut its dependence on diesel following the approval of funding for a major solar energy project.
Marshall Islands internet restored
Full internet access appears to have been restored in the Marshall Islands just over three weeks after repair work began on the country's submarine cable.
One of the last Marshall islands navigators dies
Korent Joel, one of the last of a dwindling breed of traditional Marshall Islands navigators, has died at 68.
Marshalls buy more bandwidth to alleviate internet woes
Telecommunications authorities in the Marshall Islands have purchased more bandwidth to alleviate internet woes brought on by delays to repair work on the country's submarine cable.
Global arms control award for Marshalls and de Brum
The Marshall Islands government and its former foreign minister Tony de Brum have received an international award for their efforts on arms control.
Marshalls expects top tuna return in 2017
The Marshall Islands says it has sold almost all of its allocated fishing days for 2017, and is anticipating it will make a record $US23.9 million.
Marshall Islands experiencing Internet 'black out'
Marshall Islands access to the internet largely halted Wednesday night as repair work on a submarine fiber optic cable began.
Sport: Marshalls lifter wins gold
Marshall Islands weightlifter Mattie Sasser has capped off 2016 by winning a gold medal at the American Open in Orlando, Florida.
Marshalls birth numbers in continued decline
The capital of the Marshall Islands is on track this year for having the lowest number of babies born since the 1980s.
Marshall Is seats to be hotly contested
Politicians, traditional chiefs, and the public vying for seats in historic Marshall Islands constitutional convention Audio
Seats in Marshalls' constitutional convention to be hotly contested
More than 140 people have registered to run for 45 seats in next year's constitutional convention in the Marshall Islands.
Marshalls makes conservation commitments
The Marshall Islands has announced a plan to put some of its income from tuna towards conservation and climate adaptation.
Serious nutrition deficiencies in Marshall Islands children
Children in the Marshall Islands suffer from serious nutrition deficiencies, according to a recent survey of primary school students, which suggests why large numbers develop diabetes later in life.
TB screening programme underway in Marshall Islands
A mass tuberculosis screening program that could have global ramifications for control of the disease has been launched in the Marshall Islands.
Pacific free flu vaccine delivery stopped
United Airlines has discontinued the service of shipping free flu vaccines to the Pacific Islands.
Marshalls struggles with Majuro water pollution
Work is underway in the Marshall Islands capital Majuro to try and improve sewage disposal.
Tests show soaring pollution levels in Marshalls capital
Nine of 10 ocean and lagoon locations tested by the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority around Majuro are badly polluted. Audio
Marshalls' bans absentee votes by post
Legislation stopping voting by mail in the Marshall Islands has been passed - but not before a rare expression of concern from the country's Council of Chiefs.
PNA's new tuna canning training has 13 graduates
Thirteen participants from Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands gained certification for small-scale tuna canning operations following a one-week…
