Marshall Islands

In the Marshall Islands, Covid vaccinations for commercial fishermen are being ramped up and expanded.

The testing of a solar powered outboard engine for a locally-built catamaran in Majuro this week is part of a large-scale sustainable ocean transport program underway in the Marshall Islands.

In fewer than six months, the number of domestic violence complaints lodged with the Marshall Islands High Court is already double the number of cases in all of 2020.

Roman Cress began competing in athletics when he was 11 years-old and first represented the Marshall Islands at the 1999 South Pacific Games in Guam. Audio

The Marshall Islands launched Covid-19 vaccinations for commercial fishermen temporarily in port Majuro - possibly the first Pacific island to vaccinate fishermen.

Tuna transshipment activity has begaun to rebound in the marshall islands after the government eased quarantine rules.

A powerful Pacific island fisheries bloc opened a multi-million dollar, four-story headquarters in the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands parliament recognises US commander for supporting the goverment's Covid-19 response.

The Marshall Islands has issued a plea for help and a call to action at the US Leaders Summit on Climate Change.

The Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Casten Nemra says his country's people have no intention of relocating due to sealevel rise.

Opinion - Pacific Islands countries can't survive without the shipping industry, and yet cannot survive with the contributions it makes to climate change, writes Albon Ishoda.

The Marshall Islands has halted usage of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine following a directive from the US Centers for Disease Control.

Nearly 75 percent of adults in the Marshall Islands' main towns have received their first dose of the vaccine to protect against Covid-19.

A co-ordinator for the Marshallese community in the US state of Arkansas says they are delighted with the level of take up of Covid-19 vaccines there.

A one million dollar loan fund to stimulate participation of Marshallese women in business may finally see the light of day in the coming months.

The Marshall Islands has dramatically increased the number of citizens being repatriated, while reducing mandatory quarantine requirements.

The Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands are calling for higher levies on Greenhouse Gas emissions by the shipping industry.

The man at the centre of Micronesia's departure from the Pacific Islands Forum says leaving puts them in good stead to help re-shape the regional body. Audio