Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands has became the first independent nation in the Pacific region to begin Covid-19 vaccinations.

Fisheries revenue normally injects between 10 and 15 percent of the government's total annual revenue, but several factors in 2020 means this could fall significantly.

Marshall Islands police have destroyed over 635 kilogrammes of cocaine after the cache of drugs drifted into a remote atoll.

The latest drug charges in the Marshall Islands are spotlighting the country's cocaine problem, and authorities have two theories about how the narcotic comes to be washed up on their shores.

At least two Covid-19 vaccines are expected to go into circulation shortly and the Marshall Islands is lining up to obtain an early batch, possibly as soon as January.

The international airport in the Marshall Islands took on a festive air on Friday as a special charter flight arrived bringing several dozen workers and their families.

The first group of workers to arrive in the Marshall Islands since the border was closed in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic are scheduled to arrive today on a chartered Fiji Airways flight.

The new head of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement is to relocate to the Marshall Islands as part of her role. Audio

The last two repatriation groups arriving in the Marshall Islands from the US have three had individuals who tested positive after arrival.

Tuna transshipment activity in the Marshall Islands has picked up, but remains low compared to previous years, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the industry.

The Marshall Islands is reverting this week to Covid-free status following the medical declaration the US Army worker who tested positive two weeks ago is no longer contagious.

Six Pacific island countries have joined the United Nations Global Partnership for Education following the endorsement of their own plans for education.

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $US3 million dollars grant to improve access to safe water and sanitation in Ebeye.

A repatriation flight to the Marshall Islands went ahead despite community calls to keep the borders closed following the two confirmed cases of Covid-19 in quarantine.

The first positive cases of Covid-19 were confirmed among two US Army workers who arrived on the missile testing range in the Marshall Islands.

2020 could be a record year for Marshallese deportations from the United States with at least 33 Marshallese in detention awaiting the opening of borders for deportation.

The Marshall Islands says it's ready to work with Covid-19 free countries in the Pacific to create economic opportunities amid the pandemic.

The continued bullying and intimidation tactics by China must stop, says a senior Marshall Islands official. Audio