Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands push for better tuna data
Despite millions of pounds of tuna transshipped through Pacific island ports, nobody has a precise count of the tonnage.
Ocean thermal energy conversion picks up momentum in Pacific
A renewable energy system that uses ocean water is scheduled to move from 45 years of experimentation to seeing the world's two largest ocean thermal facilities installed in the Pacific and Caribbean.
Marshall Islands ramps up measles prevention
With measles spreading throughout the Pacific region, the Marshall Islands has stepped up its prevention campaign.
Is Marshallese voluntary out-migration a global model?
Most Marshall Islanders living in their home islands say that job opportunities, education, medical needs or family visits are the reasons that they leave to the United States.
Over 200 evacuate as ocean swells flood Majuro Atoll
About 200 people evacuated their homes in the capital of the Marshall Islands on Wednesday after big waves caused ocean inundation around the low-lying atoll.
Unseasonal tides flood Marshall Islands
About 200 people had to be evacuated in the Marshall Islands on Wednesday as an ocean swell flooded the capital, Majuro. Audio
Marshalls' nuclear legacy: Country's oral history at risk
The nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands is having a lingering effect on the handing down of the country's oral history. Audio
Marshalls' Opposition poised to win election
Unofficial election results from the Marshall Islands show that the balance of power has shifted from President Hilda Heine's government to the Opposition.
The impact of nuclear testing on Marshall Islands' orators
The nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands is having a lingering effect on the handing down of the country's oral history. Audio
Marshalls election: Lobbying and horsetrading predicted
More than a month of lobbying and horsetrading lies ahead in the Marshall Islands, as results from this week's election flow in.
Ukraine and the Marshall Islands agree on visa-free travel
Ukraine has reached an agreement with the Marshall Islands for visa-free travel.
'People want justice': Marshalls' fury over nuclear information US withheld
The caretaker president of the Marshall Islands says it's unconscionable that the United States kept secret key information about its nuclear tests for decades. Audio
Heine safe, 3 incumbents face losing seat in Marshalls election
At least three senators in the Marshall Islands are on the brink of losing their seats as vote counting continues.
Incumbents under threat in Marshalls' preliminary results
Vote counting and tabulation of results is progressing well in Marshall Islands with all the regular votes cast in the capital Majuro now counted.
Major upsets on the cards for Marshalls' election
Vote counting and tabulation of results is progressing well in Marshall Islands with most of the regular votes cast in the capital Majuro now counted. Audio
Early returns show Majuro incumbents losing
With over half of Majuro votes tabulated, unofficial results suggest three of the five Parliament incumbents on the Marshall Islands' main atoll are in danger of losing their seats.
Massive voter turnout in Marshall Islands elections
Polling stations are closing in the Marshall Islands elections, with counting expected to start later tonight.
Postal voting to return after Marshalls' election
After the Marshall Islands national election concludes on Monday night, a system for postal absentee ballot voting will return to the republic.
Exclusion of postal votes protects integrity - Marshalls' President
The Marshall Islands President says a court decision ruling out postal voting by overseas citizens will protect the integrity of the voting system.
Marshalls' president yet to decide on pursuing second term
The president of the Marshall Islands says she's yet to consider whether she'll have another go at becoming president. Audio