Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands has pulled out of a Pacific regional Covid vaccine program because a steady stream of vaccines from the US government.

The Marshall Islands must withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to maintain its integrity, according to senior opposition MP David Paul.

MPs in the Marshall Islands parliament have called for re-evaluating, but not dropping, ties to the Pacific Islands Forum amid a growing split at the regional body.

The governments of Australia and Japan are funding two major law enforcement developments in the Marshall Islands.

A fisheries initiative has been launched in the Marshall Islands that aims to identify how the western Pacific nation can expand its involvement in the "value chain" of the tuna fishery.

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.