Marshall Islands

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

The first group of Marshall Islanders from a location with widespread Covid-19 could be repatriated later this month.

The tagging of over 6,000 tuna in the central Pacific over the recent weeks is being hailed for the data it will provide to ensure accurate assessments of stocks.

One of the largest ever Japan development projects for the Marshall Islands will inject nearly $US17 million to expand Majuro's water storage capacity by 40 percent.

The past six months have seen over a dozen reports to the Marshall Islands Auditor General's office of theft from and abuse of government offices.

A doctor in America's northwest Arkansas is cautiously optimistic they are on top of the Covid-19 threat in the local Marshallese community.

The Marshall Islands is continuing to wrestle with an outbreak of dengue fever, 14 months after it initially hit.

Police in the Marshall Islands have confiscated three kilogrammes of cocaine that were brought into Majuro from a remote outer island.

The Marshall Islands has suspended non-essential outbound air travel in the wake of skyrocketing coronavirus infections in Hawai'i and Guam.

There are fears that a drop in fisheries revenue in the Marshall Islands could be more than the $US4 million initially forecast.

There are hopes in northwest Arkansas in the US that they have got on top of Covid-19, which has had a disproportionate impact on Marshall Islanders living there.

The repatriation of Marshall Islanders continues to be considered despite mounting cases of Covid-19 in Hawaii and Guam, the two principle points of departure for flights there.

Plans to repatriate Marshallese civilians stranded in the United States are pressing ahead as the repatriation of military personnel continues.

At least 70 Marshallese have died in the United States mainland from Covid-19, according to a report complied by the Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Momentum is developing behind efforts for renewed attention to lingering problems related to the US nuclear weapons testing programme in the Marshall Islands.