Marshall Islands
Marshalls see rise in mosquito-borne illness
A spike in the number of chikungunya cases in the Marshall Islands has prompted the Ministry of Health to issue repeated alerts on the radio about preventing the mosquito-borne illness.
Marshalls file appeal in case against nuclear powers
The Marshall Islands has filed an appeal in its case against the United States aimed at honouring its nuclear disarmament obligations.
US military to help rebuild national gym in Marshalls
A United States military engineering group is expected to begin work to renovate the national gymnasium in the Marshall Islands later this year.
Challenges facing the Marshall Islands
Tony de Brum is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the challenges facing his nation. The Marshall Islands lie just north of the Equator and is made up from two… Audio
Bikini people ponder settlement options
The Marshall Islands Bikinian community will gather this month to discuss more resettlement options - nearly 70 years after the islanders were evacuated from the atoll because of US nuclear weapons…
Bikini people want to move to US mainland
People from the Marshall Island atoll of Bikini say they want to move their population to the United States after decades living in exile because of nuclear testing.
Sport: Organisers ramp up entertainment for Oceania Wrestling Champs
The Oceania Wrestling Championships begin in the Marshall Islands on Friday and organisers are promising more than just top-level competition.
Sport: Big turnout for Oceania Wrestling Championships
Athletes from 16 Pacific nations have descended on the Marshall Islands to contest the Oceania Wrestling Championships in Majuro from Friday.
Fears for crew of fishing vessel near Marshalls
Monstrous waves kicked up by tropical storm Bavi may have sunk a longline fishing vessel that has been missing since last Thursday in the Marshall Islands.
Pitfalls addressed in Samoa passport scheme
An academic who's studied passport sales in the region says Samoa's citizenship investment plan appears to have addressed some common pitfalls.
Marshalls battered by tropical depression
In the Marshall islands, big waves and heavy rains have battered coastlines on Majuro Atoll and the southern Marshalls as a tropical disturbance over 300 kilometres south of the capital picked up…
Marshalls manslaughter charged upgraded to murder
The Marshall Islands Attorney General's office has charged a man with murder, just days after it withdrew manslaughter charges against him.
Nauru in Marshalls air talks
Nauru Airlines is in talks to provide services from the Marshall Islands to the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.
Marshall Islands marks 61st year since Bravo
The Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands Tony deBrum has admonished the United States for contInuing to deny access to historical records relating to the nuclear weapons of the 1940s and 50s.
Marshalls holds Taiwan boat for illegal fishing
A Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel is being held in the Marshall Islands until it pays a 500,000 US dollar bond or resolves illegal fishing charges filed in the local courts.
Marshalls High Court rules on MP eligibility case
The Marshall Islands High Court in a landmark case says naturalized citizens have a constitutional right to run as candidates for the Nitijela (parliament).
Israel to help Marshall Islands with water purification
Israel says it will donate a water purification vehicle to the Marshall Islands.
Marshalls poised to open telco market
The Marshall Islands parliament looks set to pass a controversial law that would open up the telecommunications market to competition.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 24 October 2014
NZ union backed charity educates Fiji workers; the Marshall Islands is hoping a new hospital will be built; broadband internet access should be in place in Solomon Islands by 2016; the Tongan… Audio
