By Monique Taylor The scheme tests whether microstates can sustain widespread cash transfers, with the Pacific watching on. MAJURO, 09 DECEMBER 2025 (THE INTERPRETER)—The Republic of the Marshall Islands is embarking on one of the world’s most ambitious experiments in universal basic income (UBI). Beginning on 26 November 2025, the government introduced a nationwide UBI […]
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Micronesian nations agree to a regional ocean planning
Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and the Republic of the Marshall Islands have agreed to be part of a commitment to use Marine Spatial Planning to achieve 100% management of the ocean. “The marine spatial planning will occur in individual jurisdictions but we work together to meet and define regional goals,” reported MAFE Minister […]
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First Marshall Islanders return home after nearly three months
MAJURO, 29 MAY 2020 (RNZ PACIFIC) — Two Marshall Islanders who drifted at sea for 42 days and seven others have returned home, the first people allowed into the republic since a March travel ban was enforced to ward off Covid-19. They were greeted on arrival by authorities wrapped in full-body personal protection equipment and […]
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Five Marshall Islanders safe after nine-day drift
MAJURO, 04 MAY 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY)—Five Marshall Islanders who survived a nine-day open ocean drift are reported safe after their small boat floated into a remote atoll Thursday. The group, which reportedly includes an 11-year-old boy, left Majuro Atoll 21 April for Arno Atoll, about 15 miles to the east. It usually takes less than […]
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ADB announces $6 Million grant to help Marshall Islands combat COVID-19
MANILA, 23 APRIL 2020(ADB)—The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced the release of a US$6 million grant from its Pacific Disaster Resilience Programme (Phase 2) to help finance the Government of the Marshall Islands’ response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A state of emergency was declared in the Marshall Islands on 07 February […]
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Marshall Islands on edge about Covid-19
MAJURO,13 APRIL 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY) — Although the Marshall Islands has no confirmed cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Marshall Islands residents are increasingly on edge about the possibility of its introduction despite a government ban on inbound travelers. The container vessel Kota Hakim, which came from Lautoka, Fiji, was given an exemption from the 14-day […]