MAJURO, 02 MARCH 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY) — While escalating efforts to prevent contact with people from coronavirus hot-spots globally, the Marshall Islands is fast-tracking quarantine facilities and safety supplies for health workers to prepare for what health authorities believe is an inevitable arrival of the illness. “The World Health Organisation is telling us it’s great […]
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Call for U.S to do more to address nuclear legacy in Marshall Islands
AUCKLAND,17 JULY 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) — There is a call for the United States to do more to help the Marshall Islands, where it conducted nuclear weapons tests more than 60 years ago. A large-scale investigation has found extremely high levels of radiation still persist in much of the country’s north. The research from the […]
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David Kabua new RMI President
David Kabua is the new President of the Republic of Marshall Islands after edging out incumbent Hilde Heine with votes of 20 to 12 during the first RMI Parliamentary session yesterday. The 69 year-old veteran politician and former cabinet member, who is also the second son of the Marshall Islands first President Amata Kabua, became […]
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We must do more than simply offer our thoughts and prayers – Marshall Islands on the world stage at COP25
SPAIN, 13 DECEMBER 2019 (SPREP) — The Republic of the Marshall Islands, the smallest ever country to secure a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, will use that platform to fight for climate and nuclear justice. The Marshall Islands, one of the most vulnerable countries on Planet Earth, was represented during the High Level […]
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Marshall Islands Opposition poised to win election
MAJURO, 25 NOVEMBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC via Pacific News) —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 Opposition now appears to have an outright majority of 17, and possibly more as the country awaits the announcement of complete unofficial […]
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Heine safe, three incumbents face losing seat in Marshalls election
MAJURO, 21 NOVEMBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) —At least three senators in the Marshall Islands are on the brink of losing their seats as vote counting continues. On Majuro, David Kramer and Sherwood Tibon are behind in the count while seven-term Kwajelein senator Alvin Jacklick could also lose his seat. All three senators supported caretaker president […]