MAJURO, 18 MAY 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY) — As hard drug use has escalated in the Marshall Islands, government leaders are expressing increasing concern over the problem, with Justice Minister Kessai Note announcing formation of a drug task force earlier this week in a parliament session. In what may be a first for the Marshall Islands, […]
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World Bank US$2.5 million support for Marshall Islands’ COVID-19 response
MAJURO, 20 APRIL 2020(WORLD BANK) —The World Bank has approved a US$2.5 million emergency project for the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) to support the country’s fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus). The grant will provide rapid support to better prevent and respond to the threat posed by the coronavirus and support longer term systems strengthening for […]
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Marshall Islands, Pohnpei have suspected Covid-19 cases
MAJURO, 19 MARCH 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY)— Both the Marshall Islands and Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia announced they each have one “person under investigation” or PUI for the coronavirus Covid-19. The person in the Marshall Islands is currently being quarantined at the U.S. Army Garrison, Kwajalein Atoll, while the person in Pohnpei was […]
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Taiwan’s foreign trade promotion group conducts first biz mission in Palau
A Taiwanese foreign trade promotion company, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), brought delegations from Taiwan’s biggest firms to conduct a four-day trade and investment mission in Palau that kicked off yesterday, August 12. TAITRA Vice Chairman Suo-Hang Chuang said that this is their first mission in the country and in Micronesia. The company […]
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World War II Pacific battlegrounds now site of US-China tug of war
MAJURO,12 AUGUST 2019(AFP)— Pacific islands that were key World War II battlegrounds but largely neglected for the past 30 years are now back in the spotlight as China challenges traditional US supremacy in the region. Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, whose territories stretch thousands of kilometres across the Pacific, have […]
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US opens ‘COFA’ negotiations with Palau, 2 FAS
United States (US) Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced that the US has begun the negotiation to extend the expiring Compact of Free Association (COFA) agreements with the Freely Associated States (FAS) of Palau, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). In a joint press conference with the presidents […]