News - Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — A once-iconic Marshall Islands government building that commanded the attention of all who passed by or entered will soon be demolished.

The Marshall Islands Towing and Salvage Co., a subsidiary of Pacific International Inc., deployed its tug LT-804 on Jan. 22 to assist the container ship Maersk Saltoro, which was adrift approximately 550 miles west of Pohnpei due to main engine issues while en route to China. Before rendering assistance, LT-804 stopped in Kosrae to pick up four technicians.

Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands share special relationships with the U.S. through the Compacts of Free Association.

The effect of the announcement that President Donald Trump has suspended all U.S. foreign assistance program for 90 days is as yet unknown for programs in Micronesia.

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — An upstart fisheries business initiative from the Marshall Islands has seen the volume of tuna on Walmart shelves grow exponentially since its launch in 2022.

Nobel Prize-winning former President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29.