News - Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — Minimum wage up, taxes down and launch of a universal basic income program for all Marshallese citizens in the Marshall Islands. These are the “low hanging fruit” that President Hilda C. Heine’s new administration plans to roll out in 2024.

The U.S. Air Force confirmed with the Journal that personnel at Andersen Air Force Base conducted a test launch of a live AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon hypersonic missile, or ARRW. 

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The ongoing decline over the past year in power reliability in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands, reached what seemed to be the peak of utility dysfunction with multiple, unexpected power outages in January — including some from 30 to more than 60 hours in duration.