News - Marshall Islands

Nauru Airlines added a Boeing 737-800F to its fleet for freight operations. The airline operates four Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft, and services to Brisbane, Honiara, Majuro, Nadi, Pohnpei and Tarawa. During the FAA’s downing of Asia Pacific Airlines to islands in Micronesia, Nauru Airlines began carrying cargo on routes in the region.

Facing a potential financial cliff Sept. 30, when the current 20-year Compact funding deal ends, with the prospect of no U.S. funding or federal grant access led the Marshall Islands to approve a disputed agreement signed in January that sets out funding amounts for this western Pacific nation.

A $3.6 million effort is being made to stop the spread of the brown treesnake. The species, which was accidentally introduced to Guam, has wreaked havoc on the local bird population and has caused multiple Guam Power Authority outages over the decades.  
 

Chief negotiators for Palau and the U.S. sat side by side at Palau’s capitol, Ngerulmud, and initialed the Compact Review Agreement on May 17.
 

The Marshall Islands Attorney General’s office said that following police raids of numerous businesses, which resulted in confiscation of dozens of gambling machines in Majuro in late April that criminal charges are expected to be filed in the near future.

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — Local residents and businesses discovered counterfeit $100 bills circulating on Majuro at the end of April.