News - Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — A scheme by Chinese nationals with Marshallese citizenship to establish an investor haven on a nuclear test-affected atoll in the Marshall Islands — which nearly took down an elected government in 2018 —continues to reverberate in the Marshalls.

Guam Business Magazine is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2023 Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year. 

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — In the convoluted election process of the Marshall Islands, it often takes three weeks to get a final voting result. 

Moylan updates community in monthly briefing.

In a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Carola List, commander of Operational Logistics Command, the U.S. Coast Guard officially established U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam on Nov. 8, 2023.
 

MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS — The Marshall Islands expanded its footprint in the Western Pacific fishery in September and October to ramp up the tonnage of sustainably caught tuna supplied to Walmart. This western Pacific nation’s groundbreaking deal with largest retail company in the world is viewed by many Marshall Islands leaders as key to revitalization of a moribund local economy.

Capt. Nicholas Simmons, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam (CGFM/SG), led a delegation to the Marshall Islands on Sept. 18. The visit underscores Coast Guard Sector Guam’s strengthened role as the primary facilitator of the cooperative relationship between the U.S. Coast Guard and the RMI, reinforcing longstanding ties.

Associate Professor Kuan-Ju Chen, UOG, writes a Letter to the Editor

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — A new workers compensation law goes into effect Oct. 2 with the requirement that all employers in the Marshall Islands obtain insurance to cover worker injuries and medical care needed as a result of on-the-job injuries. Just days before it is implemented, Saipan-based insurance companies involved in potentially providing insurance for the worker compensation program have pushed back at greatly reduced rates.