News - Marshall Islands

President Hilde C. Heine of the Marshall Islands opened the keynote address at the University of Guam’s 2025 Center for Island Sustainability conference with her personal story growing up in the Marshalls.

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The long-deteriorating former capital building of the Marshall Islands in Majuro is now being demolished.

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — After a month of funding uncertainty following the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. ambassador to the Marshall Islands assured island leaders that Washington has confirmed the Compact of Free Association funding will continue uninterrupted.

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.