2020 in the Marshall Islands
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Events in the year 2020 in the Marshall Islands.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Hilda Heine (until January 13) David Kabua (from January 13)
- Speaker of the house: Kenneth Kedi
Events
[edit]Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- 24 January – The country issued a travel advisory that required any visitors to the country to have spent at least 14 days in a country free of COVID-19.[1]
- 1 March – A previous travel ban was extended to China, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Iran.[2]
- 18 March – All incoming international travel was indefinitely suspended, as well as some intra-island flight services, as a result of the pandemic.[3]
- 14 September – It was announced that President David Kabua and the leaders of Palau, Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia will be hosting an in-person meeting. President of Nauru Lionel Aingimea said the leaders agreed to attend Palau's Independence Day on October 1 as the five Pacific countries remain free of COVID-19.[4]
- 17 December – Marshall Islands police find a 5.5-meter (18-foot) fibreglass boat at Ailuk Atoll with 649 kilograms (1,430 pounds) of cocaine worth an estimated USD $80 million. This is the largest drug bust in Marshall Islands history.[5]
Deaths
[edit]See also
[edit]- COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands
- 2020 in Oceania
- 2019–20 South Pacific cyclone season
- 2020–21 South Pacific cyclone season
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, Giff (25 January 2020). "Marshall Islands bans direct travel from China". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Giff (1 March 2020). "Marshall Islands prepares for coronavirus to come 'like a freight train'". RNZ. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Two more cases confirmed in Guam". Radio New Zealand. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Palau to host in-person Micronesian leaders summit". RNZ. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Record cocaine haul found on 'ghost boat' in Marshall Islands". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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