Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands health officials say their top priority is to prevent pregnant women from getting the Zika virus.

The Marshall Islands judiciary has been honoured with an appointment to the executive committee of the International Consortium for Court Excellence.

The Marshall Islands is looking to import blood, so as not to put pregnant women at risk of contracting Zika should they need an emergency blood transfusion.

The President of the Marshall Islands has declared a state of health emergency to push the country's response to the Zika virus into high gear.

A new report says sea bed mining in the Pacific would significantly benefit Papua New Guinea and the Cook Islands.

The Marshall Islands has 75 million US dollars worth of construction projects in the pipeline for funding by Japan, but communication problems have delayed them.

A large-scale solar project that would slash the need for diesel imports for power generation is being considered for the Marshall Islands

Most of the Marshall Islands can't hear the government radio station and people are getting fed up.

The Marshall Islands Health Department has confirmed its first zika virus case in the country.

The Marshall Islands has again been left out of a United Nations report for not providing the relevant data to the global body.

The Marshall Islands government has released subsidy funding to local copra producers in an attempt to clear an estimated $US300,000 backlog in payments.

The Marshall Islands has declared a state of emergency as authorities try deal with a severe drought that has gripped the country for months.

The Marshall Islands' newly elected president hopes to build on international awareness about the effects of climate change created by her predecessors.

The Marshall Islands' legal battle against the world's nuclear powers has inched forward after an international court announced dates for hearings involving India, Pakistan and Britain.

The Marshall Islands parliament has elected Hilda Heine as the country's new president, making her the first woman to head the government of an independent Pacific Island nation. Audio

The Marshall Islands newly elected president Casten Nemra has been toppled in a no confidence vote in Majuro this afternoon.

The Marshall Islands and Vanuatu are among eight countries which won't be able to vote at the United Nations General Assembly because they haven't paid their membership fees.