Marshall Islands

The first extradition request by the US government for a Marshall Islander to stand trial in the United States has been authorised by the High Court in Majuro.

The Marshall Islands is on a record-setting pace for court intervention in domestic violence with more women coming forward to ask the country's High Court to protect them from abusive partners.

Members of the International Maritime Organisation are divided on proposed targets to cut the sector's greenhouse gas emissions.

A company based in Samoa and one in the Marshall Islands have their assets frozen for providing banned shipping services to North Korea.

The president of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine says building on the ingenuity of the Marshalls' outer islands women will be one of the keys for the country to cope with climate change.

The Marshall Islands Auditor General has raised concerns in parliament about government workers violating the law

A steady flow of women seeking court relief from domestic violence confirms that spouse abuse continues as a serious problem in the Marshall Islands.

European Union finance ministers have decided to remove the Marshall Islands from their blacklist of tax havens.

The head of the International Federation of the Red Cross will make his first visit to the Marshall Islands this week to meet officials with the global organization's newest member.

Drought in remote atolls of the Marshall Islands has prompted a visit from the the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO.

A disagreement between the Marshall Islands Combined Utilities Board and the ADB has put a major infrastructure project in jeopardy.

Government officials in the Marshall Islands have said the country plans to release its own cryptocurrency to serve as an official legal tender.

Today's leaders summit of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, or PNA, could herald a new era of cooperation in the Pacific's tuna fishery.

A summit next week in Majuro will bring together the leaders of the eight nations that control waters where most of the world's skipjack tuna is caught.

Marshall Islands and Fiji are among eight countries whose adherence to women's rights is being reviewed from this week by the United Nations.

King tides have been building in height since Thursday around the Marshall Islands, with ocean inundation anticipated today through Tuesday at peak tide periods.