News - Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The continuing dire power situation in Majuro prompted incoming President Hilda C. Heine — elected for a second term Jan. 2 after a four-year hiatus — to make power one of the top priorities on her new government’s agenda.

While acknowledging the right of the Republic of Nauru to pursue diplomatic relations with any nation of their choosing, the United States also said the Pacific nation’s decision is “disappointing.”