Journal 5/18/1982 P1 Young vandals break into bottling plantThe TASC bottling plant was broken into May 16 around 10am. The perpetrators were aged from eight to 12 and they caused a great deal of mayhem before the back door of the plant was nailed shut. The police were called and they said they would come […]
An up and coming musician from Chuuk, Rex Hetiback, held a concert at Jittak En club the other week. The night was successful except the artist was missing one of his slippers. So the artist posted a one-liner on social media asking Majuro where his slipper went. Post went viral for a while before it […]
It’s obviously not unusual for the carrier ship Fong Kuo #818 to have a purse seiner alongside. But after zooming in on the bow of the mother ship and the aft section of its smaller mate it was discovered that the seiner had a name like no other: New Canoe. We’re giving an elephant stamp […]
The Majuro Looj Club’s goal is to educate children in the traditional methods of trolling for Looj tuna in the lagoon, with a particular focus on the revered and rare fish formally known as the Pacific Bonito and locally as Looj. If the May 3 Looj Tournament is any indication, the Majuro Looj Club is […]
GIFF JOHNSON In an unprecedented referendum result, six of seven constitutional amendments received over the 67 percent needed for approval. In contrast, during multiple past constitutional amendment referenda, only two amendments had been endorsed by a two-thirds majority, with the vast majority failing to gain traction for adoption. The only changes endorsed by voters in […]
Journal 5/11/1982 P1 Utrik to go PVSenator Donald Matthew announced recently that Utrik Atoll has received a favorable response from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for cost sharing on a photo voltaic (solar) power system for his community. The 16 kilowatt system would provide for lighting, refrigerators, and a few community washing machines. The […]
The Australian Andrew Gurruwiwi Band visited multiple Majuro schools in addition to public performances when it was in Majuro last month. The “very successful” visit included performances at the College of the Marshall Islands, Laura Elementary/High School, Majuro Cooperative School, Delap Elementary School, Life Skills Academy and Majuro Middle School, said Kallan Phillips, the second […]
The non-communicable disease situation in Marshall Islands was declared a “crisis” based on a 2018 hybrid survey which revealed many alarming statistics. The survey showed high numbers of people with high blood pressure, heart disease, certain cancers and diabetes was at an all-time high. Another unsettling statistic included evidence that obesity in young children was […]
Greenpeace was recognized prior to departing the RMI by President Hilda Heine and the National Nuclear Commission. Representatives of Greenpeace joined the President and her Cabinet ministers for a meeting last week before Greenpeace’s vessel Rainbow Warrior set sail Sunday from Majuro lagoon. The Rainbow Warrior spent six weeks touring atolls in the RMI in […]
In her Constitution Day speech last Thursday, President Hilda Heine put her finger on a point that goes to the heart of the nation as it marked 46 years of constitutional government. After outlining many positive developments in recent times, she commented on the heavy outflow of Marshallese to the United States. “The critical question […]
