Journal 10/26/1982 P1 KAC says good news from WashingtonStatement of Kwajalein Atoll Corporation Chairman Ataji Balos: “The news we bring with us, we believe, is good. For the past three weeks, we have been in Washington, DC in meetings with top officials of the US Defense Department, as well as President Amata Kabua and Attorney […]
Five local high school students will represent the Marshall Islands an international robotics competition later this month. The Majol Matrix robotics team is getting ready for the FIRST Global Challenge in Panama from October 27 to November 2. This international robotics competition brings together student teams from over 190 countries to collaborate, compete, and innovate […]
Marshallese Lina Harry and Raelin T. Bing are in Busan, Republic of Korea to participate in the 2025 IMO-ITCP Global Onboard Training Program. Lina graduated with a Certificate of Completion Rating Forming Part of a Navigation Watch in May 2025 from the College of the Marshall Islands Maritime Vocational Training Center. She is currently working […]
Ground was broken for the start of construction of the new Nitijela building earlier this month. President Hilda Heine honored the leaders past and present who had used the previous Nitijela for decades. While she said the nation was saddened by the fire that destroyed the Nitijela in August, the government was moving ahead to […]
WILMER JOEL Emotions were running high as the Ralik-Ratak men’s softball championship game got underway on Monday between Lae and Namo. The highly-anticipated game began with a tense atmosphere, as both teams traded five consecutive tie scores. Frequent strikeouts, fly outs, and groundouts kept the score deadlocked, leaving the outcome completely uncertain with Lae ahead […]
Journal 10/15/1982 P1 Kwaj getting ready to celebrateReports from Ebeye say that Senator Imada Kabua is telling the Kwajalein people that there is tentative agreement between the US and Kwajalein landowners for payments of $13 million per year and a 30-year term for US lease fo the Kwajalein Missile Range. Other reports say Senator Ataji […]
Miss Marshall Islands Claret Chong Gum had the honor of participating in the first-ever Miss Micronesia pageant in Nauru last week and came away as the First Runner Up. Miss Kiribati Atiterentaai Rinimarawa was crowned at the end of the pageant as the first Miss Micronesia. Claret was supported by a large support team that […]
Hailed as a game-changing technology for the tuna industry in the Marshall Islands, a tuna loader was officially handed over to the tuna industry and port services company Pacific International Inc. (PII) last Thursday. The new equipment is a major step forward in the RMI’s efforts to bring more value from the multi-billion-dollar tuna industry […]
WILMER JOEL An emerging social media star is making waves on TikTok with his comedic content and engaging videos. Matthew Jor, of the Ri-Kwajalein clan, has become a popular influencer on the platform, with over 5,200 followers and 81,800 likes. Most of his followers, according to him, are female and Marshallese residing in the islands. […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Commerce “shot two birds with one stone” by hosting two ceremonies the same day. The first event last Thursday was the handover ceremony of the new “state-of-the-art” x-ray machine at the Amata Kabua International Airport. The machine will allow Customs and Quarantine officers to scan all passenger luggage for […]
