KAREN EARNSHAW Five years ago the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation received a huge boost in the form of a small group of British soccer fans and experts who had discovered that the Marshall Islands was “the last nation on Earth without a national soccer team.” Fast forward to this week and the Marshall Islands Soccer […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Walking through the main entrance of Majuro hospital Tuesday morning was an eye-opener with a full house of patients lined up to register to get medical assistance. Strolling along to the outpatient area and to the right the picture was a mirror image with virtually every seat occupied as residents waited to see […]
ABC Radio Australia hit the airwaves in Majuro at 7pm last Friday going live for the first time in over a decade with its 24/7 programs on 106.7FM. To mark the milestone development, Australian Ambassador Paul Wilson hosted a gathering at Wallaby Downs Friday evening that featured a countdown to the official opening of the […]
The Marshall Islands has joined a growing number of nations saying “no” to deep sea mining. At the Oceans Conference last week in Nice, France, President Hilda Heine announced that the RMI would join the countries calling for a moratorium on all deep sea mining, bringing the number to 37. Four other nations — Luxembourg, […]
Journal 6/18/1982 P1 Kwaj owners plan to occupy soonThis weekend Kwajalein landowners are planning to reoccupy their land being used by the Kwajalein Missile Range. A statement released by the Kwajalein Atoll Corporation office here said the occupation would take place sometime between Thursday and Saturday. The reason for the reoccupation is dissatisfaction with the […]
Journal 6/22/1982 P1 Sen. Henchi Balos charges RepMar shot Bikinians in the backBikini’s Senator Henchi Balos charged June 9 that the Marshall Islands government did not look after the best interests of the Bikini people in the final rounds of the Compact talks. He also said he was told by President Amata Kabua not to […]
It was that time of the day when the golden light brushes all it touches with a special aura. And so it was when four paddlers belonging to the Majol Canoe Paddling Club swished by Mobil and onwards to Matt Holly’s front yard and then Uliga Dock. The “Majol Men” belong to one of the […]
A graduation ceremony was held in Wotje on May 27 in honor of six individuals who completed their diplomas and degrees from the College of the Marshall Islands — including the first student on Wotje to receive her BA degree. College President Dr. David Newnham, in his address, referred to graduates as the heart of […]
The last time this particular lot at the MEC property in Delap was empty was about 45 years ago. This property housed the Marshalls Energy Company’s first power plant from its opening in 1982 until work began on its demolition in early 2025. The lot is being cleared to make way for a new power […]
A “game-changing” tuna loader arrived in Majuro and is now set up and ready for operations at the Pacific International Inc. dock. The equipment is specially designed to unload tuna from a purse seiner and funnel it through an extended conveyor belt into a freezer container at dock side. The equipment is expected to cut […]
