EVE BURNS Reporting from Palau The first resolution aimed at putting sea level rise at the top of the international agenda will be introduced at the United Nations later this month. The development is being championed by President Hilda Heine and the RMI government. “This is the first time that we’ve done that, and I […]
Journal 8/26/1983 P1 Thomsen to arrive for voteDeputy US Representative to the Micronesian Status Negotiations Samuel Thomsen is to arrive here September 3 and stay until after the Compact vote on September 7. His trip here is termed, “orientation.” P3 Workshop finishedA workshop to deal with the developing problem of juvenile delinquency ended August 24 […]
Canvasback is in the Marshall Islands and, as usual, are weaving their medical magic. This time around, the teams are covering dental and eyesight. The mission officials provided the Journal with details from both clinics: EBEYE: Canvasback just finished a Dental and Optics team on Ebeye. We thought this team was AMAZING! They provided 324 […]
GIFF JOHNSON An unusual signing ceremony Tuesday at the Marshall Islands Resort now links the Marshall Islands — and specifically the Office of National Security — with two US National Guard units. The signing of a State Partnership Program agreement by two National Guard generals and Office of National Security Director Chris deBrum ushers in […]
The Marshalls Energy Company is looking into the possibility of purchasing an additional fuel tanker vessel for servicing Ebeye and various outer islands where it operates power plants. This new plan, which is supported by the RMI national budget for next fiscal year with proposed matching funding of $1.5 million, has developed following operation of […]
The fourth quarter fiscal year 2026 Enra payments were distributed last week starting Thursday. MISSA, as it has in the past, used the ECC gym to distribute checks to those who didn’t sign up for direct deposits to their bank accounts. The ECC distribution ran from Thursday to Saturday. There were far fewer checks for […]
Journal 8/19/1983 P1 Compact is called the best last hopeThe Compact of Free Association is the best last hope for the people of the Marshall Islands to be included in the American political family, President Amata Kabua said in his address to the Marshallese people at Nitijela’s meeting last Friday. Journal 8/21/1992 P1 PRC garment […]
A full-scale emergency exercise took place Tuesday in Majuro challenging first responders to deal with a mock lagoon airplane crash scenario. The exercise brought together RMI Ports Authority, Marshall Islands Police Department, Majuro Atoll Local Government, Sea Patrol, Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, Marshall Islands Red Cross Society, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Environmental […]
Drug runners are taking a page out of the purse seine industry’s playbook. For decades, commercial fishing boats have used fish aggregation devices (FADs) to increase their fish catches. The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority has installed dozens of FADs around the nation to assist local fishermen with improving their catches. But technological advances in […]
The RMI Embassy in Taiwan recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a sister museum partnership between the Alele Museum and Public Library and the Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology of New Taipei City. The MOU was signed during the opening ceremony of the 2026 New Taipei City Austronesian Cultural Festival, one […]
