Bank of Marshall Islands showed its support this week for Marshallese students studying overseas through the United World College program. For the second year in a row, BOMI provided the Marshall Islands UWC National Committee with a donation that assists a student to study in Singapore with an approximately five percent match for her total […]
Journal 10/18/1983 P4 Alfred now director of AssumptionIt is seldom that you hear about someone quitting his or her high paying job to take a less paying and probably less glamorous job. Alfred Capelle, for one, did just that. Last month, Capelle quit his job at the Education Department as Chief of Vocational and Post […]
Despite the regular presence over the past six weeks of up to six tuna transshipment carrier vessels in Majuro lagoon, fish transfers have continued at a slow pace. The September transshipment report shows only eight transshipments, the second time this year that transshipments fell to single digits, according to the monthly report provided by the […]
BRETT SCHELLHASE The 34th Annual All Micronesia Fishing Tournament this past Saturday and Sunday certainly had its ups and downs with Saturday’s extreme weather resulting in only 12 of the 14 registered fishing boats to go out. Team Lae Atoll (Lae Fly) caught marlin on both days, leading off with a 106 pound Pacific blue […]
At its 63rd session last week, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the resolution “Technical assistance and capacity-building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands” by consensus. The resolution was tabled by the Republic of the Marshall Islands on behalf of a core group of Pacific Island States, […]
GIFF JOHNSON For the past two weeks, a lot of the debate at Nitijela has centered on hardships on the outer islands because of shipping woes. Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall acknowledged that of the four operational RMI Shipping Corporation vessels, two needed dry docking and one needed decommissioning — meaning it was ready for retirement. […]
Journal 10/11/1983 P5 TRC judges appointedHigh Court Chief Justice John Lanham on October 7 issued an appointing order for the Judges of the Traditional Rights Court. Appointed to the TRC were five persons from the Ratak Chain and four from the Ralik Chain (three from each property class of irooj, alab and dri-jerbal). Appointed as […]
Life Skills Academy students learn a wide range of skills. Aside from academic studies, there is a strong focus on vocational skills. The school has active electrical and carpentry programs, sewing, and handicraft making classes that provide students with an introduction to these vocations that can translate into earning money. The school also spent time […]
Before heading off for a competition in S. Korea, an RMI robotics team met with Acting Education Commissioner Junior Paul, Deputy Commissioner Meryl Heine, Miss Marshall Islands Farrah Muller, and Vice Chairman House of Irooj Farrend Zackious to present their robot and showcase a live demonstration. The team is comprised of five students, three from […]
Transportation and shipping limitations continue to disrupt essential services for many outer islands, affecting power restoration and copra collection. This issue has swirled in debates at Nitijela since the resumption of the session late last month. Numerous Nitijela Members have called out the government for the lack of critically needed shipping services to remote islands. […]
