Journal 11/10/1982 P2 EditorialLast month, a boy from Kili died in Honolulu of cancer, according to one of their leaders. The boy was born on Bikini in the early 1970s and lived there until the people were moved in 1978 due to high radiation accumulation in their bodies. One must wonder, was he a victim […]
Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko headed the Marshall Islands delegation at the outset of the global climate summit in Belém, Brazil this past weekend. He delivered a statement and was on hand for the initial stages of COP30 at which many heads of state and high-level government leaders participated. RMI Minister of Environment Bremity Lakjohn is […]
Two new transport vessels donated by Japan for the outer islands are expected to arrive later this month. MIMRA Director Glen Joseph said the two new vessels are named Bikar and Bokak after the two northern atolls that have been the subject of major marine surveys over recent years and are now part of a […]
Australia signed a grant agreement with Women United Together Marshall Islands this week to support the 24th WUTMI Annual Conference in Majuro that starts this coming Tuesday. The Annual Conference is a key platform for advancing gender equality, strengthening community resilience, and promoting women’s leadership across the Marshall Islands. It will bring together women leaders, […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Only a fraction of Marshallese who are US military veterans are registered with the US Department of Veterans Affairs and as a result they are not receiving the many benefits due to them. As well, according to Coast Guard veteran and Treasurer of the Marshallese Veterans’ Alliance, Marlene Tolliver, many vets who are […]
Journal 11/5/1982 P1 New power 30 Nov.The new power plant should be able to supply power by the end of November, RepMar project coordinator Jim Abernathy said during a tour of the new power plant. Abernathy said by the time testings are done, two generators will be able to run. Testing on the other two […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Pacific Islands Health Officers Association is holding its 77th executive board meeting in Majuro this week. The organization represents all of the US-affiliated islands in the region. The opening Monday was in a well decorated Melele Room at Marshall Islands Resort, with island leis and the iokwe spirit on full display for […]
The Marshall Islands and United States governments last week signed a Shiprider Agreement, marking an important milestone in the ongoing partnership between the two nations to promote maritime security, safety, and sovereignty across the Pacific region. The signing ceremony took place in Majuro and was attended by senior officials from both governments, including US Ambassador […]
GIFF JOHNSON The truth is that infrastructure in the RMI is largely in bad condition and everyone in RMI experiences the fallout. Here is a snapshot of an average week in the Marshall Islands. For two Wednesdays in a row, the downtown area experienced unplanned outages — which were centered around faulty lines, above and […]
The Marshalls Energy Company (MEC) announced that $18,703,000 in funding from the United States has been approved for the acquisition and installation of three additional generators for the Majuro power plant. This significant investment, provided through the Compact of Free Association annual economic assistance program, will substantially improve power generation capacity and reliability across the […]
