Fourteen students and three team leaders from the Marshall Islands departed Majuro on May 15 to participate in a two-week educational exchange program in Washington, DC, New York City, and Philadelphia. The delegation joins peers and educators from across Micronesia and the United States as part of the annual Close-Up Program, a renowned civic education […]
RMI Ambassador to Taiwan Anjanette Kattil hosted a commemorative reception at the Shangri-La Far Eastern Hotel in Taipei earlier this month to honor the 46th Constitution Day. Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-Khim, and Secretary-General of the National Security Council Joseph Juashieh Wu delivered remarks on behalf of Taiwan, congratulating the RMI on the 46th independence […]
WILMER JOEL Ground was broken for a new “resilient” multi-functional facility on Tuesday at the Mokeo Weto where NTA headquarters is located. The facility is part of the Urban Resilience Project funded by the World Bank. The World Bank’s Resident Representative for the North Pacific, Omar Lyasse, said the project will house “critical components of […]
During the extended visit of Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior III in the Marshall Islands, the organization featured many Marshall Islands-related stories and photos on its website, greenpeace.org/. It also posted brief items on “Six Marshallese women activists who are changing the world.” The feature was written by Zabeena Buksh, the digital campaigner for Greenpeace Australia Pacific. […]
Journal 5/25/1982 P1 Zeder and deBrum reported ‘eyeball to eyeball’US Ambassador Fred Zeder said Thursday’s he’s “eyeball to eyeball” with Marshall Islands Foreign Secretary Tony deBrum in negotiations on the political status of the islands, according to a story in Pacific Daily News. Zeder, suffering from the flue and a 103-degree temperature, quickly left the […]
Journal 5/18/1982 P1 Young vandals break into bottling plantThe TASC bottling plant was broken into May 16 around 10am. The perpetrators were aged from eight to 12 and they caused a great deal of mayhem before the back door of the plant was nailed shut. The police were called and they said they would come […]
An up and coming musician from Chuuk, Rex Hetiback, held a concert at Jittak En club the other week. The night was successful except the artist was missing one of his slippers. So the artist posted a one-liner on social media asking Majuro where his slipper went. Post went viral for a while before it […]
It’s obviously not unusual for the carrier ship Fong Kuo #818 to have a purse seiner alongside. But after zooming in on the bow of the mother ship and the aft section of its smaller mate it was discovered that the seiner had a name like no other: New Canoe. We’re giving an elephant stamp […]
The Majuro Looj Club’s goal is to educate children in the traditional methods of trolling for Looj tuna in the lagoon, with a particular focus on the revered and rare fish formally known as the Pacific Bonito and locally as Looj. If the May 3 Looj Tournament is any indication, the Majuro Looj Club is […]
GIFF JOHNSON In an unprecedented referendum result, six of seven constitutional amendments received over the 67 percent needed for approval. In contrast, during multiple past constitutional amendment referenda, only two amendments had been endorsed by a two-thirds majority, with the vast majority failing to gain traction for adoption. The only changes endorsed by voters in […]
