The RMIS Jelmae, Sea Patrol’s new patrol vessel, arrived to a big welcome ceremony at Delap Dock Wednesday afternoon this week. Captain Dennis Jibas and his crew sailed the vessel from Australia over the past 10 days. The vessel was funded by the Australian government as part of its Pacific Patrol Boat program.
A new solar structure that could save the Marshall Islands Resort thousands of dollars a year in electricity costs is nearing completion in the hotel’s parking lot. The project is funded by the Taiwan government and is overseen by the RMI National Energy Office. Local firm Green Energy Solutions is performing the construction and installation […]
KAREN EARNSHAW A Marshallese delegation led by Minister of Cultural and Internal Affairs Jess Gasper attended an important United Nations meeting on the rights of people with disabilities in Geneva, Switzerland this month. The event was the thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in a media release the […]
The US-Israel assaults on Iran and Iran’s response have set world fuel prices skyrocketing. Fuel stations in Majuro — both the Mobil-supplies stations and Pacific International Inc. — raised their prices two times in the past three weeks. The Mobil stations went from under seven dollars per gallon for both gas and diesel to $7.65 […]
Journal 3/29/1983 P1 President Kabua in Honolulu to present treaty to USPresident Amata Kabua and Attorney General Carl Ingram are in Honolulu to present to US Ambassador Fred Zeder the draft treaty between the United States and the Marshalls. According to RepMar releases, the treaty would recognize the Marshall Islands as independent but would not […]
Journal 3/18/1983 P1 Majuro boat channel bridge openThe Japan grant project bridge for the Marshall Islands was officially opened March 15 for motorists and will open later for small boats when the channel under the bridge is completed. Before the ribbon cutting by First Lady Emlain Kabua, there were speeches by Minister of Public Works […]
A historic development for Ebeye happened this month with the opening of Power 103.5FM. The development is both historic and comes on the 10th anniversary of the popular Majuro radio station. “Our hope is that it brings them the joy of entertainment, provides as an essential communications service and it’s a way to tie the […]
KAREN EARNSHAW The month of March is Women’s Health Month, as designated by US Congress in 1987 to recognize the importance of supporting women’s physical, mental, and emotion well-being. So it is fitting that Canvasback Missions brought a women’s health team to Majuro this month. The first members of the team arrived in Majuro on […]
The RMI EPA laboratory and its Majuro and Ebeye staff were re-certified by US inspectors who conduct the evaluation every two years. “The US Freely Associated States Laboratory Certification Program is pleased to announce that the RMI EPA Majuro Water Quality Laboratory has received full Microbiology re-certification to analyze drinking water under the Colilert® Method […]
Friday March 13 was a big day for the Utrok community: It marked the first distribution of food purchased through the Compact of Free Association’s Extraordinary Needs Distribution program. Known as “END,” the Compact Trust Fund-funded program is injecting $20 million to 11 atolls and single islands, including Utrok. Utrok Nitijela Member Hiroshi Yamamura and […]
