The Marshall Islands total of 12 medals won during the Pacific Mini-Games in Palau earlier this month ranked it in the lower half of the 24 participating countries and territories. The RMI medal total was better than only seven of the competing islands. The 12 RMI medals outpaced the numbers of medals for FSM, Kiribati, […]
The Vaka Pasifiki Education Conference brought together close to 100 educators from RMI and around the Pacific for three days of presentations and discussions about visions and opportunities in a changing education landscape. Teachers and administrators in the Pacific share many challenges, ranging from out-migration depleting enrollment to cultural dynamics that can both strengthen or […]
Journal 7/16/1982 P1 Compact vote date and ballot not agreed toPresident Amata Kabua said July 15 that while RepMar has set 17 August as the date for the plebiscite on the compact of free association, the decision is a joint US-Marshalls one and the decision has not yet been made. P1 Burnett takes oath of […]
Marshall Islands wrestler Zyra Neimana was called to honor last week by the Pacific Mini-Games organizers in Palau, who named her the “Most Outstanding Junior Female Athlete of the 12th Pacific Mini-Games.” Zyra won a gold medal in her match during the competition. The Marshall Islands Wrestling Federation congratulated her on social media. This is […]
This year marks 10 years since the historic signing of the Paris Agreement. A decade on, the need for action has only grown more urgent, said Marshall Islands climate advocates who provided the following update to the Journal. The climate meetings in Bonn, Germany last month focused on laying the groundwork for the 30th United […]
RAIJEN LEBAN In preparation for the upcoming school year, soon-to-be high school juniors joined a summer job project providing training in carpentry and auto mechanics. “We chose this program to learn how to be carpenters and mechanics,” said Konkon Bokna, a Marshall Islands High School student in the program. The group of about 40 students […]
The Marshall Islands Conservation Society (MICS) has launched a coral heat-tolerance testing initiative and established two coral nurseries as part of the efforts to support reef restoration in the Marshall Islands. This initiative is part of a regional project led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) with support from the Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform […]
Journal 7/9/1982 P1 Kwaj talks pauseA series of meetings held this and last week on Ebeye and Kwajalein between President Amata Kabua, the Kwajalein Atoll Corporation leaders, and the landowners in trying to persuade the landowners occupying Kwajalein and other isles to return to Ebeye while negotiations continue was unsuccessful. The dispute between the government […]
Youth to Youth in Health celebrated its 39th anniversary and the reopening of its office with a special event for youth, families, and communities the last week of June. The all-day event offered free health screenings in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Human Services, helping the community access important health services. There were […]
KAREN EARNSHAW The report from team leader Jacque Spence is that “in just 10 days, the Canvasback Missions Ophthalmology team and Health Service nurses and staff accomplished an amazing amount of work.” From June 16 to 27, the “team worked tirelessly,” Jacque told the Journal. “They were led by Dr. Annie Chong Gum and Agnes […]
