WILMER JOEL As part of RMI National Climate Week, Jo-Jikum in collaboration with United Nations Peacebuilders and the International Office for Migration (IOM), held a Climate Security Arts Workshop for the public in the old library at the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI). Jo-Jikum’s Director Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner and the interns helped manage the event […]
Journal 4/30/1973 P1 Salii: ‘Marshalls and Palau moves could undermine status negotiations’ The key to the success of the next round of future status negotiations, scheduled for late May, is the reaction of the US to two recent separatist moves in the Trust Territory, one in the Marshalls — the formation of a political status […]
The Marshalls Energy Company is aiming to move two big energy-related projects forward that have been stalled for months by Covid travel restrictions. A special humanitarian flight organized by the United Nations at the request of the RMI government is in the process of being scheduled for the end of May — although because of […]
The Pan Pacific Foods tuna loining plant said it has a minimum of five supervisory personnel that it has to get to Majuro for the plant to get into full operation. PPF General Manager Wanjun “Young” Yang told the Journal last weekend that five of the plant’s key supervisors were out of RMI when the […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Marshall Islander Teia Chutaro will be amongst 54 women making history on May 6 as successful participants in the first integrated group of male and female recruits at the 100-year-old Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. The daughter of Ben and Suzanne Chutaro and a former Majuro Cooperative School student, Teia told […]
GIFF JOHNSON Col. Jeremy Bartel was called to honor by Nitijela Monday in what Speaker Kenneth Kedi said was an unprecedented ceremony in the chamber. Bartel flew into Majuro Monday for the ceremony in the Chamber and was joined by US Ambassador Roxanne Cabral for the event. The Nitijela session started off as usual with […]
Journal 4/27/1984P1 Zeder meets with Marshalls’ leaders US Ambassador Fred Zeder arrived in Majuro April 18 for a two day visit enroute to Guam for President Reagan’s meeting next week with Micronesian leaders. President Kabua is scheduled to leave Majuro on Sunday to attend that meeting. Zeder met several times with President Kabua to report […]
A mind blowing basketball game hit the Utrikan court last Wednesday when two tough teams went head to head in an astonishing game. The game was controlled for three quarters by team Enewetak holding off Jaluit. With only five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Enewetak held a commanding 21-point lead. But Jaluit’s shooters caught […]
A group of local NGOs and interested individuals is working on preparing a Marshall Islands Digital Archive focused on the effects of nuclear weapons testing. College of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Club, Jo-Jikum, REACH-MI, Alele Museum and photographer Chewy Lin were all present last month for a nuclear legacy digital archive workshop at CMI’s old […]
The two top positions in the Marshall Islands Mayors Association changed hands Monday this week at the opening of the group’s annual meeting. Wotje Mayor Joe Hanchor was elected the new president of MIMA at Monday’s opening day of the annual meeting. The election took place after the opening held at the International Conference Center […]
