The World Bank announced Tuesday this week that it has approved an additional $9 million in financing to help the Marshall Islands respond to sharply higher energy costs that are placing pressure on families, businesses, public services, and the national budget. The assistance provides immediate budget support through an existing Marshall Islands Development Policy Operation. […]
GIFF JOHNSON The latest audit of the College of the Marshall Islands — the fiscal year 2023 audit — was completed and submitted to the US federal government last Thursday. It is nearly two years late, auditors questioned over $1.2 million in spending by the college, and for the second year in a row, the […]
GIFF JOHNSON President Hilda Heine on Tuesday this week signed an executive order declaring a “state of emergency for Ebeye,” enabling a fast track RMI government response to last Saturday’s devastating fire on Ebeye. The fire left over 100 homeless and destroyed two major businesses on the island. As it did in the wake of […]
GIFF JOHNSON A new national strategy to reduce non-communicable diseases in the Marshall Islands was recently approved by government. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — which include diabetes and high blood pressure — arguably account for most of the illness and early deaths facing Marshallese. Health Secretary Francyne Wase-Jacklick underlined the urgency of action to reverse the […]
Journal 5/31/1983 P1 Hemos Jack big Nitijela winnerHemos Jack won a landslide victory in Saturday’s six-man race for the vacant Majuro Nitijela seat. He results gave Jack 521 votes, more than double his nearest competitor, Billy Sawej. Albattar Jamodre was third, followed by Leander Jennet, Frank Mojilong and Tony Edwards. P1 Jacklick wants to build […]
How to tell that it is Enra week in Majuro? That’s an easy question to answer. Just stop by the hospital the first two days of the quarterly money distribution and what do you see? It’s really what you “don’t” see that is the point. A hospital with no patients: No people in the outpatient […]
A partnership between the US Coast Guard and the RMI Environmental Protection Authority is focusing on cleaning up now-closed LORAN stations around the Marshall Islands. The collaboration also confirms the United States recognition of a bilateral priority area for action. RMI leaders expressed interest in future joint efforts, including environmental initiatives like cleaning up highly […]
The RMI Environmental Protection Authority issued a “Notice of Violation” to the Marshalls Energy Company last month for the significant fuel spill on the main road between the tank farm and the power plant April 3. The Notice of Violation includes a $20,000 fine for the incident that resulted in two private vehicles that drove […]
Majuro received almost 50 percent more rain during May than the long-term average, according to the National Weather Service. A total of 15.22 inches of rain were recorded. This compares to the average for May of 10.71 inches. This high volume of rain was caused in part by two heavy deluges on May 13 and […]
Journal 5/27/1983 P1 President visits KwajaleinPresident Amata Kabua is on Kwajalein. Kabua’s trip coincides with a visit to the Kwajalein Missile Range by Deputy Under Secretary of the Army John W. Shannon. P1 Balos says new 177 worse than old oneBikini Senator Henchi Balos told the United Nations Trusteeship Council last week that the present […]
