Fishing excitement builds

Fishing excitement builds

Journal 7/6/1982 P1 New plane for AMIPeople knew it was coming because of the numerous announcements but few expected it to fly past so quietly and quickly. It was the BAC 748 plane which is on loan to Air Marshall Islands until its own is completed in December this year. P1 Kwajalein occupation continuesThe Kwajalein […]

16 new UH grads

16 new UH grads

Sixteen Marshallese graduated last weekend in Majuro with the master’s degrees from a University of Hawaii program. This was the fourth group in the Pacific Master’s in Education program run by the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The graduation was held at the USP Campus. The group of 16 included one from Jaluit, Tom Phillimon, […]

Eyes of Fire’s new edition

Eyes of Fire’s new edition

Author David Robie and Little Island Press is about to publish a 40th anniversary edition of Eyes of Fire, a first-hand account of the relocation of the Rongelap people by Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior in 1985. Robie joined what turned out to be the ill-fated voyage of the Rainbow Warrior from Hawaii across the Pacific, with […]

NTA’s CEO focused on key areas

NTA’s CEO focused on key areas

GIFF JOHNSON Dr. Yukiko Muller took over the reigns at the National Telecommunications Authority six weeks ago and is focused on a series of improvement projects. The new CEO updated the Journal about the many projects on the priority list for NTA in the coming months. Two of the upgrade projects are funded and in […]

Fishermen under investigation

Fishermen under investigation

GIFF JOHNSON Community complaints about a large group of fishermen living in an apartment building in the Batkan area of Majuro led to law enforcement raiding the building and removing the men from the location last week, first to the MIPD Uliga jail and later to the former Covid quarantine facilities at CMI’s Arrak Campus. […]

Big Apple pow-wow

Big Apple pow-wow

Nuclear test justice advocates Benetick Kabua Maddison and Glenn Alcalay met with Marshall Islands Ambassador to the United Nations John Silk in New York City last week. Benetick, who was recently in Majuro, is the executive director of the Marshallese Educational Initiative based in Springdale, Arkansas. Both Ambassador John and Glenn are NYC residents, Glenn […]

Houses handed over

Houses handed over

WILMER JOEL US Ambassador Laura Stone attended the turnover of two housing projects under the US Department of Agriculture and the Marshall Islands Development Bank in Jenrok and Delap earlier this month. Ambassador Stone praised the efforts of the housing program, stating that they demonstrate the partnership between the Marshall Islands and the United States. […]

Ronnie wins tourney

Ronnie wins tourney

Team Kirtake with Captain Ronnie Reimers took out first place in Saturday’s Marshalls Billfish Club’s Total Qualifying Pounds Tuna and Lazarus Andrike Memorial Biggest Qualifying Yellowfin tournament. Kirtake’s catch included four qualifying yellowfin tuna weighing 40, 50, 54, and 75 pounds, making a total of 219 pounds to take out the total qualifying pounds tuna […]