By Journal on July 4, 2025
Anton Debrum, Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, Marshall Islands Fishing Tournament, Marshalls Billfish Club, Ronnie Reimers, Rudy Aliven
Back In The Day

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 […]
By Journal on July 4, 2025
Angela Tibon, Cathleen Reimers-Fernando, Chewy Lin, Derick deBrum, Harty Alik, Lennon Lewis, Manny Mottelang, Miriam Joab, Monica Gordon, Monica Jabkomaed Gordon, Morean Watak, Pruter Karben, Roadrik Thaddeus, Rudy Milne, Teao Hicking, Tom Phillimon, Truly Lokot, University of Hawaii
Feature Articles

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, […]
By Journal on July 3, 2025
David Robie, Eyes of Fire, French secret agents, Greenpeace, Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior, Kwajalein, Mejatto, Rongelap
News

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 […]
By Journal on July 3, 2025
Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority., Starlink, US Rural Utility Service, Yukiko Muller
News Archive

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 […]
By Journal on July 3, 2025
Bernard Adiniwin, CMI’s Arrak Campus, Giff Johnson, MIFV-Marshall Islands Fishing Venture, RMI fishermen detainees
News Archive

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. […]
By Journal on June 27, 2025
Tony deBrum, Uliga Protestant Church, Uliga Protestant Church Youth
Back In The Day

Journal 6/25/1982 P1 Protest growsA group of some 250 landowners of Kwajalein Atoll launched a protest invasion and occupation of several islands in the atoll on Saturday June 19. Marshall Islands President Amata Kabua was traveling in the Far East when the protest began, and he immediately cut short his journey and returned to Majuro […]
By Journal on June 27, 2025
Benetick Kabua Maddison, Bravo test, Glenn Alcalay, John Silk, Utrok Atoll
Feature Articles

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 […]
By Journal on June 26, 2025
Dwight Heine, John Zedkaia, Laura Stone, Livai Livai, Marshall Islands Development Bank, USDA Rural Development, USDA/MIDB, Wilmer Joel, Zed Zedkaia
News Archive

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. […]
By Journal on June 26, 2025
Chewy Lin, Jarin Rarik Doon, Likiep, UCC-United Church of Christ
News Archive

Every two years, the United Church of Christ or Jarin Rarik Doon convenes its youth convention, bringing over a thousand youth together for two weeks of bible studies, activities and fellowship. Youth convention year also means the always much-awaited concert night on the closing Sunday of the event. Last Sunday’s concert night was run with […]
By Journal on June 26, 2025
Baron Bigler, Damien Milne, Danny Paul, Jojo Kramer, Jonathan Howe, Kirtake, Kyle Aliven, Lazarus Andrike Memorial, Marshalls Billfish Club, Robin Reimers, Ronnie Reimers, Telmong Kabua, Thomas Heine, Wally Milne
News Archive

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 […]