Journal 3/14/1986 P1 Ready to go The newly formed Majuro Atoll Local Government, headed by Mayor Amatlain Kabua, iOS meeting ready to swing into action, following a week-long workshop on operations of the local government. Last week’s workshop was sponsored by Interior and Outer Islands Affairs and is also being held on other atolls that […]
Two Marshallese were called to honor by the Springdale Police Department in Arkansas earlier this month. Michelle Nashion was awarded the Dispatcher of the Year and commendation, and also received a commendation and Life Saving Award for response to a shooting at Parsons Stadium. Officer Gomez Zackious was awarded a Medal of Valor and Purple […]
WILMER JOEL To the delight of countless students across the capital city, Miss Marshall Islands (MMI) Claret Chong Gum alongside the other misses visited various schools during Education Week. They got to see firsthand the talents, skills, and creativity of the rising generation of this nation. This is the first Education Week to really involve […]
The Marshall Islands and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement last month for the third phase of a Marshall Islands and Pacific regional solid waste program to move into gear. The program is officially known as the Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries Phase […]
WILMER JOEL One of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history was observed nationwide during the 35th Nuclear Victim Remembrance Day and 69th anniversary of the Bravo hydrogen bomb test last Wednesday — March 1 — focused on the theme “kūrtiplọk” or perseverance. This annual event commemorates the devastating repercussions and injustices experienced by victims […]
Journal 3/7/1986 P1 Expectant Young elementary school students from Majuro stand expectantly for the Journal camera as news of an unprecedentedly large $145 million budget appropriation was broadcast over RepMar radio WSZO. These children, and thousands like them, will be overwhelmingly affected by the implementation of the new political relationship with the United States, a […]
The 2015 duet between Solomon Islands signing star Rosie Delmah and famed Jamaican reggae singer Conkarah of Adele’s hit song “Hello” rocketed them to international acclaim. Since then, they’ve combined on many covers, including My Love (2019), Shy Guy (2019), and Always be my baby (2020). Now they have added a beautiful new song to […]
The first mental health facility of its kind in the RMI was opened last Friday with much fanfare.Speeches, ribbon cutting and a live band last Friday afternoon at Majuro hospital highlighted the opening of the country’s first “Mental Health Iakwe Ward.” The need for a crisis holding facility at the hospital was known for many […]
WILMER JOEL MIHS got off to a rocky start with no organized school-based activities for Education Week, while other schools were marching along with theirs throughout last week. The largest high school in the country was still in instruction mode. However that changed when the school administration conceded to the student leaders request for a […]
The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded $1 million to the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI) to provide 24,000 local language, place-based books to public schools, libraries, and learning centers across the Marshall Islands. The Pacific Sustainability Readers series of 24 books will address critical issues such […]