Journal 11/18/1977 P1 US courts reject Kwajalein case Marshall Islanders will get no help from the US Supreme Court in their claim that the Navy took Roi-Namur island from them without adequate payment for use in the Kwajalein Missile Range. The court declined to review a decision by the US Court of Claims, which found […]
GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands students are currently studying at United World College high schools in England, China, Singapore, Germany, and Hong Kong — with a new scholarship up for grabs to UWC’s newly opened school in Japan for the school year starting in August 2017. Previously, RMI students have studied at and graduated from UWC […]
Two separate car accidents over the weekend resulted in the death of a child and left a teenager confined in a bed at the surgical ward in Majuro hospital. Hospital records said a vehicle struck 10-year old Billy Bunglick at the Jable road in Rairok. The boy was considered “DOA” (dead on arrival) upon arriving […]
A new Japan-funded classroom building on Mejrirok Island, Jaluit Atoll was the focus of a handover ceremony earlier this month. Japan Ambassador Hideyuki Mitsuoka joined with national and local government officials at the event to officially handover the school. The project was funded through the Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). The […]
In the two decades since a group of Marshall Islanders trained as doctors at the Pohnpei-based Medical Officers Training Program in the 1990s, few RMI citizens have gained degrees in medical fields. But this picture will change dramatically thanks to the intake by Taiwan of a sizable number of Marshallese students to study medicine. Eight […]
Journal 11/19/1976 P1 TT-wide law of sea conference underway Micronesian leaders convened the first territory-wide conference on Law of the Sea in Truk November 15. Elected and traditional leaders from the five districts and Kusaie began the historic meeting with briefings from members of the Micronesian delegation on Law of the Sea. The delegation, headed […]
North Pacific maritime surveillance cooperation between the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands brought FSM’s FSS Micronesia to patrol RMI waters during October. The three-week trip around the Marshall Islands, that included a short stop in Majuro, resulted in boarding 15 fishing vessels to ensure compliance with RMI laws. Sea Patrol officials said […]
How do you manage a multi-billion dollar fishery in nine distinct fishing zones with multiple nations fishing? Five years ago, it was mostly done with a hand calculator and pencil, and by transmitting data by email or fax. Today, the fishery that is generating $400 million a year to nine Pacific islands is managed by […]
HILARY HOSIA One of the challenges the Public Accounts Committee faced in the ongoing hearings is questioning an entity that had a change in leadership come in after the audit period under scrutiny. But when it came to Marshall Islands Visitors Authority (MIVA) and the Arkansas Consulate Office, entities that had the same leadership with […]
HILARY HOSIA The fact that the President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine and Majuro Atoll Local government Mayor Ladie Jack pledged to support the biggest women group in the Marshall Islands — Women United Together Marshall Islands —during its 17th annual conference Monday at the International Conference Center means WUTMI is looking ahead to […]
