A multi-agency group boarded and inspected five international vessels using port Majuro earlier this month. While it served as a training exercise for the 19 officers from five different ministries and agencies, it was also a hands on inspection that resulted in two of the five vessels being found “substantially non-compliant with international convention requirements.” […]
KAREN EARNSHAW After a few shipping delays, work deconstructing the capital building is now underway with a vengeance and is expected to be “completed in two months,” Pacific International Inc.’s Executive Project Manager Bobby Muller said Monday. PII brought in a big yellow “heavy excavator” to do the muscle work on tearing down the iconic, […]
WILMER JOEL Marshall Islands wrestler JR Bremen Leban will return home next week with gold and bronze medals. JR represented the RMI in the Oceania Championships Senior Under-20 and Under-17 wrestling championships in American Samoa last week. He defeated New Zealand and Australian wrestlers to win the gold medal in the first segment of the […]
Journal 3/26/1982 P1 Old Gateway Hotel coming downThe old Eastern Gateway Hotel structure is going to be torn down this week one wing at a time, according to Gateway/Nauru Local Government Council Majuro Manager John Bill. Now there are only 30 rooms available for rent at the hotel’s cottages, motel and trailers. P7 High rate […]
HILARY HOSIA The race to determine the next mayor for Namdrik Atoll is formally underway following an official draw at the Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs Tuesday. The Namdrik Special Election for the mayor seat is scheduled to take place on April 25 this year, timed to coincide with the vote on long-pending proposed […]
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met RMI President Dr. Hilda C. Heine last week during her visit to Japan. The following is from a release provided by the Japan Embassy in Majuro. He also welcomed the RMI’s participation in Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, and also expressed his expectation for the RMI’s participation in the […]
WILMER JOEL Claret Chong Gum has taken the role of Miss Marshall Islands to new heights under her two-year reign. The Journal had a brief interview with Miss Marshall Islands during the opening of International Women’s Day in Jenrok, where she reflected on the role and how it transformed her. “It has been two years, […]
The Marshall Islands continues to move forward in its commitment to sustainable maritime transport with the continued support of the German government. The German Cooperation Agency (GIZ) facilitated a high-level RMI delegation visit to Manila last month led by Minister of Transport Hilton Kendall. The delegation included Ambassador Albon Ishoda, Presidential Special Envoy for Maritime […]
Journal 3/12/1982 P1 Frequent generator problems darken capitalThe old power plant was acting like it was just about ready to give up this past week.This came just as the Tobolar copra plant generator decided to lose oil to one cylinder causing significant damage. The result has been blackouts for about 48 hours in some areas […]
HILARY HOSIA The establishment of the first ever Marshall Islands Chess Federation may take place within the year, thanks largely to the influence of world-renowned Chess Grandmaster Nigel Short who visited Majuro last week. Nigel is confident the Marshall Islands Chess Federation will be fully chartered by September this year, if the local actors do […]
