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 […]
Journal 11/5/1976 P9 500 Nauruans to celebrate new Kusaie status About 500 natives of Nauru, the phosphate-rich Pacific island state, will travel to Kusaie early next year to help the Kusaiens celebrate their transition to full district status. Acting High Commissioner Peter Coleman said Nauru Shipping Lines will have two large vessels for the trip. […]
Marshall Islanders who graduate from the Waan Aelon in Majel canoe building and life skills training program have a high rate of success, according to statistics provided by the program. Nearly four out of five from last year’s training are either employed, in school or returned to an outer island. Data on graduates from the […]
A Chinese national has appealed a deportation order to the High Court, saying that contrary to claims by the Attorney General and Immigration, she has properly issued paperwork to stay in the RMI. Yang Chinhua, through her attorney Chief Public Defender Russell Kun, said that there is no basis for the removal order because her […]
The Marshall Islands had the only all-women delegation at last week’s European Union-sponsored training session in Fiji on managing EU funding. This was not the only notable development for the RMI at the training: RMI was recognized as the first north Pacific nation to move forward with a new funding package from the EU. “I […]
