FRANCIS X. HEZEL, SJ* Where have all the workers gone? That was the question that seemed to rank as one of the paramount concerns at the recent Micronesian Island Forum meeting, held here on Guam in early June. Where have they all gone? is a song commonly sung in the region these days. Everyone is […]
HILARY HOSIA Kayna Kanemoto is probably the only athlete that competed in three different events in the just-completed Micronesian Games in Majuro. The Wonder Woman from Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia barely turned 18 at the beginning of the month prior to her arrival for the Games. Kayna was a star athlete in […]
GIFF JOHNSON As the dust settles on the Micronesian Games, and athletes revel in their medals or hope for better performances next time, there is one overriding sense from this 10-island competition: Island athletes, coaches and officials were happy to get back into this sub-regional competition after a Covid-extended six-year break since the last Games […]
Journal 6/19/1987 P5 RepMar eyes ties with neighborsThe Marshalls plans to soon establish diplomatic ties with four of its closest neighbors as a result of discussions held during last month’s South Pacific Forum in Western Samoa. Foreign Secretary Jiba Kabua said official contact was made with Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru and Western Samoa. P15 Forum meeting […]
WILMER JOEL A groundbreaking for a new water reservoir funded by Japan, a project worth over $13 million, was held last Friday next to Katoj Park. In a statement from the Japanese Embassy, the project “contributes to securing clean and stable water supply and enhancement of resilience to climate change and natural disasters in the […]
GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands sports men and women turned in many outstanding performances in the early days of the Micronesian Games starting this past Saturday. It kicked off with RMI women’s basketball team winning the RMI’s first medal of the Games, a bronze in the 3×3 basketball tournament, last Sunday afternoon. Winning the bronze for […]
For the first time in Micronesian Games history, the 10th Games hosted a 3×3 basketball competition with six men’s and five women’s teams participating. The two-day competition was dominated by Team Guam, with both their teams winning gold medals. The Saturday-Sunday tournament brought hundreds out to watch the games at the refurbished ECC gymnasium. RMI […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Micronesian Games kicked off in Majuro Saturday June 15 with a gala celebration that featured sports delegations from the 10 islands in the sub-region parading in uniform with flags and banners along a newly opened track field, a rarely performed traditional stick dance of the Marshall Islands, a Marshall Islands flag dance, and […]
Journal 6/12/1987 P3 PIC hires most youth everLater this month, 450 youth will be busy at summer jobs thanks to the Private Industry Council (PIC) which approved the jobs on Majuro, Ebeye, Kwajalein and the outer islands. It is the most ever provided by the PIC, which runs the annual summer job program. P11 MIHS […]
The latest edition of the Pacific Festival of Arts opened in Hawaii this past weekend, with the large Marshall Islands delegation joining two dozen other islands at the opening festivities. The opening event was held at the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii. Marshall Islands delegation featured Miss Marshall Islands Claret Chong Gum, […]
