GIFF JOHNSON The number of postal absentee ballots that made it back to RMI in time to be counted were fewer than 40 percent of the number mailed to Marshallese overseas — demonstrating the problems inherent in this voting system. On top of only 40 percent arriving — 1,469 ballots of 3,752 mailed out — […]
EVE BURNS Four athletes from the RMI weightlifting team returned home last Friday after medaling in the Pacific Games in Solomon Islands. They left home and their families to train and compete for Marshall Islands, won all 10 of RMI’s Pacific Games medals, but returned to be met with no appreciation at the airport except […]
Journal 12/5/1986 P1 Taking task forces to taskThat governments in Micronesia are big and unwieldy is nothing new. But if you thought the many-layered bureaucracy in the Marshall Islands was cumbersome, get a load of this one. In the Federated States of Micronesia, lawmakers have come to the conclusion that something must be done about […]
Thirteen students in the College of the Marshall Islands Bachelor of Arts in Elementary (BAEE) Education program have completed their courses and are waiting to graduate in May next year. They are the sixth cohort to graduate from this program. Faith Lanwi, one of the soon-to-be graduates, says it takes four semesters or two academic […]
HILARY HOSIA Even limited to a four-man team, the Environmental Protection Authority on Ebeye continues to ensure drinking water is safe for public consumption on top of its many tasks. Ebeye’s miniature stature EPA (compared to Majuro) is an advantage for the EPA crew when it comes to conducting water quality tests, which EPA does […]
JACOB WOITZEL* US Navy and Marshallese medical personnel delivered a joint effort to eliminate tuberculosis in Aur Atoll during the Pacific Partnership visit earlier this month. “Together, with our Marshallese partners, we are testing all residents of Aur for tuberculosis, and also starting treatment for those who tested positive,” said Lt. Hoel Rupert David, officer […]
WILMER JOEL Election day in the Marshall Islands saw a varied turnout of voters. From seven in the morning until seven in the evening on Monday, young and old Marshallese voters waited at the polling stations. Throughout the day, there were fluctuations in voter turnout, but some polling stations, such as Maloelap, Namo, Aur, Arno, […]
WILMER JOEL The boys and girls high school basketball championship battles lit up the court and generated huge audience participation last week in Majuro. The two top high schools in the girls basketball division squared off in the league’s championship game last week Thursday at the Assumption Basketball Court. There was a noticeable buzz as […]
A robbery in broad daylight at the Bank of Marshall Islands’ debit card center resulted in an immediate change to the debit dispenser window, as seen in the photo. The debit card window slot has been modified so that people would have hard time reaching in to the secured area. Police from Kwajalein Atoll Local […]
Two studies about the Marshall Islands by the global fish value chain development initiative FISH4ACP show that investing in cold storage facilities and tuna loading equipment can transform the Marshall Islands into a hub for tuna containerization, boosting economic growth and employment, while managing the environmental impact. “Tuna accounts for nearly all fisheries production and […]
