A new Marshall Islands doctor was welcomed into the medical community for service to the RMI last week. Dr. Delson Benjamin was honored for completing his internship training program, which followed his graduation from medical university in Taiwan. He is the 12th doctor to graduate from Taiwan’s Ishou University.He was recognized by Health Secretary Francyne […]
Two significant national security and organized crime courses were held in Majuro in late October, led by the Australian National University’s Pacific Security College. This course was designed to support RMI’s efforts currently underway to draft the country’s first national security strategy. In making closing remarks to the graduates, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade […]
GIFF JOHNSON A United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons spent 10 days visiting the Marshall Islands in October and issued a detailed report at the end of her visit. The Special Rapporteur’s report, which will be presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in June next year, focuses […]
HILARY HOSIA A rare and coordinated strike by over 50 Marshallese workers at the US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll last Friday and Saturday disrupted ferry service for missile range employees and has led to dismissal of two American supervisors by civilian contractor at the missile range. On Saturday, 54 Marine Department employees signed a petition to […]
Journal 11/6/1987 P1 Friday night baby boomIf you think the Marshalls has a high birth rate, you’re right. And after Friday’s record 12 births in slightly more than 24 hours, it may be event higher. Majuro hospital averages between two and two-and-a-half new borns a day. P3 Young journalistsThe first issue of the Marshall Islands […]
At basketball games in Majuro, the crowd is sometimes more interesting than what’s going on court side. At last week’s elementary, middle and high school championship games at the ECC gym, the adoring fans turned out with creative posters and signs that definitely would have gotten them their moment of TV fame at any NBA […]
KAREN EARNSHAW The Marshall Islands’ Rhea Moss-Christian said last week on an Australian television and radio network that the United States’ nuclear testing in her country “had a singular goal from the US perspective” and that the Marshallese people were the victims of this goal. The Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries […]
President Hilda C. Heine and First Gentleman Thomas Kijiner, Jr. were in Honolulu late last week for the President to receive the prestigious East-West Center 2024 Women of Impact Award. This honor recognizes exceptional women leaders who have made remarkable contributions to their communities and the broader global stage. The award was presented to President […]
An audit of an Asian Development Bank-supported project in the RMI shows that the vast majority of the money spent went to pay consultants. This is confirmed by the Ernst & Young audit of the RMI government’s Public Financial Management Project, which was included in the RMI Auditor General’s recent 81st Semi-Annual Report to Nitijela. […]
Journal 10/30/1987 P1 Back to TT ‘pork barrel’ daysIs there something that legislators, magistrates and other elected officials in Micronesia see that the rest of us are missing? This may explain why many of those charged with overseeing development funds under the Compact are busily appropriating this money for seawalls, community houses, docks and other […]
