KAREN EARNSHAW An old friend of the Marshall Islands will be visiting our waters on Saturday, January 17. The friend is the Neptune Pacific Direct Line, which used to bring container vessels into Majuro, quit the route in 2020 but in 2026 is bringing Majuro back into its ocean loop. According to Pacific Shipping Inc. […]
The Nitijela was briefed last Friday on the new RMI digital currency, known as USDM1. President Hilda Heine, in her state of the nation address to Nitijela at the January 5 opening of Nitijela, spoke about the USDM1 launch and potential benefits. Jeremy Coffey, a USDM1 representative, led the briefing. The digital currency, which is […]
Journal 1/12/1983 P2 A minor problemThe day is Sunday. It could be any Sunday. The time is around noon. The occasion Sunday movie matinee for (supposedly) kids. The question: Do you know know what else your kids are doing beside just watching the shows? Sure, you say. What else could they do besides munching on […]
Sherwood and Emma Tibon, the owners of Bokanbotin Island Getaway, are happy that they now have more accommodation, with the opening of the second of three bungalows — which are perched over the lagoon — becoming available just before Christmas. It takes just 10 minutes to reach Bokanbotin from downtown, Sherwood said Monday. The getaway […]
Questions about the Enra (universal basic income) and END (Extraordinary Needs Distribution) programs featured prominently in the first business session of Nitijela Tuesday this week. Following the usual reports by Cabinet ministers, Nitijela members used the question and answer period for a variety of questions including several around the Enra and END program. Majuro Nitijela […]
The RMI Embassy in Taiwan co-hosted a Trade and Investment Seminar with the Taichung City Government on December 9. The event brought together government officials, business representatives, and industry partners to explore opportunities for enhanced trade and investment cooperation, in line with ongoing efforts to support sustainable economic development under the Economic Cooperation Agreement between […]
President Hilda Heine told the nation Monday that despite 2025 being a year of accomplishment, three years after the signing of the Compact of Free Association “implementation of Compact III has not yet been fully realized.” In her state of the nation speech at Monday’s Nitijela opening, the President also said bluntly that accountability was […]
Journal 1/4/1983 P1 Nitijela opens 4th constitutional meetThe Marshall Islands High School Glee Club sang at Nitijela’s official opening of the 1983 session with such compositions as “Give me oil in my lamp, I pray.” President Amata Kabua and other Nitijela members reaffirmed the Republic’s commitment to the Almighty ever since the missionaries arrived in […]
Laura Protestant Church was rocking with groups dancing and singing to show their Christmas spirit. As is customary, the groups usually toss out some candy to the audience. In this case, as candy was being tossed out by a jepta, a piece of that candy landed on the floor near young Lobben Lafita. He spent […]
A happy and sad and finally happy story developed early last week in the lead up to Christmas Day. We got a call from one of the United Airlines flight attendants during their stay at RRE Hotel in between flights to and from Guam/Honolulu. Long story short, the UA flight attendants had brought lots of […]
