The first prosecution of a business for alleged illegal sales of betel nut in Majuro was filed in District Court last Friday as part of a wider effort by the RMI Attorney General’s office to tackle the betel nut situation in the country. The District Court case was filed by Assistant Attorney General Joe Lomae, […]
EVE BURNS The visit by Japan State Minister for Foreign Affairs Takei Shunsuke heralded a series of signing ceremonies Tuesday at President David Kabua’s office for Japan aid projects. The ceremony was short, swift and on Japanese time. The signing involved two Grant Aid Projects implemented by JICA: Project for Water Improvement for Majuro, which […]
Journal 1/10/1986P4 Katsuobushi The Nankatsu Corp, more affectionately known as the Katsuobushi plant, sent their first shipment of dried skipjack tuna to Japan last month. The new manager told me that the product was well received in Japan and is a big hit. The katsuobushi plant has been shut for the last month due to […]
After eight years of work with the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, Lyla Lemari has taken up work with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Lyla is Scientific Associate to the Marshall Island Program at Livermore, which is one of a network of US Department of Energy laboratories around the US. Livermore oversees environmental […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Marshall Islands is facing hard times — prices of food, fuel and other goods have skyrocketed, while worker salaries have remained stagnant. This was a message delivered repeatedly by President David Kabua during his address to the nation at Monday’s Nitijela opening. Kabua said Covid, climate change and the war in Ukraine […]
HILARY HOSIA Xavier High School is expecting 50 students to join its 81-student roster for the second semester beginning this Thursday. Some of these students are returning students while a larger portion are new students, including a few from Marshall Islands. Tuesday morning, three students from Majuro and three from Ebeye boarded the United Airlines […]
HILARY HOSIA Cloritha Kinebal will go down in history as the last person to register to participate in the upcoming 2023 national elections. Cloritha was in line with a crowd of 50 when Marshall Islands Police Department Officer Erica Reimers ended the registration process last Friday when the clock struck 5pm. What this meant was […]
Journal 1/3/1986 P1 Youth crime attacked Nearly 800 crimes were committed in Majuro in 1984 by young people. Although no hard statistics are yet available, by all accounts the crime rate among youth appeared to rise in 1985. The largest number of crimes in 1984 were “disturbing the peace,” but nearly 300 involved burglary or […]
In order to vote in the 2023 national election, a citizen must be registered, and the registration deadline is this week Friday, December 30. These Marshall Islands High School students — from left, Charles Heine, Lautrok Alvin, Jekni Saimon, and Souvenir Jelmak — hold up Pacific Media Institute-sponsored bumper stickers encouraging citizens to ensure their […]
EVE BURNS, WILMER JOEL The annual Christmas parade started from Rita all the day to Laura the Friday before Christmas. Delap children were all excited and couldn’t wait to get free candies. Hundreds of residents on Majuro flocked to the streets with candy bags at the ready. Just as the parade commenced, rain poured down […]
