The US Coast Guard buoy tender Juniper made a several day visit to Majuro last week, following its visit to Kwajalein. The vessel conducted tours with local elementary and middle school students and engaged with law enforcement officials in Majuro, including the Office of National Security. One of the key reasons for the visit was […]
The Australian Embassy in Majuro hosted its annual Australia Day function this past Friday at the Marshall Islands Resort. The event was attended by traditional leaders, President Hilda C. Heine, First Gentleman Tommy Kijiner, members of the Cabinet, the Nitijela, representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, Australians and friends of the Australian Embassy. Following speeches, guests […]
The United World College National Committee of the Marshall Islands has been offering scholarships to Marshallese high school students to attend UWC international schools around the world since 2012. They got together for their annual “selection day” program at the College of the Marshall Islands conference room last week with six students from four high […]
Two new MIMRA vessels donated by Japan, the MV Bokak and MV Bikar, were dedicated and christened during a ceremony last Friday at the dock by Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority HQ. MIMRA crew for the two vessels underwent training in December. Now that they have been christened, they will be put into service for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Some people are more “Around Town” than others and Elizabeth Marques definitely fits this description. As a taxi driver, she is often the only female chauffeur on Majuro Atoll, but she reported last Friday that in recent weeks her sister Marylou has taken up driving for a living. So far, said Elizabeth, her sister is […]
Take a look at these happy faces of Enewetak children and adults. They are standing with some of the Christmas largesse that fell on them from the sky December 9, courtesy of the US-Japan-S. Korea-Canada-Australia-sponsored Operation Christmas Drop. If we needed some further visual evidence that the annual Christmas Drop was a great thing, well […]
Personally, we like Mondays. A lot of people complain about blue Monday and so on, but for us it’s just another day to move around and see what’s happening in town. Further to this blue Monday thing, workers at government offices are often criticized for showing up late to work etc. So there we were, […]
Canvasback Missions will mark its 40th year of medical services in the Marshall Islands in 2026. The California-based non-profit group launched services to the Marshall Islands in 1986, working with the late Outer Islands Dispensary System Director Arata Nathan. “The first year we worked in the RMI under Arata Nathan was 1986,” recalled Canvasback co-founder […]
