GIFF JOHNSON What happens when a hard drive you own with many years of knowledge, information and documents stored suddenly dies? That is nothing compared to the death of an ocean navigator — a person who has the knowledge and experience in his brain from generations of navigators in his family, giving him the ability […]
The Miss Marshall Islands Pageant is well underway. Since the weekend, the 13 youthful contestants engaged in a “sashing” ceremony, delivered their platform speeches and engaged in question and answer sessions, and were recognized by multiple organizations at a Marshall Islands Resort Melele Room program. The pageant will feature a parade through Majuro Thursday that […]
Welcome to Majuro. In the category of “let’s put our best foot forward,” it was a big NOT at Laura Beach this past weekend. What are we thinking? Look at the panoramic view of garbage dumped by users of Laura beach and not picked up in a timely manner. As it happened, we were escorting […]
Marshall Islands Chess Federation made its debut on the international stage earlier this month during the BugHouse Chess competition in Philippines. BugHouse is a unique chess game where two players face off against two other players — what is eliminated from other chess boards gets to be used in your teammates’ chess boardThe game is […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Wearing their brown gowns and big smiles were four representatives of extraordinary Marshallese at the University of the South Pacific graduation, presided over by King Tupou VI of Tonga. This special quartet of graduates, who are all Public School System employees, earned their Master’s in Education in School Leadership. Commissioner of Education Dr. […]
The World Bank announced Tuesday this week that it has approved an additional $9 million in financing to help the Marshall Islands respond to sharply higher energy costs that are placing pressure on families, businesses, public services, and the national budget. The assistance provides immediate budget support through an existing Marshall Islands Development Policy Operation. […]
How to tell that it is Enra week in Majuro? That’s an easy question to answer. Just stop by the hospital the first two days of the quarterly money distribution and what do you see? It’s really what you “don’t” see that is the point. A hospital with no patients: No people in the outpatient […]
As hundreds of Marshallese high school students graduate from schools in Majuro, Kwajalein, Wotje and Jaluit over the next couple of weeks, three Marshallese are graduating from schools far from the RMI or the United States. Of course, many dozens of Marshallese teenagers living in the US have been or are graduating this month. Three […]
GIFF JOHNSON Statistics tell us one story about the Canvasback ear-nose-throat (ENT) team visit that wrapped up this week at Majuro hospital. The numbers show the demand for ENT services: The visiting team of doctors, nurses and administrators saw 213 patients in the first week, dispensed 30 hearing aids, completed 15 surgeries and scheduled another […]
Two and a half months ago, the cost of diesel was about $6.70 a gallon at the Mobil-supplied fuel stations in Majuro. This week, it jumped again to a new record of $10.75 per gallon. That’s a four dollar difference per gallon — on its way to nearly doubling —that the Ministry of Education has […]
