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 […]
Australian Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen visited Majuro in July and among a range of issues on the climate agenda, he discussed a renewable energy partnership with the Marshall Islands. On the margins of the global climate summit COP30 in Belém, Brazil on 17 November, Minister Bremity Lakjohn and Minister Bowen signed the RMI-Australia Renewable […]
If you hear the sound of keyboards, loud speakers, and whistles then you know that the Christmas season has arrived. As in the island way, every year each jepta (chapter or group) gets cranking with dances and songs in preparation for Christmas Day. If you ever wonder why almost no people are in the household […]
Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko headed the Marshall Islands delegation at the outset of the global climate summit in Belém, Brazil this past weekend. He delivered a statement and was on hand for the initial stages of COP30 at which many heads of state and high-level government leaders participated. RMI Minister of Environment Bremity Lakjohn is […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Pacific Islands Health Officers Association is holding its 77th executive board meeting in Majuro this week. The organization represents all of the US-affiliated islands in the region. The opening Monday was in a well decorated Melele Room at Marshall Islands Resort, with island leis and the iokwe spirit on full display for […]
It was a cause for a big celebration: The reopening of the new-look 177 Healthcare Clinic at Majuro hospital. A big turnout for the official reopening ceremony got to tour the newly renovated clinic, which looks fabulous. The 177 Healthcare Clinic provides healthcare services for the nuclear test-affected communities of Enewetak, Bikini, Rongelap, and Utrok […]
Five local high school students will represent the Marshall Islands an international robotics competition later this month. The Majol Matrix robotics team is getting ready for the FIRST Global Challenge in Panama from October 27 to November 2. This international robotics competition brings together student teams from over 190 countries to collaborate, compete, and innovate […]
Miss Marshall Islands Claret Chong Gum had the honor of participating in the first-ever Miss Micronesia pageant in Nauru last week and came away as the First Runner Up. Miss Kiribati Atiterentaai Rinimarawa was crowned at the end of the pageant as the first Miss Micronesia. Claret was supported by a large support team that […]
Culture week was a great way to showcase canoe culture in local schools. During the week at the end of September, Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) Director Alson Kelen and Traditional Skills Trainer Binton Daniel and Public School System staff visited Rairok Elementary School to engage the students in learning about […]
