Nuclear test justice advocates Benetick Kabua Maddison and Glenn Alcalay met with Marshall Islands Ambassador to the United Nations John Silk in New York City last week. Benetick, who was recently in Majuro, is the executive director of the Marshallese Educational Initiative based in Springdale, Arkansas. Both Ambassador John and Glenn are NYC residents, Glenn […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Five years ago the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation received a huge boost in the form of a small group of British soccer fans and experts who had discovered that the Marshall Islands was “the last nation on Earth without a national soccer team.” Fast forward to this week and the Marshall Islands Soccer […]
It was that time of the day when the golden light brushes all it touches with a special aura. And so it was when four paddlers belonging to the Majol Canoe Paddling Club swished by Mobil and onwards to Matt Holly’s front yard and then Uliga Dock. The “Majol Men” belong to one of the […]
The Japan Coast Guard vessel Itsukushima visited Majuro at the end of last week. Japan Coast Guard officers engaged with RMI law enforcement authorities in training for ways to safely secure and remove an injured person from a vessel at sea. The vessel also held a reception on board for VIPs Monday evening this week […]
Speaker Brenson Wase signed confirmation Wednesday this week that six of seven constitutional amendments were approved by Marshall Islands voters during a national referendum on April 25. He was joined by Minister of Culture and Internal Affairs Jess Gasper, Jr. and RMI and Nitijela officials.
Fourteen students and three team leaders from the Marshall Islands departed Majuro on May 15 to participate in a two-week educational exchange program in Washington, DC, New York City, and Philadelphia. The delegation joins peers and educators from across Micronesia and the United States as part of the annual Close-Up Program, a renowned civic education […]
An up and coming musician from Chuuk, Rex Hetiback, held a concert at Jittak En club the other week. The night was successful except the artist was missing one of his slippers. So the artist posted a one-liner on social media asking Majuro where his slipper went. Post went viral for a while before it […]
The Australian Andrew Gurruwiwi Band visited multiple Majuro schools in addition to public performances when it was in Majuro last month. The “very successful” visit included performances at the College of the Marshall Islands, Laura Elementary/High School, Majuro Cooperative School, Delap Elementary School, Life Skills Academy and Majuro Middle School, said Kallan Phillips, the second […]
KAREN EARNSHAW The words “Lest We Forget” were spoken in ceremonies all around the globe on April 25, with some of the first being heard in the Marshall Islands due to its international clock status. The phrase is a cornerstone of the hundreds of ANZAC Day dawn services held to commemorate all Australians and New […]
Have you seen all the fabulous murals featuring children and nutrition themes cropping up all around town? They are at schools, like this one painted on the side of the Majuro Cooperative High School building, and on numerous stores around the island. This is a UNICEF-supported venture to promote awareness of children and their needs. […]
