What’s been happening around the Marshall Islands
GIFF JOHNSON Having lived here for a very long time — since before anyone ever heard the name National Telecommunication Authority — I thought I’d pretty much heard it all when it comes to phone and internet disruptions. Take your pick: Power outages, salt corroded copper phone lines, trucks and bulldozers driving over underground junction […]
The US Army’s 25th Infantry Division band that played around Majuro last week really made the good vibes flow. Their range of songs and great performances captivated audiences around the island, including at the College of the Marshall Islands campus in Arrak, where students and staff joined with band members for photos after the performance. […]
President Hilda Heine, Cabinet members and diplomats took a tour of the Nitijela’s new but still under construction building Tuesday afternoon with Jerry Kramer and Pacific International Inc. officials. The occasion marked completion of installation of the roof over the building, which will now allow PII to step-up its work operations to complete the interior […]
Youth to Youth in Health celebrated its 40th anniversary last Thursday evening with a dinner, music and drama at Jitak. The event featured music, dancing and drama presented by youth peer educators, a presentation by President Hilda Heine, and remarks about the past and future of the program by board chair Giff Johnson and Director […]
The handover of new water storage systems for public schools in Ajeltake, Woja and Laura last Thursday has come none too soon, Education Commissioner Dr. Natalie Nimmer told the people assembled for the ceremony at Ajeltake Elementary School. With lower levels of rain forecast for the RMI starting this month and onward into 2027, the […]
GIFF JOHNSON Anytime there are westerly winds, Majuro’s downtown area can expect to take a hit. The overnight Sunday into early Monday winds ramped up quickly, turning the normally placid DUD lagoon area into a boiling caldron of waves that upended boats, tore vessels off moorings, and beached several craft. But it wasn’t only on […]
Ten teams took part in the twenty-second Lazarus Andrike memorial tournament, which was combined with the Total Pounds Sailfish Marshalls Billfish Club carry-over fishing tournament and the Total Qualifying Pounds competition. Captain Kyle Aliven and Team Nali grabbed the spotlight on the dock for winning the TQ tourney with 191 pounds of potential sashimi and […]
SARA MUIR* Partners from the Freely Associated States of Micronesia, the US Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, and Australian Maritime Security Advisers under the Pacific Maritime Security Program concluded the 13-day Operation Irensia 2026 security exercise last week. The law enforcement training program brought together patrol boat crews from the Federated States of Micronesia, the […]
Law enforcement agencies in the Marshall Islands participated in a Narcotics Investigation Course from August 12-16. The course was designed to equip officers with the knowledge and skills to combat drug trafficking and keep our communities safe. It was led by experts from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the US Postal Inspection Service […]
HILARY HOSIA “No child left behind” has always been a slogan for the education ministry. In the case of Delap Elementary School (DES), hundreds of schoolchildren are left behind because their school has been locked shut by the landowner. The reason for the gate lockdown: The RMI Public School System (PSS) owes the landowners money. […]
