What’s been happening around the Marshall Islands
This week opened with a recognition ceremony for Majuro hospital doctors as part of the launch of National Health Month. The ceremony featured most of the hospital’s doctors wearing white jackets and being praised by Health Secretary Francyne Wase-Jacklick and Medical Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Maddison. Dr. Kyle Lemari led the doctors in re-stating […]
GIFF JOHNSON JR Bremen Leban won a silver and bronze medal in the annual Wrestling Oceania Championships held this year in Apia, Samoa. Daniel Myron Langinlur joined him, taking referee and coaching courses offered during the tournament. He has now completed a Level 1 Coaching Course and Level 2 Referee Course Certifications. They were both […]
GIFF JOHNSON Late Friday night, two vehicles drove through a significant diesel fuel spill on the main road by the MEC tank farm, and seconds later their engines began to smoke, the occupants pulled over and jumped out, and the cars burst into flames. The two vehicles were both destroyed by fire beyond further use. […]
A partnership between two government ministries is opening opportunities for families to access autism screening for their children and follow up support for their needs. The Ministry of Health and Human Services and the Public School System last week formally launched the country’s first National Autism Referral System and Database, aimed at improving support for […]
Airport parking is a mess and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future as construction gets moving on what is now the “former” parking lot. With the main parking lot at Amata Kabua International Airport fenced off as of last week, airport customers are parking just about anywhere they can find a space. […]
GIFF JOHNSON Bank of Marshall Islands teller operations and the loan department moved out of the main branch three weeks ago and remain displaced due to fuel odors pervading the bank from leakage at the nearby RRE gas station. “The source of the BOMI odor incident is confirmed as a leak in RRE’s underground fuel […]
A new solar structure that could save the Marshall Islands Resort thousands of dollars a year in electricity costs is nearing completion in the hotel’s parking lot. The project is funded by the Taiwan government and is overseen by the RMI National Energy Office. Local firm Green Energy Solutions is performing the construction and installation […]
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. […]
President David Kabua and a delegation left the Marshall Islands Monday afternoon on a Taiwan government-chartered flight to Taipei to launch a five-day state visit. The state visit, at the invitation of the Taiwan government, will run through March 25. This is the President’s first state visit to Taiwan since taking office in 2020. Accompanied […]
