What’s been happening around the Marshall Islands
Japan Ambassador Hirohisa Soma joined the official launch ceremony for the Project for Strengthening Local Food Supply, held at the Marshall Islands High School campus. At the ceremony, Japan’s grant aid of 203 million Japanese yen (approximately $1.3 million) for the project was formalized through the signing of the Exchange of Notes. The launch was […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Marshall Islands goal to ramp up its domestic tuna industry led it to dispatch a team of fisheries agency managers and industry representatives for a study tour to the Republic of Seychelles. At first glance an atoll nation in the western Pacific might seem to have little connection to an island group […]
Bank of Marshall Islands showed its support this week for Marshallese students studying overseas through the United World College program. For the second year in a row, BOMI provided the Marshall Islands UWC National Committee with a donation that assists a student to study in Singapore with an approximately five percent match for her total […]
BRETT SCHELLHASE The 34th Annual All Micronesia Fishing Tournament this past Saturday and Sunday certainly had its ups and downs with Saturday’s extreme weather resulting in only 12 of the 14 registered fishing boats to go out. Team Lae Atoll (Lae Fly) caught marlin on both days, leading off with a 106 pound Pacific blue […]
At its 63rd session last week, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the resolution “Technical assistance and capacity-building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands” by consensus. The resolution was tabled by the Republic of the Marshall Islands on behalf of a core group of Pacific Island States, […]
GIFF JOHNSON For the past two weeks, a lot of the debate at Nitijela has centered on hardships on the outer islands because of shipping woes. Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall acknowledged that of the four operational RMI Shipping Corporation vessels, two needed dry docking and one needed decommissioning — meaning it was ready for retirement. […]
Before heading off for a competition in S. Korea, an RMI robotics team met with Acting Education Commissioner Junior Paul, Deputy Commissioner Meryl Heine, Miss Marshall Islands Farrah Muller, and Vice Chairman House of Irooj Farrend Zackious to present their robot and showcase a live demonstration. The team is comprised of five students, three from […]
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 […]
