What’s been happening around the Marshall Islands
Two new transport vessels donated by Japan for the outer islands are expected to arrive later this month. MIMRA Director Glen Joseph said the two new vessels are named Bikar and Bokak after the two northern atolls that have been the subject of major marine surveys over recent years and are now part of a […]
Australia signed a grant agreement with Women United Together Marshall Islands this week to support the 24th WUTMI Annual Conference in Majuro that starts this coming Tuesday. The Annual Conference is a key platform for advancing gender equality, strengthening community resilience, and promoting women’s leadership across the Marshall Islands. It will bring together women leaders, […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Only a fraction of Marshallese who are US military veterans are registered with the US Department of Veterans Affairs and as a result they are not receiving the many benefits due to them. As well, according to Coast Guard veteran and Treasurer of the Marshallese Veterans’ Alliance, Marlene Tolliver, many vets who are […]
The Marshall Islands and United States governments last week signed a Shiprider Agreement, marking an important milestone in the ongoing partnership between the two nations to promote maritime security, safety, and sovereignty across the Pacific region. The signing ceremony took place in Majuro and was attended by senior officials from both governments, including US Ambassador […]
GIFF JOHNSON The truth is that infrastructure in the RMI is largely in bad condition and everyone in RMI experiences the fallout. Here is a snapshot of an average week in the Marshall Islands. For two Wednesdays in a row, the downtown area experienced unplanned outages — which were centered around faulty lines, above and […]
The Marshalls Energy Company (MEC) announced that $18,703,000 in funding from the United States has been approved for the acquisition and installation of three additional generators for the Majuro power plant. This significant investment, provided through the Compact of Free Association annual economic assistance program, will substantially improve power generation capacity and reliability across the […]
WILMER JOEL A new Early Childhood Development office opened last Wednesday at the Ministry of Cultural and Internal Affairs. ECD Project Director Dr. Pablo Stansbery said the opening of the office was “a new day of delivering services for young children.” The new office, which is a wing of the MOCIA main building in Uliga, […]
It’s been a challenging month for telecommunications services in the Marshall Islands. Earlier this month, voice services were off or intermittent for two weeks for Ebeye users, and for two-and-a-half-weeks for those on the outer islands. When it was finally resolved last week, the next thing was Majuro faced cell, internet and 4G disruptions at […]
WILMER JOEL A new 11.5 million gallon water reservoir was handed over from the government of Japan to the Majuro Water and Sewer Company last Wednesday. The water storage capacity of MWSC has expanded to over 47 million gallons, augmenting the six existing reservoirs. The new reservoir, which is worth over $14 million, took 18 […]
WILMER JOEL Emotions were running high as the Ralik-Ratak men’s softball championship game got underway on Monday between Lae and Namo. The highly-anticipated game began with a tense atmosphere, as both teams traded five consecutive tie scores. Frequent strikeouts, fly outs, and groundouts kept the score deadlocked, leaving the outcome completely uncertain with Lae ahead […]
