What’s been happening around the Marshall Islands
This Friday will showcase a graduation of note and the soft opening of a new non-government organization building in Majuro. Waan Aelon in Majel’s two-story offices and work facilities will have a soft opening Friday from 2pm. WAM’s new building replaces the workshop and office facilities that were destroyed by fire over two years ago. […]
KAREN EARNSHAW “When we did the cooking with the community, the men were more engaged than the women.” To clarify, in case you were slightly stunned by this statement, the media release from the Wellness Center continued: “Usually, we would think that the men would sit and wait for the women to cook, but it […]
GIFF JOHNSON The conversation in Majuro has been dominated by the word “Enra” for the past week. Everywhere you go, people are talking about Enra. Did you register? Is it really going to happen? How much are we getting? When is the distribution? Did you see the traffic backed up from MISSA with people trying […]
Taiwan Chargé d’Affaires Hank C.C. Liu presented a check in the amount of $7,819,658 to Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko and Acting Secretary of Finance Ministry Sana Anien at Minister Kaneko’s office on November 12. The funding is for Capital Projects support for fiscal year 2025 under the annual financial assistance package from the government of […]
The Ministry of Health and Human Services officially launched the nation’s first laparoscopic surgery program at Majuro hospital during a blessing and launch ceremony held last week at the hospital’s operating theater. The event marks a new chapter in the country’s healthcare development and surgical capability, according to Health authorities. The Ministry of Health and […]
COP30 in Brazil was going down to the wire this week with intense last-minute lobbying to try to craft an agreement that would gain traction before Wednesday’s official end date. Late Tuesday (Brazil date) over 80 countries, including the UK and Germany, called “for a mandate to create a fossil fuel transition roadmap in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
