Eleven representatives from law enforcement-related government agencies completed a specialized security training led by the US Air Force 36th Tactical Advisory Squadron at the Sea Patrol Headquarters in Delap last week. The two-day training covered basic drug-testing techniques to strengthen national efforts against illegal drugs. Participating agencies included the Marshall Islands Police Department, Majuro Atoll […]
GIFF JOHNSON The fifth Marshall Islands Constitutional Convention got underway in Majuro October 28 with an opening ceremony at which President Hilda Heine exhorted Con-Con delegates “to leave personal and individual agendas at the door of this hall.” A total of 40 of the 45 elected delegates and irooj/owner representatives were in attendance. Nitijela Chaplain […]
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 […]
Transportation and shipping limitations continue to disrupt essential services for many outer islands, affecting power restoration and copra collection. This issue has swirled in debates at Nitijela since the resumption of the session late last month. Numerous Nitijela Members have called out the government for the lack of critically needed shipping services to remote islands. […]
In its first gala awards program for local businesses, the Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce last Friday held an awards banquet at the Marshall Islands Resort. Winning the six awards: • Lifetime & Legacy Business Award/People’s Choice Recognition – Pacific International Inc.