Long-term Nitijela Member David Kabua was sworn in as President in early January 2020 at one of the most consequential moments in Marshall Islands history: The intersection of a massive disease spread and the specter of a new, unknown virus threat coupled with the huge challenge of navigating negotiations with the United States for a […]
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 […]
KAREN EARNSHAW A Marshallese delegation led by Minister of Cultural and Internal Affairs Jess Gasper attended an important United Nations meeting on the rights of people with disabilities in Geneva, Switzerland this month. The event was the thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in a media release the […]
The US-Israel assaults on Iran and Iran’s response have set world fuel prices skyrocketing. Fuel stations in Majuro — both the Mobil-supplies stations and Pacific International Inc. — raised their prices two times in the past three weeks. The Mobil stations went from under seven dollars per gallon for both gas and diesel to $7.65 […]
