KAREN EARNSHAW An old friend of the Marshall Islands will be visiting our waters on Saturday, January 17. The friend is the Neptune Pacific Direct Line, which used to bring container vessels into Majuro, quit the route in 2020 but in 2026 is bringing Majuro back into its ocean loop. According to Pacific Shipping Inc. […]
Questions about the Enra (universal basic income) and END (Extraordinary Needs Distribution) programs featured prominently in the first business session of Nitijela Tuesday this week. Following the usual reports by Cabinet ministers, Nitijela members used the question and answer period for a variety of questions including several around the Enra and END program. Majuro Nitijela […]
The RMI Embassy in Taiwan co-hosted a Trade and Investment Seminar with the Taichung City Government on December 9. The event brought together government officials, business representatives, and industry partners to explore opportunities for enhanced trade and investment cooperation, in line with ongoing efforts to support sustainable economic development under the Economic Cooperation Agreement between […]
President Hilda Heine told the nation Monday that despite 2025 being a year of accomplishment, three years after the signing of the Compact of Free Association “implementation of Compact III has not yet been fully realized.” In her state of the nation speech at Monday’s Nitijela opening, the President also said bluntly that accountability was […]
A happy and sad and finally happy story developed early last week in the lead up to Christmas Day. We got a call from one of the United Airlines flight attendants during their stay at RRE Hotel in between flights to and from Guam/Honolulu. Long story short, the UA flight attendants had brought lots of […]
The Kili-Bikini-Ejit Local Government has put nearly 300 acres of land it purchased in 2019 near Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii up for sale. In 2019, one of many purchases of the KBE Local Government leadership at the time was buying 283 acres of agriculture-zone land on the Big Island. The intention was […]
GIFF JOHNSON Christmas in the Marshall Islands goes on for a while. Jeptas practice nightly in the lead up to December 25, when they showcase their dance routines, known locally as “biit,” and songs. A number of jeptas will perform in multiple churches on Christmas Day. Many more arrange special performances at churches in the […]
RUBON JR JACKLICK A pilot project — “Chicken Coop Broiler & Layer Pilot Project” — launched last week in Laura with a two-day training program. The workshop was held at Laura Community Center located at Jeirok last Thursday and Friday. During the workshop, people of Laura community showed their appreciation to International Organization for Migration, […]
The Extraordinary Needs Distribution (END) Committee has officially initiated the new development program funding stream with a launch ceremony last week Friday at Marshall Islands Resort’s Melele Room. This new program, established through the Compact of Free Association by the US and RMI governments, is specifically designed to deliver needed support in addressing the continuing […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Marshalls Energy Company signed a deal earlier this month with its diesel fuel supplier that’s going to bring less expensive gasoline prices to the Marshall Islands, the company said in a statement. This is going to “especially (help) our outer island communities who have been paying around $10 to $18 per gallon,” […]
