ABC Radio Australia hit the airwaves in Majuro at 7pm last Friday going live for the first time in over a decade with its 24/7 programs on 106.7FM. To mark the milestone development, Australian Ambassador Paul Wilson hosted a gathering at Wallaby Downs Friday evening that featured a countdown to the official opening of the […]
The Marshall Islands has joined a growing number of nations saying “no” to deep sea mining. At the Oceans Conference last week in Nice, France, President Hilda Heine announced that the RMI would join the countries calling for a moratorium on all deep sea mining, bringing the number to 37. Four other nations — Luxembourg, […]
A graduation ceremony was held in Wotje on May 27 in honor of six individuals who completed their diplomas and degrees from the College of the Marshall Islands — including the first student on Wotje to receive her BA degree. College President Dr. David Newnham, in his address, referred to graduates as the heart of […]
The last time this particular lot at the MEC property in Delap was empty was about 45 years ago. This property housed the Marshalls Energy Company’s first power plant from its opening in 1982 until work began on its demolition in early 2025. The lot is being cleared to make way for a new power […]
A “game-changing” tuna loader arrived in Majuro and is now set up and ready for operations at the Pacific International Inc. dock. The equipment is specially designed to unload tuna from a purse seiner and funnel it through an extended conveyor belt into a freezer container at dock side. The equipment is expected to cut […]
GIFF JOHNSON A new report on the US nuclear weapons testing legacy in the Marshall Islands highlights the lack of United States study into important health concerns voiced by Marshallese that make it impossible to have a clear understanding of the impacts of the 67 nuclear weapons tests. “The Legacy of US Nuclear Testing in […]
Marshall Islands High School celebrated its 60th commencement ceremony on Tuesday, with 126 students receiving their diplomas. This was a much smaller graduating class than the 204 MIHS seniors who walked in 2024. The graduation took place in the school’s gymnasium. The ceremony featured speeches from Public School System Commissioner Dr. Natalie Nimmer, keynote speaker […]
WILMER JOEL* One of the issues I would like to address — which I have deep concern over — alongside Her Excellency President Hilda Heine is the growing challenge of outmigration. But the outmigration I speak of today is not just about people leaving our islands — it’s about our best minds, our brightest talents, […]
The College of the Marshall Islands graduation ceremony last week saw the largest number of students to ever graduate from the Majuro school. A total of 233 CMI students graduated during the ceremony. In addition to the large number graduating, a number of students obtained either associate of science degrees or certificates in fields for […]
GIFF JOHNSON There is so much going on at Waan Aelon in Majel that you may be forgiven for wondering if you wandered into a time warp locating you in another country or time period. On any given day, you may find 25 young people learning and hands-on practicing English and math, carpentry skills, sailing […]
