GIFF JOHNSON President Donald Trump’s team’s takeover of the United States Institute of Peace, closure of Voice of America, and plan to defund the East-West Center was, perhaps, predictable but is nevertheless undermining US relations in the Pacific region and with allies around the world. All three institutions have been in place for decades, furthering […]
The Majuro Deaf Education Center (MDEC), located on the Marshall Islands High School campus, celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony last week for a new basketball court. This project is made possible through the funding support of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the collaborative efforts of the Public School System. MDEC is a […]
A multi-agency group boarded and inspected five international vessels using port Majuro earlier this month. While it served as a training exercise for the 19 officers from five different ministries and agencies, it was also a hands on inspection that resulted in two of the five vessels being found “substantially non-compliant with international convention requirements.” […]
KAREN EARNSHAW After a few shipping delays, work deconstructing the capital building is now underway with a vengeance and is expected to be “completed in two months,” Pacific International Inc.’s Executive Project Manager Bobby Muller said Monday. PII brought in a big yellow “heavy excavator” to do the muscle work on tearing down the iconic, […]
WILMER JOEL Marshall Islands wrestler JR Bremen Leban will return home next week with gold and bronze medals. JR represented the RMI in the Oceania Championships Senior Under-20 and Under-17 wrestling championships in American Samoa last week. He defeated New Zealand and Australian wrestlers to win the gold medal in the first segment of the […]
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met RMI President Dr. Hilda C. Heine last week during her visit to Japan. The following is from a release provided by the Japan Embassy in Majuro. He also welcomed the RMI’s participation in Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, and also expressed his expectation for the RMI’s participation in the […]
WILMER JOEL Claret Chong Gum has taken the role of Miss Marshall Islands to new heights under her two-year reign. The Journal had a brief interview with Miss Marshall Islands during the opening of International Women’s Day in Jenrok, where she reflected on the role and how it transformed her. “It has been two years, […]
The Marshall Islands continues to move forward in its commitment to sustainable maritime transport with the continued support of the German government. The German Cooperation Agency (GIZ) facilitated a high-level RMI delegation visit to Manila last month led by Minister of Transport Hilton Kendall. The delegation included Ambassador Albon Ishoda, Presidential Special Envoy for Maritime […]
WILMER JOEL President Hilda Heine called for women across the country to take action in strengthening families and communities during the opening of International Women’s Day in the Jenrok gymnasium last weekend, which featured the formal ceremony, displays from various booths, prizes, games, and other activities. “As we commemorate this important event, let us pledge […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Rongelap community, local government leadership, national RMI government leaders, traditional and religious leaders turned out to provide a warm welcome Tuesday at Uliga Dock for the arrival of Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior III. The vessel was greeted by three outrigger canoes from Waan Aelon in Majel as it approached Uliga Dock. Then, […]
