The final installation under the Emergency Communications Network project was completed earlier in the month in Bikarej, Arno Atoll. The World Bank-funded Pacific Resilience Program Phase II (PREP II) is managing the project on behalf of the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) contracted to undertake the installation and […]
Justice Minister Wisely Zackhras signed two memorandums of understanding concerning the Pacific Policing Initiative and the Pacific Police Support Group, which detail arrangements for Pacific Policing Deployments. The purpose of these documents is to boost law enforcement capability and cooperation across the Pacific. It is an Australian-supported regional police initiative. It aims to help member […]
A team of RMI fisheries officials took a close-up tour of the commercial fisheries sector in the Seychelles last week to learn how it developed commercial fishing to be the second leading industry in the small island nation. Seychelles main port is the biggest tuna-landing location in the Indian Ocean — one of the ways […]
All of the votes cast nationwide in the constitutional convention election were tabulated within a day or two of the July 10 vote and included in the results announced for the domestic vote — with one exception. Due to communications challenges, the results tabulated in Ebon Atoll could not be communicated by phone. As a […]
Both Marshall Islands Fishing Venture and Pan Pacific Foods showed the water used in their fish processing plants was clean and met RMI Environmental Protection Authority water quality standards during routine testing in June. The June EPA Water Quality Report, provided to the Journal this week, showed: RMI EPA explained its collaboration with the International […]
GIFF JOHNSON Another extremely low-turnout vote for an important election was the highlight of Friday’s election for an upcoming constitutional convention. There were virtually no lines at any polling station in Majuro during the morning Friday. And it did not pick up appreciably in the afternoon. This was a sign of the low-voter interest in […]
GIFF JOHNSON Miss Namo Farrah Muller was crowned Miss Marshall Islands 2026 at Saturday’s coronation ceremony at the ECC in Majuro — before hundreds at the venue and thousands watching online. She is the RMI’s third Miss Marshall Islands, taking up the title from outgoing Miss Marshall Islands Claret Chong Gum. Saturday’s event, which featured […]
GIFF JOHNSON Having lived here for a very long time — since before anyone ever heard the name National Telecommunication Authority — I thought I’d pretty much heard it all when it comes to phone and internet disruptions. Take your pick: Power outages, salt corroded copper phone lines, trucks and bulldozers driving over underground junction […]
The US Army’s 25th Infantry Division band that played around Majuro last week really made the good vibes flow. Their range of songs and great performances captivated audiences around the island, including at the College of the Marshall Islands campus in Arrak, where students and staff joined with band members for photos after the performance. […]
The Miss Marshall Islands Pageant is well underway. Since the weekend, the 13 youthful contestants engaged in a “sashing” ceremony, delivered their platform speeches and engaged in question and answer sessions, and were recognized by multiple organizations at a Marshall Islands Resort Melele Room program. The pageant will feature a parade through Majuro Thursday that […]
