Ministers from the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) launched their 12th annual meeting in Majuro Wednesday. President Hilda Heine recognized the organization for growing fisheries revenue of members nations from $60 million to nearly $500 million in seven years. She urged the fisheries leaders not to be complacent because of PNA’s success, but instead […]
HILARY HOSIA As expected, the wall inside the temporary command center for visiting miracle workers Canvasback Missions at Majuro hospital was filled with colorful sticky notes, each representing patients who were treated or were scheduled to undergo surgery with the eye specialists. Those familiar with Canvasback Missions, especially patients who received life-changing surgeries over the […]
Marshall Islands Ambassador to Japan Ambassador Tom Kijiner led discussions on Oceans and Seas focusing on fisheries and maritime security during the Sasakawa Peace Foundation’s Cutting-Edge Roundtable held last week in Tokyo, Japan. The roundtable brought together Pacific Island Ambassadors stationed in Tokyo, representatives from the Japanese government including a current parliament member, and members […]
HILARY HOSIA The Marshall Islands Red Cross Society (MIRCS) and the Jenrok emergency response team held a community disaster preparedness exercise last Saturday. The event started with an early morning walkathon around Jenrok, followed by health screenings by the Ministry of Health and light refreshments. MIRCS Disaster Management Officer Harry Herming conducted a group safety […]
A group of Rita Elementary School administrators and teachers will be heading to Palau next month as part of the RMI delegation to the Pacific Educational Conference. Vice Principal Rodrigues Nakamura Jr., Maija Ralpho, Nimata Nakamura, and Mamilani Horiuchi will join a delegation of 20 RMI representatives to the 30th PEC in Palau July 17-20. […]
MAKERETA KIMAI, PACNEWS Editor at last week’s UN Oceans Conference A number of Pacific leaders used last week’s UN Oceans Conference to bring global attention to nuclear contamination and World War Two wrecks that have become environment hazards. Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands led the charge in highlighting what they call ‘real […]
A Koo’s fishing vessel was arrested late last month in Kiribati for a fishing violation that occurred in 2015 and is now being held until the Majuro-based company pays a $4 million fine — a development that surprised Koo’s, which said it settled the violation through the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA). “We made […]
David Alfred made history Saturday in Taiwan, becoming the first Marshall Islander to graduate from I-Shou University, School of Medicine for International Students in Kaoshiung with a degree in medicine. Alfred was the first RMI recipient of ROC government medical school scholarship through the International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) and is one of the […]
This week’s High-Level UN Ocean Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York City is seeing significant participation from the RMI in the main conference and multiple “side events.” The Ocean Conference, co-chaired by the governments of the Republic of Fiji and Sweden, supports the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) that deals with […]
For Jabro Private High School seniors, the best way to learn what life will be like after graduation was to set out on an adventure outside their comfort zone of Ebeye. Led by chaperone and teacher Ramanty Chong Gum, the students flew to Majuro and met with diplomats and various high-level government officials. The students […]
