Iroojlaplap Michael Kabua’s arrival to Majuro was about 36 hours delayed from the original plan. A special flight returning his remains from Taiwan to Majuro arrived before sunrise Saturday morning, triggering an eventful several days of funeral services. He was transported by police-escorted motorcade in a specially designed enclosure on a truck with a thatched […]
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted a boarding inspection exercise with the Sea Patrol Division of the Marshall Islands Police Department and other law enforcement agencies here. They used the MIRS Jelmae, the patrol vessel donated by Australia, for the exercises. The exercise aimed to improve maritime onboard search techniques through hands-on training to support […]
The Kwajalein Atoll Local Government has updated its solid waste management plan 2026-2030 and the result was handed over to Mayor Hirata Kabua and council members last week on Ebeye. Recognizing the “significant milestone” of completion of the updated waste management plan by KALGov’s Solid Waste Management Team, Mayor Hirata and his team turned the […]
EVE BURNS Reporting from Palau The first resolution aimed at putting sea level rise at the top of the international agenda will be introduced at the United Nations later this month. The development is being championed by President Hilda Heine and the RMI government. “This is the first time that we’ve done that, and I […]
GIFF JOHNSON An unusual signing ceremony Tuesday at the Marshall Islands Resort now links the Marshall Islands — and specifically the Office of National Security — with two US National Guard units. The signing of a State Partnership Program agreement by two National Guard generals and Office of National Security Director Chris deBrum ushers in […]
The Marshalls Energy Company is looking into the possibility of purchasing an additional fuel tanker vessel for servicing Ebeye and various outer islands where it operates power plants. This new plan, which is supported by the RMI national budget for next fiscal year with proposed matching funding of $1.5 million, has developed following operation of […]
The fourth quarter fiscal year 2026 Enra payments were distributed last week starting Thursday. MISSA, as it has in the past, used the ECC gym to distribute checks to those who didn’t sign up for direct deposits to their bank accounts. The ECC distribution ran from Thursday to Saturday. There were far fewer checks for […]
Drug runners are taking a page out of the purse seine industry’s playbook. For decades, commercial fishing boats have used fish aggregation devices (FADs) to increase their fish catches. The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority has installed dozens of FADs around the nation to assist local fishermen with improving their catches. But technological advances in […]
The RMI Embassy in Taiwan recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a sister museum partnership between the Alele Museum and Public Library and the Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology of New Taipei City. The MOU was signed during the opening ceremony of the 2026 New Taipei City Austronesian Cultural Festival, one […]
The Republic of the Marshall Islands Public School System (PSS) has begun a nationwide initiative to assess the climate and environmental resilience of public schools, with an initial focus on schools in the neighboring islands. This initiative is one of the strategies to address climate change identified in the National Adaptation Plan. The assessments are […]
