HILARY HOSIA For years, complaints have been raised about the mistreatment of young women working in mom and pop stores across Majuro. This dilemma is as old as time. To understand these repeated issues, we must understand what and who operates most of the mom and pop businesses in Majuro. Ideally, mom and pop stores […]
Japan Ambassador Kazunari Tanaka handed over two excavators, two wheeloaders, one dump truck, and one high-pressure cleaning truck to the Ministry of Public Works, Utilities and Infrastructure, and the Wotje, and Jaluit local governments. The machines that were given out, according to Ambassador Tanaka, are part of the program for social and economic development, which […]
President Hilda C. Heine arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport last week Saturday night to be welcomed by Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. President Heine expressed her delight at returning to Taiwan and congratulated to Minister Wu on his forthcoming appointment as the next Taiwan National Security Adviser, acknowledging his unwavering support to the Marshall Islands […]
HILARY HOSIA Meet Aguster “Akku” Kabua: the first Marshallese to enroll in the prestigious US Merchant Marine Academy. The maritime trailblazer is the daughter of John Anjojo Kabua and Pamela Duffy and stepdaughter of Mike Sakaio. The 18-year-old was recognized among five others in her graduating class for their acceptance of similar federal scholarships during […]
A naming ceremony for the Marshall Islands cargo sailing ship, SV Juren Ae, was held last week at the ASIA Shipbuilding Company on Geoje Island in South Korea. The Marshallese phrase Juren Ae refers to one of the main paddles of a traditional outrigger canoe. According to a release from GIZ, the German international development […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Marshallese presence in the two Ka’u area schools on the Big Island of Hawaii has risen to 20 percent, largely on the growth of the Enewetak community that lives in Ocean View on the south side of Hawaii Island. But as the Marshallese student population grew in the two Ka’u schools — […]
HILARY HOSIA A visit to Majuro by the Federated States of Micronesia patrol vessel Bethwel Henry offered a glimpse of what to expect with the incoming addition to the RMI patrol fleet: Jelmae. Bigger in size and more advanced in technology than the current RMI Lomor patrol vessel, Jelmae is expected in RMI waters next […]
The RMI Aviation Task Force met for the first time with President Hilda Heine and members of her Cabinet last Thursday. The ATF briefed the President on work that has been ongoing through task force discussions with various air carriers and consideration of alternative air carriers and routes. A key concern is the high cost […]
The Marshall Islands’ cargo ship, SV Juren Ae, is in its final stage of construction at the ASIA Shipbuilding Company on Geoje Island in South Korea. According to a release from the German Agency for International Development, which is known in Majuro as GIZ*, this week the dedicated rigging team is focusing their efforts on […]
“I’ve never felt like a VIP before,” a partygoer said during the reception dinner onboard the Taiwan flagship Pan-Shi AOE-532d Tuesday at Delap Dock. The statement was made after the teenager was applauded by a squadron of uniformed mariners as he entered the reception area on the flight deck. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade […]
