HILARY HOSIA Despite the natural disaster that displaced 21 individuals and destroyed five homes over the weekend on the main island of Jaluit, the government is reluctant to declare state of emergency because the total damage does not meet the threshold for an emergency declaration. Jaluit Parliament Member Sonny Milne raised the issue on the […]
HILARY HOSIA Meet the incredible Liz Wardley — the woman who departed from Hanalei Bay in Hawaii on a rowboat and paddled more than 2,000 miles in the open ocean for 41 days before reaching the Marshall Islands over the weekend. Although her final destination was Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, where she was born, […]
The Public School System is experiencing a rough start in the beginning of the school year in regards to land disputes at Laura Elementary School. The school is reported to have vacated the school grounds due to an unpaid lease, an issue that reached discussion on the Nitjela floor Tuesday this week. Minster of Education, […]
GIFF JOHNSON While all the airports in the United States-affiliated islands of the north Pacific have had new terminals built or major improvements to existing ones made in recent times, Majuro’s Amata Kabua International Airport (AKIA) remains a vestige of the past, still using a now-dilapidated terminal first opened over 50 years ago. The good […]
An Uliga man has been charged with four counts of drug possession and distribution following a sting operation and search of his home. Elai Aiseia, 40, was charged with unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, unlawful use of prohibited drugs, unlawful selling of prohibited drugs, and unlawful possession of marijuana. Assistant Attorney General Cherlina Loeak filed […]
In what the Ministry of Health and Human Services called a “historic step forward,” it announced the further development of a plan to re-launch dialysis services in Majuro. Health Minister Ota Kisino joined officials with the India-based company Aprameya Medical Ltd. earlier this month to sign two agreements related to dialysis services. The ministry said […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Twenty-two students in the College of the Marshall Islands Maritime Vocational Training Center last week moved up to the highest level in their three semester course and are now interns on the SV Juren Ae, which arrived in Majuro at the end of July. According to Ben Vroom, training instructor and temporary captain […]
A RMI Ports Authority team, led by board chairman Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall, visited Kaohsiung, the major port city in Taiwan, last week to establish a sister port relationship with Majuro.They were in Taiwan for the Association of Pacific Ports annual conference. The port-to-port relationship is a further business relationship between the two countries on […]
On Nitijela’s first business session Tuesday August 6, illicit drugs and mental health issues were the subject of debate. Jaluit Nitijela Member Daisy Alik-Momotaro questioned the capability of law enforcement and inquired how hard drugs flow in the country. “Where are these drugs coming from?” Daisy said. The day prior, in her address to the […]
WILMER JOEL Thirty-six girls from the two-week Tulam Turi Girl STEAM Camp were called to honor last week with certificates at the College of the Marshall Islands. Master Sergeant John Phillips from the US Embassy told the Journal that the camp was to promote science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) for girls aged six-to-12. […]
