Rising sea levels are projected to endanger 40 percent of existing buildings in the capital, Majuro, with 96 percent of the downtown area at risk of frequent flooding induced by climate change, according to a new World Bank study. Jointly produced by the government of the Republic of Marshall Islands and the World Bank, Adapting […]
GIFF JOHNSON Nitijela endorsed the importance of the “full faith and credit” provision in the first Compact of Free Association in adopting Resolution 48 last Thursday. The resolution requests the RMI’s Compact Negotiation Team through the Cabinet to request reinstatement of the full faith and credit provision in the Compact with the US government. The […]
GIFF JOHNSON The boat used by American paralympian Angela Madsen on her ill-fated attempt in mid-2020 to paddle solo from California to Hawaii washed up on a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands late last month. The specially designed boat with her name and “ROWOFLIFE” painted on the hull, washed up on Mili Atoll in […]
EVE BURNS Waan Aelon in Majel (WAM) launched last month its latest three-month boat building program for the outer islands as part of a project called the Low Carbon Sea Transport inside-lagoon boat building workshop. The workshop is part of the transitioning away from fossil fuel engine boats to sustainable, locally designed and built vessels. […]
President David Kabua nominated Ebon Nitijela Member John Silk to Cabinet Tuesday, and Speaker Kenneth Kedi confirmed the nomination late Tuesday afternoon. This is the President’s second appointment of a former opposition Nitijela Member to his Cabinet, a development that largely blurs political lines in Nitijela, giving the President wide latitude to choose from the […]
RMI Minister of Health and Human Services Bruce Bilimon joined Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Fredericksen and US Climate Envoy John Kerry at Monday’s climate event in Glasgow, Scotland where US has joined the Marshall Islands call for zero shipping emissions by 2050. “This is an initiative RMI has been pushing through International Maritime Organization […]
Mostly unknown to people outside of the Marshall Islands High School community, the students are cranking out a regular school newspaper. It’s called The Current and is loaded with stories and photos from around the campus. The latest issue includes a Q&A with students giving their opinions about the changed final exam schedule — some […]
GIFF JOHNSON Three Marshall Islanders delivered clearly worded testimony to Rep. Katie Porter’s subcommittee seeking US Congressional action to ensure that the Marshall Islands nuclear test legacy is fully addressed by the US government.Despite a refusal to date by the US executive branch to agree to address the nuclear issue within the framework of Compact […]
The Public Service Commission and the Ministry of Finance celebrated the endorsement of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Competency Framework/Monakjan nin Kalablok Kabel – Jitok Kabel earlier this month with a ceremony. The PFM Competency Framework is a specialized human resource tool identifying behaviors, knowledge, skills and capabilities as well as supporting professional development for […]
The US Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs combined to put on a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Compact of Free Association last Thursday in Majuro. The gala event featured a color guard by American Legion Post 22, the RMI and US national anthems sung by Jenny Aiseia and Fern Stege, respectively, […]
