WILMER JOEL President Hilda Heine called upon the United States government to stand with the RMI “in true partnership and work collaboratively to address the lingering and ongoing impacts of our nuclear legacy” during Nuclear Victim’s Remembrance Day on Monday at Majuro Atoll Local Government’s Gymnasium in Jenrok. “How much longer must we continue to […]
HILARY HOSIA Toasts were exchanged between Acting Foreign Minister David Paul and Japan Ambassador Soma Hirohisa in honor of Emperor Naruhito’s birthday last Friday at the Marshall Islands Resort. Emperor Naruhito turned 65 this year. The Marshall Islands has been celebrating the imperial event since the establishment of the bilateral relationship with Japan in 1988. In […]
HILARY HOSIA The International Conference Center showcased exceptional works of art and student creativity during the Social Citizenship and Education/Science Fair on Tuesday. It was refreshing to see young students glued in while Chellynn Jelke from Rita Elementary School explained how pollution affects the community. The sixth grader was animated and well-versed in her topic […]
GIFF JOHNSON For decades, the Marshall Islands and other Pacific Islands struggled with how to generate more revenue from the commercial tuna industry. Now, a three-nation agreement signed Monday in Honiara, Solomon Islands, could be the latest game-changer for Pacific fisheries cooperation. Beginning in the 1980s, island nations for the first time began selling licenses […]
HILARY HOSIA A massive project to fix the drainage system in Majuro is underway following a groundbreaking ceremony in Rita on Tuesday this week. Local company AC Construction has been awarded the contract for the project, which is projected to take 140 days to complete. The work will be concentrated on the drainage system on […]
The FISH4ACP project is working with tuna industry partners in the Marshall Islands to increase sustainability of water and energy used in fish processing as part of this nation’s action to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 that centers around sustainable marine resource use. Energy and water assessments by the FISH4ACP project of four tuna […]
The tiny RMI passport office is soon to get a new home. President Hilda Heine told the Journal that the government has approved renovating the former cafe and grocery store that sits between ELM Motors and Majuro Water and Sewer Company in order to turn it into an office for the passport program. “It’s a […]
Much of the country’s leadership descended on Ebeye and Kwajalein for the annual Kwajalein Day memorial and celebration. But it wasn’t only RMI leaders who flocked to Ebeye. Diplomats from various embassies made the trek to Kwajalein, as did top-level US Army leaders who arrived for the events. The 81st anniversary of Operation Flintlock, the […]
HILARY HOSIA Lae Mayor Telmong Kabua and Public Works Minister and Lae Parliament Member Thomas Heine signed an agreement with the Kwajalein Atoll Local Government to officially hand over the “Kwajalein Boat” to Lae Atoll. The brief ceremony took place Wednesday at Mayor Hirata’s new office at the Ebeye pier The Kwajalein Boat will be […]
President Hilda Heine congratulated 77 students and teachers who were awarded the fifth Taiwan-RMI Presidents scholarship at MIR’s Melele Room last Wednesday. Minister of Education, Sports and Training Gerald Zackios told the recipients that their achievements are a testament to their efforts and determination. “You have proven to the country that you have overcome in […]
