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Schools debate nuclear test legacy

Schools debate nuclear test legacy

The battle of exchanging words and ideas was on display last week at the University of the South Pacific as high schools across the country vied for the Education Week/Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day debate championship. The debate competition sprung into action starting from the preliminary rounds in the morning February 27. The topic for the […]

RMI signs Rarotonga Treaty

RMI signs Rarotonga Treaty

GIFF JOHNSON The Marshall Islands signed the Treaty of Rarotonga at Monday’s Nuclear Remembrance Day nearly 40 years since the nuclear free zone agreement was initiated. “It was important for us to sign the treaty,” said Acting Foreign Minister and Finance Minister David Paul, who signed the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Monday with […]

Hilda calls for nuclear action

Hilda calls for nuclear action

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 […]

Emperor Naruhito’s day marked in Majuro

Emperor Naruhito’s day marked in Majuro

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 […]

Students shine at science fair

Students shine at science fair

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 […]

3 island tuna deal signed

3 island tuna deal signed

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 […]

World Bank funds drain improvements

World Bank funds drain improvements

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 […]

Tuna program adds value for RMI

Tuna program adds value for RMI

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 […]

Kwajalein Day events

Kwajalein Day events

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 […]

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