What’s been happening around the Marshall Islands
Author David Robie and Little Island Press is about to publish a 40th anniversary edition of Eyes of Fire, a first-hand account of the relocation of the Rongelap people by Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior in 1985. Robie joined what turned out to be the ill-fated voyage of the Rainbow Warrior from Hawaii across the Pacific, with […]
GIFF JOHNSON Dr. Yukiko Muller took over the reigns at the National Telecommunications Authority six weeks ago and is focused on a series of improvement projects. The new CEO updated the Journal about the many projects on the priority list for NTA in the coming months. Two of the upgrade projects are funded and in […]
GIFF JOHNSON Community complaints about a large group of fishermen living in an apartment building in the Batkan area of Majuro led to law enforcement raiding the building and removing the men from the location last week, first to the MIPD Uliga jail and later to the former Covid quarantine facilities at CMI’s Arrak Campus. […]
WILMER JOEL US Ambassador Laura Stone attended the turnover of two housing projects under the US Department of Agriculture and the Marshall Islands Development Bank in Jenrok and Delap earlier this month. Ambassador Stone praised the efforts of the housing program, stating that they demonstrate the partnership between the Marshall Islands and the United States. […]
Every two years, the United Church of Christ or Jarin Rarik Doon convenes its youth convention, bringing over a thousand youth together for two weeks of bible studies, activities and fellowship. Youth convention year also means the always much-awaited concert night on the closing Sunday of the event. Last Sunday’s concert night was run with […]
Team Kirtake with Captain Ronnie Reimers took out first place in Saturday’s Marshalls Billfish Club’s Total Qualifying Pounds Tuna and Lazarus Andrike Memorial Biggest Qualifying Yellowfin tournament. Kirtake’s catch included four qualifying yellowfin tuna weighing 40, 50, 54, and 75 pounds, making a total of 219 pounds to take out the total qualifying pounds tuna […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Walking through the main entrance of Majuro hospital Tuesday morning was an eye-opener with a full house of patients lined up to register to get medical assistance. Strolling along to the outpatient area and to the right the picture was a mirror image with virtually every seat occupied as residents waited to see […]
Law enforcement agencies in the Marshall Islands participated in a Narcotics Investigation Course from August 12-16. The course was designed to equip officers with the knowledge and skills to combat drug trafficking and keep our communities safe. It was led by experts from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the US Postal Inspection Service […]
HILARY HOSIA “No child left behind” has always been a slogan for the education ministry. In the case of Delap Elementary School (DES), hundreds of schoolchildren are left behind because their school has been locked shut by the landowner. The reason for the gate lockdown: The RMI Public School System (PSS) owes the landowners money. […]
President David Kabua and a delegation left the Marshall Islands Monday afternoon on a Taiwan government-chartered flight to Taipei to launch a five-day state visit. The state visit, at the invitation of the Taiwan government, will run through March 25. This is the President’s first state visit to Taiwan since taking office in 2020. Accompanied […]
