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3 head to UWC schools

3 head to UWC schools

EVE BURNS, GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands United World College (UWC) National Committee selected three intelligent and sharp-witted young ladies as recipients of two-year scholarships to three different UWC schools abroad. UWC is made up of a network of 18 schools on four continents. The majority of them focus on high school, with some also catering […]

Kwai on ocean cleanup

Kwai on ocean cleanup

KAREN EARNSHAW Crew of the Marshall Islands’ vessel, the SV Kwai, are taking part in a bid to remove many tons of plastic garbage from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.  The Ocean Voyages Institute has chartered the Kwai from the Marshall Islands Shipping  Corporation and, according to the institute’s website, it set sail from the […]

Buyers love PNA’s Pacifical tuna

Buyers love PNA’s Pacifical tuna

The PNA’s Pacifical tuna label was praised by a major Australian food company for being the “only true sustainable” fishing model in the world. Over the last 15 months, Australian-based Simplot, a large agricultural and seafood supply company with annual sales over $5 billion, has sold 100 million cans of tuna with the Pacifical/Marine Stewardship […]