WILMER JOEL Emotions were running high as the Ralik-Ratak men’s softball championship game got underway on Monday between Lae and Namo. The highly-anticipated game began with a tense atmosphere, as both teams traded five consecutive tie scores. Frequent strikeouts, fly outs, and groundouts kept the score deadlocked, leaving the outcome completely uncertain with Lae ahead […]
Miss Marshall Islands Claret Chong Gum had the honor of participating in the first-ever Miss Micronesia pageant in Nauru last week and came away as the First Runner Up. Miss Kiribati Atiterentaai Rinimarawa was crowned at the end of the pageant as the first Miss Micronesia. Claret was supported by a large support team that […]
Culture week was a great way to showcase canoe culture in local schools. During the week at the end of September, Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) Director Alson Kelen and Traditional Skills Trainer Binton Daniel and Public School System staff visited Rairok Elementary School to engage the students in learning about […]
WILMER JOEL The culmination of cultural week rounded off with a first-of-its-kind event featuring 10 high school students displaying traditional attire, telling stories, and performing dances and songs last Friday hosted by the Alele Museum and Public Library. The “Jined Kiped” showcase highlighted legendary Marshallese women renowned for their beauty and prowess. The participants represented […]
GIFF JOHNSON There were three major outcomes of the high-level United States government visit to Majuro last week. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo led a delegation for an overnight visit to Majuro that included talks with President Hilda Heine and her Cabinet, tours of fisheries operations, and an […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Public School System and Delap Elementary School in particular celebrated the opening last week of the first learning resource center for teachers and students. It was officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony that included the presence of Asian Development Bank Vice-President for East and Southeast Asia, and the PacificScott Morris. The […]
The World Bank-funded Urban Resilience Project is targeting a high-risk area in Delap for the construction of a 45-meter (nearly 150-foot) seawall and breakwater. It is the latest development for the program that is targeting specific locations in Majuro for both safety improvements and beautification work. Last Wednesday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on the […]
GIFF JOHNSON When was the last time you attended a graduation ceremony in the Marshall Islands and the keynote speaker was a high school drop out? If you answered, “never,” that would be about right. And this point underlines another reason that the Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) program is both […]
The Vaka Pasifiki Education Conference brought together close to 100 educators from RMI and around the Pacific for three days of presentations and discussions about visions and opportunities in a changing education landscape. Teachers and administrators in the Pacific share many challenges, ranging from out-migration depleting enrollment to cultural dynamics that can both strengthen or […]
Sixteen Marshallese graduated last weekend in Majuro with the master’s degrees from a University of Hawaii program. This was the fourth group in the Pacific Master’s in Education program run by the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The graduation was held at the USP Campus. The group of 16 included one from Jaluit, Tom Phillimon, […]
