GIFF JOHNSON There are no more “tomorrows” — the Micronesian Games are here! Athletes, coaches and officials are now living at the MIHS Micro Games Village, the Games food crew is turning out thousands of meals daily at the Village, and the RMI opening ceremony team is gearing for the big kickoff event this Saturday […]
WILMER JOEL The long-anticipated Miss Marshall Islands (MMI) pageant has finally arrived to the delight of thousands of Marshallese people. The second of its kind since 2019, it is the talk of the town and the trend on social media. The 20 contestants are operating on a tight schedule for eight days with two days […]
Women are representing the Marshall Islands at the premier global basketball event happening in China since last Saturday: The FIBA Basketball World Cup, where 32 of the best teams in the world are competing for bragging rights and a birth at the Olympic Games in Japan in 2020. Marshall Islands Basketball Federation (MIBF) President Candice […]
HILARY HOSIA Candice Guavis was named president of the Marshall Islands Basketball Federation following a general election at the Marshall Islands Resort last Friday, making her the first female president of a basketball association in the Micronesia region — and one of only three among the 22 federations in the FIBA Oceania region. The former […]
The Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee extended the terms of five of its seven executive members, including President Kenneth Kramer and Secretary General Terry Sasser, at its every-four-year election last week at the Marshall Islands Resort. Nine sports federations affiliated with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) were eligible to cast votes in the election of […]
