Marshall Islands teenager Yale Jilo Kramer was called to honor last week in Fiji, winning second place in a regional climate action video contest. He was the youngest among a group of adult contestants. The contest was sponsored by the European Union and five videos from different countries in the Pacific — including Jilo’s — […]
The Marshall Islands had the only all-women delegation at last week’s European Union-sponsored training session in Fiji on managing EU funding. This was not the only notable development for the RMI at the training: RMI was recognized as the first north Pacific nation to move forward with a new funding package from the EU. “I […]
The Marshall Islands and the European Union signed a short-stay visa waiver agreement during a ceremony held on June 27 in Geneva, Switzerland. The agreement was signed by Marshall Islands Ambassador to the United Nations Amatlain Kabua, who helped initiate the first steps toward the agreement when she previously served as Ambassador to Fiji. Signing […]
HILARY HOSIA The European Union and the Japan Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project injected a total of $600,132 to Ailinglaplap for a causeway project in Woja and two 20,000-gallon water catchments in Woja and Buoj islands — projects that were the subject of ribbon cutting ceremonies and visits by President Loeak and a […]