EVE BURNS Ajeltake Community Development Association led by Councilman Boaz Lamdrik received funding from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives matched by Majuro Atoll Local Government as well as 50 wheelbarrows from MALGov. The funds received from Canada Fund for Local Initiatives will be used to empower women for a cleaner shoreline. This will support […]
Bank of Marshall Islands showed its support this week for Marshallese students studying overseas through the United World College program. For the second year in a row, BOMI provided the Marshall Islands UWC National Committee with a donation that assists a student to study in Singapore with an approximately five percent match for her total […]
There was also considerable discussion of the Extraordinary Needs Distribution (END) program and concerns about implementation during last Thursday’s Appropriations Committee hearing on the Ministry of Finance’s FY2027 budget. END has been the subject of widespread complaints from many of the 11 local governments receiving funds under the program that started issuing funding at the […]
EVE BURNS Reporting from Palau The first resolution aimed at putting sea level rise at the top of the international agenda will be introduced at the United Nations later this month. The development is being championed by President Hilda Heine and the RMI government. “This is the first time that we’ve done that, and I […]
A full-scale emergency exercise took place Tuesday in Majuro challenging first responders to deal with a mock lagoon airplane crash scenario. The exercise brought together RMI Ports Authority, Marshall Islands Police Department, Majuro Atoll Local Government, Sea Patrol, Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, Marshall Islands Red Cross Society, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Environmental […]
GIFF JOHNSON Another extremely low-turnout vote for an important election was the highlight of Friday’s election for an upcoming constitutional convention. There were virtually no lines at any polling station in Majuro during the morning Friday. And it did not pick up appreciably in the afternoon. This was a sign of the low-voter interest in […]
Welcome to Majuro. In the category of “let’s put our best foot forward,” it was a big NOT at Laura Beach this past weekend. What are we thinking? Look at the panoramic view of garbage dumped by users of Laura beach and not picked up in a timely manner. As it happened, we were escorting […]
GIFF JOHNSON Anytime there are westerly winds, Majuro’s downtown area can expect to take a hit. The overnight Sunday into early Monday winds ramped up quickly, turning the normally placid DUD lagoon area into a boiling caldron of waves that upended boats, tore vessels off moorings, and beached several craft. But it wasn’t only on […]
Hailed as a game-changing technology for the tuna industry in the Marshall Islands, a tuna loader was officially handed over to the tuna industry and port services company Pacific International Inc. (PII) last Thursday. The new equipment is a major step forward in the RMI’s efforts to bring more value from the multi-billion-dollar tuna industry […]
The second Business Forum sponsored by the RMI government and the Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce was held earlier this week at the USP Campus. Like the first forum held late last year, this one afforded business leaders a chance to engage with representatives from immigration, customs, tax, labor and the Ministry of Finance in […]
