By Journal on August 22, 2025
Ailinglaplap, Arno, Giff Johnson, Maloelap, Marshall Islands Shipping Corporatioon, Mili, MV Aelonlaplap, Namu, RMI copra, Tobolar Copra Processing Authority
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GIFF JOHNSON It would take a Herculean effort by the Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation and copra makers to hit the 7,000 ton mark by the end of the fiscal year September 30. Four weak months of copra deliveries to the Tobolar Copra Processing Authority in Majuro put the nine-month total tonnage at 4,480 tons, according […]
By Journal on August 14, 2025
AIM Band, Giff Johnson, RRE 75th, Wotje Band
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GIFF JOHNSON The well-known local group AIM Band organized a music camp for a month starting in July. The camp was for children generally in the elementary and middle school age group, with most of the kids in the 8-12 age range. The band members led the music camp three days each week much to […]
By Journal on August 8, 2025
Danity Laukon, Giff Johnson, Jo-Jikum, Marshall Islands Resort
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GIFF JOHNSON Jo-Jikum’s Climate Adaptation Arts Seminar is into its second week at Marshall Islands High School with nearly 50 young people participating in the program. When the seminar started a week ago Monday, there were fewer than 40. But once things kicked off, and word of mouth and social media posts by youth participants […]
By Journal on August 7, 2025
Giff Johnson, Glen Joseph, Hilda Heine, Natioonal Ocean Symposium
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Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine in her keynote speech to the opening of this week’s National Ocean Symposium underlined the importance of conserving and protecting ocean resources for today and future generations. She exhorted participants to take individual and community-level actions to keep the ocean environment healthy. “While the government can set policies, and experts […]
By Journal on July 31, 2025
END Program, Extraordinary Needs Distribution, Giff Johnson, Kalani Kaneko, RMI government, Trust Fund Committee
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GIFF JOHNSON The END proposals submitted to the US government two weeks ago could bring a windfall of nearly $20 million to 11 local governments this October when the new fiscal year starts. But US officials have already begun seeking clarifications and further details for some of the proposals submitted by the RMI government on […]
By Journal on July 24, 2025
Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Fishing Venture, United Airlines
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The Marshall Islands Fishing Venture processing facility and dock in Delap is a hub of activity from early morning to late at night. Behind the scenes is a major coordination operation dovetailing the arrival of longline fishing boats with the Asia Pacific Airlines flight dates so that yellowfin and bigeye tuna can be offloaded on […]
By Journal on July 3, 2025
Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority., Starlink, US Rural Utility Service, Yukiko Muller
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GIFF JOHNSON Dr. Yukiko Muller took over the reigns at the National Telecommunications Authority six weeks ago and is focused on a series of improvement projects. The new CEO updated the Journal about the many projects on the priority list for NTA in the coming months. Two of the upgrade projects are funded and in […]
By Journal on July 3, 2025
Bernard Adiniwin, CMI’s Arrak Campus, Giff Johnson, MIFV-Marshall Islands Fishing Venture, RMI fishermen detainees
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GIFF JOHNSON Community complaints about a large group of fishermen living in an apartment building in the Batkan area of Majuro led to law enforcement raiding the building and removing the men from the location last week, first to the MIPD Uliga jail and later to the former Covid quarantine facilities at CMI’s Arrak Campus. […]
By Journal on June 19, 2025
103.5FM, 106.7FM, ABC Radio Australia, Bremity Lakjohn, Giff Johnson, Greg Britain, Marshall Islands Resort, Nesryn Bouziane, Paul Wilson, Pooyan Khorasani, Power 103.5FM, Wisely Zackhras
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ABC Radio Australia hit the airwaves in Majuro at 7pm last Friday going live for the first time in over a decade with its 24/7 programs on 106.7FM. To mark the milestone development, Australian Ambassador Paul Wilson hosted a gathering at Wallaby Downs Friday evening that featured a countdown to the official opening of the […]
By Journal on June 12, 2025
Beau Bigler, Giff Johnson, Glen Joseph, Majuro Stevedore & Terminal Co., Majuro tuna loader, Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, Pacific International Inc., Ricardo Christians, Shafick Hector
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A “game-changing” tuna loader arrived in Majuro and is now set up and ready for operations at the Pacific International Inc. dock. The equipment is specially designed to unload tuna from a purse seiner and funnel it through an extended conveyor belt into a freezer container at dock side. The equipment is expected to cut […]