HILARY HOSIA Majuro Atoll Local Government is launching a mandatory maritime safety course for all small boats operating within Majuro lagoon and in and out of Majuro Atoll. Satisfactory completion of the safety course will result in the issuance of the boat’s license. Boats operating without a license will subjected to penalty by MALGov. The […]
HILARY HOSIA Miss Pacific Islands Moemoana Schwenke and her small entourage were serenaded with a night of entertainment filled with hugs and plates full of food on her last day in the Marshall Islands with a farewell in her honor at the Marshall Islands Resort last Friday. Miss Pacific said she was filled with immense […]
HILARY HOSIA A decades long problem for the Majuro Water and Sewer Company — and the 20,000 residents of Majuro Atoll — is about to be eliminated following the injection of $14.9 million in US funding to replace the sewer outfall located oceanside of the MWSC headquarters in Delap. News of the long-awaited dream was […]
HILARY HOSIA The arrival of Miss Pacific Islands Moemoana Schwenke to the Marshall Islands will go down in history as the most unique and entertaining of VIP arrivals to date. In her own words, Miss Pacific said “arriving in the Marshall Islands with a heart full of gratitude — I feel the love in my […]
HILARY HOSIA Marshall Islands High School seniors had the opportunity to participate in a mock election where students got to play the different roles in the election process last Friday at the school’s library. One student was cheered on as he emptied the contents of the electoral box while portraying the role of a police […]
GIFF JOHNSON Majuro experienced its worst year for tuna transshipment in more than 10 years. Statistics show that there were 160 tuna transshipments in 2024, according to data provided by the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority. This is below even the Covid-slowed year 2020, when only 175 transshipments were conducted in Majuro, largely due to […]
HILARY HOSIA As Parliament resumed on Monday this week, President Hilda Heine began her state of the nation address with a moment of silence to honor the four people missing at sea following a tragic boat incident that took place between Majuro and Arno last Monday. The four victims, two males and two females, have […]
WILMER JOEL A 20-foot passenger and cargo boat sank in heavy seas near Arno Atoll just before the New Year, with four passengers still missing and presumed lost. Only three of the seven people on the small boat that sank December 30 were able to use ocean currents to swim into Majuro. The three washed […]
HILARY HOSIA “If we are able to feed at least a thousand people this Christmas season, I’d say we did a great job as a team,” Majuro Atoll Local Government Mayor Ladie Jack told the Journal in response to the two-day Christmas program sponsored by MALGov lasts weekend. Last Friday and Saturday, MALGov held two […]
HILARY HOSIA Arno Parliament Member Gerald Zackios was sworn in as Minister of Education, Sports and Training Monday at the Cabinet Conference Room. Minister Gerald acknowledged gratitude to his predecessor former Minister Joe Bejang, adding that the two had met and discussed the way forward to help Gerald through a smooth transition. Lib Parliament Member […]
