GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands sports men and women turned in many outstanding performances in the early days of the Micronesian Games starting this past Saturday. It kicked off with RMI women’s basketball team winning the RMI’s first medal of the Games, a bronze in the 3×3 basketball tournament, last Sunday afternoon. Winning the bronze for […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Micronesian Games kicked off in Majuro Saturday June 15 with a gala celebration that featured sports delegations from the 10 islands in the sub-region parading in uniform with flags and banners along a newly opened track field, a rarely performed traditional stick dance of the Marshall Islands, a Marshall Islands flag dance, and […]
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 […]
New RMI Ambassador John Silk was sworn into office last week Thursday. Chief Justice Carl Ingram and Clerk of Courts Ingrid Kabua performed the ceremony while Silk’s wife Mary held the Bible. There was a big turnout of VIPs, including President Hilda Heine, family and friends at the Nitijela Conference Room. Silk is scheduled to […]
The RMI Aviation Task Force met for the first time with President Hilda Heine and members of her Cabinet last Thursday. The ATF briefed the President on work that has been ongoing through task force discussions with various air carriers and consideration of alternative air carriers and routes. A key concern is the high cost […]
“I’ve never felt like a VIP before,” a partygoer said during the reception dinner onboard the Taiwan flagship Pan-Shi AOE-532d Tuesday at Delap Dock. The statement was made after the teenager was applauded by a squadron of uniformed mariners as he entered the reception area on the flight deck. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade […]
HILARY HOSIA President Hilda Heine led a high-level visit to the Ministry of Heath and Human Services last Friday. The visit included a tour of the facility with the hospital leadership team followed by a program at the Wellness Center to recognize female outer islands health workers and recent graduates from Fiji National University. President […]
GIFF JOHNSON President Hilda Heine remains focused on social protection programs for the Marshall Islands population. Continuing the theme that guided her first term in office, the President and her new government is focused on a series of initiatives to fill gaps that currently leave segments of the population in difficult circumstances. “We are getting […]
HILARY HOSIA Air Marshall Islands held a surprise ceremony for Captain Albon Jelke Monday at the Amata Kabua International Airport in commemoration of Albon’s last flight as pilot for the local airline. Albon is the longest serving AMI pilot in Marshallese history with a service record of 43 years under his belt. While Albon will […]
The appointment resolution for former Nitijela Member John Silk as Marshall Islands Ambassador to the United Nations was introduced in Parliament Monday. Parliament members unanimously passed the resolution without contest to appoint the former Ebon Parliament Member to the UN post. Silk has been a special consultant to President Hilda Heine since she took office […]
