WILMER JOEL A new 11.5 million gallon water reservoir was handed over from the government of Japan to the Majuro Water and Sewer Company last Wednesday. The water storage capacity of MWSC has expanded to over 47 million gallons, augmenting the six existing reservoirs. The new reservoir, which is worth over $14 million, took 18 […]
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 […]
GIFF JOHNSON Tuesday morning, while the fire still burned at Nitijela, the RMI Cabinet held an emergency meeting at the MIMRA headquarters conference room to discuss its response. By mid-afternoon, President Hilda Heine had issued a short statement posted to the President’s Office Facebook page describing the situation and the government’s next steps. President Heine […]
A Pacific International Inc. tug boat saved a Maersk container vessel carrying over 9,000 containers of goods. The vessel, Maersk Saltoro, was experiencing engine problems west of Pohnpei on its voyage to China. PII’s Marshall Islands Towing and Salvage Company “deployed its tug LT-804 on January 22 to assist the container ship, which was adrift […]
A RMI Ports Authority team, led by board chairman Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall, visited Kaohsiung, the major port city in Taiwan, last week to establish a sister port relationship with Majuro.They were in Taiwan for the Association of Pacific Ports annual conference. The port-to-port relationship is a further business relationship between the two countries on […]
WILMER JOEL A groundbreaking for a new water reservoir funded by Japan, a project worth over $13 million, was held last Friday next to Katoj Park. In a statement from the Japanese Embassy, the project “contributes to securing clean and stable water supply and enhancement of resilience to climate change and natural disasters in the […]
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 […]
RMI’s Aviation Task Force briefed two Cabinet Ministers this week on the proposed joint AMI-Nauru Airlines Majuro-to-Honolulu air service in hopes of gaining RMI government backing to launch the service in 2024. The possible Majuro-Honolulu-Majuro route has been discussed for the past two years by the Aviation Task Force, but is getting a new push […]
Journal 12/26/1986P1 Sun sets on ’86: Compact, Kwajalein, malnutrition big storiesThree years of waiting for the Compact of Free Association to be implemented finally ended in late 1986 when the new agreement with the United States passed its last hurdle and went into effect. P1 A Christmas gift for Laura villageLast Friday President Kabua threw […]
Since starting its Pacific Flights Program in FY2020, the Australian government has spent over AUD$16.9 million ($11.4 million) connecting 13 Pacific countries and Australia through seven airlines facilitating over 600 flights that have moved over 45,000 people and over 4,000 tons of cargo including critical vaccines and medical supplies. It is currently assisting the Nauru […]
