HILARY HOSIA What began as a normal Saturday morning for a Delap family of five turned into a living nightmare after their home caught fire. The couple and their two children, a three-year old girl and a five-year-old boy, were watching movies in the bedroom around 10 in the morning when neighbors banged on their door […]
HILARY HOSIA The flow of communication has always been a recurring challenge to communities in remote outer islands in the Marshall Islands. This issue may be a thing of the past with the introduction of free Starlink equipment donated by the Marshall Islands Red Cross Society last week during the Marshall Islands Mayors Association at […]
HILARY HOSIA Kayna Kanemoto is probably the only athlete that competed in three different events in the just-completed Micronesian Games in Majuro. The Wonder Woman from Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia barely turned 18 at the beginning of the month prior to her arrival for the Games. Kayna was a star athlete in […]
In addition to Roi-Namur Island and islands in Ailinglaplap, several islands in Arno Atoll were blasted by high waves during the flooding January 20. Bikareej and Rearlaplap were particularly hit with ocean inundation, that tossed rocks, coral and debris onto the islands and damaged many houses and other facilities on the islands. The RMI government […]
The Marshall Islands Red Cross Society (MIRCS) as part of his auxiliary role to the government of the Marshall Islands responded to the ocean inundation caused by the recent high tides, which affected certain parts of Majuro Atoll especially Delap village, Small Island, Jenrok and Utrikan weto in Rita.Acting MIRCS President Divine Waiti said on […]
EVE BURNS Silia Peter has worked hard to earn her first aid and CPR license.Silia, 23, has been a volunteer with Red Cross since 2017. She was recently recognized with a leadership award and first aid certificate. She was chosen because she advances Red Cross’ cause to train more people in first aid and CPR […]
The “Race to Vaccinate” in the Pacific region is happening, with the US CDC feeding US-affiliated islands with tens of thousands of Covid vaccines. Majuro is leading the pack and Ebeye is doing well, according to a table published by the US Centers for Disease Control last week that shows vaccination rates from American Samoa […]
GIFF JOHNSON Coronavirus vaccines were rolled out to a larger segment of the Majuro and Ebeye communities starting January 18. Last week, people in the 60 and over age group were eligible for vaccines and many took advantage of this by walking into the MCH Clinic at Majuro hospital to obtain the first of two […]
The 2019 Christmas Parade is due to continue this Saturday following what veteran parade announcers William Ring, Lisa Muller and Rosalie Mottelang called “one of the biggest turnouts” in years last Saturday. Despite not continuing past the airport point last weekend, thousands of kids of all ages, including big kids (adults) came out to see […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Marshall Islands put domestic travel restrictions into force last week in the wake of an outbreak of dengue fever on Ebeye Island. One dengue case was confirmed the first week of August, with 21 additional cases listed as “probable.” Health authorities confirmed the dengue as “Type 3.” By early this week, the […]
