Nitijela fire Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Nitijela demolition curtails investigation

By Journal on September 11, 2025 Giff Johnson, Kalani Kaneko, Marshall Islands Police Department, Nitijela fire, Pacific International Inc. News

GIFF JOHNSON There is a striking development in regards to the fire that destroyed the Nitijela. In the Executive Order declaring a state of disaster issued by Acting President Kalani Kaneko on August 28, two days after the fire, among a list of action directives to government ministries and agencies was the directive to Marshall […]

Nitijela rebuild fast-track

By Journal on August 28, 2025 Giff Johnson, Hilda Heine, Jerry Kramer, Joe Lomae, Nitijela, Nitijela fire, Pacific International Inc., RMI Cabinet, Wilmer Joel, Wisely Zackhras News Archive

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 […]