The College of the Marshall Islands and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health signed a memorandum of understanding last week that will open opportunities for students to achieve a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work. Theresa Kreif and Emma Reimers-Kurashige, both social workers with master’s degrees […]
Not having the “black and white” in hand to report to our readers the final results of the Marshalls Billfish Club’s 31st annual All Micronesia Fishing Tournament, what we can say is that a lot of fish were caught this past weekend around Majuro and Arno. And a lot of fishermen from all over the […]
Journal 7/11/1986 P1 Big winner, big smile Kenneth Kramer showed off the 190-pound Pacific blue marlin he caught Friday to win the Fourth Annual Marshalls Billfish Club tournament. Five marlin highlighted the two-day event. Fifteen-year-old Kenneth wowed the thousands of spectators dockside Friday when he brought in the first and largest fish of the tournament. […]
Journal 1/24/1986 P1 Tarawa says ‘no’ to UK aid For the first time in its seven years of independence, Kiribati is planning its1986 budget without British economic aid. Finance Minister Boanareke Boanareke in his budget address told the parliament that one major and very important change in this year’s plan is the attainment of full […]
GIFF JOHNSON Local businessman Ramsey Reimers has long been focused on pandanus, a super-crop unique to atolls. Known as “bõb” in Marshallese, pandanus seems to have an almost limitless number of uses. “It’s the divine tree of the Marshall Islands,” said Ramsey. “We can make so many things from pandanus.” Two decades ago, Ramsey began […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Marshallese citizen Martin Daly is happy to tell the world that Ailinglapalp’s Beran Island resort will be back in action on November 1 with his Indies Trader website announcing that the Marshall Islands’ “border gate is now well and truly swung open.”CEO of the company, Shane Peel, said in an email Monday that […]
Journal 8/2/1983 P1 Nitijela opens Nearly 50 years under the Trusteeship system is a long time, President Amata Kabua said in his brief remarks this morning at Nitijela’s opening day for the final session for the year. President Kabua noted also that during this session things are going to be a little different from previous […]
Journal 7/19/1983 P4 Complete Bible translation to be celebrated The new translation of the complete Bible will be dedicated Sunday July 24 at Uliga Church. The work of more than 15 years will be dedicated at a celebration service led by the leaders of the United Church of Christ, the Roman Catholic Church, the Assembly […]
