Riwut Corner

Worry raised over derelict vessels

Worry raised over derelict vessels

Majuro Nitijela Member Stephen Philip raised concern about the threat that vessels grounded or otherwise disabled in Majuro lagoon present to the people and environment of the capital. He sent an email in late September to Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall and all members of the Majuro Nitijela delegation, including Speaker Brenson Wase, titled “sea vessels […]

Latest fuel price increase

Latest fuel price increase

As the US-Israel led war against Iran continues to play out, fuel prices in Majuro keep going up and up. The latest increase was seen Monday at the PII fuel station. It still remains the lowest-priced fuel on island, but since the beginning of March, PII’s diesel price has skyrocketed by $1.75 per gallon.Similarly, the […]

Boat accident causes man’s death

Boat accident causes man’s death

HILARY HOSIA and KELLY LORENNIJ High tides flooded homes and roads in Rairok, a power outage covered Majuro in darkness, and a small community boat crashed in Delap — all on Wednesday evening. Public Works was quick to clear rock and sand-ridden roads and the outage only lasted an hour or so. The vessel incident, […]