Wilmer Joel

RMI ‘shakes the arsenal’

RMI ‘shakes the arsenal’

WILMER JOEL Hundreds of people from all walks of life converged at Delap Park Monday to celebrate RMI’s 44th Constitution Day – an annual commemoration that honors the founding of the Constitution, which came into effect on May 1, 1979. The theme of this year’s Constitution Day is “Idik Tur Eo” (shake the arsenal or […]

Ebb and flow of island life

Ebb and flow of island life

WILMER JOEL In an effort to recruit runners for the upcoming Constitution Day track and field events, Marshall Islands High School put together the school’s first-ever Sports Day last week. Many of the school’s best runners from five teams identified by their colors took to the field adjacent to Majuro Middle School. The running ground […]

Logistics cause Games delay

Logistics cause Games delay

The Ministry of Education, Sport and Training said this week it made the difficult decision to delay the date of the Micronesian Games. The decision was based heavily on recommendations from the Ministry of Works, Infrastructure and Utilities and the Micronesian Games Organizing Committee/Facilities Sub-Committee’s assessment of facility readiness for the July dates. This was […]

MIHS students work it out

MIHS students work it out

HILARY HOSIA At week three of the Marshall Islands High School (MIHS)’s practicum program, students in the program have already warmed up to their temporary work sites. The 17 seniors assisting in various departments at National Telecommunication Authority can attest to this. “We learned how to do wirings and understand how wiring works,” said students […]

Splish-Splash students

Splish-Splash students

Two classes at Marshall Islands High School were scrubbing and cleaning vehicles last Saturday to raise funds. The junior officers were doing their car wash at the parking lot of the Public School System, while the 12G seniors were busy doing the same close by next to the entrance of Delap Elementary School. The students […]

Majuro’s festive day

Majuro’s festive day

WILMER JOEL For the 79th Majuro Day last Friday and Saturday, the playing ground for the upcoming Micronesian Games was opened to the public for the second time. “There have been many changes throughout the year in how we practice and celebrate Majuro Atoll’s Liberation Day,” said Mayor Ladie Jack during the closing ceremony. “But […]

LDS missionaries return to RMI

LDS missionaries return to RMI

WILMER JOEL Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) from around the world are being dispatched to our islands after a three-year absence. This is big news for LDS members across the country and local missionaries who were in need of more manpower. On April 2020 around 50 LDS missionaries left […]

Miss Majel and team hit schools

Miss Majel and team hit schools

WILMER JOEL To the delight of countless students across the capital city, Miss Marshall Islands (MMI) Claret Chong Gum alongside the other misses visited various schools during Education Week. They got to see firsthand the talents, skills, and creativity of the rising generation of this nation. This is the first Education Week to really involve […]

Remembering the Bravo test

Remembering the Bravo test

WILMER JOEL One of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history was observed nationwide during the 35th Nuclear Victim Remembrance Day and 69th anniversary of the Bravo hydrogen bomb test last Wednesday — March 1 — focused on the theme “kūrtiplọk” or perseverance. This annual event commemorates the devastating repercussions and injustices experienced by victims […]

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