As hundreds of Marshallese high school students graduate from schools in Majuro, Kwajalein, Wotje and Jaluit over the next couple of weeks, three Marshallese are graduating from schools far from the RMI or the United States. Of course, many dozens of Marshallese teenagers living in the US have been or are graduating this month. Three […]
GIFF JOHNSON As Air Marshall Islands new Cessna SkyCourier goes into regular service soon, it will be limited by one major factor: The lack of paved runways on the outer islands. It will be able to service Kwajalein, of course, and Jaluit and likely Wotje. But until more runways are paved, the plane’s service will […]
Every day in Majuro since early April has featured softball, volleyball and basketball games as part of the Constitution Day sports competition. But this past Saturday belonged to the canoe paddlers. They turned out in large numbers for a series of races that may have left the audience on the lagoon shore by Marshall Islands […]
Japan Ambassador Hirohisa Soma and International Organization for Migration office head Hilary Vanderwey signed an agreement earlier this week that sets in motion a two-year plan to strengthen Majuro and Wotje local food systems. The project, supported by Japan and to be implemented by IOM in collaboration with the Ministries of Education and Natural Resources […]
KAREN EARNSHAW Wotje High School’s new kitchen is getting the perfect companion: A garden that will soon be brimming with beautiful and tasty vegetables. The long-time proponent of tower gardens is Don Arkin, who is temporarily in RMI: “I recently travelled to Wotje Atoll for the first time as a contractor for the Canvasback Wellness Center […]
The RMI government officially opened a newly renovated multi-purpose cafeteria and upgraded commercial-grade kitchen equipment at Northern Islands High School Monday this week. This milestone marked a significant step forward in strengthening student well-being, learning environments, and community engagement. The ceremony opened with acknowledgements to national leaders, traditional leaders, local government officials, church leaders, community […]
Canvasback Missions will mark its 40th year of medical services in the Marshall Islands in 2026. The California-based non-profit group launched services to the Marshall Islands in 1986, working with the late Outer Islands Dispensary System Director Arata Nathan. “The first year we worked in the RMI under Arata Nathan was 1986,” recalled Canvasback co-founder […]
KAREN EARNSHAW “When we did the cooking with the community, the men were more engaged than the women.” To clarify, in case you were slightly stunned by this statement, the media release from the Wellness Center continued: “Usually, we would think that the men would sit and wait for the women to cook, but it […]
A graduation ceremony was held in Wotje on May 27 in honor of six individuals who completed their diplomas and degrees from the College of the Marshall Islands — including the first student on Wotje to receive her BA degree. College President Dr. David Newnham, in his address, referred to graduates as the heart of […]
Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior is winding up its extended visit to the Marshall Islands. It completed visits to Mejatto Island in Kwajalein, Enewetak, Bikini, and Rongelap over the past month. The vessel visited Wotje last week, the last outer atoll on its tour of RMI. “The scientists will be continuing their work, collecting the DNA […]
