The video “The Arrival of the White Missionaries to Marshall Islands 1857” talks about the arrival of missionaries on Ebon Island and then follows their journeys on to the other islands of the Marshall Islands in the mid-1800s. I found this video on YouTube on the channel called alka7777. Pasted below are two stills from the video. You can read more about the arrival of missionaries on the Marshallese Manit website: Missionaries: Protestants – Marshallese Manit (marshallese-manit.org)
Still from the video The Arrival of the White Missionaries to Marshall Islands in 1857.
Still from the video The Arrival of the White Missionaries to Marshall Islands in 1857.
The official seal of the Marshall Islands was approved in 1986. Follows is what is symbolizes: The centerpiece is the Angel of Peace with outstretched wings. Around the angel from the top and moving clockwise are the following... First, is the 24-point star representing the 21 municipalities of the Republic.…
How Islam Is Gaining A Foothold In Micronesia A mosque and a Muslim congregation are flourishing in the Marshall Islands by demonstrating Islam is a force for good in the community. Joyia sees his community playing a healing role where Marshallese society is out of balance: drug and alcohol abuse, a…
The Marshall Islands are named after Captain John Charles Marshall who was born in 1748 in England. At the age of ten, Marshall became an apprentice sailor and spent the majority of his life at sea. The following story about Captain Marshall, after whom the Marshall Islands is named, was…
Journal 5/11/1982 P1 Utrik to go PVSenator Donald Matthew announced recently that Utrik Atoll has received a favorable response from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for cost sharing on a photo voltaic (solar) power system for his community. The 16 kilowatt system would provide for lighting, refrigerators, and a few community washing machines. The […]
The Australian Andrew Gurruwiwi Band visited multiple Majuro schools in addition to public performances when it was in Majuro last month. The “very successful” visit included performances at the College of the Marshall Islands, Laura Elementary/High School, Majuro Cooperative School, Delap Elementary School, Life Skills Academy and Majuro Middle School, said Kallan Phillips, the second […]
The non-communicable disease situation in Marshall Islands was declared a “crisis” based on a 2018 hybrid survey which revealed many alarming statistics. The survey showed high numbers of people with high blood pressure, heart disease, certain cancers and diabetes was at an all-time high. Another unsettling statistic included evidence that obesity in young children was […]
Greenpeace was recognized prior to departing the RMI by President Hilda Heine and the National Nuclear Commission. Representatives of Greenpeace joined the President and her Cabinet ministers for a meeting last week before Greenpeace’s vessel Rainbow Warrior set sail Sunday from Majuro lagoon. The Rainbow Warrior spent six weeks touring atolls in the RMI in […]
In her Constitution Day speech last Thursday, President Hilda Heine put her finger on a point that goes to the heart of the nation as it marked 46 years of constitutional government. After outlining many positive developments in recent times, she commented on the heavy outflow of Marshallese to the United States. “The critical question […]
