No control of alien in RMI

Journal 12/4/1987 P7 Crush of the crowdsGibson’s looked like downtown Manhattan at rush hour on Monday night during a special late night sale at the Delap store. Plenty of bargain hunters turned up for the sale. P18 ‘Schools a failure’The Marshall Islands education system is a “conspicuous failure” and has “never worked,” reported Marshall Islands […]

RMI dancers at Taiwan festival

The Marshallese dance group Bukon Labod participated in the Pasiwali Festival in Taiwan last week. They performed lively songs and dances at the indigenous cultural festival. “Pasiwali” is a word from the Amis tribe in Taiwan, and translates as “going east” in the direction of the sunrise. The eastern side of Taiwan is home to […]

Change of command in Majuro

HILARY HOSIA The Ahmadiyya Marshallese Muslim community in Uliga welcomed a new Imam this month: Imam Qasim Choudhary. Imam Qasim is replacing Imam Sajid Iqbal, who has served as the Ahmadiyya leader since 2017. Imam Sajid has been appointed to Austin, Texas as his next station. The current Imams in Kiribati and Federated States of […]

Rafael retires after 40 years

HILARY HOSIA When it comes to photocopiers, printers and fax machines, Rafael Juntila at Majuro’s Office Mart is probably the most well-versed technician in the country. And it’s not surprising, considering his 40 years on the job keeping electronic equipment functioning for government offices, businesses and private individuals. The way Rafael explains the functionality and […]

AMI buys new planes

GIFF JOHNSON The Marshall Islands has put a downpayment of nearly $2 million for new airplanes for Air Marshall Islands. The total purchase for two new 19-seat Cessna SkyCouriers will cost the national airline close to $20 million. The purchase is part of a major effort to revamp air service in the country. “We’ve been […]