Celebrating World Tuna Day
World Tuna Day was held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, with an activity-filled event at Delap Park. Hosting the event were the teams from the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) and the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA). Below is the first-place poem written by the Marshall Islands Journal’s reporter Kelly Lorennij. Below that Read More
Marshall Islands Resort, Ebeye
To stay on Kwajalein’s military base, you need to have a sponsor person or family. But Ebeye has a super little hotel, which is the little sister of Majuro’s Marshall Islands Resort. The hotel has 18 rooms, made up of two suites, two deluxe rooms, seven singles, and seven doubles. The hotel’s restaurant serves breakfast, Read More
Thanksgiving at Mon Bokanake
Over 60 people turned out for the 2017 Mieco Beach Yacht Club Thanksgiving Dinner held at the RRE Hotel’s Mon Bokanake. Commodore Rebecca ‘Becky’ Lathrop did a fantastic job spearheading the organization of the dinner while thanks go to Payless manager Drew Barbour for cooking up the turkeys and ham. Guests included US Ambassador Karen Read More
Names of RMI Ministries
Minister in Assistance to the President and Environment: Bremity LakjohnMinister of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Kalani KanekoMinister of Finance, Banking, and Postal Services: David PaulMinister of Health and Human Services: Ota KisinoMinister of Education, Sports, and Training: Joe BejangMinister of Justice, Immigration, and Labor: Wisely ZackhrasMinister of Natural Resources and Commerce: Tony MullerMinister of Cultural Read More
Buy Local at MISCO
The MISCO market opened up in Majuro in late 2017 and quickly became the go-to store for local products. The shelves are filled with local juices and vegetables with chilled coconuts in the fridge. But probably the biggest drawcard is the coolers out front that are packed with chilled local fish … and the Read More
Vava II Visits Majuro
The superyacht Vava II arrived in Majuro this week. She is owned by billionaires Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli, who are a fascinating couple partly because of his love of high-end competition sailing and her ongoing passion for writing songs and performing. Ernesto was born in Italy and is now a Swiss entrepreneur active in the Read More
Journal Wins Movie Award
A Marshall Islands Journal movie was included in the main attraction at the latest Jambo Arts exhibition was the Marshallese Be Like Film Festival, organized by local film producer Jack Niedenthal. The festival featured 11 locally-made short videos at the Jitak En Likatu Bar in Delap. Of these, Chewy Lin won Best of Festival Award Read More
Population Nears Standstill
The Marshall Islands population has increased by just 3,000 people in 17 years, according to an Asian Development Bank report. That is fewer than 200 people a year, despite the fact that in the 2000s, the Marshall Islands averaged around 1,500 births per year. Radio New Zealand correspondent Giff Johnson says the population stagnation has Read More
Won Hai Shien Recipes
Won Hai Shien is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Majuro. Over the past 15 years or so, the eatery has suffered from a huge fire and being asked to leave their Uliga Dock venue but, fortunately, in 2017 the owners reopened in a new location in Uliga. The menu has an extensive range of options, Read More
Majuro Lagoon Writers
Slideshow above: The Majuro Lagoon Writers Christmas picnic 2017. A small group of people meet every three weeks at RRE Hotel to review and ‘kindly critique’ their latest literary efforts. When asked what we should call ourselves, co-founder Amy Ishiguru immediately came up with the phrase Lagoon Writers, which we all thought was perfect. Each Read More
