Coconut Zen
April, 2018: The crew of the big red yacht Infinity this month spearheaded the making of a musical ditty about a little slice of life in Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, which they described as “the most endangered country in the world due to flooding from climate change.” On the YouTube post, the ‘Sea Read More
Beran is Back
Surfing star Martin Daly’s website www.indiestrader.com announced September 21, 2022: “With the border gate now well and truly swung open and off the hinges out in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) our first surf season in two years at Beran Island on Ailinglaplap is looming large along with a forecast La Nina year…” Read More
Uniting Marshallese
Do you know of a Marshallese community organization in the US? Or perhaps you know a Marshallese person who acts as an advocate for their community? Glenn Alcalay wants to get in touch with them. Go to www.marcomu.org … there’s a message area on the home page. KAREN EARNSHAW Connecting Marshallese across the United States Read More
Growing Veggies in the Air
KEN CONEHow do you grow vegetables in a place without good soil? Or without space for big gardens? And what if water is sometimes scarce — for example in many of the outer atolls?According to Tanner Smith and Don Arkin at the Wellness Center, the answer just may be “aeroponics.” In an aeroponics installation, vegetables Read More
Yacht Club Burgee Swap
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club’s burgee* is now amongst the hundreds of yacht club flags that are hung in the Waikiki Yacht Club in Honolulu. MBYC’s Vice Commodore Cary Evarts and the WYC’s Membership Coordinator Lynette Duque followed the sailing tradition of swapping burgees on November 10, 2022. Lynette and other club officials were happy Read More
Captain John Marshall
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 put together by the folk Read More
Dar Dancers
After years of wowing the crowds with their Polynesian performances, the Dar Dancers are embracing their own culture and have a number of stunning Marshallese routines that include Marshallese flags and amimono fans. The group performed at the recent state dinner for the ROC President Tsai Ing-wen. The dancers’ leader, Salome Andrike, said “The Taiwanese Ambassador was very impressed Read More
Watch Zori
Watch Zori, the ‘big’ short film from Jack Niedenthal’s Microwave Films. It was made in 2013.
Your Human Rights
The Pacific Community Human Rights and Social Development Division asked Microwave Film’s Jack Niedenthal to make a short film on Human Rights. To do this they chose to use children to tell the story using three languages: Marshallese, English and sign language. The children who star in the locally-produced video Your Human Rights — Jimwe Read More
Toeak Bar & Grill
Established in 2021, the Toeak Bar & Grill has one of the best views of any restaurant in Majuro. This is because it sits on the fifth floor of the NAPA building near Uliga Dock. From the expansive windows and lanai, you can see both the ocean and the lagoon as well as the layout Read More
