Sail on a Canoe
Have the ride of your life on a traditional outrigger canoe on Majuro lagoon! Staff at the Waan Aelõñ in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) program, better known as WAM (pronounced to rhyme with barn) will be happy to take you out on the water any time. The cost is just $20 a person Read More
Marshalls Billfish Club
The Marshalls Billfish Club hosts regular monthly tournaments and two premier competitions each year: The President’s Cup is in early July, which is the end of the club’s fishing season, with first prize going to the captain who has earned the most points during the year. The other is the international All-Micronesian tournament in late Read More
Lañinbwil’s Gift
“Jack Niedenthal and Suzanne Chutaro have successfully brought the Marshall Islands into the realm of global cinema – and the film world is a richer place thanks to their distinctive efforts.” –Phil Hall, Film Threat, July 2011 Lañinbwil’s Gift is the story of Jacob, an old island man with a complicated secret. When Jacob was a teenager, a Read More
Watch Yokwe Bartowe
Film producer and director Jack Niedenthal has generously made the first two Microwwave films, Ña Noniep and Yokwe Bartowe, available to the public. Watch the show below and read all above it below that. Thank you Jack! “Yokwe Bartowe must be the most honest film I have ever seen. Raw, down-to-earth and true to reality, Read More
Watch Ña Noniep
Film producer and director Jack Niedenthal has generously made the first two Microwwave films, Ña Noniep and Yokwe Bartowe available to the public. Watch the show below and read all above it below that. Thank you Jack! “It was thrilling to see a film that was conceptualized, written, cast, filmed and edited in the Marshall Read More
Morning Comes So Soon
“The film grabs you and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster ride…Excitement and fun turns to crisis, calamity and tears…”Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal Made in 2008, Morning Comes So Soon is a love story about a Marshallese boy and a Chinese girl. It was the first feature film made in the Read More
National Health Issues
Population: 53,158 (2011 census) Life Expectancy: 72.03 years (2012 data) Life Expectancy male: 69.92 years (2012 data) Life Expectancy female: 74.25 years (2012 data) Infant Mortality (per 1000 live births): 22.93 (2011 data) Total Births 2002: 1,355 (of these, 239 were to teenagers Blood: There is no blood bank at Majuro Hospital so when people Read More
Country Info
Climate: The year-round average daily temperature is 80.4 degrees Fahrenheit. While generally hot, cooling northeast trade winds blow for most of the year. The southern atolls generally get more rain than the northern atolls. The wet season is ‘usually’ from May to November. The Marshall Islands rarely sees big winds, with the worst usually coming Read More
Churches
The Marshall Islands hosts a large number of religions and a majority of people attend church on a regular basis. The following are details for a range of the churches (the international code for RMI is 692): Assembly/ies of God: Delap Deacons’ office (phone) 625-5675 (fax) 625-4090; Ajeltake Church 528-2868Assumption Catholic Church: Church Office (phone) Read More
Finance and Money Movers
Credit cards: Only the larger hotels, restaurants and stores accept credit cards. Foreign exchange: Before exchanging foreign money, be sure to ask the exchange rate (for reasons that will become obvious). Money transfers: These can be made through Western Union in the RRE office opposite RRE Hotel in Uliga or at Island Pride Supermarket in Read More
