MI Journal Now in Color!
The Marshall Islands Journal’s digital version, the Journal Online, is now in full color! The newspaper is celebrating its 50th year and the Journal team thought it fitting to show off a new look. If you would like to stay tuned with everything that’s going on in the Marshall Islands, subscribing to the weekly Journal Read More
Marshallese Twins in Concert
Marshallese-born twins Julia and Emma Churchill performed a spectacular concert at the Marshall Islands Resort Friday. The young ladies, who were adopted by Mark and Marylou Churchill when they were eight months old, have been studying music from the age of four, with Julia playing violin and Emma the cello. Mark proudly introduced his daughters, Read More
Fish Wrapped in Bacon
Fish Wrapped in Bacon 4 g x 150white fish fillets (I used wahoo, but mahi-mahi would also be yummy) 2 leaves sprigs of fresh rosemary (picked and very finely chopped) 2 lemons (zest and juice of) freshly ground black pepper 12 rashers higher-welfare thinly sliced (smoked streaky bacon or pancetta) olive oil 4 tablespoons low-fat Read More
RMI Final Election Results
Check out the latest Marshall Islands national election results! Click here! The Marshall Islands Journal published Thursday the final, unofficial election results for Nitijela and mayor contests provided by the RMI Electoral Administration. The final unofficial results were issued November 30, triggering a two-week period for candidates to call for recounts or contest results. They Read More
Early Childhood Development
“By investing in our children and ensuring they are afforded the best opportunities to learn and thrive, we are ensuring a sustainable and rich future for the Republic of the Marshall Islands,” — Marshall Islands President Dr. Hilda Heine. Over the past year or so, President Hilda Heine and former Chief Secretary Ben Graham worked Read More
Stephen Philip in the Lead
10:30am, Tuesday, November 19, 2019: Stephen Philip is leading the Senator pack with 736 votes counted so far. Second is Tony Muller with 630 votes, third Sandy Alfred (575), fourth Kalani Kaneko (548), and fifth Yolanda Lodge-Ned (485). Unofficial results for Majuro Mayor puts Ladie Jack way in front at 1,092 votes with Baron Bigler Read More
Election: Majuro Results Today?
9am, Tuesday, November 19, 2019: The counting of votes in the Marshall Islands national election is reportedly going well at the International Conference Center, with results for Majuro expected to be announced late today. Many voters turned out early yesterday morning to cast their ballots at the many polling stations around the capital. By afternoon at Read More
Losing Their Voices
The Los Angeles Times spent 15 months researching a series on the results of the US nuclear age in the Marshall Islands and the effects of climate change on the nation. On November 10, 2019, the LA team launched its special series (www.latimes.com). They begin by stating: “With climate change and rising seas, the US Read More
Sustainable Fishing in RMI
The Marine Stewardship Council* is telling the world about the eight countries that make up the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), which includes the Marshall Islands. On a post it states: “Covering just over 70 square miles of land, this small island nation could more accurately be called a big ocean state. In their Read More
Marshall Islands Timeline
A chronology of key events: Note: Thanks go to the BBC which put together the great majority of this timeline. Their version ended in 2016 so I have added the following years. circa 2000 BC: First Micronesian navigators arrive in the Marshall Islands, naming the atolls Aelon Kein Ad – “our islands”. They are skilled Read More
