Yellow Pages Guide
This is the nuts and bolts guide to finding things in Majuro and being able to contact the right service for your needs. The guide is updated, hopefully, on an annual basis. The following was edited on January 2, 2025 as part of my New Year’s Resolution list. Karen Enjoy … I hope it’s useful!
Katty’s Mail Service
You need or want a product, but you can’t work out a way to ship it to Majuro or Ebeye because your favorite online store (Amazon?) either won’t send it here or the vendor in the US refuses to ship to 96960. The options to achieve your goal are: 1) have the item sent to 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: Gerald Zackios.Minister of Justice, Immigration, and Labor: Wisely ZackhrasMinister of Natural Resources and Commerce: Tony MullerMinister of Cultural Read More
Banks
Bank of Marshall Islands: This bank is the main source of loans to residents. It is located in Uliga, next to the post office and opposite RRE Hotel. The bank’s long-time President is Patrick Chen. All banking services are available. bankmar@ntamar.net (692) 625-3636 Bank of Guam: Located in the Island Pride Supermarket building in Delap. Read More
Marshall Islands Seal
The official seal of the Marshall Islands was approved in 1986. Follows is what is symbolizes: The centerpiece is the Angel of Peace with outstretched wings. Around the angel from the top and moving clockwise are the following… First, is the 24-point star representing the 21 municipalities of the Republic. The four long rays represent Read More
Our Ocean’s Promise
From Aspirations to Inspirations: The Marshall Islands Fishing Story
The story of how the Marshall Islands went from being a bystander in commercial fishing in the Pacific to operating the world’s busiest tuna transshipment port, two fish processing facilities, a purse seine vessel net repair yard, and a fleet of locally-flagged and -based fishing vessels is documented in a groundbreaking new book. “Our Read More
Ailuk FAD
The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority is working on a long-term project to place Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) off many of the outer islands to attract ocean-going pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi and make it easier for the islanders to catch these fish. The following is the statement from MIMRA about their latest Read More
College of the Marshall Islands
This video by the CMI Media Club was made to coincide with a virtual visit to the College of the Marshall Islands by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in March, 2021. It is both a tour of the campus and an information-packed video. By KAREN EARNSHAW* February, 2021: The College of the Marshall Read More
RMI Telephone Directory
National Telecommunications Authority Directory
All the landline numbers you need to know in the Marshall Islands. We thank the National Telecommunications Authority for making their phone directory public. We also thank Jamison Logan for his gorgeous aerial photo of Majuro.
To Stay or To Leave?
That is the Question
By Geoff Goodman* The question I keep penduluming on: Do you stay on a currently-COVID-19-free island in a tiny developing country or return to the US? It’s April 2020 in Majuro and packs of kids are running through all the houses in the neighborhood, jumping in people’s arms, grabbing snacks and getting kid-things everywhere. They Read More
