The video “The Arrival of the White Missionaries to Marshall Islands 1857” talks about the arrival of missionaries on Ebon Island and then follows their journeys on to the other islands of the Marshall Islands in the mid-1800s. I found this video on YouTube on the channel called alka7777. Pasted below are two stills from the video. You can read more about the arrival of missionaries on the Marshallese Manit website: Missionaries: Protestants – Marshallese Manit (marshallese-manit.org)
Still from the video The Arrival of the White Missionaries to Marshall Islands in 1857.
Still from the video The Arrival of the White Missionaries to Marshall Islands in 1857.
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.…
How Islam Is Gaining A Foothold In Micronesia A mosque and a Muslim congregation are flourishing in the Marshall Islands by demonstrating Islam is a force for good in the community. Joyia sees his community playing a healing role where Marshallese society is out of balance: drug and alcohol abuse, a…
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…
Journal 3/12/1982 P1 Frequent generator problems darken capitalThe old power plant was acting like it was just about ready to give up this past week.This came just as the Tobolar copra plant generator decided to lose oil to one cylinder causing significant damage. The result has been blackouts for about 48 hours in some areas […]
HILARY HOSIA The establishment of the first ever Marshall Islands Chess Federation may take place within the year, thanks largely to the influence of world-renowned Chess Grandmaster Nigel Short who visited Majuro last week. Nigel is confident the Marshall Islands Chess Federation will be fully chartered by September this year, if the local actors do […]
WILMER JOEL President Hilda Heine called for women across the country to take action in strengthening families and communities during the opening of International Women’s Day in the Jenrok gymnasium last weekend, which featured the formal ceremony, displays from various booths, prizes, games, and other activities. “As we commemorate this important event, let us pledge […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Rongelap community, local government leadership, national RMI government leaders, traditional and religious leaders turned out to provide a warm welcome Tuesday at Uliga Dock for the arrival of Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior III. The vessel was greeted by three outrigger canoes from Waan Aelon in Majel as it approached Uliga Dock. Then, […]
GIFF JOHNSON The hull of the missing sea ambulance washed into the Jitoken area of Jaluit Atoll Tuesday this week, following debris from the boat being spotted Monday at Imiej Island. None of the four men on board the boat had been found as of Wednesday this week, 10 days after they departed Majuro. As […]
