Journal Wins Movie Award
A Marshall Islands Journal movie was included in the main attraction at the latest Jambo Arts exhibition was the Marshallese Be Like Film Festival, organized by local film producer Jack Niedenthal. The festival featured 11 locally-made short videos at the Jitak En Likatu Bar in Delap. Of these, Chewy Lin won Best of Festival Award Read More
Population Nears Standstill
The Marshall Islands population has increased by just 3,000 people in 17 years, according to an Asian Development Bank report. That is fewer than 200 people a year, despite the fact that in the 2000s, the Marshall Islands averaged around 1,500 births per year. Radio New Zealand correspondent Giff Johnson says the population stagnation has Read More
Won Hai Shien Recipes
Won Hai Shien is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Majuro. Over the past 15 years or so, the eatery has suffered from a huge fire and being asked to leave their Uliga Dock venue but, fortunately, in 2017 the owners reopened in a new location in Uliga. The menu has an extensive range of options, Read More
Majuro Lagoon Writers
Slideshow above: The Majuro Lagoon Writers Christmas picnic 2017. A small group of people meet every three weeks at RRE Hotel to review and ‘kindly critique’ their latest literary efforts. When asked what we should call ourselves, co-founder Amy Ishiguru immediately came up with the phrase Lagoon Writers, which we all thought was perfect. Each Read More
A Special Delivery
The Mystery of the Missing School Furniture and Books What started as a regular shipment of donated school supplies from New Zealand to the Marshall Islands turned into a delightful, unexpected outcome. Over the last few weeks, humanitarian missionaries Craig and Nancy Preston have been working with Furniture for Schools Charitable Trust (FFS), LDS Charities Read More
Golden Girl Mattie Sasser
Mattie’s Pacific Games weightlifting win: Three golds! December, 2017: On the first day of the Pacifi Mini Games weightlifting competition, Marshall Islands’ weightlifter Mattie Sasser dominated the women’s 63kg category, setting five Oceania and five Pacific Games records on her way to three gold medals — the maximum possible gold medals for a weightlifter to Read More
Events Calendar
If you are holding an event in Majuro that’s open to the public and would like to spread the word, I will be happy to post the event and its details on this site. Events that are about to be held will appear on the home page, while all events appear on the Events Calendar Read More
Kathy’s Latest Masterpiece
In her new poem ‘Anointed’ Marshallese poet and activist Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner explores the nuclear testing legacy of the Marshall Islands through the legends and stories of Runit Island on Enewetak Atoll. The poem was written and performed by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, the video was directed by Dan Lin, and produced by PREL (Pacific Resources for Read More
Wellness Center
A great eating out treat can be found at the Wellness Center next to Majuro Hospital in Delap. The focus of the food is healthy, to match its mission: Canvasback Missions started the Wellness Center on Majuro in conjunction with the Ministry of Health in 2005 in response to the increasing incidents of diabetes and Read More
Eneko Island
One of Majuro’s most beautiful and accessible beach getaways is Eneko Island, which is on Majuro’s northern shore about 25 minutes by boat from downtown Uliga. Owned by the Reimers family, the highlight is a small cottage on the beach. Nearby is a simple building with three bedrooms (one with a double bed, the others with Read More
