Majuro Cooperative School
Majuro Cooperative School is a private, secular school educating students in grades pre-K through 12th.
Health Insurance
The Supplemental Health Plan — Insurance for Off-Island Care The Marshall Islands offers a national health insurance scheme with both basic and supplemental tiers. Basic insurance — which all Marshallese citizens are automatically enrolled in — covers hospital visits at very low co-pays and includes eligibility for referrals to off-island tertiary hospitals.For foreigners living and […]
Health Services
What Can Majuro Hospital Treat — And When Do You Need to Go Elsewhere? For a small island nation, the level of medical care available at Majuro Hospital is substantial. Services include an Emergency Room, outpatient clinics, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, rehabilitation, and medical records. On the primary healthcare side, the hospital also providesenvironmental […]
Health Overview
Medical Care in the Marshall Islands Health care in the Marshall Islands is both a national priority and a national challenge. Delivered across a vast ocean territory of 29 atolls and five islands, the system serves a population of around 42,000 people through a network of hospitals, clinics, specialist programs, and community health workers — […]
Education Overview
Education in the Marshall Islands is provided by both public and private schools, some of which are church-run institutions, and a national college and a regional tertiary campus — all operating across the country’s 29 atolls and five islands, covering about 750,000 square miles of ocean. The Framework: Ministry of Education and the Public School […]
Marshall Islands Resort
An aerial view of the Marshall Islands Resort showing its solar panel array, installed in March 2026. The Marshall Islands Resort in downtown Delap. Photo: Karen Earnshaw The Marshall Islands Resort’s solar panel array which was installed in March, 2026. The Marshall Islands Resort’s Enra Restaurant. Photo: Karen Earnshaw The Marshall Islands Resort, known as […]
Toeak Bar
Good food with a fabulous view: That’s The Toeak Bar and Grill in Uliga. The restaurant and sports bar is on the fifth floor of the NAPA building, which is opposite the courthouse and, yes, there is an elevator to get you to the top floor.
Diving
Despite the fact that Majuro is the country’s largest population center, with about 35,000 residents, the waters are remarkably clear and rich in sea life (especially on the ocean sides and at the main pass, Kalalin). If you are a certified diver/s you can charter the 25-foot sports boat Wasabi with Captain Cary Evarts (caryevarts@yahoo.com or […]
Bilingual Dictionary
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. — Nelson Mandela You can download and print the book, which features my ‘alphabet photos’. The Marshallese Dictionary is also a website. M MarshalleseDictionary Free Mobile […]
USA Today on Soccer in RMI
Soccer has become a huge thing for Marshallese in RMI and the US mainland in recent years (see Official Site of the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation – The last nation on Earth without a soccer team… until now). A little bit of background is that USA Today contacted me in 2018 to compile a story […]
Razz Rocks on Bikini
In May of 2016, almost exactly 70 years after Operation Crossroads detonated an atom bomb over its lagoon, a film crew from Natural History New Zealand, Stanford University researchers, and a traveling electric violinist stepped onto the radioactive shores of Bikini Atoll. The team went to examine the long-term fallout from the twenty three atomic […]
Enemanet Island
Enemanet Island, a few miles from downtown Uliga in Majuro, is the perfect place for a picnic. The eastern end is owned by the Kramer family, who happily rent out the picnic facilities on the island so that everyone can enjoy their beautiful beach location. The family also generously allowed the Mieco Beach Yacht Club […]
The Marshall Islands Journal
Subscribe to the Journal Online Subscribe at PayPal for $57 a year using the editor’s email: giffjohnson@gmail.com. Alternately, you can pay $52 by cash or check at the Journal office in Delap (behind Flame Tree) or mail it to PO Box 14, Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960. Read a sample issue of the paper below. Learn […]
Dive Permit
The Historic Preservation Office, found in the Alele Museum and Library building next to the Court House, requires all divers to pay for a one-year dive permit ($50). Even with this permit, some atolls have other fees. These include Bikini and Wotje Atolls. Visit the HPO at their site: CHPO If you’re interested in […]
Checking in to Majuro
Yachts checking into Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, generally agree that the process is one of smoothest in the Pacific.
RRE Hotel
The Hotel Robert Reimers has a traditional Marshallese flavor, primarily due to its luxurious tropical garden and its faux thatched bungalows. There are four types of rooms, two of which are upstairs alongside the restaurant. Of these, most have verandahs and views of the lagoon. In the garden, there is a row of small (but […]
Chewy Lin Films
Chewy Lin is a well-known man around Majuro town who always has a camera with him, be it a still camera or a video camera. He shares his videos and some of his best work is shown here.
Vacation Rentals
Ten years or so years ago I think there was one or maybe two vacation rentals available in Majuro. Now there’s a load of options, including places to stay on nearby atolls, including Arno. Below are links to the some of the vacation rental sites. At first glance it would appear that Airbnb is the […]
Bokanbotin Island
The Bokanbotin Island Getaway is a charming way to run away from town and enjoy waterfront accommodation. The mini-resort is listed on… OCIT (the Office of Commerce, Investment and Tourism) at https://www.ocit.mh/ab/ao-kapijuknen-businesses/bokanbotin-island-getaway Airbnb at https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1469240538686584847?search_mode=regular_search&adults=1&category_tag=Tag%3A8678&check_in=2026-01-01&check_out=2026-01-06&children=0&infants=0&pets=0&photo_id=2263869197&source_impression_id=p3_1767222788_P3wpcfIWQxGvSZ6c&previous_page_section_name=1000 Where to Stay Whatever your budget you’ll be able to find the right accommodation, be it a hotel with all […]
Annie’s Bakery
Annie’s Bakery in Delap, on the western end of the Marshall Islands Resort, is a popular cafe. They serve up delicious sweet and savory baked goods and their birthday and event cakes are a specialty. Di Briscoe enjoyed a yummy cake from Annie’s Bakery for her birthday on New Year’s Eve 2025. Photo: Karen […]
