Watch Yokwe Bartowe
Film producer and director Jack Niedenthal has generously made the first two Microwwave films, Ña Noniep and Yokwe Bartowe, available to the public. Watch the show below and read all above it below that. Thank you Jack! “Yokwe Bartowe must be the most honest film I have ever seen. Raw, down-to-earth and true to reality, Read More
Watch Ña Noniep
Film producer and director Jack Niedenthal has generously made the first two Microwwave films, Ña Noniep and Yokwe Bartowe available to the public. Watch the show below and read all above it below that. Thank you Jack! “It was thrilling to see a film that was conceptualized, written, cast, filmed and edited in the Marshall Read More
Morning Comes So Soon
“The film grabs you and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster ride…Excitement and fun turns to crisis, calamity and tears…”Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal Made in 2008, Morning Comes So Soon is a love story about a Marshallese boy and a Chinese girl. It was the first feature film made in the Read More
National Health Issues
Population: 42,418 (2021 census)Life Expectancy: 65.15 years (2022 data)Life Expectancy male: 67.09 years (2022 data)Life Expectancy female: 63.55 years (2022 data)Blood: There is no blood bank at Majuro Hospital so when people are in need the coconut telegraph works to bring family members or friends to the hospital to donate. Obviously, it is helpful Read More
Country Info
Climate: The year-round average daily temperature is 80.4 degrees Fahrenheit. While generally hot, cooling northeast trade winds blow for most of the year. The southern atolls generally get more rain than the northern atolls. The wet season is ‘usually’ from May to November. The Marshall Islands rarely sees big winds, with the worst usually coming Read More
Churches
The Marshall Islands hosts a large number of religions and a majority of people attend church on a regular basis. The following are details for a range of the churches (the international code for RMI is 692): Assembly/ies of God: Delap Deacons’ office (phone) 625-5675 (fax) 625-4090; Ajeltake Church 528-2868Assumption Catholic Church: Church Office (phone) Read More
Finance and Money Movers
Credit cards: Only the larger hotels, restaurants and stores accept credit cards. ATMs: There are three ATMs belonging to the Bank of Guam on Majuro. They are next to Ace Hardware at the RRE Uliga complex; inside the Payless Supermarket in Uliga; and next to K&K Island Pride Supermarket in Delap. On an irregular Read More
Meaning of Atoll Names
The English spelling of the word ‘marshall’ (as opposed to the American spelling of one ‘l’) means an officer connected to public security or, as a verb, to gather together a group of people. The islands are named after the British captain John Marshall, of the HMS Scarborough, who charted much of the island group Read More
Shopping Tips
Despite the fact that just about everything you buy in Majuro is either shipped or flown in from either the US, Asia (particularly Taiwan or China), Australia or New Zealand, you will find that the prices of most goods are relatively competitive with ‘mainland’ prices. There are highs and lows, though. For example, one of the best food Read More
