Marshall Islands

The public schools in Majuro are scheduled to open on Monday next week, almost a month after the health authorities declared that they could open

Unlike public schools, most private schools returned to class last week or this week

The National Committee of the United World College of the Marshall Islands has selected three as recipients of two-year scholarships to three different UWC schools abroad

Doctors Jean Phillip and Jerel Anitok have taken the Hippocratic Oath and received their licence to practice medicine in the RMI

Tide Table, known for years as the "Place to Be" on Majuro atoll, reopened last week after four months of renovation work

Jo-Jikum's climate and health arts workshop last Friday allowed 37 young people to unleash their talents through art, weaving, poetry, filmmaking and songwriting

A group of 14 women spent five weeks learning jewellery making, embroidery and general business skills and received their certificates last Friday at the College of the Marshall Islands

Marshalls Billfish Club presented numerous awards and trophies to many fishermen for their fishing talents; Kenneth Kramer won his first Atjang Paul Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the fisherman who stands out for his sportsmanship

Public health teams will begin vaccinating children in July, following approval by the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centres for Disease Control

Almost three years after the first in-person preliminary discussions between the US and the Marshall Islands on a third Compact funding agreement, negotiations resumed last week with a two-day meeting in Kwajalein

Majuro's new maritime training facility is taking shape next to the Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation's office at Uliga Dock, with completion expected by the end of 2022