Marshall Islands

The National Telecommunications Authority is currently installing a new mobile phone tower in the Batkan area of Majuro, which is expected to end the area's reputation as a "dead zone" for cellular calls

The Marshallese version of the Olympic Games is the jepta biit Christmas dance, an event full of competition and insults, part of the jepta performances since time immemorial

The Asian Development Bank has signed a $7 million grant with the government to support the Marshalls Energy Company to improve its performance, to enhance resilience to power grid disasters and to prepare for the transition to renewable energy

Large metal sheets hanging dangerously from the roof of the SGT Solomon Sam Memorial Court at the College of the Marshall Islands for several weeks had been removed; it is one of the most popular basketball and volleyball courts

Veterans - who have to travel at great personal expense to take advantage of the health benefits earned through service in the US military - are demanding recognition of their difficulties in accessing health services

Boys and girls teams from Majuro Cooperative High School battled it out in the school basketball championship sponsored by the Sports and Extracurricular Program that ended last weekend

Delegates warned today that their nation could disappear under the Pacific Ocean within 50 years if nothing serious is done to combat global warming; the effects are already tangible, including longer and more intense droughts and rising sea levels

The four edition of the Pink Tea Party, organized by local authorities for international Brest Cancer Month, was a chance to raise awareness and funds, honor and remember those who have passed away, and celebrate those who survived the battle with cancer

The director of the Bureau of Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics is overseeing the national census, which is almost complete; households that escaped during the initial work because people were at work or away from home will now be registered

The SSG Solomon Sam sports court at College of the Marshall Islands is closed until further notice due to severe corrosion of the roof structure; funding for the work is uncertain as the public budget is heavily impacted by the pandemic