The superyacht Vava II arrived in Majuro this week. She is owned by billionaires Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli, who are a fascinating couple partly because of his love of high-end competition sailing and her ongoing passion for writing songs and performing. Ernesto was born in Italy and is now a Swiss entrepreneur active in the ... read more
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This project is a bus stop painting project falling under the initiative inspired by the One Island One Product. As part of preserving and sustaining our culture, the goal of this project is that these legends will reach out to younger generation to revive their knowledge of who we are, how we became and why ... read more
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The people of the Pacific islands may be among the smallest contributors to climate change, but they are on the frontline of its impacts. With rising sea levels and increasing extreme weather events, daily reality in the Pacific leaves little room for climate scepticism. Already, environmental impacts are irrevocably changing life in these island states ... read more
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The tradition is theirs, but the name is Japanese. Handicrafting has been with the people of the Marshall Islands, an archipelagic country in the central Pacific, from even before the Japanese occupied it in the early part of the 20th century. Loretta deBrum of the Marshall Islands Visitors Authority told Kyodo News that before the ... read more
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If it has wheels, it’s in the Majuro Christmas parade: cars, boats, motorcycles, trailers, even Kirt Pinho’s mini scooter was in the line up Saturday that brought miles of smiles to all kids in Majuro. And by miles of smiles, we mean happy kids from Rita to Laura. According to counts by V7AB, 34 floats ... read more
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