Reported by: Michael Mapa and Melanie Carbine As families prepare for an approaching winter storm, grocery stores are experiencing shortages of basic items. Thursday night reporters for Chikin Melele in NWA saw empty shelves in…
The United States veterans living in the Freely Associated States of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands—who honorably got discharged from the U.S. armed forces—are one step closer to finding some real…
This year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) expanded its long-standing partnership with Marshallese communities by taking diabetes education and training directly to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Last spring, in March…
Editor’s Note: Thank you to Patrick Pedrus for bringing our attention to the recent introduction of a bipartisan bill requiring the Veteran’s Administration to deliver concrete services in Palau, FSM and the RMI (A Good…
The environmental oil leak disaster in Chuuk Lagoon is under control, according to a press release from the Chuuk Governor’s office. “On behalf of Chuuk’s Environmental Protection Agency’s diligent work, and with the help from donor…
This past October, dozens of ri-Majel advocates from across the US said “Howdy, aolep!” to the 2025 National Marshallese Community Coalition (NMCC) Annual Leadership Summit held in Cleburne, Texas. Every year since 2022, current and…
Read FAREWELL TO URUSEMAL: Uniquely outer-island Yapese – Chikin Meļeļe for Alex Rhowuniong’s original article. Credit to Manu Lester Taweryan Hashigelur for video clips of President Urusemal’s funeral. Watch the funeral: THE FUNERAL OF THE…
Read again: Former FSM President, ‘soft-spoken leader,’ died in Palau – Chikin Meļeļe Known as the most traditional in FSM, Yap (and the cultures of its outer-islands) dictated that the resting place for one of…
Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr. is still considering a U.S. proposal to send 75 undocumented deportees to Palau in exchange for $7.5 million. The offer has caused strong debate and is seen as a test…
Big changes are happening in public TV and radio across the United States. The government has stopped funding PBS and NPR — the main sources of public broadcasting. With federal support gone, many smaller stations…
