By Journal on March 29, 2018
Amenta Matthew, Elhadj As Sy, Jack Niedenthal, John Silk, Kalani Kaneko, Ladie Jack, Vasemaca Savu
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KELLY LORENNIJ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Secretary General Elhadj As Sy spent several days in Majuro earlier this month, visiting with top-level RMI government leaders and people in communities around Majuro Atoll. The IFRC Secretary General met with Acting President Amenta Matthew and Cabinet members the day following his arrival. Discussions […]
By Journal on February 1, 2018
Brenson Wase, Daniel Tang, David Kramer, Delap Elementary School, Hanna Lafita, Kalani Kaneko, Ladie Jack, Loretta Case, Sherwood Tibon, Tony Muller
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HILARY HOSIA When it comes to Majuro leadership — Ministers Brenson Wase, Kalani Kaneko, and Tony Muller, Senators Sherwood Tibon and David Kramer, and Mayor Ladie Jack — student development is a priority as evidenced in last week’s christening of Delap Elementary School’s multi-purpose basketball court. The presence of all five Majuro senators with the […]
By Journal on January 18, 2018
Department of Interior, Doug Domenech, Gerald Zackios, Helkena Anni, Hilda Heine, John Silk, Kalani Kaneko, Karen Stewart, Malia Heine, US Armed Forces Veterans
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HILARY HOSIA Department of Interior Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech met with Marshallese veterans at the Marshall Islands Resort Tuesday following courtesy calls with President Hilda Heine and Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister John Silk earlier. There were 14 veterans who served in the US Armed Forces present in the forum, three of whom served more […]
By Journal on December 21, 2017
Alex Pinano, Jack Niedenthal, Julia Alfred, Kalani Kaneko, Marshall Islands Red Cross, Ministry of Health and Human Services
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The Marshall Islands Red Cross Society and the Ministry of Health and Human Services signed an agreement last week to strengthen and expand teaching of first aid in the RMI. Red Cross recently completed a training of trainers course, the first in the Pacific islands, and now has a team of certified instructors to deliver […]
By Journal on July 13, 2017
Bina Mylon, Darlene Korok, Debbie Shutz, Isidore Robert, Julia Alfred, Kalani Kaneko, Majuro Hospital, Mineko Mista, Ruthann George, Sylintina Gallen
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HILARY HOSIA It was business as usual at Majuro hospital Tuesday: Procurement Director Isidore Robert made his usual inventory; Cold Chain nurses Bina Mylon and Mineko Mista tended to patients at the children’s ward; patient Debbie Schutz received her dose of AB blood at the ER ward; Nurse Sylintina Gallen gave newborn Ruthann George her […]
By Journal on April 20, 2017
Alfred Alfred Jr., Dr. David Tawei Lee, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Isaac Marty, John Silk, Kalani Kaneko, Kenneth Kedi, Ladie Jack, Republic of China, ROC, Taiwan, Winston Chen
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HILARY HOSIA and ISAAC MARTY Not every day you see Foreign Minister John Silk “rock the night away” with microphone in hand performing for a large crowd — such was the scene last Thursday during the Presidential dinner at the Marshall Islands Resort’s pool area in honor of Republic of China, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Dr. […]
By Journal on January 13, 2017
Brenson Wase, Bruce Bilimon, David Paul, Dennis Momotaro, Kalani Kaneko, Kenneth Kedi, MISSA, Nitijela, social security
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Legislation to delay implementation of the new MISSA law was introduced on the first day of the Nitijela session last week. Bill 54 was introduced by Health Minister Kalani Kaneko and supported by Finance Minister Brenson Wase, and Senators David Paul (Kwajalein), Dennis Momotaro (Mejit), and Bruce Bilimon (Maloelap). The bill is brief and to […]
By Journal on November 17, 2016
Cindy Lai, Cody Jack, David Alfred, doctors, Ethel Briand, Frederick Muller, Kalani Kaneko, Kennar Briand, Lee Fei-Peng Lee, ShuangHo Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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In the two decades since a group of Marshall Islanders trained as doctors at the Pohnpei-based Medical Officers Training Program in the 1990s, few RMI citizens have gained degrees in medical fields. But this picture will change dramatically thanks to the intake by Taiwan of a sizable number of Marshallese students to study medicine. Eight […]
By Journal on September 29, 2016
Chiang Chia-Lien, Dr. Fan Chia-Kwung, health, Kalani Kaneko, parasites, students
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HILARY HOSIA Studies of elementary age children in Majuro show that public school students have a higher rate of intestinal parasites compared to private schools. Data presented to Health Minister Kalani Kaneko and his top officials Thursday showed 11.2 percent of private school children in Majuro have intestinal parasites. The figure is the result of […]
By Journal on September 22, 2016
Alfred Alfred, Brenson Wase, David Paul, Dennis Momotaro, Dr. Kennar Briand, Jr., Kalani Kaneko, Mailynn Konelios-Lang, Mike Kabua, Ministry of Health
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The Ministry of Health faced tough questioning and criticism during Tuesday’s Appropriations Committee hearing at Nitijela. Chairman Senator David Paul, Finance Minister Brenson Wase, Resources and Development Minister Alfred Alfred, Jr., Senator Mike Kabua and other members of the panel asked numerous questions about lack of services being offered at Majuro and Ebeye hospitals and […]