By Journal on May 15, 2019
Ajidrik's Restaurant, cmi, Debrum, Mason Altiery, President Note, RMI, Roselind Matthew
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Journal May 11, 1982 P1 Ajidrik Restaurant to reopen under RN management What used to be called “Ajidrik Restaurant” is now an RN Restaurant, renamed after the new wife and husband management team of Norman and Roselind Matthew, owner of what used to be called the “Runway Snack Shop,” which is now also called RN […]
By Journal on May 15, 2019
Jeffery Hsiao, Kalani Kaneko, Karen Stewart, Kenneth Kedi, MOHHS, Nurses
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Nurses’ Week in the RMI kicked off Tuesday at the Ministry of Health in Majuro with a ceremony honoring our important health care providers. Numerous VIPs, including Health Minister Kalani Kaneko, Speaker Kenneth Kedi, elected leaders, US Ambassador Karen Stewart, and Taiwan Ambassador Jeffery Hsiao, joined in the festive occasion. The theme for this week’s […]
By Journal on May 15, 2019
Daniel Kramer, European Union, Jerry Kramer, Jilo Kramer, Marshall Islands
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Marshall Islands teenager Yale Jilo Kramer was called to honor last week in Fiji, winning second place in a regional climate action video contest. He was the youngest among a group of adult contestants. The contest was sponsored by the European Union and five videos from different countries in the Pacific — including Jilo’s — […]
By Journal on May 15, 2019
Brenson Wase
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KELLY LORENNIJ Marshall Islands Finance Minister Brenson Wase delivered a statement on behalf of the 15 Pacific Developing Member Countries (DMCs) of ADB during the 2019 Pacific Governors’ Meeting with Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao, who co-chaired the meeting alongside Wase. Wase highlighted two emerging issues: first, concerns on the European Union’s unilateral and […]
By Journal on May 13, 2019
Hilary Hosia, Mayor Ladie Jack, Tony Muller
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HILARY HOSIA What was once a dream became a reality last Thursday with the groundbreaking ceremony for the 2022 Micronesian Games site at Jenrok village in Majuro. During the event, landlords officially signed the 60-year lease before VIPs broke the ground with golden shovels. Minister of Works, Infrastructure and Utilities Tony Muller offered words of […]
By Journal on May 3, 2019
Amatlain Kabua, Brenson S. Wase, RMI, Robert Reimers Enterprises, US
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Journal 5/4/1982 P1 US and Marshalls far apart on radiation pact The governments of the United States and the Marshall Islands are still talking about political status matters but negotiations on an agreement on compensation and programs for radiation-affected people have virtually ended. The lawyers for the Marshall Islands Atomic Testing Litigation Project (MIATLP) representing […]
By Journal on May 3, 2019
Amata Kabua, Delap Park, Hilary Hosia, Majuro, May Day
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The 40th anniversary of constitutional government in the Marshall Islands generated an energetic and colorful parade on Amata Kabua Boulevard and a huge turnout at Delap Park for a day of festivities Wednesday this week. Read more about this in the May 3, 2019 edition of the Marshall Islands Journal.
By Journal on May 2, 2019
Kelly Lorennij, Majuro, Mattlan Zackhras, Namdrik
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KELLY LORENNIJ Namdik Atoll has shipped over 100 bottles of virgin coconut oil for this year’s One Island One Product exhibit in Majuro during the Constitution Day festivities. However, the atoll is more than its products, as it has been known for its use of local canoe transport for copra gathering as well a coconut […]
By Journal on May 2, 2019
Alfred Capelle, Brenda Mellan, Cent Langidrik, Gaku Hashimoto, Grinalee Mitzutani, Holland Salomon, Jacky Patrick, Ray Peter, Tison Dick
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KELLY LORENNIJ Long-time Majuro resident Gaku Hashimoto left for Japan last month, but before the impending departure he had set himself several goals to accomplish including a Japanese-Marshallese phrase book and a song that expresses the importance of the Marshallese culture, language, and ocean. “Ten years is a long time, but for me it went […]
By Journal on May 2, 2019
Bobby Muller, Hilary Hosia, Kenneth Kramer, Melvin Dacillo, Tony Muller
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HILARY HOSIA The construction of a soon-to-be massive track and field facility on the ocean side of Jenrok village would put an end to ocean inundations in the heavily populated area of Majuro. Jenrok is one of Majuro’s most vulnerable areas during king-tide seasons and a top pick for visiting journalists seeking climate change stories, […]