By Journal on July 27, 2017
Journal Jilly, Lawson Matauto, Miba Shem, UCC, United Church of Christ
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HILARY HOSIA United Church of Christ members from the US mainland donated bundles of blankets to newborns, patients and staff at Majuro hospital recently. The demonstration of compassion was received with smiles — even the security guard received a blanket. The team of pastors, deacons and deaconesses, committee members and significant others were in Majuro […]
By Journal on July 27, 2017
cmi, College of the Marshall Islands, Melinda Nish, Monica Jetton, Pell Grant, Rosemi Ishiguro
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ISAAC MARTY A College of the Marshall Islands “Accelerated Program” to reduce the number of students in the developmental level has shown positive results as a majority of 40 enrolled students passed the summer mid-term test recently. The purpose of the new program is “to get them (students) up very quickly,” said CMI Executive Advisor […]
By Journal on July 27, 2017
Almo Momotaro, David Paul, Jack Ading, Johnathen Kawakami, Junior Patrick, Kessai Note, RMI ConCon, Yolanda Lodge-Ned
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HILARY HOSIA Here are a few highlights from this week’s Committee of the Whole session from the ongoing Constitutional Convention at the International Conference Center. • Majuro Delegate Yolanda Lodge-Ned wants to prevent candidates with felony charges in their history from running for Nitijela, adding that the current law allows felons who did time to […]
By Journal on July 21, 2017
Air Marshall Islands, Jaluit, Jaluit Atoll, runway
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Journal 7/25/1975 P1 Palauan ultimatum? Loved it in Marshalls The Micronesian Constitutional Convention was confronted Friday with a tough, take-it or leave-it position from the Palau delegation. The Palau delegation will support the unity of Micronesia “if, and only if” all of their terms are included in the draft Micronesian constitution., said delegate Johnson Toribiong. […]
By Journal on July 21, 2017
Ahmadiyya Muslim, Helber Namna, Helber Nemna, Ladie Jack, Ritok Jack, Team Jinen Bokbok, Team Pineapple
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HILARY HOSIA Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack plans to transform a makeshift basketball/volleyball playground into a standard multi-purpose sport facility in Delap following a visit to an ongoing mini-summer league Tuesday. The playground, like many others scattered across Majuro, is a dusty, dirt playing area with a basketball board made up of discarded plywood nailed to […]
By Journal on July 20, 2017
BECA, Beca International, Leo A. Daly, RMI capital, William Reiher
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What to do with the RMI capital building is back on the government’s agenda three years after all workers abandoned the four-story facility for replacement offices. The engineering firm Beca has won the bid to develop three options for the government to consider, said William Reiher, who heads Public Works’ Project Management Unit that oversees […]
By Journal on July 20, 2017
Isaac Marty, MIEPI, NCD, RMI NCD
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ISAAC MARTY The number one killer of Marshallese is non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Existing prevention programs trying to halt or curve the NCD trend now have question marks hanging over them. Are they doing a good job? The best answer is that authorities need information in order to evaluate both NCD levels and response programs. For […]
By Journal on July 20, 2017
Czech Republic, Hilda Heine, Jaroslav Olsa Jr., Jerry Kramer, John Silk, Karen Earnshaw, Ray Sabio
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KAREN EARNSHAW Pacific International Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Jerry Kramer is the new the Honorary Consul for the Czech Republic, lifting the number of Honorary Consuls in the Marshall Islands to seven. The Czech Ambassador to the Marshall Islands Jaroslav Olsa, Jr. was in town and met with President Hilda Heine and attended the opening […]
By Journal on July 14, 2017
chickens, poultry, rmi poultry project
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Journal 7/18/1975 P4 What They’ve Said/About the Bikinians — Again By Mary Browning. Power. The US, as a nation, has quite a lot of it. All of us, individually, have some in some circumstances and less in others. People separately and in groups use power with varying degrees of wisdom. But, one thing seems certain: […]
By Journal on July 14, 2017
Janek Hemos, MIHS, Rosie Edward, Selina Chinoska
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Five hundred and sixty students graduated this year from public and private schools in the Marshall Islands. According to graduation data provided by the Public School System and individual private schools, slightly more girls graduated this year than boys. Girls accounted for 289 — 52 percent — of this year’s graduates, while there were 271 […]