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 July 13, 2017
Bill Capelle, Damien Milne, Danny Paul, Kottar Ta, Kyle Aliven, Marah, Marshalls Billfish Club, Myra, Wally Milne
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Danny Paul caught the biggest marlin in last weekend’s 35th Annual Marshalls Billfish Club Tournament, setting the pace for a competition that saw 15 marlin caught and nine tagged and released over two days of fishing. Paul, fishing on Lotujo, caught 377 pound and 125 pound marlins. Bill Capelle on Jojo Lele caught a 321 […]
By Journal on July 7, 2017
Ebeye, Edward Capelle, Giff Johnson, Joseph Capelle, Likiep, Majuro
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Journal 7/11/1975 P1 No decision yet as deadline nears With the announcement last week by the Marianas delegation to the Micronesian Constitutional convention that they would indeed participate in the ConCon, the question of the Marshalls delegation suddenly became a more spotlighted arena. On July 7, Representative Ataji Balos said in Majuro that no final […]
By Journal on July 7, 2017
coral, Kosrae, Marston Luckymis, Peter Houk, Pohnpei, Selino Maxin, Steven Palik
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Many people don’t realize that corals are animals living in partnership with tiny plants embedded in their body. These algae are too tiny to see without a microscope, but they provide corals with the colors we see when swimming around, and most important, they provide food for the coral to live. This unique partnership allows […]
By Journal on July 6, 2017
Alex Pinano, Alex Torres, Henri Dunant, Hilda Heine, Jack Niedenthal, Michael Myers, red cross, Richard Anta Maile Sam
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ISAAC MARTY Over 100 people turned out for the Marshall Islands Red Cross Society’s first annual General Assembly at Marshall Islands Resort at the end of June. The well-attended event voted in the organization’s first Governing Board, with Dr. Alex Pinano as President for a four-year term. Pinano has been interim president for a number […]
By Journal on July 6, 2017
Ashley Marques, Falai Taafaki, Giff Johnson, Ladie Jack, murder, Robert Marques
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GIFF JOHNSON Police apprehended late last week a teenage suspect in the double murder in Laura two weekends ago. According to officials involved in the investigation, the 16-year-old suspect confessed to police, with his mother present during the interview with police. The suspect was released after 24 hours as required by the RMI Constitution in […]
By Journal on July 6, 2017
Dan Dolan, Hilda Heine, Jittak, John Silk, Karen Stewart, Rebecca Lathrop, Tommy Kijiner, USA
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A good time was had by all at the US Embassy’s July 4 party held at Jitak En Tuesday: Just the right amount of homage, just the right amount of lighthearted words, just the right amount of entertainment. The Embassy’s Political, Economic, and Consular Officer Dan Dolan emceed the well-attended event and also sang the […]
By Journal on June 30, 2017
Compact, Compact II, Compact of Free Association, Compact-funded, Susan Westin
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Journal 7/4/1975 P1 New salary plan passes The Congress of Micronesia Monday unanimously passed the new base salary schedule and sent it to the HiCom for action. Minimum wage under the new law will be 80 cents per hour. This is a 31 percent increase over the present 61 cents per hour wage minimum. P1 […]
By Journal on June 29, 2017
Chris Loeak, Ebeye, Fukushima, Hiroshi Watanabe, Isaac Marty, Iwaki City, Japan, Majuro, Mattlan Zackhras, PALM7, Shinzo Abe
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Japan Embassy Charge d’Affaires Hiroshi Watanabe on Friday handed over $2.7 million worth of disaster risk reduction equipment to the RMI government represented by Mattlan Zackhras, Minister in Assistance to the President. “We have the equipment but if we don’t bless and take care of them it’s no use,” said Zackhras at the handover ceremony. […]
By Journal on June 29, 2017
Anjojo Kabua, Ebeye, Franklin Roosevelt, Kwajalein, Ruth Douglas Currie, US Army Strategic Defense Command
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GIFF JOHNSON A recently published book concerning Kwajalein and the Marshall Islands is a welcome addition to the sparse library of books about this region. The focus of the book — on Kwajalein’s central role in US strategic interests and planning in the Pacific since World War II — breaks new ground in the narrative […]