By Journal on January 18, 2018
Chuuk, Daniel Kramer, Jerry Kramer, Pacific International Inc., Pohnpei
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PII’s barge, loaded with tons of construction equipment from a road paving project in Chuuk, ran into trouble in heavy seas between Chuuk and Pohnpei earlier this week. Daniel Kramer, who is coordinating the rescue, said Monday a PII crew was able to stabilize the vessel, preventing it from sinking with all pumps pumping out […]
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 January 12, 2018
Akio Heine, Amata Kabua, Atlan Anien, Jude Samson, Nitijela
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Journal 1/9/1981 P1 Second Nitijela session opened By Akio Heine The second Constitutional Nitijela session reconvened January 5. After Speaker Atlan Anien called for the opening of the 1981 session, Rev. Jude Samson of Uliga Protestant Memorial Church gave the invocation. Everybody then stood up and sang a hymn, “O Master Let Me Walk With […]
By Journal on January 12, 2018
Adlai Coleman, Andrew Garrod, Bonny Taggart, Bryant Zebedy, Dartmouth, Ilona Bitos, Jabwil Ned, Jerre Bennett, John Travolta, Ken Taggart, Olivia Newton-John, Save Filolita, Sophia Kinne, Tommy Kabua, Zackary Gottschall
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GIFF JOHNSON After a couple of decades of directing big theater productions in the Marshall Islands, Dartmouth College Professor Emeritus Andrew Garrod knows how to deliver. Most important ingredients are “don’t waste time” and include the right people in direction and production of an event that will involve 40 or more actors. In the don’t […]
By Journal on January 11, 2018
Alfred Alfred, Hilda Heine, John Silk, Nitijela
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Minister Alfred Alfred, Jr. resigned from his Cabinet position Tuesday this week, a move announced in Nitijela Wednesday. President Hilda Heine announced Wednesday morning at Nitijela that Alfred had submitted his resignation from Cabinet Tuesday. She did not go into detail on the resignation except to recognize him for his service as Minister of Natural […]
By Journal on January 11, 2018
enra, Kelly Lorennij, Marshallese Studies, Wilbert Alik
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“We should chase each other to learn and teach that which is ours and rooted in our culture,” Wilbert Alik, Marshallese Studies Chairman told his students during their culture course show-and-tell final presentation recently. They showcased a variety of Marshallese dishes including lokeed (shellfish), bwiro (fermented breadfruit), and amulikwekwe (Namdrik banana recipe). It was a […]
By Journal on January 11, 2018
dental, Majuro Hospital, Ministry of Health and Human Services
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Patients be patient: the dental department at Majuro hospital will soon resume services, possibly as early as later this week. The temporary halt to full services at the hospital’s dental clinic since the week prior to Christmas was to install new equipment to improve patient services. Patient chairs have already been installed and Ministry of […]
By Journal on January 5, 2018
Danny Wase, Gold Wase, Nika Wase, Silver Wase
Back In The Day

Journal 1/2/1981 P1 Election case dismissed on jurisdiction Finding the 1979 Mili Atoll election flawed, TT High Court Chief Justice Harold W. Burnett nevertheless found that his court lacks jurisdiction to act in the election case. Thus Judge Burnett dismissed the case of Chuji Chutaro vs. Election Commissioner and Alee Alik. Burnett said there is […]
By Journal on January 5, 2018
Chuji Chutaro, Hermon Lajar, Honseki Jumon, Juramen Komebn, Marshallese Studies, Mary Silk, Wilbert Alik, Willie Mwekto
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KELLY LORENNIJ The Marshallese Studies Department at CMI is seeing strong student enrollment for its classes in the Spring Semester of 2018 — an indication of Marshallese students wanting to learn more about their roots, say teachers in the program. The College of the Marshall Islands boasts a Marshallese Studies Department. Two packages of eight […]
By Journal on January 4, 2018
Hilda Heine, Kenneth Kedi, Morean Watak, Nitijela
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GIFF JOHNSON Nitijela openings other than Presidential elections and votes of no confidence tend to present little drama, accounting for the generally low turnout of members of the public, aside from those attending to sing and government representatives — as was the case at Tuesday’s opening. But behind the scenes Tuesday, drama brewed as a […]