By Journal on September 1, 2016
cmi, College of the Marshall Islands, Gabriella Hitchfield, Hemrita deBrum, Isaac Marty, Maria Jetton Nira Kurn, Narose Jorren
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ISAAC MARTY New students entering College of the Marshall Islands (CMI) is but one of many new things happening at CMI. Narose Jorren shows that you need a new ID card. Without it, you can’t get your school materials at the bookstore, meals at the on-campus takeout, internet access with the IT Department, and other […]
By Journal on September 1, 2016
accident, burns, dock, Hilary Hosia, Jakmis Kabot, Majuro Hospital, Wally Milne
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HILARY HOSIA Jakmis Kabot lays motionless on his hospital bed at the surgical ward in Majuro hospital Wednesday morning, six days after his entire body caught on fire at Uliga Dock. “I feel a burning sensation inside me,” he said. “I wish to be transferred out of here. The fire got me most on my […]
By Journal on August 26, 2016
Harry Herming, Isaac Marty, Ladie Jack, MALGov, MALGov police, MIRCS, red cross, Rod Kabua, Will Lathrop
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ISAAC MARTY Knowing how to respond to distressing situations such as saving a person from choking or knowing how to deal with someone who is unconscious is the goal for Majuro Atoll Local Government (MALGov). A group of 25 MALGov police officers were certified with first aid recognition from the Marshall Islands Red Cross Society […]
By Journal on August 26, 2016
Alfred Alfred Jr., Hideyuki Misuoka, Japan Embassy, Nobuhiro Yasuura, student exchange
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ISAAC MARTY Sixteen students from various elementary and high schools in Japan were among a delegation of 25 that visited Majuro recently for the annual Japan and Marshall Islands Student Exchange Program funded by the Japan Embassy. According to group leader Director Nobuhiro Yasuura, they were part of a larger group that came out of […]
By Journal on August 25, 2016
audit, Isaac Marty, Japan grant, Junior Patrick, Wotje
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The audit for Wotje Atoll Local Government said $60,000 in funding from a Japan grant for the construction of a community center was misappropriated (embezzled) in the 2009-2014 period. Checks for $40,000 and $20,000 were issued to a company for building materials, but “based on our review of the supporting invoices, they appear fictitious as […]
By Journal on August 25, 2016
AMI, cheeseburger, Cheeseburger Island, Kili island, Liz Taylor, Princess Di
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Journal 9/3/1976 P1 Thinks Lejellan a good subject A study of the life of Marshallese paramount chief Lejellan Kabua will hopefully be the subject of a story intended to be written by an experienced Japanese journalist who is in the Marshalls at present on a tour of several of the outer islands. The journalist, Maeda […]
By Journal on August 25, 2016
Beverly Lomae, Charlynne Andrike-Alfred, Chris Jibas, Jean Phillip, Jefferson Wase, Jerel Anitok, Kormiko Masao, Leanora Kabua, Nicole Case, ROC-Taiwan, scholarship, Taiwan, TaiwanICDF, Winston Wen-yi Chen
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The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced that six Marshallese high school graduates have been awarded the Taiwan Scholarship sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and three young Marshallese were awarded the Higher Education Scholarship Program sponsored by the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF). This year’s MOFA Taiwan Scholarship students are: […]
By Journal on August 19, 2016
NCT, nuclear, Nuclear Claims Tribunal, Paul Irujiman
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Journal 8/27/1976 P6 What They’ve Said by Mary Browning In the view of Donald F. McHenry, the problem of finding a proper political status for Micronesia has been essentially an unsuccessful effort to reconcile conflicting American and Micronesian interests. McHenry’s exploration of the problem has been published as Micronesia: Trust Betrayed, by the Carnegie Endowment […]
By Journal on August 19, 2016
Amenta Matthew, Bokanake, New Zealand, north pacific women's action program, WUTMI, Yolanda Lodge-Ned
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Fifty women gathered at the Robert Reimers Hotel Bokanake House on August 9 in Majuro for the North Pacific Women’s Action Program. The event was funded by the New Zealand Consulate in Honolulu, Hawaii and hosted by the East-West Center of Hawaii. Yolanda Lodge-Ned, Assistant Attorney General and East-West Center alumnae opened the session. Minister of […]
By Journal on August 19, 2016
AMI, DOE, Enewetak, Jack Ading, Jackson Ading, John Silk, Karen Stewart, Mores Abraham
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An angry letter from Enewetak Iroij Mores Abraham that caused cancellation of a US government-chartered AMI flight Friday sparked a strongly worded protest from Enewetak elected leaders Monday this week. Abraham, who represents Enewetak on the Council of Iroij, wrote new US Ambassador Karen Stewart last Thursday that the Department of Energy “is conducting a […]