By Journal on January 26, 2017
Laura Elementary School, Rairok, Tomoko Kamochi
News Archive

The Public School System hosted several open classes last week, including at Rairok Elementary School, as part of sharing teaching techniques among teachers and principals. The open class is a forum where other public school teachers and scholars have the opportunity to observe how a certain school performs, engages with students and provides feedback to […]
By Journal on January 26, 2017
Brenda Alik Maddison, Osamu Okuno, Pacific Venus
Feature Articles

The cruise vessel Pacific Venus called into Majuro last week, much to the delight of locals and the tourism sector. They were serenaded at RRE’s Shoreline area with Marshallese music and hospitality, as many local businesses and tourism-related businesses set up booths with products for sale. MIHS students sang for passengers and MIVA’s General Manager […]
By Journal on January 26, 2017
BECA, Catalino Kijiner, Mike Halferty, Pacific International Inc., Trevor Muddle
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Pacific International Inc. reached a milestone this week in first phase construction of the new hospital: the concrete floor slab is finished, paving the way for the next stages of building the new surgical ward. PII is the contractor on the project and Beca International is the construction supervisor working for Public Works Project Management […]
By Journal on January 20, 2017
Albert Short, Gerald Zackios, Kwajalein, Reagan Test Site
Back In The Day

Journal 1/24/1975 P1 Ocheral vs Later An old custom in Palau is making a major contribution to the district housing program. The old custom’s name is “ocheral” and it works like this: a family borrows money from the Palau Housing Authority to build its house. When the house is completed, the borrower asks for contributions […]
By Journal on January 20, 2017
Danny Wase, Mike Halferty, Uliga Dock
Feature Articles

A christening ceremony for a new passenger terminal at Uliga Dock took place last Friday. Transportation and Telecommunication Minister Mike Halferty said the building finally serves its purpose because in 1992, when it was first constructed, there was only a roof, whereas the new site now has walls and seating areas. The event also marked […]
By Journal on January 20, 2017
Bruce Bilimon, David Paul, Kessai Note, Nitijela, RMI legislation, Sherwood Tibon
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A series of new bills have been introduced into Nitijela by different Nitijela members. Among the new legislation: • Jabot Senator Kessai Note is proposing a constitutional amendment to change the opening day of Nitijela from the first Monday of January to the second Monday of the month each year. The purpose for the changed […]
By Journal on January 19, 2017
Andrew Garrod, Austin Willacy, Claremore, Marisa Clementi, Oklahoma musical, Oklahoma!, Youth Bridge Global
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HILARY HOSIA Youth Bridge Global is taking us to the Wild West this year with the feature play Oklahoma! The show brings back veteran actors with a mixture of new talents from Assumption, Majuro Baptist Christian Academy, Marshall Islands High School, Majuro Cooperative, College of Marshall Islands and University of South Pacific. The play will […]
By Journal on January 19, 2017
BECA, Joseph Batol, MWSC
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Majuro Water and Sewer Company is working with international consultants Beca to determine what they need to do to get Majuro’s water and sewer systems up to world standards and to develop a plan to achieve this. MWSC’s General Manager Joseph Batol said that Beca and MWSC have undertaken several field tests and condition assessments […]
By Journal on January 13, 2017
copra, Mike Slinger, tobolar
Back In The Day

Journal1/17/1975 P6 Interior Plumbing and Aeronautics by Joe Murphy Bob Fischel and the ICA have come out with a paper entitled “Follow-Up Report Relative to the Majuro Consult on Human Development in the Marshall Islands.” It’s nine pages long, and quite startling. It reports that the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) met with Leander Mellon, […]
By Journal on January 13, 2017
Brenson Wase, Bruce Bilimon, David Paul, Dennis Momotaro, Kalani Kaneko, Kenneth Kedi, MISSA, Nitijela, social security
Feature Articles

Legislation to delay implementation of the new MISSA law was introduced on the first day of the Nitijela session last week. Bill 54 was introduced by Health Minister Kalani Kaneko and supported by Finance Minister Brenson Wase, and Senators David Paul (Kwajalein), Dennis Momotaro (Mejit), and Bruce Bilimon (Maloelap). The bill is brief and to […]