By Journal on September 22, 2023
Dr. Elizabeth Switaj, Faith Lanwi, Irene Taafaki, Logan Lelet, Marlin Doulatram, Meyar Laukon, Tristan Horiuchi, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOELMore than 10 elected student leaders were inducted into the Student Government Association in a ceremony held at the College of the Marshall Islands earlier this month. The SGA is the recognized student body voice at the college. In the positions of president and vice president, respectively, Marlin Doulatram succeeds Faith Lanwi as president, […]
By Journal on September 21, 2023
30 students, certificates, College of the Marshall Islands, Elizabeth Switaj, Eve Burns, Irene Taafaki, Julius Lucky, National Training Council, National University of Fiji, SSG Solomon T. Sam Basketball Court, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
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EVE BURNS After finishing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), popularly known as Summer Boot Camp, 30 students were awarded certificates Wednesday. The eight-week TVET focuses on automotive, electrical, and welding instruction. The camp is an initiative between the College of the Marshall Islands, the Productivity Center at the National University of Fiji, […]
By Journal on September 21, 2023
Asia Foundation, attorney general, Hilary Hosia, Human Trafficking cases, Lometo Philippo, MIMRA, RMI government+, US Embassy
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A low-key launch by the Attorney General could have big implications for oversight of trafficking in persons. Last week, US Embassy officials joined with representatives of the Asia Foundation and the Attorney General’s office for the official launch ceremony of RMI’s Legal Case Management System for Human Trafficking cases. The launch was emceed by Assistant Attorney […]
By Journal on September 21, 2023
Glen Joseph, Global Climate Fund, Laurence Edwards II, Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, Micronesian Conservation Trust, MIMRA, Willy Kostka
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The Micronesia Conservation Trust took a significant step toward bolstering climate resilience in the Northern Pacific Small Island Developing States with the signing of climate-related subsidiary agreements on last week. These agreements were linked with the Palau Protected Areas Network Fund and the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) to serve as executing entities for […]
By Journal on September 15, 2023
Back in the Day, Leg found, Paul Kim., PII
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Journal 9/18/1987 P1 Jailhouse rocks! One of the most colorful local spots on Majuro happens to be the jailhouse, and its potential as a tourist attraction should not be overlooked. We’ve had reporters down at the jail who were entertained to see nubile young girls on exhibition just off the main lobby. But reporters don’t […]
By Journal on September 15, 2023
Beta Takabae, Carly Sutch, Christopher Dooley, elected leaders, Esther Lolin, Eve Burns, Jobwa Domnick, Kenneth Fernando, Lerose Belle, Life Skills Academy, Student Body Government, Vilisi Botenakadavu
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EVE BURNS Life Skills Academy Student Body Government really lived up to Beyonce’s famous song “Who runs the world? Girls!” The court top officers are all girls, which may be unprecedented in public school SBG history. There are two boys in the SBG who hold sports and public relations positions. Esther Lolin, a senior who […]
By Journal on September 14, 2023
Benetick Kabua Maddison, Carlnis Jerry, Darlene Keju, Edison Maddison, Lori Dean, Marcina Langrine, Marshallese Education Initiative, Mona Kabua, Phillip Kabua
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WILMER JOEL Marshall Islands nuclear test legacy activist Benetick Kabua Maddison visited his native country for the first time in 22 years while on a brief business trip with the Marshallese Educational Initiative (MEI). Benetick is the executive director of the MEI, a non-profit based in Springdale, Arkansas, founded in 2013 to assist Marshallese in […]
By Journal on September 14, 2023
Ben Kiluwe, Brenda ALik, Hikoyuki Ukai, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs, Shimizu Daisuke, Tatsumi Tomoyuki
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HILARY HOSIA Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs held a one-day electoral seminar at the International Conference Center Tuesday. The unique seminar, according to MOCIA Secretary Brenda Alik, is the first of its kind — “there hasn’t been a training conducted in this level,” Brenda said in her opening […]
By Journal on September 14, 2023
John Phillips, Liwatoon Mour, Pacific Partnership Program, Robert Maddison
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The US Navy’s Pacific Partnership program will visit the Marshall Islands for two weeks later this year. The visit by the US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy will bring 700 sailors, doctors, nurses and others to the RMI starting October 30 who will be engaged in providing healthcare, renovating two elementary schools, conducting a disaster […]
By Journal on September 8, 2023
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Journal 9/12/1986 P1 Cousteau to study Bikini and Enewetak Famed explorer and oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau is coming to the Marshall Islands to study the impact of atomic bomb testing at Bikini and Enewetak atolls. As part of the second leg of a five-year study expedition aboard his 141-foot ship Calypso, Cousteau will travel to the […]