By Journal on September 8, 2023
Alson Kelen, David Kabua, GIZ, Job Jibok, Maloelap, Namu, RMI National Energy Office, Waan Aelon in Majel, Waihee Hanchor, WAM, WAMCat
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A well-attended graduation ceremony last week celebrated the completion of three new boats built locally for remote outer atolls. Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) completed its fourth Low Carbon Lagoon Transport Boatbuilding Workshop. Last week’s graduation showed off the work of Timius Torelik (Namu), Waihee Hanchor (Wotje) and Job Jibok (Maloelap) […]
By Journal on September 7, 2023
CMI Upward Bound, Maloelap Atoll, Rubon Benjamin, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOELOur adventure continues through the vast, majestic ocean and takes us to an island that is historically significant, scattered with World War II remnants and surrounded by alluring islets. Maloelap Atoll, which literally means the great ocean, has a land area of only 9.8 square kilometers. But that modest land area encloses a lagoon […]
By Journal on September 7, 2023
climate change, COP28, Henry Puna, John M. Silk, John Silk, Junior Aini, Majid Al Suwaidi, Paris Agreement, Rueanna Haynes, Sitiveni Rabuka, Terry Keju, Tina Stege
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Minister John M. Silk led a delegation at the Pacific Small Island Developing States High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change hosted by Fiji in Suva on August 21. Against the backdrop of a warming world and a rapidly narrowing window to hold global average temperature to 1.5C, Pacific leaders, ministers and senior officials engaged in talanoa […]
By Journal on September 7, 2023
Compact resolution, David Paul, Giff Johnson, Hilary Hosia, RMI Budget, RMI FY2024 Budget
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GIFF JOHNSONThe lack of a national budget for the fiscal year that starts October 1 is worrying Nitijela leaders, one of whom is calling on RMI leaders to solve the current uncertainty over US Compact funding by introducing a “continuing resolution” that authorizes the same level of funding as presently budgeted to continue after September […]
By Journal on September 1, 2023
Marshallese students, teachers or curriculum
Back In The Day

Journal 9/5/1986 P1 Teachers blamed for low grades As Marshallese students head back to school this week, the perennial question is being asked: Why are Marshallese students’ test scores still among the lowest in all of Micronesia? Does the problem center on the quality of teachers, as a number of education and curriculum officials argue? […]
By Journal on September 1, 2023
Almo Momotaro, Angela Saunders, bwiro, Chewy Lin, David Hanchor, Dennis Momotaro, Gordon Kalles, IOM, Lisa Lucky, R2R, Ridge to Reef livelihood project, United Nations Development Program
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An unusual groundbreaking ceremony was held on Mejit Monday this week — groundbreaking for a new facility for breadfruit product production. Staff from the International Organization for Migration alongside Mejit Nitijela Member Dennis Momotaro and Mayor Almo Momotaro, traditional leaders and project partners traveled to celebrate the groundbreaking Ridge to Reef (R2R) livelihood project. The […]
By Journal on August 31, 2023
Anjanette Kattil, Cody Jack, David Alfred, Dorianne Tajikit Kabua, Jerel Anitok, Robert Madison, Rodney Catillo, Rodney Catilo, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan Health Center
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Dr. David Alfred became the first Marshallese general surgeon after his graduation ceremony last week in Taipei made it official. Alfred is also a pioneer with Shuang Ho Hospital, as he was the first Marshallese resident to attend — and complete — the four-year residency training program at the Taipei hospital. Following in Alfred’s footsteps […]
By Journal on August 31, 2023
Ajeltake accident, Batkan accident, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Majuro accident, Majuro Atoll Local Government police department, Majuro bridge accident, Marshall Islands Police Department
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HILARY HOSIA There have been at least four vehicle accidents in a span of a week in Majuro, one of which claimed the lives of a young couple over the weekend. A Rairok family was awakened following a loud boom in the early hours of Saturday. What they saw was a sedan car smashed against […]
By Journal on August 31, 2023
Chantelle Matagi, Jendrikdrik Paul, Karen Earnshaw, Maui fire, Papa Ole Lokahi, resource fair, Shanty Asher
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KAREN EARNSHAW At least nine and possibly 12 Marshallese families lost their homes and all their belongings in the Lahaina, Maui, fire three weeks ago and 90 percent of the Marshallese workers on the Hawaiian island have lost their jobs, according to the Executive Director of the Marshallese Community Organization of Hawaii, Jendrikdrik Paul. “The […]
By Journal on August 25, 2023
Air Marshall Islands, Air Nauru, Air Pacific
Back In The Day

Journal 8/29/1986 P1 Carmen leaving for Honolulu post Carmen Bigler will add another key position to her growing portfolio of government positions when she takes over as chief of RepMar’s Honolulu Liaison Office. Bigger has been Secretary of Interior and Outer Islands Affairs since 1981. P16 Bill’s fish It wasn’t the luckiest year for the […]