By Journal on September 4, 2020
Jojo Kramer, PII
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Majuro saw a small uptick in the number of tuna transshipments last month, with 18 purse seiners off-loading their catches. Majuro has been averaging just 14 transshipments per month since January, a 60 percent drop over the 37 it averaged during 2018 and 2019. The reduction is due mainly to Covid-19 quarantine requirements that make […]
By Journal on August 28, 2020
Clarence E. Takeuchi, Eleanor Wilson, Floyd K. Takeuchi, Fr. Leonard Hacker, Sachiko Takeuchi
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A special publication, “By the Grace of God: Life in a Marshall Islands Church,” by writer-photographer Floyd K. Takeuchi of Honolulu is now available at an online bookseller. Floyd’s self-published 20-page magazine, also known as a ‘zine, features photographs he made in 2018 while attending a Sunday service at the Rairok Protestant Church. The magazine […]
By Journal on August 21, 2020
College of the Marshall Islands, John Zedkaia, Upward Bound, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL As a team reaches the peak of a mountain, they have conquered the mountain and can move forward to the next challenge. But will never forget the steps it took to reach the top. After four years of attending Upward Bound (UB), the seniors and their parents held a farewell party for the […]
By Journal on August 14, 2020
MIHS, Wilmer Joel
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Marshall Islands Standard Achievement Test (MISAT) exams got down to business in Majuro in early August, with incoming ninth graders taking the test at Marshall Islands High School. Because of Covid-related issues, the annual MISAT testing was not conducted as usual in the March-to-April period earlier this year. Instead, the Public School System truncated its […]
By Journal on August 7, 2020
Eve Burns
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While blue Monday is a thing here in Majuro, young people continue to enjoy their summer break a week before schools resume around the country. We spotted this group of Uliga boys enjoying themselves at Uliga Dock this past Monday.
By Journal on July 31, 2020
AKIA CAFE, Chris Loeak, DAR Coffee Corner, Happy Hands handicraft, Iva Reimers, Kino Kabua, President David Kabua, Reginald White, RRE, Sandy Alfred
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Two local businesses received Covid-19 relief checks from the RMI government July 24, bringing to four the number of firms that have received assistance. President David Kabua and members of the Cabinet joined with representatives of DAR Coffee Corner and Happy Hands handicraft shop for the business relief check handover ceremony at the Cabinet. In […]
By Journal on July 24, 2020
Eve Burns, Jo-Jikum
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Jo-Jikum launched its latest Climate Change and Health Arts Seminar on Monday at the College of the Marshall Islands. The seminar is engaging high school students in creating climate and health-related art through painting, poetry, traditional weaving and music. The topics the students will learn about during the two-week program include climate impacts on food […]
By Journal on July 17, 2020
Anthony Maika, Hilary Hosia, Hirata Kabua, Imam Iqbal Sajid, James Matayoshi
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While Kwajalein Atoll Local Government waits on a date to start the power project on Ennibur (Santo) Island from the RMI Cabinet, 100 solar units are to be distributed to islands within Kwajalein this year. The solar project stems from a matching grant partnership between KALGov and Humanity First, with each contributing $15,000. Earlier in […]
By Journal on July 10, 2020
Giff Johnson
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Tuna transshipment in Majuro during June saw a big rebound from May, but the numbers remained low by the standards of the past two years. A total of 11 tuna transshipments by purse seiners to carrier vessels in the lagoon and unloadings (tuna off-loaded at the dock for local processing or shipment via freezer container) […]
By Journal on July 3, 2020
Ann Chong Gum, Hilary Hosia, IOM, Lilly Capelle, Sallyann Kilma, Tuvuki Ketedromo, Yolina Laimo
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The International Organization for Migration is nearly done with its Covid-19 Rapid Assessment Survey on Ebeye, which saw Ebeye and Majuro ground surveyors conducting door-to-door interviews around the small island. Each surveyor took an oath at the courthouse before deployment throughout Ebeye. And each surveyor team is equipped with a cellphone where data is inputted […]