By Journal on September 13, 2018
Eastern Oregon University, Junior Junious, Laforce Ketwan, Laura Slinger, Nerita Jude, Paulina Anjolok, Wallowa County Park, Yumiko Mark
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KELLY LORENNIJ Eastern Oregon University (EOU) has risen in popularity among Marshall Islanders. This semester, nine new Marshallese students took four flights and an hour-long drive to get to the campus in La Grande, Oregon.
By Journal on September 13, 2018
Carl Ingram, High Court, Iso Langkio, Ladie Jack, Mudge Samuel, Robson Almen, Roy Chikamoto, Supreme Court
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Former Marshall Islands Chief Electoral Officer Robson Almen was correct in rejecting former Majuro Mayor Mudge Samuel’s request for a recount during the 2015 election, said High Court Chief Justice Carl Ingram in an opinion issued at the end of August.
By Journal on September 6, 2018
College of the Marshall Islands, Distance Education Center, Jabor, Jaluit
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College of the Marshall Islands Distance Education Center on Jabor, Jaluit launched community projects over the summer that benefited Adult Basic Education students and the Jabor community.
By Journal on September 6, 2018
koba maron, Paulwin Jorkan, taxi drivers, taxis
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HILARY HOSIA Taxi drivers in Majuro are driving people crazy — literally — following an increase in taxi fares this week that resulted from a huge meeting of drivers at Delap Park Tuesday.
By Journal on September 6, 2018
Arrak Campus, Bego Alik, College of the Marshall Islands
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For the first time in its history, College of Marshall Islands is separating student residents by placing male students at the Arrak Campus and female students in the main campus in Uliga.
By Journal on August 31, 2018
E-Zero, Marshall Islands ship registry, Qualship 21
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The Marshall Islands ship registry was named recently by the US Coast Guard as one of 19 flag administrations globally that meet the agency’s ship safety requirements. This is the 14th consecutive year that the Marshall Islands has been included in the US Coast Guard’s Quality Shipping for 21st Century Program, known as “Qualship 21.” The […]
By Journal on August 30, 2018
Amenta Matthew, Florence Edwards, Grassroots Grant Program, Hiroshi Watanabe, John Kaiko, KC deBrum, Utrok, Wallace Peter, Yoland Jurelang
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Charge d’Affaires of the Japan Embassy Hiroshi Watanabe and Utrok Mayor John Kaiko signed a grant contract earlier this month for construction of a fish base at Utrok Atoll. The grant is for $83,411 through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). The signing ceremony was witnessed by Minister of Culture and Internal Affairs […]
By Journal on August 30, 2018
leprosy, Mary DaSilva, TB, tuberculosis
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The mass TB and leprosy is moving into its final weeks with close to 70 percent of Majuro’s population tested. Important developments for the screening program include: • School screening centers at RES and DES have now been shut down with school back in session. The downtown screening center has been relocated to Youth to Youth […]
By Journal on August 23, 2018
Cesar D'Agord, Special Education
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The Marshall Islands was the only US-affiliated island that met new performance requirements of US Special Education legislation. In 2018, more rigorous standards were used by the Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP) of the US Department of Education to quantify how well states and US-affiliated areas are implementing special education legislation. Up until 2017, […]
By Journal on August 23, 2018
Alfredo Quiani, Anfernee Nenol Kaminaga, Carlon Zackhras, cmi, College of the Marshall Islands, International Office of Migration, IOM, Joan Bwijtak, Kelly Lorennij, Patsy Glad
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KELLY LORENNIJ A two-day film project on the internal migration of Marshallese youth highlighted culture, challenges, and solutions in the outer islands and atolls. A total of 12 participants from college and high school were recruited, with the help of CMI first-year and Ri-Majuro Molly Alik, for this International Office of Migration (IOM) and Okeanos […]