By Journal on July 5, 2018
Agricultural Program, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Telecommunications services, US Department of Education, US Postal Service
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GIFF JOHNSON The number “2023” is getting talked about more as the date approaches. This is the last year for grant funding under the Compact of Free Association. It is also the year that RMI access to some US federal programs ends or changes. The recently issued US Government Accountability Office report on the RMI […]
By Journal on July 5, 2018
Alexander Adiniwin, Andrew Adiniwin, Andrew Bing, Bollong Joklur, Edward Adiniwin, Hilary Hosia, Isaiah Kramer, Jr., Kaiser Muller, Kalimen Pabro, Richard Adiniwin, Waylon Muller
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HILARY HOSIA Who’s ready for gold? They are. The Marshall Islands Wrestling team is sending an elite team of wrestlers to compete in the 2018 Micronesian Games in Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia this week. The eight competitors including coaches all have a record of winning their matches. “Before we take off, we […]
By Journal on June 29, 2018
Chief Justice Daniel Cadra, Judge Michael Seabright, Judge Richard Seeborg, Supreme Court
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The Marshall Islands Supreme Court panel of three judges held its session in Majuro last week with one new face on the team. The RMI Supreme Court session last Wednesday handled four civil matters, but in contrast to the majority of past Supreme Court sessions, none of these involved disputes among Marshall Islanders. All of […]
By Journal on June 28, 2018
Carl Ingram, Hilary Hosia, Jejwarick Anton, Kenneth Kedi, Luren, Mike Halferty, President Hilda Heine, Senator Jack Ading, Thomas Heine
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President Hilda Heine removed Senator Mike Halferty from her Cabinet last Thursday. The removal of Halferty took the form of a memo from the President titled: “Revocation of appointment and vacation of office by Minister.” The brief memo signed by the President stated that by the power vested in her by the RMI Constitution, “I…do […]
By Journal on June 28, 2018
cmi, Hilary Hosia, Jabor, Jaluit
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The establishment of the College of Marshall Islands’ Distance Education Center on Jabor has been beneficial to students living on Jaluit. The facility is equipped with state of the art equipment that allows college and Adult Basic Education (ABE) students on Jabor to engage with instructors at the main campus in Majuro. The air-conditioned school […]
By Journal on June 22, 2018
Lyla Lemari, World Oceans Day
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The Uliga community conducted a day-long underwater cleanup last weekend. Originally planned from Loelen to Lotodrik wetos, the over 50 volunteers could not reach the other sites due to the heavily infested waters of Loelen and Lejolimen. Nearly 15,000 pounds of old tires, boat parts, aluminum cans, construction materials, household appliances and many more were […]
By Journal on June 22, 2018
Casey Katlong, Chris Zablocki, Harrington Torelik, Jaluit, Jaluit High School, Peter Robert
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KELLY LORENNIJ The New York Times featured one of the fastest long distance runners alive: Chris Zablocki, a former Dartmouth volunteer at Jaluit High School (JHS) who shared a passion for running with his students back in his teaching days. For Zablocki, working in the RMI was an exciting prospect, and being assigned to Jaluit […]
By Journal on June 22, 2018
Hideyuki Mitsuoka, Itsukushima Shinto shrine, Miyajima Island
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KELLY LORENNIJ The RMI sent 24 middle school students with four teacher-chaperones to Hiroshima prefecture last week for a “real-life” experience in the culture, history, and peace-building ways of Japan and its people. This year four outer islands were included in the program, but only two of these — Jaluit and Kili — responded in […]
By Journal on June 15, 2018
Ikbal Janiff, Kalani Kaneko, Russell Edwards
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HILARY HOSIA The Ministry of Health and Human Services reached a milestone over the weekend following an historic graduation of 12 nurse practitioners from the Fiji National University (FNU) at the International Conference Center in Majuro — the first time FNU held a commencement ceremony outside its Fiji campus. FNU Chancellor Ikbal Janiff said the […]
By Journal on June 14, 2018
Kalani Kaneko, Kelly Lorennij, Ladie Jack
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KELLY LORENNIJ Over 7,000 people in Majuro are at high risk of getting sick with tuberculosis (TB) in the future — that is one in every four people living in the capital atoll. This alarming statistic, provided with much evidence from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), weighed heavily […]