By Journal on August 26, 2016
Alfred Alfred Jr., Hideyuki Misuoka, Japan Embassy, Nobuhiro Yasuura, student exchange
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ISAAC MARTY Sixteen students from various elementary and high schools in Japan were among a delegation of 25 that visited Majuro recently for the annual Japan and Marshall Islands Student Exchange Program funded by the Japan Embassy. According to group leader Director Nobuhiro Yasuura, they were part of a larger group that came out of […]
By Journal on August 25, 2016
audit, Isaac Marty, Japan grant, Junior Patrick, Wotje
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The audit for Wotje Atoll Local Government said $60,000 in funding from a Japan grant for the construction of a community center was misappropriated (embezzled) in the 2009-2014 period. Checks for $40,000 and $20,000 were issued to a company for building materials, but “based on our review of the supporting invoices, they appear fictitious as […]
By Journal on August 25, 2016
Beverly Lomae, Charlynne Andrike-Alfred, Chris Jibas, Jean Phillip, Jefferson Wase, Jerel Anitok, Kormiko Masao, Leanora Kabua, Nicole Case, ROC-Taiwan, scholarship, Taiwan, TaiwanICDF, Winston Wen-yi Chen
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The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced that six Marshallese high school graduates have been awarded the Taiwan Scholarship sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and three young Marshallese were awarded the Higher Education Scholarship Program sponsored by the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF). This year’s MOFA Taiwan Scholarship students are: […]
By Journal on August 19, 2016
AMI, DOE, Enewetak, Jack Ading, Jackson Ading, John Silk, Karen Stewart, Mores Abraham
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An angry letter from Enewetak Iroij Mores Abraham that caused cancellation of a US government-chartered AMI flight Friday sparked a strongly worded protest from Enewetak elected leaders Monday this week. Abraham, who represents Enewetak on the Council of Iroij, wrote new US Ambassador Karen Stewart last Thursday that the Department of Energy “is conducting a […]
By Journal on August 18, 2016
100m, Colleen Ferguson, Giordan Harris, Katy Atkinson, Kenneth Kramer, Olympics, Richson Simeon, Sarah Stepchew, Simon Thompson, Terry Sasser, Usain Bolt
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KATY ATKINSON and SIMON THOMPSON, The Reporters’ Academy Richson Simeon, 18, broke his personal best sprint time as he recorded a time of 11.81 seconds in the Men’s 100m at the Olympic Stadium in Rio last week. After his moment under the spotlight, Simeon mulled over his race: “There weren’t many expectations on me today, […]
By Journal on August 18, 2016
An Pramod, Angela Zackhras, Himadri Bose, Indian navy, INS Satpura, Isaac Marty, Kenneth Kedi, Ladie Jack, Mattlan Zackhras
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ISAAC MARTY The first Indian Navy vessel to visit the Marshall Islands, INS Satpura, was here August 13-15 on a goodwill tour. A welcoming ceremony was held Saturday at the Delap Dock. Minister in Assistance Mattlan Zackhras headed the ceremony and tour of the P-17 Class stealth frigate. “The visit signifies the importance of strengthening […]
By Journal on August 12, 2016
Anderson Jibas, Bikini, Bikinians, Eldon Note, Esther Kia'aina, Hawaiians, Karen Stewart, Kessai Note
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ISAAC MARTY Several hundred Bikinians on Kili and Ejit islands met with the Interior Department’s Insular Affairs Assistant Secretary Esther Kia’aina last week Wednesday and Thursday to discuss resettlement options outside the RMI as well as a nuclear clean up of Bikini. These concerns were brought up last year by the Kili/Bikini/Ejit (KBE) council, and […]
By Journal on August 11, 2016
Hirobo Obeketang, Liona Kimij, Marshall Islands Resort, MIR
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HILARY HOSIA Not a day goes by that Marshall Islands Resort doesn’t captivate the eyes of every passersby — both visitors and locals alike — as it maintains a known standard for its neatness. Although there are a lot of hard working individuals behind the scenes at MIR, the nation’s resort, one stood out for […]
By Journal on August 11, 2016
Collleen Furgeson, Giordan Harris, Janeth Arcain, Mack Capelle, Mariana Cress, Mattie Sasser, Olympics, Richson Simeon, Tony Muller, weightlifter
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Marshall Islands elite weightlifter Mattie Sasser just keeps getting better, with her latest impressive effort at the Olympic Games in Brazil putting the Marshall Islands on the global sports map. She placed second in her pool of eight lifters from around the world, one KG behind a German lifter and five ahead of a Swedish […]
By Journal on August 5, 2016
fisheries, Ludwig Kumoru, PNA, Transform Aqorau
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Starting this week, there is a new man at the helm of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA). Ludwig Kumoru, former deputy managing director of Papua New Guinea’s National Fisheries Authority, is scheduled to arrive Majuro Friday to take up his post as Chief Executive Officer of the Majuro-based PNA Office. Dr. Transform Aqorau, […]