By Journal on February 17, 2022
Covid, Eve Burns, Gederick Henos, Giff Johnson, house to house, Jack Niedenthal, Kanson Basin, Mailynn Konelios-Lang, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Simiko Jomuly
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GIFF JOHNSON The government ramped up its ongoing Covid vaccination program Monday this week by starting house-to-house immunizations throughout Majuro. The move takes a page out of the measles vaccine program three years ago and the initial start of Covid vaccines in January 2021 by taking the program into the community.Monday’s outreach effort showed the […]
By Journal on February 10, 2022
Eve Burns, Mary Neba, MICNGOs, Morning Star Church, National Training Council, NTC-PSS, Patty Townley, technical vocational program
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EVE BURNS Morning Star Church in partnership with the National Training Council (NTC) is hosting a technical vocational program where kids who dropped out of school can participate and learn life skills that will help them in the future. The opening ceremony took place at Morning Star Church at Rairok last week. The training is […]
By Journal on February 10, 2022
Integrated Water Resources Management Project, Jo-Jikum, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Keyoka Kabua, Laura Lens Committee, Majuro Water and Sewer Company, Mark Stege, National Disaster Management Office, National Environmental Protection Act, Nicky Komanta, RMI EPA, Tuvuki Ketedromo
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MARK STEGE Laura village resident Nicky Komanta went house to house mapping and monitoring salinity levels in private groundwater wells in his neighborhood over a seven-month period ending in November. Doing this, he established a baseline of scientific data across 240 private wells that his community leaders can use to demonstrate future impacts of sea […]
By Journal on February 10, 2022
Ariana Tibon, College of the Marshall Islands, Jobod Silk, Mary Silk, National Nuclear Commission, Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day, The Declassified File, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL After two years of no theatrical plays by the Youth Bridge Global’s mastermind and director Professor Andrew Garrod due to the ongoing pandemic as well as a ban on incoming international visitors, the Nuclear National Commission (NNC) is filling this void.The NNC is creating a new play using many of Garrod’s old cast […]
By Journal on February 3, 2022
Andrew Nicholls, Arthur Phillip, Australia Day, Brek Batley, Casten Nemra, David Kabua, Ginger kabua, Jasmine Loeak Henry, Prue Palmer, Wilmer Joel
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In an event filled with kangaroo salami, trivia questions, a goosebumps performance of the Australian and Marshallese national anthems by Loata Turaga, gold and green wear worn by guests and VIPs as well as adornment of the swimming pool at Marshall Islands Resort by model crocodiles, the Australian Ambassador to the Marshall Islands Brek Batley […]
By Journal on February 3, 2022
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The RMI government continues to use both its quarantine facility in Arrak Majuro, as well as the Kwaj Lodge at Kwajalein for managing the quarantine of incoming repatriation groups. Although United Airlines is not taking passengers out of Majuro for now, it continues to stop in Majuro for refueling and to drop off repatriation groups.Last […]
By Journal on February 3, 2022
Air Marshall Islands, Hiary Hosia, KALGov, Kwaj, Shicko Luke, US Army military police
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HILARY HOSIA The body of Kwajalein Atoll Local Government Police Officer II Shicko Luke received top honors by KALGov honor guards and US Army military police colleagues Wednesday afternoon following the arrival of Shicko Luke at the Bucholz Army Airfield on Kwajalein Atoll. Shicko was one of the original front liners stationed at the Kwaj […]
By Journal on January 27, 2022
Assumption, Assumption High School, David Kabua, Delap Seventh Day Adventist, Ellen Milne Pau, Jeopardy Competition, Majuro Cooperative School, Marshall Islands High School, Marshalls Christian High School, Merv Griffin, Roxanne Cabral, United States Embassy, Wilmer Joel, Yastamon Bolkeim
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WILMER JOEL Delap Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) was victorious in an all out Jeopardy Competition against other public and private high schools in the country including Majuro Cooperative School, Assumption, and Marshalls Christian High School. It was hosted by last year’s Jeopardy Champion Marshall Islands High School (MIHS) and organized by the United States Embassy […]
By Journal on January 27, 2022
AKIA CAFE, Amata Kabua International Airport, Bank of Marshall Islands, Daniel Kramer, Dexter Jikit, Giff Johnson, Hangar Bar, Larry Hernandez, RMI Ports Authority, Suspension, United Airlines
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GIFF JOHNSON Major changes are ongoing at Amata Kabua International Airport in the wake of United Airlines’ suspension of air service to the capital beginning last week Wednesday. But even with the emergency action that is moving with unprecedented speed, it appears that it could be March at the earliest that passenger service can be […]
By Journal on January 27, 2022
Betio, Buota, Federated States of Micronesia, FSM, Jack Niedenthal, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, South Tarawa, Taneti Maamau, Tia Belau
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Due to the rapidly evolving Covid spread in many Pacific island countries as a result of the omicron variant, the FSM government announced this week it was in the “public health interest to delay the forthcoming repatriation flights to the States of Pohnpei and Chuuk, and to cancel until further notice the repatriation flights to […]