By Journal on August 29, 2019
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A hearing scheduled for this week in the High Court for two lawsuits seeking to restore voting by postal ballots for off-island Marshallese was cancelled as the judge sent the dispute to the RMI Supreme Court. The two lawsuits had been scheduled for their first hearing in the High Court August 27. Although the plaintiffs […]
By Journal on August 29, 2019
Angeline Heine-Reimers, Billy Schutz, Mary Pedregosa, zero emissioon
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While Marshall Islands prepares for a “zero emission” nation by 2050, $4 million dollars is being injected into the country by the Republic of China, Taiwan to be used for loans through the Marshall Islands Development Bank to fund home solar equipment. The grant would enable homeowners in Majuro, Ebeye, Jaluit and Wotje to purchase […]
By Journal on August 29, 2019
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GIFF JOHNSON In response to the first laboratory-confirmed case of dengue fever in Majuro last Friday, the Ministry of Health and Human Services late Friday curtailed passenger travel to remote outer islands. The government is attempting to prevent the spread of the virus to outer islands by halting air and ship passenger travel. “The goal […]
By Journal on August 22, 2019
Green Climate Fund, Hilda Heine, Jerry Velasquez, John Silk, Pacific Islands Forum, PIF
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At the margin of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIFS) Leaders meeting last week in Tuvalu, President Hilda Heine met with Jerry Velasquez, Director of the Green Climate Fund’s Division of Mitigation and Adaptation. The meeting was to discuss the on-going GCF program, in particular the Water and Coastal Adaptation Program in the Marshall Islands. President […]
By Journal on August 22, 2019
Hilary Hosia, Hirobo Obeketang, Jason Timothy, Marshall Islands Resort
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HILARY HOSIA Marshall Islands Resort has a lot to celebrate in its 23rd anniversary this week Friday and Saturday — for starters the state-owned enterprise performs in an outstanding manner for a once heavily-subsidized entity. RMI government audits of the Resort show a well-managed entity. Perhaps most important is the bottom line in the latest […]
By Journal on August 22, 2019
dengue fever, Giff Johnson, Jack Niedenthal, Lina Herkinos
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GIFF JOHNSON The first suspected cases of dengue fever were reported late last week in Majuro, as the outbreak on Ebeye Island continues. Majuro numbers continued to increased this week. Ebeye was the focus last week of a major mosquito spraying and cleanup program to eradicate mosquito-breeding areas. Health authorities said this week the count […]
By Journal on August 15, 2019
dengue, Jack Niedenthal, Marshall Islands Red Cross Society, MIRCS
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GIFF JOHNSON The Marshall Islands put domestic travel restrictions into force last week in the wake of an outbreak of dengue fever on Ebeye Island. One dengue case was confirmed the first week of August, with 21 additional cases listed as “probable.” Health authorities confirmed the dengue as “Type 3.” By early this week, the […]
By Journal on August 15, 2019
Enele Sopoaga, Hilda Heine, John Silk, Kelly Lorennij, Michael Traut, Tuvalu
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KELLY LORENNIJ The Micronesian region is transitioning to sustainable ocean transport for inter-island services, a move that is spearheaded by the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport that is based in the University of the South Pacific in the Marshall Islands. The Center’s Michael Traut outlined the steps that are being taken to make this transition […]
By Journal on August 15, 2019
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GIFF JOHNSON World War II battlegrounds, 1950s hydrogen bomb test sites, and prized real estate controlled by the United States during the Cold War era with the former Soviet Union, the islands of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands in the north Pacific were relegated to backwater outposts the past three decades […]
By Journal on August 8, 2019
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KELLY LORENNIJ The front line defense against climate change is renewable energy – solar, wind, water, and waste as alternative sources that will provide power in lieu of carbon-emitting fossil fuels such as diesel. Renewable energy was the focus of the Association of Pacific Legislatures general assembly held at the Nitijela recently, and such alternative […]