By Journal on September 12, 2024
Hilary Hosia, Majuro Water and Sewer Company, Mobil oil bulk fuel facility, Mobil tank farm, Nimo Lanwi, Uliga fire
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HILARY HOSIA A civilian was recognized in Parliament this week for his voluntary actions that helped put out a fire in Uliga this past Sunday. Minister of Natural Resources and Commerce Tony Muller, who happens to live next door to the building that was on fire and was a firsthand witness to the ordeal, praised […]
By Journal on September 12, 2024
Edna L. Buchan, Handel Dribo, Melvin Kilma, Moriana Phillip, MWSC, Nicky Komanta, Paul Paul, Richardo Jarom, RMI EPA, Voneric Boktok
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“Three great wins for the Marshall Islands,” is how RMI EPA General Manager Moriana Phillip described the recertification of a team of water quality laboratory staff. She listed the developments in the past few days: The annual Water Quality Audit conducted by US-based Nimbus Environmental Services representative Edna Buchan resulted in the EPA laboratory and […]
By Journal on September 9, 2024
Jaluit, Jaluit twister, Sonny Milne
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HILARY HOSIA Despite the natural disaster that displaced 21 individuals and destroyed five homes over the weekend on the main island of Jaluit, the government is reluctant to declare state of emergency because the total damage does not meet the threshold for an emergency declaration. Jaluit Parliament Member Sonny Milne raised the issue on the […]
By Journal on September 9, 2024
Hilary Hosia, Liz Wardley, Mighty Tic Tac
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HILARY HOSIA Meet the incredible Liz Wardley — the woman who departed from Hanalei Bay in Hawaii on a rowboat and paddled more than 2,000 miles in the open ocean for 41 days before reaching the Marshall Islands over the weekend. Although her final destination was Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, where she was born, […]
By Journal on September 9, 2024
Alvin Simon, Hilary Hosia, Joe Bejang, Laura Elementary School, Majuro Middle School, Micronesian games, MIHS
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The Public School System is experiencing a rough start in the beginning of the school year in regards to land disputes at Laura Elementary School. The school is reported to have vacated the school grounds due to an unpaid lease, an issue that reached discussion on the Nitjela floor Tuesday this week. Minster of Education, […]
By Journal on August 29, 2024
Air Marshall Islands, AKIA, Amata Kabua International Airport, Federal Aviation Authority, Nauru Airlines, Thomas Maddison
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GIFF JOHNSON While all the airports in the United States-affiliated islands of the north Pacific have had new terminals built or major improvements to existing ones made in recent times, Majuro’s Amata Kabua International Airport (AKIA) remains a vestige of the past, still using a now-dilapidated terminal first opened over 50 years ago. The good […]
By Journal on August 29, 2024
Cherlina Loeak, Elai Aiseia, Majuro Atoll Local Police, Marshall Islands High Court
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An Uliga man has been charged with four counts of drug possession and distribution following a sting operation and search of his home. Elai Aiseia, 40, was charged with unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, unlawful use of prohibited drugs, unlawful selling of prohibited drugs, and unlawful possession of marijuana. Assistant Attorney General Cherlina Loeak filed […]
By Journal on August 22, 2024
Aprameya Medical Ltd., Chewy Lin, Francyne Wase-Jacklick, Ota Kisino
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In what the Ministry of Health and Human Services called a “historic step forward,” it announced the further development of a plan to re-launch dialysis services in Majuro. Health Minister Ota Kisino joined officials with the India-based company Aprameya Medical Ltd. earlier this month to sign two agreements related to dialysis services. The ministry said […]
By Journal on August 22, 2024
Ben Vroom, Carlton Gordon, CMI Maritime Vocation Training Center, College of the Marshall Islands, Danny Wase, Edward Adiniwin, Hugo Bugoro, Juren Ae, Karen Earnshaw, Lina Harry, Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation, Michel Gruther, Monica Gordon, SV Juren Ae, Tarmelu, Teitera Turei, Tony Freddy
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KAREN EARNSHAW Twenty-two students in the College of the Marshall Islands Maritime Vocational Training Center last week moved up to the highest level in their three semester course and are now interns on the SV Juren Ae, which arrived in Majuro at the end of July. According to Ben Vroom, training instructor and temporary captain […]
By Journal on August 22, 2024
Anjanette Kattil, Association of Pacific Ports, Chin-Jung Wang, Hilton Kendall, Jerry Kramer, Jerry Nathan, Kaohsiung, Majuro, Majuro Stevedore and Terminal Company, RMI Ports Authority, Robert Heine, Robert Pinho, Thomas Maddison
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A RMI Ports Authority team, led by board chairman Transportation Minister Hilton Kendall, visited Kaohsiung, the major port city in Taiwan, last week to establish a sister port relationship with Majuro.They were in Taiwan for the Association of Pacific Ports annual conference. The port-to-port relationship is a further business relationship between the two countries on […]