By Journal on February 17, 2022
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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 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 December 30, 2021
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EVE BURNS Silia Peter has worked hard to earn her first aid and CPR license.Silia, 23, has been a volunteer with Red Cross since 2017. She was recently recognized with a leadership award and first aid certificate. She was chosen because she advances Red Cross’ cause to train more people in first aid and CPR […]
By Journal on December 30, 2021
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GIFF JOHNSON New Year’s fireworks will happen this weekend at the US Army base at Kwajalein after the RMI’s National Disaster Committee waived quarantine requirements for a technical team that arrived Tuesday this week to set up and operate the display. The Army asked for and was granted an exemption from the one-week Hawaii quarantine […]
By Journal on July 15, 2021
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Majuro hospital’s Covid isolation ward, built last year, is getting a workout this month — all for non-Covid medical reasons. First was a Vietnamese fishermen who was successfully treated for knife wounds sustained during a fight on a purse seiner. He was to be released Monday this week, but has been held longer due to […]
By Journal on November 26, 2020
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The RMI government through Air Marshall Islands is chartering a Fiji Airways aircraft to bring in 49 people from Fiji this Friday. The Office of the Chief Secretary (OCS) said the purpose of the flight is to bring in workers essential to the Covid-19 response. This includes health care workers (destined for Majuro and Ebeye), […]
By Journal on November 5, 2020
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First Lady Ginger Kabua (third from right) with mother Dolores Shoniber (in wheelchair) and niece Natalie Shoniber were the first to get off Saturday’s United Airlines flight at Kwajalein as the first group of repatriated Marshallese arrived. Photo: RMI Liaison Office. Last week’s first-ever Covid-positive case in quarantine at Kwajalein and the arrival of the […]