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49 ‘essential’ workers from Fiji

By Journal on November 26, 2020 Air Marshall Islands, Covid, Giff Johnson, The Office of the Chief Secretary News Archive

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), […]

RMI’s Covid-free status ends

By Journal on November 5, 2020 Covid, Dolores Shoniber, Ginger kabua, Kino Kabua, Ladie Jack, Marie Milne, Natalie Shoniber News Archive

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 […]