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Demons are real in Jenrok town

By Journal on July 13, 2023 Demon Town, Jenrok, Majuro Local Police Department, Micronesian games, school dropouts, substance abuse, urban community, Wilmer Joel, youth unemployment News Archive

WILMER JOEL Demon Town located in Jenrok — next to a cemetery and a major sports venue for the upcoming Micronesian Games — was once among the areas most vulnerable to sea level rise but has since turned into a hotspot for trouble. It is a neighborhood with a high rate of youth unemployment, substance […]

Tita’s daily Demon Town struggle

By Journal on May 12, 2022 Aur Atoll, Demon Town, Jorlang Jorlang, Tita Gideon Jorlang, Tita Jorlang, vulnerable communities, Wilmer Joel News Archive

WILMER JOEL In one area of the vulnerable communities in Jenrok that are affected by the escalation of prices in fuel, taxi fares, and food resides a 63-year-old unemployed widow named Tita Gideon Jorlang. She is from Demon Town weto. Originally from the island of Tobal in Aur Atoll, Tita used to live a life […]