By Journal on January 18, 2024
Aitab Leviticus, Arbella John, David Anitok, David Paul, Henry Hand, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Jeledrik Binejal, Jess Gasper Jr, Kalani Kaneko, Kili, Kili island, Lincoln Simeon, Majuro Water and Sewer Company, Marshalls Energy Company, MV Kwajalein, Simon Jamore, Taiwan Embassy, Tommy Jibok
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![The entire community at Kili Island turned out to greet President Hilda Heine and her delegation last Friday, including these youthful hand-shakers. Photo: Hilary Hosia. VIP Kili visit](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kili1-1-19.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
HILARY HOSIA Action speaks louder than words. This seems to be the marching order for President Hilda Heine and her Cabinet following a one-day visit to Kili Island last Friday. That day before, Thursday, the Heine administration declared a state of emergency to address the immediate needs of the Kili community, which has been experiencing […]
By Journal on January 12, 2024
Betty Imaikta, Carl Ingram, Crystal Jurelang, Daisy Alik-Momotaro, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Ladie Jack, Leikman Zedkaia, MALGov, Marie Milne, Miyoko Kramer, Sawoj Sawoj, Stacy Samuel, Wilmer Joel
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![At the January inauguration of the new Majuro Atoll Local Government Council at the ICC in Majuro, from right, front: Councilwomen Miyoko Kramer, Crystal Jurelang, Stacy Samuel and Betty Imaikta join with their male counterparts at the January 8 swearing in ceremony. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Ladie ready for 3rd term](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FL-malg-1-12-23.jpg?resize=555%2C280&ssl=1)
WILMER JOEL Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack declared at the local government inauguration Monday at the ICC that it is time to unite to improve the livelihoods of the people of Majuro. “You are in my heart, people of Majuro; you are dear to me,” he said. “We are ready to serve you.” Mayor Jack said […]
By Journal on January 11, 2024
Bremity Lakjohn, David Paul, Hilda Heine, Hilton Tonton Kendall, Jess Gasper Jr, Joe Bejang, Kalani Kaneko, Ota Kisino, Thomas Heine, Tony Muller, Wilmer Joel, Wisely Zackhras
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![President Hilda Heine, seated center, is surrounded by her new Cabinet ministers and their wives following a swearing in ceremony January 9 at the International Conference Center. Photo: Wilmer Joel. President Hilda confirms Cabinet](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cabinet-1-12.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
The new Cabinet lineup was confirmed Monday. It features a mix of Nitijela Members, and demonstrates how President Hilda Heine and her core supporters reached out to newly elected Members as well as those from islands that would normally be considered aligned with the Kabua traditional leadership in order to form the new government. Members […]
By Journal on January 11, 2024
David Paul, Giff Johnson, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Jess Gasper Jr, Kili-Bikini-Ejit, RMI State of Emergency
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![New Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine speaks following her swearing in ceremony at the Nitijela Chamber January 3. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Emergencies to be declared](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/hilda-1-12.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
GIFF JOHNSON The first order of business for President Hilda Heine’s new government is expected to be declaring not one, but two states of emergency: One for Kili Island, where “people are starving,” according to one Cabinet minister; the other order to put focus on Majuro’s power crisis. These moves were in the discussion stage […]
By Journal on January 4, 2024
Brenson Wase, Bruce Bilimon, Dan Cadra, Daniel Cadra, David Kabua, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Isaac Zackhras, Lawson Matatuo, Ryan Jetnil, Tony Aiseia, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL The Marshall Islands Parliament elected Hilda Heine, the first and only woman to hold the office to date, to the presidency for the second time on Tuesday morning in Majuro. With a slim majority of 17 to 16, Heine of Aur became president-elect, unseating outgoing President David Kabua from Wotho. Brenson Wase, the […]
By Journal on December 14, 2023
Alfred Alfred Jr., Bernard Adiniwin, Casten Nemra, Daisy Alik-Momotaro, Gerald Zackios, Giff Johnson, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Jemi Nashion, Jiba Kabua, John Silk, Kenneth Kedi, Kitlang kabua, Marie Milne, Mike Kabua, Nitijela, Peterson JIbas, RMI election, RMI Electoral Administration, Sonny Bakidri Milne, Sonny Milne, Tommy Kijiner
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![Police officers move postal ballot boxes from the Uliga post office to the ICC tabulation headquarters Monday December 4. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Vote 2023: 4 women in Nitijela](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/election-12-15.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
GIFF JOHNSON The final unofficial election results were issued by the Electoral Administration Tuesday December 12 this week, confirming that 13 Nitijela seats will change hands. Most postal absentee votes either didn’t arrive in time or were rejected for technical reasons, muting their impact. It appeared that only one Nitijela race — Likiep — was […]
By Journal on December 7, 2023
Al Jaber, Antonio Guterres, Chewy Lin, COP28, Dubai, Henry Puna, Hilda Heine, Pacific Island Forum, Tina Stege, Tony deBrum
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![Some the 22-strong Marshall Islands delegation to the global climate summit (COP28) in Dubai. Photo: Chewy Lin. Hilda resigns over fossil fuels](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/COP28-rmidelegation-12-8.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
GIFF JOHNSON Despite former Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine’s resignation late last week from a key global climate advisory committee and early conflicts emerging over the Pacific Islands’ demand for a phase out of fossil fuels and the COP President’s pushback on this central climate issue, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna said from […]
By Journal on November 23, 2023
Alington Robert, Anderson Jibas, Atbi Riklon, Bori Ysawa, Bremity Lakjohn, Brenson Wase, Casten Nemra, Daisy Alik-Momotaro, David Anitok, David Kramer, David Paul, Gerald Zackios, Giff Johnson, Hilda Heine, Hiroshi Yamamura, Jemi Nashion, Jess Gasper Jr., John Silk, Justin Lani, Kalani Kaneko, Kessai Note, Kili Kabua, Kitlang kabua, Ladie Jack, Lanny Kabua, Margaret Alee Bigler, Marie Davis-Milne, Mike Halferty, Peterson JIbas, Riem Simon, Robin Kios, Rosetina Morris, Sonny Milne, Stephen Phillip, Stevenson Kotton, Tommy Jibok, Tony Muller, Waylon Muller, Whitey Loeak, Yolanda Lodge-Ned
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![Kwajalein tabulation: Following Monday’s voting, Electoral Administration tabulating teams at Ebeye began the tedious ballot-by-ballot hand count at the Wilmer Bolkeim Memorial Gym. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Mayor Ladie back for third term](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/elec-kwaj-11-23.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
GIFF JOHNSON In the still preliminary and unofficial vote tabulation, Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack was outpolling main challenger Margaret Alee Bigler by more than two-to-one and three of the four incumbent Majuro Nitijela members were showing the highest numbers. Incumbent Stephen Phillip and candidates David Kramer and Yolanda Lodge-Ned were locked in a battle for […]
By Journal on October 12, 2023
Baha'i Church, Blue Lagoon, Chewy Lin, College of the Marshall Islands, Hilda Heine, Irene Taafaki, Jane Taafaki-Sam, Kitlang kabua, Marie Maddison, Sultan Korean, University of the South Pacific, Wilmer Joel
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![Family members, friends, students, and dignitaries, with many falling into many of these categories, attended the memorial for Dr. Irene Taafaki at CMI. Photo: Chewy Lin. Irene farewelled in Majuro](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dr-Irene-10-13-23.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
WILMER JOEL The late Dr. Irene Taafaki, the former president of the College of the Marshall Islands, was buried Sunday next to her Blue Lagoon home, close to the Baha’i House of Worship. Her life was honored with a three-day memorial service that included a candlelight vigil, funeral, and burial. Dr. Irene’s casket was transported […]
By Journal on August 31, 2023
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![Two people lost their lives in this one car collision with a coconut tree in the Rairok area of Majuro. It occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Two die in Majuro accident](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/crash-9-1.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
HILARY HOSIA There have been at least four vehicle accidents in a span of a week in Majuro, one of which claimed the lives of a young couple over the weekend. A Rairok family was awakened following a loud boom in the early hours of Saturday. What they saw was a sedan car smashed against […]