By Journal on November 15, 2018
Alfred Alfred, Brenson Wase, Bruce Bilimon, Casten Nemra, David Paul, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, John Silk, Jr., Kenneth Kedi
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KELLY LORENNIJ While Nitijela (Parliament) was split in half during Monday morning’s vote of no confidence, both sides reiterated one common concept: “Kien eo en jerbal ippen armij ro, kon armij ro, im nan armij ro ilo jokkwin wot juon.”* President Hilda Heine’s opening remarks were met with applause from the packed audience, resonating most […]
By Journal on April 12, 2018
Alele Museum, Amenta Matthew, David Paul, Ebeye Calvary High School, John Silk, Manaini Senivonokula
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Ebeye Calvary High School seniors stopped by the Alele Musuem in Uliga as part of their weeklong educational tour in Majuro last week. The students also visited the President’s Office, Japan Embassy and various agencies in the tour. All 26 members of the senior class made the tour, making Calvary High the third Ebeye student […]
By Journal on March 29, 2018
Amenta Matthew, Elhadj As Sy, Jack Niedenthal, John Silk, Kalani Kaneko, Ladie Jack, Vasemaca Savu
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KELLY LORENNIJ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Secretary General Elhadj As Sy spent several days in Majuro earlier this month, visiting with top-level RMI government leaders and people in communities around Majuro Atoll. The IFRC Secretary General met with Acting President Amenta Matthew and Cabinet members the day following his arrival. Discussions […]
By Journal on January 18, 2018
Department of Interior, Doug Domenech, Gerald Zackios, Helkena Anni, Hilda Heine, John Silk, Kalani Kaneko, Karen Stewart, Malia Heine, US Armed Forces Veterans
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HILARY HOSIA Department of Interior Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech met with Marshallese veterans at the Marshall Islands Resort Tuesday following courtesy calls with President Hilda Heine and Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister John Silk earlier. There were 14 veterans who served in the US Armed Forces present in the forum, three of whom served more […]
By Journal on January 11, 2018
Alfred Alfred, Hilda Heine, John Silk, Nitijela
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Minister Alfred Alfred, Jr. resigned from his Cabinet position Tuesday this week, a move announced in Nitijela Wednesday. President Hilda Heine announced Wednesday morning at Nitijela that Alfred had submitted his resignation from Cabinet Tuesday. She did not go into detail on the resignation except to recognize him for his service as Minister of Natural […]
By Journal on November 30, 2017
Hideyuki Mitsuoka, Hilda Heine, Iwao Horii, Japan, John Silk, KAJUR, Nobuaki Matsui, renewable energy, solar power
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In response to the request from the RMI government, Japan has committed to a major solar power program for Ebeye Island. To memorialize the agreement between RMI and Japan, an exchange of notes was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade John Silk and Ambassador of Japan Hideyuki Mitsuoka and the grant agreement was […]
By Journal on October 13, 2017
Daniel Diann-Wei Tang, Hilda Heine, John Silk, ROC-Taiwan
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The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Majuro hosted a celebration in honor of the nation’s 106th National Day at the International Conference Center Monday. The program started with an exchange of toasts by ROC Ambassador Daniel Diann-Wei Tang and Foreign Minister John Silk, followed by a performance by the Taiwanese community depicting […]
By Journal on September 21, 2017
Guam, Hilda Heine, John Silk, Nitijela, North Korea, nuclear treaty, Washington
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Following meetings in Washington, DC last week, President Hilda Heine announced that the RMI government will closely consider the issue of signing a new global treaty which seeks to immediately eliminate nuclear weapons. The treaty will be open for signatures starting this week. The RMI agrees with the rest of the world that non-proliferation of […]
By Journal on August 10, 2017
Apii McLeod, Clarence Luther, Gerald Zackios, Hilda Heine, John Silk, Jurelang Zedkaia, Kessai Note, Litokwa Tomeing, Mattlan Zackhras, Namdrik, Parties to the Nauru Agreement, PNA, Rothie Zackhras, Ruben Zackhras, Tamara Greenstone Alefaio, tobolar, Tony deBrum
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GIFF JOHNSON Mattlan Zackhras, a four-term member of Nitijela who was a key figure in successful grassroots community development on Namdrik Atoll and who the past two years has been outspoken globally on the need for climate action, died this week in Taipei. Zackhras, 47, who has represented Namdrik Atoll in Nitijela since January 2004, […]
By Journal on July 20, 2017
Czech Republic, Hilda Heine, Jaroslav Olsa Jr., Jerry Kramer, John Silk, Karen Earnshaw, Ray Sabio
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KAREN EARNSHAW Pacific International Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Jerry Kramer is the new the Honorary Consul for the Czech Republic, lifting the number of Honorary Consuls in the Marshall Islands to seven. The Czech Ambassador to the Marshall Islands Jaroslav Olsa, Jr. was in town and met with President Hilda Heine and attended the opening […]