By Journal on May 20, 2021
Air Barbers Points HC-130, COVID-19, David Panuelo, FSM Citizens, Guam, Karen Earnshaw, Pohnpei, US Government
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KAREN EARNSHAW The first group of people to be repatriated to the Federated States of Micronesia since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in Pohnpei from Guam on May 13 and 14.Forty-two FSM citizens were on board the two humanitarian flights conducted by the US Coast Guard and funded by the US government. The […]
By Journal on May 13, 2021
Karen Earnshaw, Suzanne Chutaro, Teia Chutaro, US Marine Crops
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KAREN EARNSHAW When US Marines Corps Private First Class Teia Chutaro took part in the grueling, three-day training exercise that marks the culmination of boot camp her ankles were already swollen from being sprained and one of her Achilles tendons was strained. Known as The Crucible, the famous event included a 45-mile hike over hills […]
By Journal on March 18, 2021
Alson Kelen, Angeline Heine-Reimers, Biram Stege, climate change, Giff Johnson, Jim Philippo, Jo-Jikum, Kameradisten (Comrades) Film Team, Karen Earnshaw, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, LoMoki Langidrik, Minister Kitlang Kabua, One Word Film, Timmy Langrine, Wimer Joel
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The premiere of the latest Marshallese and German-made movie “One Word” had the audience starstruck at Jittak-En Saturday night with its rich cinematography and unerring documentation about climate change. The movie is the outcome of the collaboration between German film team Kameradisten (Comrades) directors Viviana and Mark Uriona and local non-profit organization Jo-Jikum.It features great […]
By Journal on March 18, 2021
CMI Nuclear Club, Karen Earnshaw, Majuro Deaf Education Center
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KAREN EARNSHAW Students and graduates of the Majuro Deaf Education Center thoroughly enjoyed an info-packed presentation about the Marshall Islands’ nuclear legacy shortly before Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day. The presentation was given by the College of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Club, with club advisor Ariana Tibon being the lead presenter. Ariana, who is the Education […]
By Journal on March 4, 2021
Karen Earnshaw, One Word Film
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KAREN EARNSHAW “I think the best story to tell is: Tell them who we are! We are Ocean People. And the same ocean that feeds us is now threatening us. Unfortunately, there is another ‘nuclear’ bomb coming our way. It is Climate Change.” With these words, Canoes of the Marshall Islands Director Alson Kelen kicks […]
By Journal on February 18, 2021
College of the Marshall Islands, Karen Earnshaw, Kathryn Relang, Rachel Solemsaas, University of Hawaii, WASC
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KAREN EARNSHAW The College of the Marshall Islands Board of Regents chair, Kathryn Relang, is both nervous and excited to soon welcome Commissioners of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges to the CMI campus. Nervous because this will be her first WASC visit as chair; excited “because their visit gives us an opportunity to […]
By Journal on January 7, 2021
Covid19, Josie Howard, Karen Earnshaw, Medicaid, We are Oceania
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KAREN EARNSHAWJosie Howard, Program Director of Hawaii’s We Are Oceania (WAO) organization, is feeling extremely grateful that the US government’s Covid-19 relief bill will finally reinstate Medicaid eligibility to all Compact of Free Association citizens living in the United States.“I’ve been meeting with Senator Mazie Hirono and others on this and we are all moving […]
By Journal on January 16, 2020
Giff Johnson, Karen Earnshaw, Majuro, Ribuuk Ae, Ulija Dock
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GIFF JOHNSON The Ribuuk Ae field trip vessel is likely a total loss. After running aground on the reef at Ujae Atoll shortly before New Year’s Eve, the vessel developed a large hole in the hull under the engine room. That allowed the engine room to flood, and by the time a Pacific International Inc. […]
By Journal on January 2, 2020
Churchill Twins, Emma, Eve Burns, Family, Julia, Karen Earnshaw, Marshall Islands
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EVE BURNS and KAREN EARNSHAW One of the reason why Marshallese women aren’t afraid to give kids up for adoption is because of the Marshallese saying “Jined ilo kobo,” which means our mother is forever. This has especially proven true for the Churchill twins, Julia and Emma, who were adopted at eight months of age […]
By Journal on October 31, 2019
Filipinos, Jermyn Julius, Karen Earnshaw, mark Francis
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The Filipino Association of the Marshall Islands held its second passport event on the weekend at RRE Hotel from October 26 to 28 with 144 people applying for new passports. A number of these are dual citizens. To facilitate the passport process, the Association helped organize for four Filipino officials to come to Majuro from […]