By Journal on January 26, 2018
Abacca Anjain-Maddison, Agenda 2020, Benjamin Graham, Carl Ingram, Donald Capelle, Government Employee Forum, Hilda Heine, Junior Patrick, Marshall Islands, Stevenson Kotton
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![President Hilda Heine speaks to a packed ICC at Monday’s Government Employee Forum, the first event of its kind in RMI. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Forum targets government action](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gov-Emp-Forum-1-26.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
HILARY HOSIA The first Government Employee Forum took place Monday at the International Conference Center with President Hilda Heine, Public Service Commission Chairman Donald Capelle, Chief Secretary Benjamin Graham and Auditor General Junior Patrick speaking and engaging with employees in question and answer sessions. Deputy Chief Secretary Abacca Anjain-Maddison emceed the event, which featured the […]
By Journal on October 21, 2016
Air Mike, Ebeye, G. Lee, Kwajalein, Majuro, Marshall Islands, Range Rat, rust city, shacks
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![A Range Rat’s view of Majuro A Range Rat’s view of Majuro](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/TW-front-10-21.jpg?resize=165%2C240&ssl=1)
Journal 10/22/1976 P1 Kusaie celebrations start January 4 The celebrations for the new district of Kusaie will be held from January 4 through 8, according to Jacob Nena, chairman of the Kusaie Transition Committee. A bill creating Kusaie as a separate district passed the Fifth Congress of Micronesia in 1974, and was signed into public […]
By Journal on July 8, 2016
Amatlain Kabua, European Union, Marshall Islands, Roderick Van Schreven, visa
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![RMI UN Ambassador Amatlain Kabua (left) with European Union Ambassador Roderick Van Schreven following the visa deal signing. EU visa deal helps RMI](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fL-EU-7-8.jpg?resize=555%2C280&ssl=1)
The Marshall Islands and the European Union signed a short-stay visa waiver agreement during a ceremony held on June 27 in Geneva, Switzerland. The agreement was signed by Marshall Islands Ambassador to the United Nations Amatlain Kabua, who helped initiate the first steps toward the agreement when she previously served as Ambassador to Fiji. Signing […]
By Journal on June 3, 2016
David Anderson, Enid, FAS, Freely Associated States, Loyd Henion, Marshall Islands, Medicaid, Micronesia, Oregon, Palauans, Patrick Anderson
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![Marshallese and Micronesians joined with Oregon Governor Kate Brown (seated) last week as she signed legislation opening health insurance to citizens of the freely associated states, making Oregon the first US state to do so. Photo: David Anderson. FAS citizens engage with legislators in US](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fL-oregon-6-3.jpg?resize=555%2C280&ssl=1)
As more islanders from the Freely Associated States (FAS) settle in the United States through visa-free terms of the Compact with Washington, island communities are becoming increasingly active with state legislatures seeking recognition and engagement. In the mid-1990s, the US Congress eliminated eligibility of Marshall Islanders, Micronesians and Palauans for federal Medicaid health insurance, and […]
By Journal on January 29, 2016
Ban Ki-Moon, fees, Marshall Islands, suspended, United Nations
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The Marshall Islands is one of 10 countries suspended from voting at the United Nations because it has not paid its membership fees for a number of years. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon sent a letter to the RMI and nine other nations Friday informing them that until they bring their membership dues current, they […]
By Journal on November 6, 2015
Benjamin Martin, Haruo Oota, Japan, Marshall Islands, OTEC, Pacific Islands, Palau, Paris, Toshiba Corporation
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![A Pacific media group received a tour of the experimental OTEC plant in Kumejima, Japan that is using deep sea water to produce energy and to support various businesses. Photo: Giff Johnson Japan: OTEC to cut fuel use](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Japan-OTEC-11-6.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
GIFF JOHNSON Years of painstaking research into alternative energy options in Japan have produced working prototypes that could lead to a large-scale reduction in use of fossil fuels in Japan and Pacific islands. As countries of the world prepare to convene in Paris at the end of November for a pivotal climate action summit, officials […]