Pacific Games Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Weightlifters star in Solomons

By Journal on December 7, 2023 Eve Burns, Malaki Riklon, Mattie Sasser, Merean Atantaake, Mike Riklon, Pacific Games, Raymond Patterson, Solomon Islands, Takaneti Atantaake News Archive

EVE BURNS Four athletes from the RMI weightlifting team returned home last Friday after medaling in the Pacific Games in Solomon Islands. They left home and their families to train and compete for Marshall Islands, won all 10 of RMI’s Pacific Games medals, but returned to be met with no appreciation at the airport except […]

Yap’s Jennifer in Netflix role

By Journal on May 5, 2022 Federated States of Micronesia, Halle Berry, Jennifer Dugwen Cheing, Mixed Martial Arts, Netflix, Pacific Games, Renzo Gracie Academy, Rio Olympic News Archive

Netflix has become a household name across Micronesia since the introduction of fast wifi.What many Micronesians may not be aware of is that famed Micronesian boxer Jennifer Dugwen Cheing plays a role in the new Netflix hit “Bruised” that stars Halle Berry as the main character. The movie is about Mixed Martial Arts, which the […]