By Journal on August 5, 2021
Babeldaob Island, Palau, Palau Community College, Patrick Tellei, Robby Abner
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A single car crash Saturday night on Palau’s Babeldaob Island claimed the life of a Marshallese student from Ebeye who was on track to graduate from Palau Community College next year. Reports from police and a doctor said that Robby Abner, son of Kionet Bajo and the late Kabjenlan Abner of Ebeye, died at the […]
By Journal on April 23, 2020
Ebeye, Hilary Hosia, Jaluit, JHS, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MIEPI, Palau, Wotje
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HILARY HOSIA Marshall Islands Epidemiology and Prevention Initiatives (MIEPI) have been spearheading the Rapid High School Survey to determine the percentage of students who have risk factors for development of diseases like diabetes, cancer, chronic lung disease, heart attacks and strokes. The ongoing survey, which started in January this year, is a short questionnaire designed […]
By Journal on May 23, 2019
FSM, Giff Johnson, Majuro, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, President Doland Trump, President Dr. Hilda Heine, The white House, Tommy Remengesau
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GIFF JOHNSON President Hilda Heine joined with Palau and Federated States of Micronesia presidents in a historic meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday (Majuro date) at the White House — the first time the three presidents from the freely associated states have met an American president as a group. In lead up meetings with Interior […]
By Journal on July 19, 2018
Aliyah Brown, Bollong Joklur, Guam, Isaiah Kramer, Kaiser Muller, Marshall Islands, Micronesian games, Palau, Saipan, Sidra Triplett, Sione Aho, Waylon Muller, Yap
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Marshall Islands athletes got off to a good start earlier this week at the Micronesian Games in Yap, picking up medals in several sports. Perhaps the most remarkable medal winner is Mr. Gold himself, Waylon Muller, who at the tender age of 44, bulldogged his way to yet another gold in Yap. Waylon has won […]
By Journal on April 19, 2018
disasters, Florent Chané, FSM, Kiribati, Palau, RMI, Timmy Langrine, tsunami
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More than forty emergency response experts met in Majuro last week to identify locally-led solutions to overcome logistics challenges that can hinder disaster response in the North Pacific region. Efficient logistics can make or break a humanitarian response, and the workshop focused on ensuring that when the next emergency strikes, affected islanders can respond quickly […]
By Journal on March 9, 2018
Doreen deBrum, Federated States of Micronesia, fisheries, Kiribati, Ludwig Kumoru, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Parties to the Nauru Agreement, PNA, Rebecca Lathrop, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, VDS, Vessel Day Scheme
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Eight PNA countries plus Tokelau celebrated Wednesday night with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new four-story headquarters building, set to replace the old Won Hai Shien building on Uliga Dock on Majuro. Ministers from the member countries donned helmets and vests and shoveled dirt, commemorating the event. The event was held in the lead up […]
By Journal on February 9, 2018
Brenson Wase, Cook Islands, FSM, Iris Claus, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rebecca Lathrop, Richard Neves, RMI, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu
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REBECCA LATHROP A workshop, “Forecasting Managing Fishing Revenues,” opened in Majuro on Monday. In his opening remarks RMI Minister of Finance Brenson Wase welcomed the group of 49 participants and stressed the importance and timeliness of the workshop. Wase pointed out that as fishing revenue has increased dramatically over the past ten years and with the […]
By Journal on October 6, 2017
Chloe Arnold, Chuuk, Coral and Ice Exchange, Danko Taborosi, Dylan Tellei, Greenland, Ilulissat Fjord, Karen Ehmes, Palau, Pohnpei
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GIFF JOHNSON The first “Coral and Ice Exchange” climate tour took two students from the FSM and one from Palau to the Canadian Arctic and Greenland to connect with students from the arctic region. The climate exchange was organized by Island Research and Education Initiative (iREi), a Pohnpei-based group focusing on research and educational projects […]
By Journal on August 10, 2017
Amenta Matthew, Andrew Jacobs, Eliza Woolcock, FSM, Guam, Hilda Heine, Kiribati, Ladie Jack, Linda Petersen, Micronesian Women's Conference, Nauru, Palau, RMI, US territories
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The Micronesian Women’s Conference opened Tuesday at the University of the South Pacific Conference Center in Majuro. Delegates from the RMI, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, and the US territories of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam are meeting to identify opportunities and challenges to increase progress towards gender […]
By Journal on June 15, 2017
Maija Ralpho, Mamilani Horiuchi, Nimata Nakamura, Pacific Education Conference, Palau, Rita Elementary School, Rodrigues Nakamura Jr.
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A group of Rita Elementary School administrators and teachers will be heading to Palau next month as part of the RMI delegation to the Pacific Educational Conference. Vice Principal Rodrigues Nakamura Jr., Maija Ralpho, Nimata Nakamura, and Mamilani Horiuchi will join a delegation of 20 RMI representatives to the 30th PEC in Palau July 17-20. […]