By Journal on December 19, 2019
Ailinglaplap, Arno, Cabinate, Hilary Hosia, Kino Kabua, Lib, Mili, MOHHS, Namu, RMI, Senators
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The government-imposed outer islands travel ban is being ended in stages. Arno, Mili, Namu and Lib have had their travel bans lifted, and Ailinlaplap will be next. These developments are happening in line with the Ministry of Health training health assistants on these islands to diagnose and treat dengue in case it develops. The RMI […]
By Journal on December 5, 2019
Ailinglaplap, Arno, Ben Kiluwe, Election, Nitijela, RMI
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These are the final, unofficial election results for Nitijela and mayor contests provided by the RMI Electoral Administration. The final unofficial results were issued November 30, triggering a two-week period for candidates to call for recounts or contest results. They will become final results on December 15, 2019. (Note: all Nitijela races are single seats […]
By Journal on November 7, 2019
China, Giff Johnson, Hilary Hosia, Majuro, RMI, US
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GIFF JOHNSON The November 18 national election is arguably the most significant in the RMI’s history. The vote will elect national leadership that will be responsible to oversee negotiations with the US for post-2023 Compact funding and to guide the RMI through a period of increasingly contentious relations between China and the US, which has […]
By Journal on October 31, 2019
court, judges, RMI, Tiantaake Beero-Sexton
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GIFF JOHNSON The question of whether off-island Marshallese would get to vote through some absentee ballot procedure was laid to rest Tuesday this week when the RMI Supreme Court rejected an “emergency motion for rehearing/reconsideration” of the Supreme Court’s decision in early October. The earlier opinion said although Nitijela Law 2016-28 is unconstitutional by eliminating […]
By Journal on October 3, 2019
Belle Jorbelle, DR, Dr. Murray Ford, Giff Johnson, Majuro, RMI
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GIFF JOHNSON Shorelines around Majuro Atoll were repeatedly inundated this past week during high tides that approached all-time records. Flooding began early morning Sunday September 29 and continued at each high tide through Tuesday, when the tide levels began dropping with the new moon phase. “Water level was 20cm (7.8 inches) higher than predicted at […]
By Journal on May 15, 2019
Ajidrik's Restaurant, cmi, Debrum, Mason Altiery, President Note, RMI, Roselind Matthew
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Journal May 11, 1982 P1 Ajidrik Restaurant to reopen under RN management What used to be called “Ajidrik Restaurant” is now an RN Restaurant, renamed after the new wife and husband management team of Norman and Roselind Matthew, owner of what used to be called the “Runway Snack Shop,” which is now also called RN […]
By Journal on May 3, 2019
Amatlain Kabua, Brenson S. Wase, RMI, Robert Reimers Enterprises, US
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Journal 5/4/1982 P1 US and Marshalls far apart on radiation pact The governments of the United States and the Marshall Islands are still talking about political status matters but negotiations on an agreement on compensation and programs for radiation-affected people have virtually ended. The lawyers for the Marshall Islands Atomic Testing Litigation Project (MIATLP) representing […]
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 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 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 […]