Tia Belau Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

FSM halts repatriation flights

By Journal on January 27, 2022 Betio, Buota, Federated States of Micronesia, FSM, Jack Niedenthal, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, South Tarawa, Taneti Maamau, Tia Belau News Archive

Due to the rapidly evolving Covid spread in many Pacific island countries as a result of the omicron variant, the FSM government announced this week it was in the “public health interest to delay the forthcoming repatriation flights to the States of Pohnpei and Chuuk, and to cancel until further notice the repatriation flights to […]

Fishermen line up for shots

By Journal on August 25, 2021 Caleb Joseph, David Kabua, Dr. Frank Underwood, Glen Joseph, Guam, KMI, Ladie Jack, Lomalo, MIMRA, MOHHS, National Disaster Committee, Palau, Pan Pacific Foods, Tia Belau News Archive

Last Friday’s resumption of Covid-19 vaccines for tuna boat fishermen “went smooth as planned,” according to MIMRA. The fisheries authority together with Ministry of Health and Human Services and the Ports Authority organized the re-start of the vaccine program for fishermen that was started in June, and then paused so public health teams could concentrate […]