By Journal on March 7, 2024
Alele Museum, Assumption students, Belwin Langidrik, Bravo Nuclear Bomb test, Claret Chong Gum, College of the Marshall Islands, Henry Puna, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Kalani Kaneko, Kathy Joel, Ladie Jack, Lance Posey, Lirok Kelen, Mina Titus, Mymy Loeak, Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day, Rongelap survivors, Vicky Capelle, Wilmer Joel
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Bold remarks were made at the 70th anniversary of the Bravo hydrogen bomb test on Nuclear Victims’ Remembrance Day at CMI last Friday. Local and regional dignitaries delivered speeches during the memorial ceremony after a parade from Alele Museum to CMI. US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Lance Posey said that the legacy of Cold War-era […]
By Journal on March 1, 2024
Education Week, Majuro Middle School, Marshall Islands High School, Rita Elementary School, Wilmer Joel
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Education Week activities were in high gear in local schools last week around the Marshall Islands. Last week, most schools wrapped up a week of activities with field days for their students. Rita Elementary School events included running races. Majuro Middle School students joined in numerous games and activities. Marshall Islands High School students competed […]
By Journal on February 15, 2024
Andrew Garrod, Bonny Taggart, Charlie in The Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof, Germaine Muller, ICC, Karen Earnshaw, Musical, Oliver!, Wilmer Joel, Youth Bridge Global
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KAREN EARNSHAW “When I was a kid, my father told me there was to be a play and that we should go see it,” said Wilmer Joel, then a Rita Elementary School student. It was 2014 and the musical was Fiddler on the Roof: “I was captivated. I felt a magical tingling feeling as I […]
By Journal on January 25, 2024
Amata Radewagen, Carl Ingram, Carmen Cantor, Chantale Yokmin Wong, Erika Moritsugu, Henry Hand, Hilda Heine, Joe Biden, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Surangel Whipps Jr., Tommy Kijiner Jr., Wesley Simina, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL President Hilda Heine and her cabinet were formally inaugurated on Monday January 22 inside the Nitijela Chamber. Top dignitaries from the Pacific, Asia, and North America attended the inauguration. In her first second-term address to the nation as president, Heine outlined the goals of her administration in steering the country towards prosperity and […]
By Journal on January 12, 2024
Betty Imaikta, Carl Ingram, Crystal Jurelang, Daisy Alik-Momotaro, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Ladie Jack, Leikman Zedkaia, MALGov, Marie Milne, Miyoko Kramer, Sawoj Sawoj, Stacy Samuel, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack declared at the local government inauguration Monday at the ICC that it is time to unite to improve the livelihoods of the people of Majuro. “You are in my heart, people of Majuro; you are dear to me,” he said. “We are ready to serve you.” Mayor Jack said […]
By Journal on January 11, 2024
Bremity Lakjohn, David Paul, Hilda Heine, Hilton Tonton Kendall, Jess Gasper Jr, Joe Bejang, Kalani Kaneko, Ota Kisino, Thomas Heine, Tony Muller, Wilmer Joel, Wisely Zackhras
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The new Cabinet lineup was confirmed Monday. It features a mix of Nitijela Members, and demonstrates how President Hilda Heine and her core supporters reached out to newly elected Members as well as those from islands that would normally be considered aligned with the Kabua traditional leadership in order to form the new government. Members […]
By Journal on January 4, 2024
$10.8 million grant agreement, Damian Capelle, David Kabua, Jack Ading, Lance Posey, sewer, US and RMI governments, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL A $10.8 million grant agreement was reached between the US and RMI governments last Friday to fix Majuro’s sewage outfall system. The US Department of Agriculture is the lead investor in partnership with the Asian Development Bank for this grant. The US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Lance Posey told President David Kabua, Minister Jack […]
By Journal on January 4, 2024
73 students, David Kabua, Kanchi Hosia, Kessai Note, Marshall Islands Standard Achievement Test, Matthew McConaughey, Public School System, Steve Hsia, Taiwan-RMI Presidents’ scholarship, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL Seventy-three Taiwan-RMI Presidents’ scholarship recipients, consisting of students and educators, were honored at the fourth scholarship award ceremony in the Marshall Islands Resort’s Melele Room in December. In his remarks, Public School System Commissioner Kanchi Hosia characterized the event as a “milestone” in the relationship between RMI and Taiwan in education and capacity […]
By Journal on January 4, 2024
Brenson Wase, Bruce Bilimon, Dan Cadra, Daniel Cadra, David Kabua, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Isaac Zackhras, Lawson Matatuo, Ryan Jetnil, Tony Aiseia, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL The Marshall Islands Parliament elected Hilda Heine, the first and only woman to hold the office to date, to the presidency for the second time on Tuesday morning in Majuro. With a slim majority of 17 to 16, Heine of Aur became president-elect, unseating outgoing President David Kabua from Wotho. Brenson Wase, the […]
By Journal on December 28, 2023
Allen Hodges, Ariel Galito, Damian Capelle, Hiroshi Yamamura, MWSC, Septic Truck, US Embassy, Wilmer Joel
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WILMER JOEL A new septic truck was donated to the Majuro Water and Sewage Company last week by the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of Interior to address environmental and public health issues. This donation was funded under Interior’s Technical Assistance Program. A press release from the US Embassy states that the […]