By Journal on April 11, 2024
drought, El Nino, US Weather Service, Wilmer Joel, Yap State
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The Guam-based US National Weather Service issued its weekly update on El Niño conditions throughout the US-affiliated Pacific Islands. Under “Extreme Drought” heading, the US weather update stated: “Extreme Drought persists across islands of Yap State and the northern Marshall Islands. Below normal rainfall is expected for at least the next few weeks, likely a […]
By Journal on April 5, 2024
Alson Kelen, Binton Daniel, Canoes of the Marshall Islands, Waan Aelin in Majel, WAM, Wilmer Joel
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A visit to Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) last week allowed a College of the Marshall Islands Marshallese class to immerse themselves in the traditional knowledge of navigation and canoe building. The trip was led by college instructor Risi Matthew. Director of WAM Alson Kelen and expert canoe builder Binton Daniel […]
By Journal on March 21, 2024
Beau Bigler, Brenda Bolear, Cathlynn Tawe, Chewy Lin, Eugene Muller, Juliam Abija, Life Skills Academy, LSA, Madeline Eknilang, Marshall Islands Fishing Venture, MIFV, Pacific Island Tuna Provisions, Rina Joab, Samantha Kies-Ryan, Veronica Jelkan, Wilmer Joel
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It’s a wrap! Local filmmaker and photographer Chewy Lin and his team recently finished filming a FISH4ACP film in collaboration with students from Life Skills Academy in Majuro. “We are so proud of our Life Skills Academy students who graduated from our media training with Chewy Lin and Wilmer Joel,” said Samantha Kies-Ryan, a member of […]
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 […]