Consulate General Eldon and Anita Alik have spent the last five years representing the RMI Consulate in Arkansas. Their leadership has been exceptional in building up the community, encouraging a growth of community work, and responding to the health crises and natural disasters. The Consul General along with the Marshallese COVID-19 Taskforce communicated regularly with […]
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Kevin is a community-based researcher who in his doctoral studies created Pasifika Strong, a multi-national census of Pacific Islander community organizations in the continental US. There are SO many organizations doing great work. The census data will be anonymized, aggregated, and released back to us in the community next year in December 2023. To facilitate the timely release
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Thank you Michael Mapa for believing that the Marshallese can aspire to more. This past election, we also had our first Marshallese candidate on the ballot. Michael Mapa ran for a seat on the Quorum Court, a legislative body of county government that has 15 members called Justices of the Peace who are elected every
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With the discovery of two cases of community transmission in Yap on August 16, 2022, the Governor temporarily suspended work for all government non-essential workers and closed all schools for August 17-22 to prepare emergency response. Within the following 3 days, there had been 13 new cases reported. With the lead time following the COVID
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The first week of September has seen COVID-19 surge in Yap. The Yap State Department of Health has reported that Yap has been hitting consistently high numbers of new positive cases for COVID-19, at 200 plus cases a day, since September 1.. Many health workers have also come down with COVID-19 due to the amount
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Read in Chuukese – Acheman Amafen Yosio Palikuun George On August 14th, 2022, the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) announced, with great sadness, that the Honorable Yosiwo Palikkun George, Vice President of the FSM, passed away. Vice President Yosiwo Palikkun George dedicated his life to the service of this Nation with unquestionable
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Read in English – In Memoriam: The Honorable Yosiwo P. George Translated by: Dania Narruhn Nón Akos 14, 2022 ewe mwuun Federated States of Micronesia a apioni fiti ar chupun me netipeta pun ámafen Yosiwo Palikkun George, ewe Vice President nón ach we muun FSM a sopono. Vice President Yosio Palikkun George emon chon fangetá
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Let me take a moment to make a personal reflection before reporting on covid news from Majuro. When the covid pandemic shut down schools and work and closed borders two and half years ago, I was revisited by a powerful kind of dread, a feeling that I worked through after my father unexpectedly died when
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As of August 10, 2022, more than 150 active cases have been confirmed in Majuro and scattered cases are being reported in Ebeye. There are reports of illness on some outer islands but these are unconfirmed as COVID. There are likely hundreds of active cases though that have not been counted yet as many people
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On August 8th 2022, RMI President H.E. David Kabua confirmed the first cases of community transmission of COVID19 in Majuro. It is not clear the source of contact. RMI borders have been closed since March 2020 and were expected to reopen in October of this year. Protocols still require 10 days of quarantine before re-entering
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