Read in English: New Majuro Sports Team Raises Interest in Soccer for Marshallese Worldwide Marshall Islands Soccer Federation (MISF) rej scout ñan rikkure, coach, im administrators ilo US bwe ren jipañ er ilo kōttōpar eo aer ñan ikkure ippān aolep laḷ. Ewōr aer website ilo www.rmi.soccer. Ejutak kōn jerbal eo an Shem Livai kōn itok-limoun eo […]
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Riiti ilo Kajin Majel: Juon eṃṃakūt ikijjien Soccer ilo RMI The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation (MISF) are scouting for US-based players, coaches, and administrators to help them achieve their goal of competing internationally. Shem Livai founded MISF in 2020 because even though his son wanted to play soccer they found no teams or facilities for the
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September Public Health Column written by Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine Physician The back-to-school season means getting everything ready for your kids to have a successful year, and there’s one thing that should be at the top of your list: vaccines. When kids get together at school, they share germs, and many illnesses could
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Jeramman n̄an Jewel Mapa and Kylie Hofschneider on their showcase audition for talent agents in Los Angeles last month. Jewel, much like her father, Michael Mapa, she has taken the lead in forging a new and exciting path for herself and her family. They have recently moved from Springdale to Las Vegas where Kylie lives
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Springdale, AR — June 17, 2023 For Men’s Health Month, AenEmmaan, a Marshallese men’s group in NWA, organized their first Father’s Day Fishing Tournament. Fishing began at Springdale Lake in the early morning, followed by an award’s ceremony at Murphy Park announcing the top three prize winners. Over 80 fathers signed up for the tournament!
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Over the past month, smoke from wildfires in Canada have been impacting the air quality in the United States. Several states including Washington, Montana, Nebraska and Wisconsin issued air quality alerts in May due to smoke pollution coming from wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta. Last week New York City was covered in a thick
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Jack Nidenthal, former RMI Secretary of Health & Human Services and Bikinian by marriage, recently wrote in The Pacific Island Times about the recent mishandling of the Bikini Claims Trust Fund and Resettlement Trust Fund. In it, he addresses the “moral, unending responsibility” of the United States to the nuclear victims of the Marshall Islands,
This week both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which will raise the limit on federal borrowing, suspend the debt limit for two years, and cut back on federal spending. The legislation received broad support in the House with 149 Republican and 117 Democrat votes. Though House majority leader
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The Dubuque Marshallese community celebrated May Day a couple weeks ago (May 27 – 29) with a parade of floats, dances and sports competitions. Maitha Jolet, who is running for Mayor of Likiep, conducted the opening ceremony Saturday afternoon. Remarks were made by Iroij Heletra Hermios, Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanaugh, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
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Drug overdoses are rising in Northwest Arkansas. In 2021, more than two-thirds of overdose deaths in the United States involved fentanyl. In Washington County alone, overdose deaths involving fentanyl were four times higher in 2022 than in 2020. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 85% of the overdose
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