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MARSHALLESE FILM EXPLORES YOKWE SPIRIT
Yokwe Bartowe is the story of a young girl named Lijiamao who is kidnapped by an evil demon bird. The ancient Marshallese legend of the 'kwolej' bird dictates that its main mission in life is to create sorrow and misfortune in the world.
The new Marshall Islands' film exploring the Yokwe spirit of the Marshallese culture and people opens at K & K Theaters in Majuro on January 29.
Yokwe Bartowe, a full-length feature in Marshallese with English sub-titles, is the second for fledgling Microwave Films. It was shot on location in Majuro Atoll and Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and in Springdale, Arkansas.
Lyel Tarkwon and Martha Horiiuchi, students at the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI) in real life and in the movie, play the lead characters of Bartowe and his girlfriend. Netha Gideon returns from her role in Ña Noniep and stars as Lijimu the Sorceress, and Nica Wase stars as Madam Kwolej, the human form of the evil kwolej bird. Headlining also are Jefferson Paulis and Billma Melson as Lijiamao, Bartowe's kidnapped little sister.
These and other volunteer actors are from local organizations, including the College of the Marshall Islands, the Majuro Cooperative School, and the Women's Athletic Club (WAC).
The film was directed and produced by Jack Niedenthal and Suzanne Chutaro, with original screenplay by Niedenthal.
The film is expected to run for two weeks, and the DVD release may be in early March.
All proceeds from Yokwe Bartowe will go the Majuro Cooperative School.
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NEW AUDIO! Nitijela 31st Constitutional Regular Session 2010 PART 1
Opening Ceremony - Monday, January 04thSitting Day; 2, Tuesday, January 05thSitting Day 5 - Monday, January 11thSitting Day 6 - Tuesday, January 12thSitting Day 8, Thursday, January 14thSitting Day 10 - Monday, January 18thSitting Day 11 - Tuesday, January 19thSitting Day 12, Wednesday, January 20th |
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 ADB Vice-President Visits Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr. will visit the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands this week to discuss ADB's assistance programs in both countries.
During his visit to FSM and RMI, Vice-President Greenwood will discuss with Heads of State, senior government officials, as well as civil society and private sector representatives, ADB’s assistance programs, including infrastructure initiatives, private sector development, and economic management.
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 BRAVO's 56th Birthday and its Radioactive Legacy
Glenn Alcalay, a former Peace Corps volunteer on Utrik in the Marshall Islands, now an adjunct professor of anthropology at Montclair State University in New Jersey, has studied the impact of U.S. Cold War nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. In the following article, he relates the story of the BRAVO H-bomb test and its aftermath:
John Anjain, then-mayor of Rongelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, told me in 1981 how a man working with the Atomic Energy Commission in February 1954 stuck out the tip of his index finger - about a half-inch - and said, "John, your life is about that long."
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 Marshallese Advised of New Streamlined Naturalization for Members of US Military
Information of a newly published amendment in U.S. naturalization procedures could be useful to both Marshallese on active U.S. Armed Forces military duty and for Marshallese veterans, especially those interested in U.S. citizenship. Released January 19, 2010, by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the final rule serves to expedite and streamline the citizenship process for men and women serving in America's armed forces.
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 The First of Marshallese May Day Celebrations Invitations
Marshallese communities throughout Hawaii and the Mainland are preparing for their annual festivities commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Constitution. Local clubs have issued invitations to this year's 31st Constitutional Day celebrations.
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ROC President Ma Ying-jeou to Pay a State Visit to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
At the invitation of H.E. Jurelang Zedkaia, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, H.E. Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is to lead a delegation to pay a state visit to the Republic of the Marshall Islands on March 22, 2010. This will be the first visit of President Ma to Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific Region.
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Marshallese, Pacific Islanders Invited to Census Kick-Off
The Southern California Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Census 2010 Kick-Off will be held on Saturday, February 27, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Loker Student Union in the 2nd Floor Ballroom, 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, California.
Greta Briand, Marshallese representative working with Pacific Islander Health Partnership, invites all community members to attend the important event.
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 Marshall Islands: US Embassy Announces Junior Statesmen Scholarships
For the past nineteen years, the U.S. Department of Interior has offered full tuition and transportation scholarships to the Junior Statesmen Summer School to outstanding high school students in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the CNMI, Guam, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and American Samoa; four scholarships per insular area. This is the first year that scholarships have been available to students in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Karen Prosser, a Junior Statesmen Foundation representative, will be in Majuro from Saturday, February 20, to Friday, February 26, to recruit outstanding students for the summer school and DOI scholarships.
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 Marshall Islands: Job Loss, Decline in Salary Levels Continue
Hardship levels are rising in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and out-migration continues due to erosion of earnings and job loss. Although there was a slight increase in FY09 earnings, real average annual earnings show the impact of the weakened economy, according to a report issued this month by the RMI’s Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (EPPSO).
Inflation, declining levels of salaries and wages since FY97, and high unemployment are the cause, said EPPSO Director Carl Hacker.
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US Embassy: Veterans’ Benefits Specialist Consultations in Marshall Islands
Todd McMullen, a Veterans Service Representative from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will visit Majuro, March 2-3, 2010. Mr. McMullen will help U.S. military veterans understand the wide range of VA benefits and programs that are available and information on how to apply for them.
Mr. McMullen will be available for both group and individual counseling sessions about the following services:
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Marshall Islands Honolulu Consulate Issues Travel Advisory
The office of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Honolulu Consulate General released Thursday an advisory for citizens traveling back to the Marshalls with an expired passport. In lieu of a valid passport, a Consulate issued travel document, with authentication signature and RMI seal, is required by Continental Airlines. Applicant must apply in person at the RMI Consulate to sign Travel Document HCG TD-2 FORM.
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Pacific Island Nations Gather to Review Development Goals
Top officials from 14 small island developing nations in the Pacific Ocean are gathering in Vanuatu today for a United Nations-backed meeting to review strides made in sustainable development. The countries will assess progress made in implementing the Mauritius Strategy, which was adopted by 125 nations in 2005 and is the only global blueprint addressing the unique development challenges of small island developing States.
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 RMI Supports Copenhagen Accord on Climate Change But Demands A Legal Treaty
RMI has conveyed its political support for the Copenhagen Accord, the rushed and controversial political agreement offered at last December’s global climate negotiations in Denmark.
But RMI, which faces the risk of losing its statehood to rising seas, also linked its support to a demand for progress this year towards the adoption of a legally-binding treaty of sufficient ambition to ensure the survival of the most vulnerable nations.
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MIBF Looks to Recruit Marshallese Female Basketball Players Living in US
The Marshall Islands Basketball Federation is seeking expressions of interest from female basketball players living in the US to play for the RMI women's team that will compete in the Micronesian Games in Palau, August 1-10, 2010. The number of Marshallese women players to be recruited from the US will depend on the locally available talent that is identified through Micro Games tryouts that began in Majuro on February 2 and funding availability. MIBF anticipates needing at least three off-island players for the team.
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