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Bikini’s last hope effort

Bikini’s last hope effort

Journal 11/7/1986P1 RepMar invests $150m fundThe $150 million nuclear claims fund was turned over to RepMar by the US government last week and deposited into an account with the Irving Trust Company over the weekend.P3 Palau voting againPalauans will vote by December 15 on a pact that would allow the United States to operate nuclear-propelled […]

MIHS: Read all about it

MIHS: Read all about it

Journal 10/31/1986 P1 Waste dump for Erikub?An agreement was initialed last month that would make Erikub Atoll a storage and treatment center for hazardous industrial waste from the United States. On September 27, Wotje Senator Litokwa Tomeing and Western Pacific Waste Repositories Inc. President Dennis Capalia initiatled a document which would lease Erikub to the […]

Kessai is top contender

Kessai is top contender

Journal 10/23/1987 P1 $18m connection for new phonesThe Marshalls has received approval for a multi-million dollar loan to install a modern communications system replacing the antiquated telephone system now in operation. The US Rural Utilities Service has approved a loan of $18.8 million to the National Telecommunication Authority for a new telephone systems, said Transportation […]

Thousands honor Robert

Thousands honor Robert

Journal 10/9/1987 P1 Marshalls G-ManJohn Otto, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced on September 25 that the law enforcement officers of the 150th session were honored at a graduation ceremony at the FBI in Quantico, Virginia. Among the graduates was Wilson Lokeijak, Detective Lieutenant, Marshall Islands Police Department. P11 Privatization: Time for […]

Severed leg found at PII

Severed leg found at PII

Journal 9/18/1987 P1 Jailhouse rocks! One of the most colorful local spots on Majuro happens to be the jailhouse, and its potential as a tourist attraction should not be overlooked. We’ve had reporters down at the jail who were entertained to see nubile young girls on exhibition just off the main lobby. But reporters don’t […]

More Asians apply for RMI visa

More Asians apply for RMI visa

Journal 9/12/1986 P1 Cousteau to study Bikini and Enewetak Famed explorer and oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau is coming to the Marshall Islands to study the impact of atomic bomb testing at Bikini and Enewetak atolls. As part of the second leg of a five-year study expedition aboard his 141-foot ship Calypso, Cousteau will travel to the […]

Teachers to be blamed?

Teachers to be blamed?

Journal 9/5/1986 P1 Teachers blamed for low grades As Marshallese students head back to school this week, the perennial question is being asked: Why are Marshallese students’ test scores still among the lowest in all of Micronesia? Does the problem center on the quality of teachers, as a number of education and curriculum officials argue? […]