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Long-awaited Con-Con starts

By Journal on April 20, 2017 Casten Nemra, Christopher Loeak, Con-Con, Hilda Heine, Kenneth Kedi, Kessai Note, Kotak Loeak, Litokwa Tomeing, Lomes McKay, Marshall Islands Constitution, Phillip Muller, Ruben Zackhras, Yolanda Lodge-Ned News Archive

Kessai Note was elected President for the 2017 Constitutional Convention at the International Conference Center Thursday. Note won by a single vote over Christopher Loeak 22-21. Casten Nemra won the vice presidency from Phillip Muller 25-18, while Yolanda Lodge-Ned got the favor of 41 delegates to win the secretarial seat by secret ballot as she […]

Hilda outlines her priorities

By Journal on February 11, 2016 Con-Con, Hilda Heine, Nitijela News Archive

President Dr. Hilda Heine addressed the nation last week as Nitijela reconvened, emphasizing the need for government offices to improve services to the public and promising that a constitutional convention will be held in the near future. This was the new President’s first opportunity to speak in Nitijela since being sworn in the previous week. […]