Journal 7/17/1987
P1 Aussies give nod to new Marshalls status
Australia became the first South Pacific country to formally recognize the Marshall Islands when the Australian Ambassador to the Marshall Islands Richard Smith exchanged diplomatic notes with Foreign Minister Charles Domnick last week. “We are now dealing independently with the government of the Marshall Islands, not through the US,” Smith said. Domnick said Australia was the third country, after the US and FSM, to recognize the Marshalls.
P1 Canoe to Chicago
The Field Museum in Chicago is planning the largest exhibition on the Pacific ever produced and is considering using a traditional Marshallese canoe as the centerpiece of the exhibit, said Alele Museum Curator Jerry Knight. Three Field Museum representatives were recently in the Marshalls looking at canoes, visiting the outer islands and meeting museum staff in preparation for the multi-million dollar exhibit.
Journal 7/16/1999
P1 AOSIS on a mission
Small island nations opened a climate change meeting in Majuro this week, with President Imata Kabua saying nations of the world must “not be sidetracked” by the costs necessary to “save the planet from destructive and irreversible climate change.” The Alliance of Small Island States has brought together 50 representatives from around the globe to Majuro for three days of meetings on how to get action on the so-called Kyoto Protocols, which set out guidelines for “clean development” and pollution reduction.
P16 Christians want US apology
The United Church of Christ in the US has called on the US government to issue a formal apology for testing nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands, and to provide all necessary compensation and medical treatment for the damage caused. “The $150 million trust fund provided in the Compact of Free Association with the Marshall Islands is woefully inadequate and not just compensation for the health injuries and deaths caused by US nuclear testing,” said a resolution passed by the 22nd General Synod of the UCC.
Journal 7/16/2010
P1 US: ‘Only 170 cancers, not 530’
Six years after a landmark United States study reported that 530 cancers in the Marshall Islands were caused by US nuclear testing, new US government studies have shrunk this number by 70 percent, claiming a dramatically minimized impact from the 67 weapons tests at Bikini and Enewetak. A series of eight papers have been published in the US scientific journal Health Physics that was released on Friday discrediting the earlier higher estimate of cancers. A summary of the new US National Cancer Institute studies says the 2004 NCI study was prepared “quickly” and used a “simplistic analysis.”
P5 Tardiness costing RMI millions
Government workers who miss one hour of work each day cost the RMI government over three and a half million dollars annually. Speaker Alvin Jacklick said it appears that Marshallese government workers cannot change attitudes that lead to late arrival to work in the mornings.
P17 Ladies ready to play hard and win
What makes a gold medal winning volleyball team? Well first you have some great coaches, add in fantastic players, a double dose of teamwork, and last but not least a secret ingredient. In this case we have two. The sensational setter, Malissa Andrew, and the spunky spiker, Darcy Ann Muller. Andrew, 19, is the daughter of Daniel Andrew and Neina Kejjo. This is her first time participating in the Micronesian Games. “I’m excited,” said Andrew. As for Muller, 23, daughter of Stevenson Muller and Cartina Samson, she knows the pressures of the Micro Games, for this will be her second time participating in the games. She was only a freshman in high school when she played for the team in 2002 at Pohnpei.