Journal 9/28/1982 P1 President heads to Washington; Some Kwajalein landowners already therePresident Amata Kabua left last night headed for Washington, DC and talks with US officials on increased assistance to Kwajalein Atoll where the US conducts strategic missile tests. Kwajalein landowners have said they will spread out from their occupation in camps on 1 October […]
The RMI Sea Patrol’s Lomor 03 departed Majuro for the last time last weekend. It is heading to Australia to be decommissioned — a fancy way to say its life is over after 34 years of providing search and rescue support, fisheries surveillance, and collection and investigation of drugs on remote outer islands. Lomor 03 […]
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine left Majuro Saturday night headed for New York City and this week’s annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly session. She was scheduled to speak to the General Assembly Wednesday evening between 6-7pm (New York date), late morning, 10-11am Thursday this week Majuro date. In the lead up to […]
Ahti Moses, a youth representative from the Enewetak community organization Elimondik, recently spoke at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva regarding the ongoing suffering of the Enjebi and Enewetak people due to US nuclear weapons testing. At just 16 years old, he is the first ri-Enjebi/ri-Enewetak to speak at UN Headquarters. Ahti was selected by […]
GIFF JOHNSON There were three major outcomes of the high-level United States government visit to Majuro last week. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo led a delegation for an overnight visit to Majuro that included talks with President Hilda Heine and her Cabinet, tours of fisheries operations, and an […]
Journal 9/8/1978 P1 Stop itThis is the second time it happened, and maybe, in fifty years time or so when it is alleged that another attempt at resettlement will be possible, we may very well have a chance to do this crap again. This is the big deal week all the newsmen came from around […]
GIFF JOHNSON The Public School System and Delap Elementary School in particular celebrated the opening last week of the first learning resource center for teachers and students. It was officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony that included the presence of Asian Development Bank Vice-President for East and Southeast Asia, and the PacificScott Morris. The […]
A Radio New Zealand podcast that took a deep dive into the 1985 resettlement of the nuclear test-affected Rongelap Islanders by the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior this week won its second major award in less than two weeks. The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior, a co-production between Radio New Zealand and the Australian Broadcasting […]
GIFF JOHNSON As the first Extraordinary Needs Distribution payment for 11 atolls and islands looms next month, Nitijela is considering legislation that would make all 24 local government jurisdictions eligible for END payments. Bill No. 56 is titled the “Ejjelok Ad Act 2025” and aims to expand the definition of the END program under the […]
The Majuro-based tuna supply company Pacific Island Tuna presented $100,000 to the Arno community late last month to support implementation of Arno Atoll’s Management Plan to strengthen local coastal conservation. A check handover ceremony was held at the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority conference room bringing together national and local leaders. These included Minister Tony […]
