Journal 9/25/1987 P3 Kwaj land case After 21 years, two complete trials, three appeals and a three-year interlude when the court clerks lost the file, the Trust Territory’s oldest law suit is finally at an end. Kwajalein landowner Handel Dribo, noted for having led several occupations of military land at the top secret Kwajalein Missile […]
WILMER JOELMore than 10 elected student leaders were inducted into the Student Government Association in a ceremony held at the College of the Marshall Islands earlier this month. The SGA is the recognized student body voice at the college. In the positions of president and vice president, respectively, Marlin Doulatram succeeds Faith Lanwi as president, […]
EVE BURNS After finishing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), popularly known as Summer Boot Camp, 30 students were awarded certificates Wednesday. The eight-week TVET focuses on automotive, electrical, and welding instruction. The camp is an initiative between the College of the Marshall Islands, the Productivity Center at the National University of Fiji, […]
A low-key launch by the Attorney General could have big implications for oversight of trafficking in persons. Last week, US Embassy officials joined with representatives of the Asia Foundation and the Attorney General’s office for the official launch ceremony of RMI’s Legal Case Management System for Human Trafficking cases. The launch was emceed by Assistant Attorney […]
The Micronesia Conservation Trust took a significant step toward bolstering climate resilience in the Northern Pacific Small Island Developing States with the signing of climate-related subsidiary agreements on last week. These agreements were linked with the Palau Protected Areas Network Fund and the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) to serve as executing entities for […]
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 […]
EVE BURNS Life Skills Academy Student Body Government really lived up to Beyonce’s famous song “Who runs the world? Girls!” The court top officers are all girls, which may be unprecedented in public school SBG history. There are two boys in the SBG who hold sports and public relations positions. Esther Lolin, a senior who […]
WILMER JOEL Marshall Islands nuclear test legacy activist Benetick Kabua Maddison visited his native country for the first time in 22 years while on a brief business trip with the Marshallese Educational Initiative (MEI). Benetick is the executive director of the MEI, a non-profit based in Springdale, Arkansas, founded in 2013 to assist Marshallese in […]
HILARY HOSIA Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs held a one-day electoral seminar at the International Conference Center Tuesday. The unique seminar, according to MOCIA Secretary Brenda Alik, is the first of its kind — “there hasn’t been a training conducted in this level,” Brenda said in her opening […]
The US Navy’s Pacific Partnership program will visit the Marshall Islands for two weeks later this year. The visit by the US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy will bring 700 sailors, doctors, nurses and others to the RMI starting October 30 who will be engaged in providing healthcare, renovating two elementary schools, conducting a disaster […]
