GIFF JOHNSON Col. Jeremy Bartel was called to honor by Nitijela Monday in what Speaker Kenneth Kedi said was an unprecedented ceremony in the chamber. Bartel flew into Majuro Monday for the ceremony in the Chamber and was joined by US Ambassador Roxanne Cabral for the event. The Nitijela session started off as usual with […]
Journal 4/27/1984P1 Zeder meets with Marshalls’ leaders US Ambassador Fred Zeder arrived in Majuro April 18 for a two day visit enroute to Guam for President Reagan’s meeting next week with Micronesian leaders. President Kabua is scheduled to leave Majuro on Sunday to attend that meeting. Zeder met several times with President Kabua to report […]
A mind blowing basketball game hit the Utrikan court last Wednesday when two tough teams went head to head in an astonishing game. The game was controlled for three quarters by team Enewetak holding off Jaluit. With only five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Enewetak held a commanding 21-point lead. But Jaluit’s shooters caught […]
A group of local NGOs and interested individuals is working on preparing a Marshall Islands Digital Archive focused on the effects of nuclear weapons testing. College of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Club, Jo-Jikum, REACH-MI, Alele Museum and photographer Chewy Lin were all present last month for a nuclear legacy digital archive workshop at CMI’s old […]
The two top positions in the Marshall Islands Mayors Association changed hands Monday this week at the opening of the group’s annual meeting. Wotje Mayor Joe Hanchor was elected the new president of MIMA at Monday’s opening day of the annual meeting. The election took place after the opening held at the International Conference Center […]
An Uliga man who allegedly shot another man at point-blank range in 2018 was charged with attempted murder April 9 — three years and one day to the day that he is alleged to have seriously assaulted a couple in a home invasion. At the time of the alleged April 8, 2018 assault by Kency […]
Journal 4/20/1984P1 Electricity costs reduced The RMI reported impressive savings in fuel costs for its new power generating facility in Majuro. MEC’s British-built power plant is producing electricity at a cost of 5.1 cents per kilowatt hour, a substantial savings compared with the 18-to-20 cents per kilowatt hour cost at the old power plant.P3 Amata […]
Final funeral services were held for Namu Mayor and Marshall Islands Mayors Association President Manini Jr. Kabua at his Rubar grave on April 13. In the photo, a police honor guard accompanied the casket from the ocean side location of the ilomej (wake) to the lagoon side cemetery for burial this past Friday. Kabua died […]
WILMER JOEL The night market at Robert Reimers Enterprises last Saturday was extravagant in range and quality of products on sale. People got a kick from what hit them, including the delicious foods, interesting presentations and displays, and wonderful entertainment from the bands and extraordinary talented dancing group called Smart Heat. The rain didn’t even […]
GIFF JOHNSON After two record-setting years of copra production, the level of “production” collapsed from January to March this year despite the still high 60 cent per pound price. The culprit in the collapse? Lack of ships to collect copra. In contrast to the previous quarter when 2,102.59 tons were brought in from the outer […]
