GIFF JOHNSON Air Marshall Islands Dash-8 was grounded again April 11 and will remain in the AMI hangar until it can get the required inspection by certified engineers. A plan is in the works for bringing in certified aircraft engineers who can accomplish the inspections so that the Dash-8 can get back in the air, […]
Journal 4/13/1984 P1 Traditional Rights Court ceremony for new judges The judges and clerk of the first Traditional Rights Court of the Marshall Islands were sworn in April 10 at the Majuro Courthouse. The ceremony, featuring opening of the court by High Court Chief Justice John Lanham, was followed by an invocation from Rev. Jori […]
UN World Water Day on Monday was celebrated late last month outside the RMI Environmental Protection Authority office. The agency hosted training sessions outside the office that were joined in by dozens of interested people. The training presentations including how to use bleach to disinfect things and how to use it to treat drinking water, alternative treatments […]
We showed these photos to Majuro people, asking: “What restaurant is cooking this food?” We received various comments: Flame Tree, Tide Table, etc. But no one thought to say, Majuro hospital. Yes indeed, Armando Reyes and the hospital food service team are churning out a special international cuisine menu every other month for hospital patients. […]
EVE BURNS You need an air conditioner that you won’t feel obligated to turn off during the day? Most families and offices use air conditioners and most eat up a lot of electricity. A lot of homes tend to turn off their AC during the day to save cash power so they can enjoy air […]
WILMER JOEL Nitijela kicked off its Monday session with a wide range of reports from the President and Cabinet ministers. The members returned to session for one day after a several week break for public hearings and other activities. Joining the Nitijela leaders were the officers and representatives of the Taxi Drivers Association who met […]
P1 Reagan signs and forward the Compact President Ronald Reagan signed and forwarded to the Congress the Compact of Free Association for the Marshall Islands and FSM. The Reagan administration will work toward the quick securing of passage of the Compact, said US chief negotiator Fred Zeder. P1 Senators seeking to kill Compact Eleven enactors […]
RMI’s Climate Change Directorate team are ready to begin work at their new office located at office that was formerly used by Nitijela Members next to Uliga Protestant Church. The office coordinates Marshall Islands government climate policy and activities.
GIFF JOHNSON I was minding my own business (for once), heading out of town Saturday afternoon.My phone “bings.” “A helicopter crashed into the lagoon by the airport,” says the message. That item took me out of my reverie and I drove with more focus to the airport, asking my informant some questions as I went […]
GIFF JOHNSON Important developments on the Marshallese repatriation program include a shortening of the quarantine time and increased numbers of people returning. At last Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, RMI leaders endorsed a Ministry of Health and Human Services/National Disaster Committee recommendation to reduce the quarantine time at Kwajalein from three to two weeks. Coupled with the […]
