Peace Corps dissatisfied

Peace Corps dissatisfied

Journal 7/29/1983 P11 Another French nuclear testThe Australian government has lodged a strong protest with the French government following another nuclear test at Moruroa Atoll.The explosion was the third tis year and the 55th since underground testing began at the atoll in 1975. P12 Kojela (Translated from Marshallese)This is the listing for pastors assigned to […]

Glide and slide on Ebeye

Glide and slide on Ebeye

Using equipment donated by the non-profit organization Salad Days of Skateboarding, and the distribution company Tum Yeto, youth on Ebeye are learning the basics of skateboarding. In collaboration with community leaders on Ebeye, the skateboards were brought by former Peace Corps volunteer (Kosrae 2004-2007) Nathan Fitch, who is on island filming for a Public Broadcast Service […]

Arno gets comms gear

Arno gets comms gear

The final installation under the Emergency Communications Network project was completed earlier in the month in Bikarej, Arno Atoll. The World Bank-funded Pacific Resilience Program Phase II (PREP II) is managing the project on behalf of the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) contracted to undertake the installation and […]

MIPD links with regional police

MIPD links with regional police

Justice Minister Wisely Zackhras signed two memorandums of understanding concerning the Pacific Policing Initiative and the Pacific Police Support Group, which detail arrangements for Pacific Policing Deployments. The purpose of these documents is to boost law enforcement capability and cooperation across the Pacific. It is an Australian-supported regional police initiative. It aims to help member […]

Bible now in Marshallese

Bible now in Marshallese

Journal 7/26/1983 P1 Bible translation celebration heldThe Marshallese people on July 25 became the second group in Micronesia (Kosraeans were the first) who now can read the world’s best seller — the Bible — in its entirety in their own language. Copies of the Bible were presented to members of the Translation Review Committee and […]

Batting basics

Batting basics

The Japan Embassy in Majuro arranged for baseball coach Ryusei Yomoda of the Baseball Federation of Japan to provide training to elementary and middle school age children, local coaches and umpires beginning last Tuesday for a week. The clinics, held at the Jenrok baseball field, were enthusiastically attended by dozens of local children. Public School […]

ConCon votes counted

ConCon votes counted

All of the votes cast nationwide in the constitutional convention election were tabulated within a day or two of the July 10 vote and included in the results announced for the domestic vote — with one exception. Due to communications challenges, the results tabulated in Ebon Atoll could not be communicated by phone. As a […]

Ueno tough on principals

Ueno tough on principals

Journal 7/19/1983 P4 Bible translation to be celebratedThe new translation of the complete Bible will be dedicated Sunday July 24 at Uliga Church. The work of more than 15 years will be dedicated at a celebration service led by the leaders of he united Church of Christ, the Roman Catholic Church, the Assembly of God, […]