Journal 4/9/1982 P2 Head Start specialist visiting centersFay Graef, Head Start program specialist from the San Francisco Regional office, is here visiting Head Start centers in Micronesia. Of the Head Start program here, she said she is impressed with the staff, the centers and their work, particularly the Policy Council of the Head Start program […]
Journal 4/2/1982 P2 Status talks to resume on radiationThe status talks between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the United States will resume this month, with meetings to be held in the Marshall Islands. That development was announced April 1 by Foreign Secretary Tony deBrum when he returned to Majuro from meetings in Honolulu […]
Journal 3/30/1982 P1 Japan to pay $1,250,000 for fishing rightsThe Marshall Islands and Japan recently signed a new fisheries agreement that will be in effect for one year beginning on April 1, 1982, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. Japanese boats will be licensed to fish in Marshallese waters in return for a cash […]
Journal 3/26/1982 P1 Old Gateway Hotel coming downThe old Eastern Gateway Hotel structure is going to be torn down this week one wing at a time, according to Gateway/Nauru Local Government Council Majuro Manager John Bill. Now there are only 30 rooms available for rent at the hotel’s cottages, motel and trailers. P7 High rate […]
Journal 3/12/1982 P1 Frequent generator problems darken capitalThe old power plant was acting like it was just about ready to give up this past week.This came just as the Tobolar copra plant generator decided to lose oil to one cylinder causing significant damage. The result has been blackouts for about 48 hours in some areas […]
Journal 3/5/1981 P1 Hospital short on supplies, medicineThe Armer Ishoda Memorial Hospital is short on just about every medicine and simple things like toilet paper and bandages, hospital administration Phil Hunt said. He said the hospital compiled a list of the things that were needed at the hospital and gave it to the government for […]
Journal 2/26/1982 P1 Kwaj leaders join Compact talksKwajalein leaders Ataji Balos and Imada Kabua are pleased that they have been participating on Compact of Free Association talks related to Kwaj but they report no large breakthroughs in the negotiations. Balos, chairman of the board of directors of the Kwajalein Atoll Corporation, which represents the landowners, […]
Journal 2/23/1982 P1 Liktanur II calls againIf the mythical Marshallese woman Liktañur was alive today, she’d be proud of Liktañur II, the Department of Energy ship that bears her name. Liktañur II is the funny looking ship that is chartered by DOE and the Brookhaven National Laboratory to treat the 200 1954 Marshallese fallout victims […]
Journal 2/12/1982 P1 Budget contains $10.4m for MarshallsThe Marshalls will be about $10.4 million from President Reagan’s $757.6 billion 1983 budget, according to Pacific Daily News. The Marshalls figure is about six percent above that for 1982. P1 Zeder sailing through hearingsUS Compact negotiator Fred Zeder sailed through confirmation hearings by the Senate Foreign Relations […]
Journal 1/26/1982 P1 DUD Council sues to block single Majuro councilA hearing was held January 22 on a suit filed by the DUD municipal council seeking a preliminary injunction to block a Cabinet order of last August giving the DUD and Majuro (Laura) municipal councils six months to form a single new municipality. DUD’s attorney, […]
