Journal 11/30/1984 P1 Gibson’s open The long-anticipated opening of the new Gibson’s shopping venter in Delap is scheduled to occur Saturday. It signals the beginning of a new phase of development in the Marshall Islands, a switch over from the long established practice of “selling” to the more sophisticated game of “merchandising.” The entry of […]
Journal 11/23/1984 P1 Flags at half mast The flags of the Marshall Islands were ordered flown at half-mast this past week to honor the passing of its senior statesman — Dwight Heine. In the period roughly since the end of World War II there is perhaps no peer of his who ranged as far, initiated […]
Journal 11/16/1984 P1 RepMar moves to protect offshore banking status The Republic of the Marshall Islands is moving toward early enactment of new regulations for its burgeoning offshore banking business. The Marshall Islands government began licensing offshore banks in March 1983. Since then, it has licensed 102 such banks. Because the business of offshore banking […]
Journal 11/2/1984 P3 De-lightful The DeLite Restaurant is nearing completion and expects to start serving delicious Chinese meals in the near future. Last year, if you wanted to eat Chinese meals you went to Mrs. Bing’s. Now you have a choice of Mrs Bing’s (Downtown), the Formosa (Rita) or DeLite (Delap) across from the Gateway […]
Journal 10/26/1984 P1 RRE looking good You thought you walked into the Ala Moana shopping center by mistake? No, it’s really Robert Reimers Enterprises, the new look really had you fooled. Last Tuesday, RRE had their grand reopening. Ceramic tiles and carpeting with color coordinate ceiling, walls and floor. New counters added to the effect. […]
Journal 10/19/1984 P1 Eona Simon is graduated from FBI Academy In a September 14 rebased, William H. Webster, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced the law enforcement officers who graduated from the 138th session of the FBI National Academy. They were honored in ceremonies at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Among several […]
Journal 10/15/1973 P1 Marshall Islands museum nears completion A sprawling gray structure with a yellow-green roof, supported one story off the ground by concrete posts, and with the heavy, blank look that only unpainted concrete can have — this is the new Marshall Islands museum as it nears completion at its site near Uliga Protestant […]
Journal 10/10/1970 P3 Stolen truck hits ship, taxi, tree… A large grey Mazda truck was stolen early last Tuesday morning. But before it was recovered by police two hours later, the intoxicated driver collided with a ship, hit another vehicle three times, ran into a new house under construction, and finally stopped after hitting a […]
Journal 10/3/1970 P1 Flu got you? The present influenza epidemic still has a firm grip on most of the Marshalls District. As of Thursday, all islands, except the southern islands, had reported cases of the flu, according to Dr. John Iaman, district director of Health Services. Iaman said during the past week 977 cases of […]
Journal 9/26/1980 P1 Dependence or independence? President Amata Kabua in a radio interview September 16 Sid he believes the US wants to keep the Marshalls dependent. “It is now very clear that the US wants to keep us in a state of begging.” Reacting to US blocking of the Japanese satellite communication offer and perhaps […]