Journal 1/4/1983 P1 Nitijela opens 4th constitutional meetThe Marshall Islands High School Glee Club sang at Nitijela’s official opening of the 1983 session with such compositions as “Give me oil in my lamp, I pray.” President Amata Kabua and other Nitijela members reaffirmed the Republic’s commitment to the Almighty ever since the missionaries arrived in […]
Journal 12/28/1982 P1 Majuro welcomes 748Resources and Development Minister Kessai Note revealed today at the arrival ceremony for Air Marshall Islands new 748 aircraft that the Cabinet recently approved acquiring one or two more new planes within the next six months. The planes under consideration are De Havilland Twin Otters, which would replace the 12 […]
Journal 12/24/1982 P1 AMI 748 arriving Christmas EveAir Marshall Islands own BAC748 aircraft is scheduled to arrive December 24 (there was no room for Santa Claus because it is filled with spare parts). An official handover ceremony at the airport for the 48-seat turbo-prop plane will be held soon after arrival. The first revenue flight […]
Journal 12/8/1982 P1 Dancing with joyThe Rongelap airfield was opened this Monday by an Air Marshall Islands flight. Rongelap people prepared a welcome including dancing. Journal 12/13/1991 P1 ADB $7 million to develop fisheriesA $7 minion loan and technical assistance package to develop a locally based fishing industry in the Marshall Islands has been successfully […]
Journal 12/2/1982 P1 President Kabua seeking aid in Far EastPresident Amata Kabua left December 1 on a 10-day trip to the Far East, according to Resources and Development Minister Kessai Note. The trip to Taipei, Hong Kong, possibly Manila and Guam was described as a continuation of the trip that was interrupted in June by […]
Journal 11/26/1982 P1 Typhoon Pamela headed for LaeYesterday was Thanksgiving Day but many people bought flashlights, rain coats and lots of tins of biscuits. Perhaps they bought turkeys earlier in the week but yesterday was disaster preparation. Tropical Storm Pamela passed about 10 miles north of Majuro at about 4pm, causing damage to crops and […]
Journal 11/19/1982 P1 First engine started at new power plantThe No. 1 engine at the new power plant was started for the first time November 18 and run for about 20 minutes before a small crowd of government officials including President Amata Kabua. P3 MIHS honor rollSeniors: Jimmy Abo, Winako Allen, Heran Bellu, Jiku Boktok, […]
Journal 11/10/1982 P2 EditorialLast month, a boy from Kili died in Honolulu of cancer, according to one of their leaders. The boy was born on Bikini in the early 1970s and lived there until the people were moved in 1978 due to high radiation accumulation in their bodies. One must wonder, was he a victim […]
Journal 11/5/1982 P1 New power 30 Nov.The new power plant should be able to supply power by the end of November, RepMar project coordinator Jim Abernathy said during a tour of the new power plant. Abernathy said by the time testings are done, two generators will be able to run. Testing on the other two […]
Journal 10/29/1982 P1 Washington talks on Kwaj/CompactPresident Amata Kabua returned to the Marshalls October 28 following the talks in Washington concerning Kwajalein use payments. Asked if he had brought back a good deal, Kabua responded, “Ask the Kwajalein people to respond first, then I’ll respond.” Attorney General Carl Ingram described the negotiations with the US […]
