Journal 1/28/1983 P1 Sen. Imada Kabua opposes CompactSenator Imada Kabua (Kwajalein) became the first senator or government official to formally announce that he is against the Compact of Free Association and that he will campaign against it. On January 27 Kabua said he is taking this position is not as a member of the Nitijela […]
Journal 1/21/1983 P1 Foreign Secretary deBrum: Marshalls’ quest for freedom threatenedThe Untied States is holding the Marshallese people hostage in trying to impose a 30-year military regime on the Marshall Islands at the expense of that nation’s freedoms, Marshallese Foreign Secretary Tony deBrum said January 19. DeBrum said the US is calling for Marshallese sacrifice […]
Journal 1/14/1983 P1 MCAA to run major new job programA new job training program will begin operation here February 7 run by the Marshalls Community Action Agency. It will focus on providing skill training and work experiences to currently unemployed individuals. Two staff, Ione Heine, coordinator, and Ringo Betti, employment specialist, will be handling the […]
Journal 1/12/1983 P2 A minor problemThe day is Sunday. It could be any Sunday. The time is around noon. The occasion Sunday movie matinee for (supposedly) kids. The question: Do you know know what else your kids are doing beside just watching the shows? Sure, you say. What else could they do besides munching on […]
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 […]
