Journal 9/27/1983
P1 President Kabua calls for reconciliation
President Amata Kabua on September 26 called for reconciliation between Coalition Party leaders and the ruling party to work together. He said the Marshallese voters have expressed their wishes September 7. He said this is the way a two-party system works: One wins and the other loses.
P3 Weather station receives award
The Majuro Weather Station was cited for doing good work by the National Weather Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Majuro Weather Station also received an award run 1982 and was named runner-up to the weather station in Yap. In 1981, the Majuro station was named the top station in the Pacific. The eight-man staff is headed by Oscar Milne.
P6 Juvenile Council members approved
Members of the newly created Juvenile Justice Advisory Council were approved this week by Chief Justice John Lanham and various government agencies. The appointed members are: Juvenile probation officer Jimata Kabua, Assistant Clerk of Courts Oktan Damon, Clement Capelle and Carlene Jarom of Social Services, Kalemen Jinuna and Rick Bush from MCAA, Special Ed. Coordinator Aliksa Andrike, Assumption High School Principal Andrew Tibon, Mental Health Nurse Mary McKay, Chief of Police Dan O’Dell, Assistant Attorney General Greg Danz and Public Defender Phil Okney.
P7 Marshalls awaits US approval
Now it’s up to the United States. After 14 years of negotiations, through the administrations of four American presidents, the Compact of Free Asocial has finally been concluded by two of the three remaining states of Micronesia, and the next move is up to the United States. The ball is now in their court. —From the RepMar Gazette
Journal 9/25/1992
P1 End of an era
Oscar deBrum’s retirement, after close to 40 years of service to the Trust Territory and Marshall Islands governments, marks the end of an era in the Marshalls. DeBrum was Chief Secretary for the government — the highest public servant in the Marshalls — since day one of constitutional government in 1979. His name is virtually synonymous with the administration, in the Marshalls and in Washington, DC and other distant capital of the world. Phillip Kabua, who has been deBrum’s deputy for many years, official took over as Chief Secretary when deBrum stepped down last week.
P1 Title dispute case will be heard
The long-stalled irooj dispute between Kabua Kabua and Imata Kabua will get underway soon following Cabinet appointment of a special judge to hear the case. High Court Chief Justice Neil Rutledge Friday signed an order assigning Samuel King, a retired judge of the US District Court of Hawaii, as temporary associate justice of the High Court to hear the dispute. It is officially: “In the Matter of the Title of Kabua Lablab, Kabua Kabua v. Imata Kabua, et al, High Court civil action Nos. 1984-98 and 1984-102 (consolidated).”
P24 Bojar is boss
Bojar II, like the new kid on the block it is, left no question as to who is the top fast pitch softball team in Majuro by bombing Kabajua 18-12 in last Thursday’s fifth and final game of the championship series. It was fitting that the series went the full five games to test Bojar, a team that many thought wouldn’t make it into the playoffs. And when Bojar last games three and four, after quickly winning the first two, there were those who doubted the upstarts, saying Kabajua would prevail. But Bojar came to play ball last Thursday with the title on the line. The team score 10 runs in the first two innings, an imposing lead from which Kabajua couldn’t recover. Greamson may have been batting at the bottom of the order, but he turned in a performance worthy of a cleanup hitter, smacking two triples for three runs batted in and scoring twice. Junior knocked in four with a triple and two base hits, while Atbi hit a triple and scored three times.
Journal 9/28/2012
P3 Miles of mats to go on show
A record number of jaki-ed (clothing mats) will be for sale at the Sixth Annual Jaki-ed Auction and Exhibition being held at the Marshall Islands Resort’s Melele Room Thursday night. The numerous submissions from weavers from USP’s novice weaving program has boosted the numbers to over 50, USP’s Tamara Greenstone said.