Journal 1/14/1983
P1 MCAA to run major new job program
A 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 program.
P1 Entire Compact under review
The question of compensation for victims of US nuclear weapons testing under Section 177 of the Compact of Free Association, and the idea of the Compact itself are said to be under review by the Cabinet. President Amata Kabua sent a cable in late December to Gordon Stemple of the Marshall Islands Atomic Testing Litigation Project supporting resumption of lawsuits on behalf of people affected by the nuclear testing. Michael Mecham of Gannett News Service last week wrote an article analyzing many of the questions raised by Kabua’s move. Health Minister Jeton Anjain from Rongelap, probably the atoll where people suffered the most exposure to radiation, said this week that as far as he knows the Cabinet has not discussed what to do about 177.
Journal 1/17/1992
P2 Nine new Nitijela members
Nine new Nitijela members took the oath of office when Nitijela opened earlier this month for its first session of the new four-year term. They are: Nidel Lorak, Arno; Alik Alik, Jaluit; Alvin Jacklick, Kwajalein; Rellong Lemari, Lae; Jorelik Tibon, Majuro; Jurelang Zedkaia, Majuro; Kejjo Bien, Mili; Patrick Langmoir, Namdrik; and Kaiboke Kabua, Namu.
P3 Muller was an all-around fishing expert
Steve Muller, a man who knew all there was to know about fisheries — from the negotiating table with foreign nations to the best spots for bottom fishing in lagoons — died suddenly in Honolulu last week, following what appeared to be successful open heart bypass surgery. Muller had most recently been deputy manager of the Marshall Islands Development Authority, the agency that oversees virtually all government development and construction projects. Prior to that, he was the first director of the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, and prior still, Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
P22 V7AB manager explains switch
The Marshall Islands radio station has changed its call sign from WSZO to V7AB. According to Manager Sam Jordan, the International Telecommunications Union, which assigns frequency for all the radio stations in the world, gave he new call sign to Radio Marshalls. “We cannot be identified or recognized (internationally) when we say WSZO Radio instead of V7AB. WSZO was assigned during the Trust Territory.”
Journal 1/20/2012
P1 Latecomers locked out
Showing the leadership that established DES as one of RMI’s top public schools, MIHS Principal Evelyn Konou on Wednesday put high school students, parents and teachers on notice that being late to school is not acceptable. Late arriving Marshall Islands High School students were locked out of school Wednesday morning, after school administration had alerted students to new rules earlier in the week aimed at preventing tardiness. For many years, persistent tardiness and class-cutting by students has been a major, ongoing problem at MIHS.