Journal 10/16/1987
P13 World Council eyes health needs
A five-member team representing the World Council of Churches arrived in Majuro earlier this week for meetings and consultations with the Ministry of Health and the religious community. The team, composed mostly of medical doctors with experience in primary health care in developing nations, is representing the Christian Medical Commission and the Church and Society programs of the WCC based in Switzerland. “We want to place the primary health concerns of the Marshall Islands very clearly on the World Council of Churches’ agenda,” said Dr. Erlinda Senturias, the team leader from the Philippines.
P16 Brand-X nips Cyclers
Playoff fever is beginning to sweep Majuro basketball league as the teams move into the final two weeks of regular season play vying for the four playoff spots. Brand-X continued its unbeaten ways, winning its seventh game by beating Rita Cyclers 54-45. In a wide open run and gun game, Eban Emon defeated Bukot Nan Jesus 70-55. Tough defense was the name of the game for league-leading Ace as it held Gibson’s to just two second quarter points before coasting to a 62-40 win. An outmanned Delap Angels team played tough through the first three quarters before the Bank of Guam Warriors ran away with a 75-46 win.
Journal 10/15/1999
P1 RMI out of sync with Pacific area
For government official Laurence Edwards and Majuro Chamber of Commerce President Kirt Pinho, their participation in an investment promotion seminar in Fiji late last month was an eye-opener. They were surprised — and dismayed — to learn that the Marshalls was the only Pacific government attending that didn’t have an investment policy, had no investment promotion agency, and hadn’t completed a business cost survey.
P4 The joys of technology
Not even the isolation of the Central Pacific can keep the information highway from making its impact on the Marshall Islands. The headquarters of the Marshalls Billfish Club tournament at Uliga Dock last month was fully equipped as Dan Fitzpatrick, Charles Stinnett, Don Hess and Ben Graham coordinated the event using radios, cell phones, digital cameras, laptop computers and printers. But when you reap the benefits the age of technology brings, you can also encounter the pitfalls — CRASH! — oh no, I’ve lost the file! Call in the boats! Did anyone backup those winning records?
P8 A guy gets thirsty fishing
Team Usie-Q won the biggest fish prize during the Marshalls Billfish Club’s July tournament. Presenting them their winning of 10 cases of Foster beer was Gibson’s grocery manager Artie Stovall and shipping agent Wallace Peter. Pilot Jeffery Wase and team captain Kenneth Kramer happily received the prize.
P10 Ailinglaplap: 1 pickup in 12 months
Ailinglaplap and Ebon tell the story of copra woes in the Marshall Islands. Since a year ago October, Ailinglaplap — normally either first or second in production in the RMI — received just one ship visit to collect copra. Ebon, another strong copra producing atoll to the south, received just two visits in the past 12 months. The lack of government ships servicing the outer islands has taken its toll on copra production in the past year. The arrival of the Mercy K and its start of copra service this week could have a dramatic and immediate impact.
Journal 10/22/2010
P1 LUA ready to sign
A seven-year deadlock that threatened long-term United States presence at the Kwajalein missile range has been broken, with landowners saying this week they are ready to sign a new land use agreement…and gain release of an escrow account that has accumulated more than $30 million.
P12 The Nitijela blues
Oh, the government guys are happy ’n easy, No more Q&A to make them queasy. Brenson won’t have to clear his throat, Alvin won’t have to swim in Rien’s moat. But woe to people in radio land, Empty radios belching only the Abba band. Three long months, we have to wait, Until Nitijela’s next scheduled date.