Journal 3/11/1983
P1 Bikinians tell Vice President they want US care
A delegation of Bikinians returned March 10 from Washington, DC where they told Vice President George Bush and other US officials that they want a home other than Kili until they can return to Bikini. Not only do they want a place other than Kili Island or Ejit Island in Majuro, they want a home where they can be together and under the care of the United States.
P2 Ebb & Flow
The Majuro boat channel bridge is just about finished…Somebody went this week to the Scholarship Office at the Education Department to pick up an application form for the Russian scholarships and was told they were all gone…Baseball Saturday: Nine to Five defends its reputation against the AMI Angels.
Journal 3/13/1992
P3 Big government is impediment to progress
President Amata Kabua, in his most direct statement yet about the need to reduce the size of the government, told heads of public service from around the Pacific Monday that the Cabinet fully recognizes that the government sector must be trimmed if a viable economy is to be built in the Republic. But, he said, any move to reduce the public service will have “adverse political consequences” for those farsighted leaders who want to develop a viable economy.
P3 Going to the UN
President Amata Kabua congratulated new Ambassador to the United Nations Carl Heine on his appointment after a swearing in ceremony at Cabinet last week. With him was his wife, Susan, as well as Herty and Clyde Heine, Minister Antonio Eliu, and Foreign Secretary Jiba Kabua. Heine becomes the Marshalls first ambassador to the UN to be based in New York.
P8 FEMA assistance
Where would we be without the US Federal Emergency Management Agency is a rhetorical question that we frequently hear asked in Majuro these days. Since FEMA descended on Majuro in 1979 to bail us out of the mess left by the high waves, the agency has been coming to the aid of Marshall Islanders.
Journal 3/16/2012
P6 PNA takes tough stand on high seas fishing
With just two weeks until fishing nations and Pacific Islands meet at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting, the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) said it will not bow to pressure to open the high seas to foreign fishing. Over recent months, distant water fishing nations, including the Philippines and Asian countries, have been announcing their plan to lobby the Tuna Commission to reverse conservation measures it adopted in recent years as a result of PNA enforcing these requirements for any country that wants to fish in the eight nation members’ waters. “In 2008, PNA decided to close high seas to foreign fishing vessels, a move that was a world first, leading the way in conservation,” said PNA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Transform Aqorau. “Fishing nations should know that no matter what happens at the WCPFC, the high seas around PNA countries will remain closed.”
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