Journal 3/18/1983 P1 Majuro boat channel bridge openThe Japan grant project bridge for the Marshall Islands was officially opened March 15 for motorists and will open later for small boats when the channel under the bridge is completed. Before the ribbon cutting by First Lady Emlain Kabua, there were speeches by Minister of Public Works […]
Journal 8/19/1982 P1 US compact negotiators called amateursLawyers for the Marshall Islands Atomic Testing Litigation Project are extremely critical of the way negotiations have been handled for the Compact of Free Association and the settlements offered their clients, victims of US nuclear testing in the 1940s and 1950s. “The negotiations were handled by a bunch […]
Journal 8/2/1983 P1 Nitijela opens Nearly 50 years under the Trusteeship system is a long time, President Amata Kabua said in his brief remarks this morning at Nitijela’s opening day for the final session for the year. President Kabua noted also that during this session things are going to be a little different from previous […]
Journal 8/20/1982 P1 MIFCB to reopen Monday The Marshall Islands First Commercial Bank is due to reopen on August 23, according to Manager Jeffery Yieh. The bank was closed for over a week due to a run on the bank and delays in cash transfers. P1 Nitijela passes plebiscite resolution Mili Senator Chuji Chutaro at […]
Journal 1/9/1981 P1 Second Nitijela session opened By Akio Heine The second Constitutional Nitijela session reconvened January 5. After Speaker Atlan Anien called for the opening of the 1981 session, Rev. Jude Samson of Uliga Protestant Memorial Church gave the invocation. Everybody then stood up and sang a hymn, “O Master Let Me Walk With […]
