betel nut

Ugly and out of control

Ugly and out of control

Journal 9/13/1983 P1 Less than 40% left to countAs of early Monday morning, approval of the Compact was leading y 58 percent. So far 3,278 ballots were cast in favor of the Compact, while 2,389 ballots were cast against. Roughly 60 percent of the total vote has been counted. P1 Coalition meets to discuss optionsCoalition […]

Betel nut legalized

Betel nut legalized

After going through multiple laws that never properly regulated the importation of betel nut into RMI, Nitijela has redone the law once again — but this time making it legal to import the nuts and establishing a system for taxing these imports. The Betelnut Amendment Act of 2025, endorsed earlier this month by Nitijela, states […]

Nitijela bans betel nut

Nitijela bans betel nut

Journal 2/27/1987 P7 RepMar-KALGov agree to Ebeye Public Works controlFollowing several months of talks, negotiators for the RMI and the Kwajalein Atoll Local Government have reached an agreement authorizing the national government’s public works department on Ebeye to be administered by KALGov. The agreement transfers all employees, assets, equipment and buildings to the control of […]

RMI ramps up betel nut action

RMI ramps up betel nut action

The first prosecution of a business for alleged illegal sales of betel nut in Majuro was filed in District Court last Friday as part of a wider effort by the RMI Attorney General’s office to tackle the betel nut situation in the country. The District Court case was filed by Assistant Attorney General Joe Lomae, […]