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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Journal 10/8/1976 P3 Ponape prepares for new Micro capital A Special Joint Task Force was created in Ponape to study and make recommendations as to where the site of the new capital of Micronesia should be located. Bermin Weilbacher, Acting District Administrator for Ponape, in a “District Message” to the Ponape District Legislature, urged the […]
