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Farewell to Mayor Manini

By Journal on April 16, 2021 Chewy Lin, funeral, Manini Kabua Jr., Namu Mayor Feature Articles

Final funeral services were held for Namu Mayor and Marshall Islands Mayors Association President Manini Jr. Kabua at his Rubar grave on April 13. In the photo, a police honor guard accompanied the casket from the ocean side location of the ilomej (wake) to the lagoon side cemetery for burial this past Friday. Kabua died […]

Flags at half mast for Jurelang

By Journal on October 16, 2015 funeral, Jurelang Zedkaia News Archive

Flags were lowered to half mast and a month of national mourning was declared on October 10 to honor former Marshall Islands President and Majuro paramount chief Jurelang Zedkaia. Zedkaia, 65, died in Majuro October 7 of an apparent heart attack. He was elected President of the Marshall Islands in 2009, following a vote of […]