Iroojlaplap Michael Kabua’s arrival to Majuro was about 36 hours delayed from the original plan. A special flight returning his remains from Taiwan to Majuro arrived before sunrise Saturday morning, triggering an eventful several days of funeral services. He was transported by police-escorted motorcade in a specially designed enclosure on a truck with a thatched […]
Journal 5/18/1982 P1 Young vandals break into bottling plantThe TASC bottling plant was broken into May 16 around 10am. The perpetrators were aged from eight to 12 and they caused a great deal of mayhem before the back door of the plant was nailed shut. The police were called and they said they would come […]
Windy and sometimes rainy conditions prevailed during last weekend’s Kwajalein Cup outrigger canoe race. But that didn’t dampen the turnout of canoes, only made it more challenging for the captains to demonstrate their skills. First place canoe was “Nana” built and captained by Clancy Takia, an experienced canoe builder at the Waan Aelon in Majel […]
HILARY HOSIA Old fashioned high-frequency radio beat modern gizmos in breaking the news of two Kwajalein fishermen who were found in Chuuk after 42 days lost at sea. Chatter on high frequency radio between a radio operator on Namoluk Atoll in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, and a Marshallese residing in Hawaii unfolded the drama […]
