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Japan funds Arno’s new boat

By Journal on December 26, 2019 Arno, Japan Embassy, Mayor Bernard, Naomi Ukai News Archive

Japan Ambassador Norio Saito joined in the handover ceremony for “the Project for Procurement of Sea Transport for Copra in Arno Atoll.” The $135,500 grant for a new boat was funded through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). The ceremony was attended by Arno Mayor Bernard Chong-Gum, Arno Irooj Katwel Jormelu and […]

Arno mayor told to ‘cease and desist’

By Journal on October 25, 2019 Arno, Chong Gum, Mayor Bernard, MOHHS, Rita Feature Articles

The mayor of Arno Atoll was issued a “cease and desist” warning by the RMI Attorney General’s office for allegedly violating the travel ban to the outer islands during the dengue outbreak. A cease and desist order was delivered to Mayor Bernard Chong Gum last week based on a report that a boat under his […]