HILARY HOSIA Jaluit Parliament Member Casten Nemra was appointed last Wednesday as Finance Minister by President David Kabua, replacing Nitijela Member Brenson Wase, who had been in the post for 20 months. Casten accepted the President’s appointment and a swear-in ceremony was held at the Cabinet Conference Room last Friday. The swear-in was presided over […]
EVE BURNS and HILARY HOSIA Vulnerable families received Asian Development Bank Covid relief funding from Ministry of Finance this past week. The funds being distributed were from a $1.5 million Covid grant provided by the Asian Development Bank. Finance used the Early Childhood Development (ECD) program’s list of vulnerable families to identify the families in Majuro […]
HILARY HOSIA Navigating the hospital and police system is not for the weak of mind or body. In layman’s terms, the current system is a maze. Say a person is trying to get chauffeur license to become a taxi driver. The person would need a hospital clearance card given to chauffeurs and food vendors. Initially, […]
The Public Service Commission and the Ministry of Finance celebrated the endorsement of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Competency Framework/Monakjan nin Kalablok Kabel – Jitok Kabel earlier this month with a ceremony. The PFM Competency Framework is a specialized human resource tool identifying behaviors, knowledge, skills and capabilities as well as supporting professional development for […]
