nuclear testing

Marshallese are ‘collateral damage’

Marshallese are ‘collateral damage’

KAREN EARNSHAW The Marshall Islands’ Rhea Moss-Christian said last week on an Australian television and radio network that the United States’ nuclear testing in her country “had a singular goal from the US perspective” and that the Marshallese people were the victims of this goal. The Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries […]

Senators slam 177 ‘espousal’

Senators slam 177 ‘espousal’

Journal 11/29/1985 P1 Espousal slammed in Senate Six US Senators went on raced before the Compact voter earlier this month stating their opposition to the Compact’s “espousal” provisions, primarily on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. In addition, Sen. James McClure, who chairs the Senate Energy Committee, said that if new claims arise in the […]

Yun: Testing was a ‘tragedy’

Yun: Testing was a ‘tragedy’

WILMER JOEL US Special Presidential Envoy Joseph Yun and his delegation set foot on the Runit Dome in Enewetak for the first time last Friday. Minister Kitlang Kabua and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade hosted this visit. “We live in fear, fear of the bombs, guns, and nuclear,” were the words in a […]

Tony: ‘A giant of history’

Tony: ‘A giant of history’

HILDA HEINE President   It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I announce that the Marshall Islands lost a national hero Tuesday with the passing of our Climate Ambassador and former Minister Tony deBrum. Tony passed away peacefully in Majuro, surrounded by his proud father, as well as his wife and […]