Journal 11/20/1987 P1 Majuro five still aliveMajuro’s five incumbents head the list of vote getters in the final but unofficial vote count for all Mauro election wards. The unofficial results showed President Amata Kabua at the top, Hemos Jack was second, while Phillip Muller and Tony deBrum were a close third and fourth. Henry Samuel […]
Journal 8/7/1987 P1 Israel ties from RepMar tourThe Marshall Islands will be seeking stronger economic and political ties with Israel following the first official visit of RepMar representatives last month. The delegation, led by Foreign Minister Charles Domnick met with top level government leaders and visited a number of cooperative agriculture farms and industries. P3 […]
Journal 6/19/1987 P5 RepMar eyes ties with neighborsThe Marshalls plans to soon establish diplomatic ties with four of its closest neighbors as a result of discussions held during last month’s South Pacific Forum in Western Samoa. Foreign Secretary Jiba Kabua said official contact was made with Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru and Western Samoa. P15 Forum meeting […]
GIFF JOHNSON Despite former Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine’s resignation late last week from a key global climate advisory committee and early conflicts emerging over the Pacific Islands’ demand for a phase out of fossil fuels and the COP President’s pushback on this central climate issue, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna said from […]
Journal 10/16/1987 P4 No se, señorDan Wales’ neighbors are like the three monkeys that hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil. Over the weekend Dan’s fence disappeared. Eight sheets of roofing tin, that keep yeast walkers and gas sniffers from using his yard as a meeting place, just vanished in thin air. […]
Journal 5/1/1987 P1 Forced to sign 177 Marshall Islands negotiators told the United States that nuclear claims should be settled with individual Marshallese claimants but the US refused, using economic leverage and incentives in the Compact to get the Marshall Islands government to approve the Compact nuclear claims settlement with espousal, said Minister of Health […]
EVE BURNS Nito’s Wings founder Deborah Yoder was a volunteer nurse in Majuro in 2016 and worked with Nito’s family in an attempt to save Nito’s life. She told the Journal she later contacted the late Ambassador Tony deBrum requesting to start a California based non-profit in honor of Ceihera Toni Miyoko “Nito” deBrum Kedi. […]
Journal 12/6/1985 P1 Majuro mayoress? Amatlain Kabua was the top vote-getter in last Saturday’s mayoral election for Majuro Atoll but did not receive more than 50 percent of the votes with 12 other candidates running for the post. As a result, said Electoral Commission Chief Shiro Riklon, there will be a run-off election between her […]
A three-part climate video series, “Fighting for our survival,” has been released by the climate action organization, 350.org. This includes a new climate video, “Midnight,” filmed in the Marshall Islands and featuring Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner. “Midnight” was unveiled December 11 at the opening of the online event Kainaki II to COP 26 – Pacific Islands Forum […]
Journal 11/18/1983P9 Two new businesses open A duo of businesses opened shop next door to each other in the past couple of weeks. First is Ace International Agencies, o;erased by Harry Doulatram. His downtown office is located just south of the Downtown Restaurant. Next to Harry’s is the newly opened Island Business Services. This computer-based […]
