US State Department

US $ for Nitijela

US $ for Nitijela

GIFF JOHNSON There were three major outcomes of the high-level United States government visit to Majuro last week. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo led a delegation for an overnight visit to Majuro that included talks with President Hilda Heine and her Cabinet, tours of fisheries operations, and an […]

US quits fish treaty

US quits fish treaty

GIFF JOHNSON The US government officially announced it is pulling out of the US Pacific islands fisheries treaty, a move that will take effect in 12 months, according to the terms of the nearly 30-year old deal. The US State Department advised the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) this past weekend that it had officially communicated […]