Journal 11/15/1983
P1 Sun Hotel opens
The Marshalls Sun Corporation Hotel and Restaurant began operations this past week with a soft opening. The 35-unit one story hotel already has six occupants and the restaurants has been presenting an excellent quality Japanese-style fare prepared by chief cook Koichi Sashi and his assistant Shuichi Ishizawa. The Marshalls Sun Corporation is owned by Teruo Ito, and he is also one of the original investors in the Nankatsu Corporation, which was organized to make katsuobushi, dried bonito fish.
P9 Chemical plant for Johnston Island
The Department of the Army today submitted to federal and state regulatory reviewing agencies and interested environmental groups the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed construction of a large-scale chemical demilitarization facility at Johnston Atoll in the Pacific. Construction of the proposed chemical agent disposal facility is programed to begin in mid-1985 with disposal operations about three years later. The initial p has of disposal at Johnston Atoll will involve the destruction of 13,889 M55 rockets containing nerve agent VX and 58,419 M55 rockets containing nerve agent GB.
Journal 11/13/1992
P1 Serious fishing only
The serious fishermen are heading to Ebeye this weekend to compete for more than $26,000 in cash prizes in the President’s Day fishing tournament. The Kwajalein Atoll Billfish Club is sponsoring Amata Kabua’s First Annual Billfish Tournament 1992 November 13 and 14.
P4 Last word
People are always asking you to lend them 10 bucks. And you have a hard time coming up with a good way to say no, right? Jack Niedenthal has the system down pat. He quotes Luke 6:34 from the Bible, which says, in so many words, that he who lends is a sinner. So someone wants your bucks, the answer is Luke 6:34. Jack has gone so far as to have a custom T-shirt made that says “Luke 6:34” against a rainbow background. Now he doesn’t even talk when somebody asks for money. He just points to his shirt and smiles.
P5 Marshalls handicraft shop provides income to women
The Marshall Islands Handicraft Cooperative located behind the Alele Museum plays a little noticed role in supporting the self-sufficiency of women in the Marshall Islands in addition to promoting an important element of Marshallese culture on an international basis. Twenty years ago, the cooperative was established by the Majuro Young Women’s Club aimed at educating women how to support their families. Women on the outer islands are expressing growing interest, said Mary Lanwi, the cooperative manager. The women specialize in a particular type of handicrafts in order to earn income. For example, Likiep specializes in fans and canoes, Ailuk in baskets and trays, and Majuro in woven flowers, baskets and stick charts.
Journal 11/14/2012
P1 Lucia’s our First Lady of business
A well-attended forum Tuesday heard Majuro business people talk about what it takes to make it in business in the RMI and ended with US Embassy officials naming the “Entrepreneur of the Year” for the RMI. The business forum tie-in with Global Entrepreneurship Week held around the world with support from the US Department of State, the US Embassy and the College of the Marshall Islands. US Ambassador Tom Armbruster announced that, after receiving nominations from the local private sector, the Embassy was naming businesswoman Lucia Guavis as the RMI “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2012. Guavis, who is currently in Fiji at a women in business event, was represented at the award ceremony by her daughter Candice Guavis, who accepted the honor on behanlf of Lucia.