Journal 10/15/1982
P1 Kwaj getting ready to celebrate
Reports from Ebeye say that Senator Imada Kabua is telling the Kwajalein people that there is tentative agreement between the US and Kwajalein landowners for payments of $13 million per year and a 30-year term for US lease fo the Kwajalein Missile Range. Other reports say Senator Ataji Balos phoned Kabua to say that 90 percent of the Kwajalein Atoll Corporation objectives had been attained. RepMar sources told the Journal that drafting of an agreement was underway.
Journal 10/18/1991
P2 Dr. Pinano named honorary consul
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Kijiner accepted the diplomatic credentials of Dr. Alexander Pinano, one of Majuro’s best know and most popular doctors, as honorary consult of the Philippines. Dr. Pinano, who has resided in the Marshalls for nearly 10 years and is a naturalized citizen of RMI, was appointed to the post by Philippines Ambassador P. de Peralta.
P17 Nevada Job Corps graduates three
Three young Marshallese graduated from the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center in Reno, Nevada last month. Savior Loeak, son of Tokune Loeak of Ailinglaplap, competed a two-year course in automotive mechanics. Hatty Amos of Ebeye, Kwajalein, graduated from an 18-month course in culinary arts, and Jack Jacklick, son of Akiko Jacklick, also from Ebeye, received his high school diploma after eight months at Job Corps.
P27 Not a tournament day
Ronnie Reimers and Kejan Langter brought in a giant 480-pound marlin, plus 200 and 100+ pounders “just fishin” last week.
Journal 10/21/2011
P9 They don’t MISSA beat
The Marshall Islands Social Security Administration’s 2010 annual audit is another example of an A+ performance in accountability. The Deloitte audit said MISSA had “no instances of non-compliance or other matters” that need to be reported. Since the early 2000s, MISSA management has produced spotless audits, the only RMI government program with this impressive record of accountability.
P17 Party time at Neimad’s
The event of the month happened Saturday out at Leroij Neimad Loeak’s place in Rairok, with the celebration of her granddaughter’s first birthday. The family really spruced up their area, including building a big concrete slab that served as a perfect dance floor for the many groups that stopped by to dazzle the crowd with their performances. It turns out that in addition to being the around town Q&A reporter, Selvenious Marvin has some dancing talents. His six-member boys dance team, “Jab kinaak lok eo,” generally stole the show with its remix dance. But there were plenty of other active and enjoyable dance groups who showed up. More than a thousand people enjoyed the feast put on by the family. Leroij Neimad’s older brother, Iroij Anjua Loeak, headlined a cast of VIPs who joined in. the birthday girl, Leimonita Liboken Hanerg, wasn’t able to make it to the end of the event, which wrapped up around 3am.