Journal 6/18/1982
P1 Kwaj owners plan to occupy soon
This weekend Kwajalein landowners are planning to reoccupy their land being used by the Kwajalein Missile Range. A statement released by the Kwajalein Atoll Corporation office here said the occupation would take place sometime between Thursday and Saturday. The reason for the reoccupation is dissatisfaction with the terms of the Compact of Free Association signed by the US and Marshall Islands governments last month. Meanwhile, a delegation of traditional leaders and Chief Secretary Oscar deBrum is headed for Kwajalein to try to talk the landowners out of occupying Kwajalein.
P1 New doctors arrive
A welcoming ceremony for the new doctors coming to work at the Armer Ishoda Memorial Hospital was held at the hospital this week. Secretary of Health Dr. Jack Helkena, Health Minister Jeton Anjain and Internal Affairs Minister Wilfred Kendall were there to formally welcome the new staff. They include Dr. Ludmilla Pingol, Dr. Marina Talens, Dr. Alan Talens, Dr Alexander Pinano and Midel Pinano.
P3 Balos resigns from Cabinet
Minister of Internal Security Ataji Balos resigned from Cabinet on 14 June in a letter addressed to President Amata Kabua. Balos said he is unable to support the government in its decision to sign the Compact of Free Association.
P5 MIHS honor roll
Second semester, 12th grade: Nelly Beio 3.33, Perlo Domenden 3.33, Mio Domnick 3.33, Less Andrike 3.17, Mackpi Bwijko 3.17, Jabton Gideon 3.17, Tone Herkinos 3.00, Junior Laninbelik 3.00, Mison Livai 3.00 and Lincoln Mea 3.00.
Journal 6/21/1991
P1 Milk plant for sale
The government closed its debt-ridden milk factory in Delap for good earlier this year and is now looking for a buyer. Resources and Development Secretary Donald Capelle said the government “decided to sell the Pacific Maid dairy plant to local or foreign business people.” Capelle said when the plant was built in 1986 the cost was $500,000. In a report two years ago, the government’s auditor general strongly criticized the government-run operation for its inability to make a profit and recommended the government sell it.
P24 CMI receives WASC accreditation
Back in 1982, when current College of the Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine-Jetnil was working nights in the College of Micronesia’s one classroom above the post office, a dream of a campus with accreditation was so remote it was lost in the whir of noisy fans pushing sluggish humid air, broken Xerox machines, and a budget of petty cash. This past week, the College of the Marshall Islands, as it is now called, reach their big goal when the Western Association of Schools and Colleges accepted CMI as a fully accredited institution.
Journal 6/24/2011
P21 New home for ‘national treasures’
“These women are our national treasures,” the University of the South Pacific’s Dr. Irene Taafaki said at the opening of the ‘Jined Kibed’ traditional weaving house, which is in the campus’ secret garden. She was referring to Patsy Herman, Airine Keju, Ashken Binat, and Mela Kattil who, amongst other weavers of the Marshall Islands, have been over the past few years honing their skills to produce finer, more fabric-like, ‘jaki-ed’ (mats). “This project goes back 10 years,” Taafaki said. “It started when Maria (Fowler) and I worked on compiling a book on traditional medicine in the Marshall Islands. She told me that after we finished that project, weaving was to be next on our agenda.”