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 Topic: RMINewsThe new items published under this topic are as follows.
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President Chen's Address at Inauguration of RMI International Conference Center
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian joined Republic of the Marshall Islands President Kessai Note in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, on October 12, for the new conference center in Majuro, the capital atoll of the Marshalls. "I believe you must be very excited for the future, because the completion of the Marshall Islands' first international conference center will provide not only the venue for the Second Taiwan-Pacific Allies Summit but also bring further opportunities and prospects for economic development," said Chen, whose government provided the funding. More of his speech follows.
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Marshall Islands Electoral Administration Releases Official List and Update
The RMI General Election Official Candidate List has been provided by Carl Alik, Chief Electoral Officer, for posting at Yokwe Online. The List contains candidates for Senate, Mayor, and Council seats from all districts.
Alik also confirmed that the Electoral Office is not accepting requests for postal ballots via email or fax.
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MARSHALL ISLANDS: Public Reacts to National Telecom Problems
Resolution Regarding Telecommunications in the RMI - by Marshall Islands business people
We, the members of the Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce, resolve today in the strongest of possible terms that the present issues involving the National Telecommunication Authority need to be satisfactorily addressed with a working partnership between the private and public sectors. We’ve identified the following issues: country communication capacity, telephony service (internet, cell phones, and ground lines), management, ownership, and country debt guarantees. We believe that one of the key issues that isolates and prevents further development in the Marshall Islands is fast, inexpensive and reliable access to data and the world’s markets via the Internet. >>>continued>>>
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MARSHALL ISLANDS: September 17 Marks Sixteenth Anniversary of UN Membership
On September 17, 1991, the Republic of the Marshall Islands was seated as an independent nation in the United Nations. The General Assembly adopted, without vote, the admission of RMI, following the August 9 recommendation of the Security Council.
The same day, the Federated States of Micronesia was admitted to the U.N. In 1991, five other nations were admitted bringing the UN membership to 166. Palau gained membership in 1994. Today, there are 192 member countries following the admission of Montenegro in 2006.
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Marshall Islands Removed from OECD List of Uncooperative Tax Havens
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced today that it has removed the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) from its list of uncooperative tax havens. The Marshall Islands has made the commitment to implement a programm to improve transparency and to establish effective exchange of information in tax matters.
"The Marshall Islands wishes to be seen as a responsible international financial center," said the RMI Finance Minister Brenson Wase in a letter to OECD, dated July 17, 2007.
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Marshall Islands Government Payroll Doubles in Six Years
The quarterly payroll for 1468 Marshall Islands' government employees in 2001 was less than $4 million. Six years later, the RMI struggles to meet a bi-weekly payroll for 2415 employees, with a quarterly pay-out of over $8 million.
The nearly 50% increase in the public sector burden has occurred during President Kessai Note's administration which began in 2000. In the 1990's, jobs in the top-heavy government sector were drastically cut under the Reduction in Workforce Policy.
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Marshalls' Outer Islands Struggle with High Costs of Goods
For the outer atolls of the Marshall Islands, the scarcity of goods combined with high costs and very limited sources of income makes the situation for many households very challenging, stated a report released July 12. Infrequent field ship service is a major problem for these isolated communities of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).
Food and household basket comparisons, conducted during the recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in six outer islands, found basket costs ranging from 20% to 32% more than in the nation's capital atoll, according to RMI Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (EPPSO).
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Marshall Islands: Decrease in Departures, but Out-Migration Continues
Out-migration from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) slightly decreased last year, although statistics show a steady trend of migration to the United States since 1990.
According to figures released last Wednesday by Carl Hacker, Director of the RMI Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (EPPSO), the difference in 2006 between departures than arrivals on air traffic between the RMI and the U.S. was 978.
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Marshall Islands President Makes Sixth Visit to Taiwan
President Kessai H. Note arrives in Taiwan on Tuesday for a 6-day private visit. The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) President will "call on Republic of China (ROC) President Chen Shui-bian and visit various famous tourist attractions in Taiwan," announced the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.
According to the RMI's President's Office, the presidential party, including First Lady Mary Note, left for Taipei over the weekend. The two presidents are scheduled "to finalize arrangements and discuss issues that will lead up to the upcoming 2nd Taiwan-Pacific Allies Summit later this year in Majuro," reported the RMI's Government website.
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Senator Tony deBrum's Remarks before the Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce
Kwajalein Senator Tony deBrum, addressed the Chamber on the needs of the Kwajalein people during a special meeting on June 12. Senator deBrum informed the Chamber that Senators Michael Kabua and Christopher Loeak were not able to attend due to a prior engagement in Ailinglaplap. Iroij Anjua Loeak and Iroij Imata Kabua also sent their regards from Honolulu. The following remarks were provided by the Secretary in the minutes of the Chamber meeting:
What’s going on in Ebeye? These areas are critical to Ebeye and the whole
country. We heard last week that good governance is only as strong as its weakest link.
Ebeye is the weakest link. The problems are not all recent ones. Some of the problems
began with the first interaction with the US Military’s use of Kwajalein. Kwajalein
continues to bear the brunt of these issues.
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