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World War II Veteran to Visit Marshall Islands

Photographer who documented A-bomb tests dies

Americas nuclear test legacy lingers 50 years after Bravo test

Close Small Island States Hope to Resurface on World Stage

Aid workers find a new life in the Marshall Islands

Taiwan helps ally with agricultural technology mission

Marshall baby market blocked: U.S. pact, Marshallese fines target coercion

NEWS: US Distribution Formula for Compact-Impact Aid Questioned

CNMI receives US$5.1 million to help with impact of migration

DOI: Expect amended Compact will reduce migration by improving health, education and economic opportunity in the freely associated states. Those who choose to migrate will eventually be net contributors to the CNMI, but migration can put a strain on local budgets and these grants should help to alleviate that problem.

Latest Compact report in draft form

Affirmed the estimated $9.2 million that CNMI spent for Micronesian migrants.

Lingle to keep pushing for more compact aid

Hawai'i received $10.5 million. Distribution formula caused a rift between DOI and Hawai'i.

Guam to get $14.2 million in federal funding in Compact aid

Island is expected to receive impact aid funding for the next ten years

Lawmakers set to review vetoed bills

Needs official process to quantify the financial impact of regional immigrants.

Adoptions of Marshallese Children Still in the News

Marshallese adoption authority begins getting a trickle of calls

Adoptive parents keep ties to Marshallese families

Adoption agencies probed over suspected double-billing

Ethica: Marshall Islands Adoption

Compact to Make an "Impact" for Hawaii, Guam and Territories

Guam's Utility Hopes Compact Will Help Sale

U.S. To Forgive $157 Million Guam Debt

'Impact aid' for Pacific compact boosted to $30M

Bordallo: President Signs New Compacts with Micronesia and the Marshalls

Law will benefit Guam Memorial Hospital, administrator says

Bordallo, Camacho pleased at signing of Compact bill into law

Bush signs Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003

Marshall Islanders Face Hardship, Language Challenges, and Adoption Conflicts

Family struggles to afford diapers for kids, basic furnishings

Students master two languages in one place

Local Daycare Considers Tri-Lingual Staffing

State probes Marshallese adoptions

Isle adoption pipeline deceiving, critics say

Compact Viewpoints from Guam and Hawaii

House passes resolution to forgive Guam of federal debt

Abercromie: Hails passage of bill to double Compact impact aid

Bordallo: Compact-Impact Provisions for Guam Remain Intact

Akaka: Applauds Congressional Action On Compact

Roche: $3.5 billion aid, regulates recruiting of workers for jobs in U.S

Report on Compact-impact expenses for DOE being compiled

Aloha Upgrades Marshall Islands Service
New Boeing 737-700 will make twice-a-week flights with no stop at Johnston Island and will fly first to Kwajalein, then on to Majuro.

Researcher wins $100,000 grant
Barbara Rose Johnston and Holly M. Barker will research the consequential damages of nuclear testing in Marshalls

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Immigrant students bring new challenges to schools
Teacher Faith Chaney says its "too much on the plate" for students (some from Marshall Islands) to learn a new language, learn subjects, and adapt to new culture, all at once.

No place to call home in Newport
Herbie, who moved from the Marshall Islands in 1986, is among a growing number of Newporters who are becoming and staying homeless.

Island news and announcements from Marshalls and Micronesia

Marshall Islands Black Pearl Harvest and Auction

Outer atoll promotes fish conservation in face of commercial depletion

Marshall Islands Black Pearl Harvest and Auction

Johnston Atoll: The end of an era

Palau backs promotion plan: Promotion of Micronesia through site endorsed

Interview with Giff Johnson: Local landowners contest land rights with Nauru (audio link)

Kiribati switches diplomatic ties from China to Taiwan

Marshall Islands Citizens Living in Northwest Arkansas Cast Votes

Marshallese Cast Votes In National Election

Marshallese Speaker takes ORA on Pacific excursion

University graduates find value in service (in Marshall Islands)

No-bid contract for cable added to Pacific aid bill

US approves multi-billion dollar deal with two "micro" Pacific states but questions on future remain

Harvest of Babies from the Marshall Islands Subject of New Series

With cash and promises, recruiters solicit Marshall Islanders to fly overseas and give up their newborns for adoption, reports Walter F. Roche Jr., in his newest investigative series, "The Baby Brokers." Although problems presented in this seven-part series are well-known and led to Marshall Islands' enactment of new adoption controls, what Roche does is "name names" and give faces to adoption players, pointing out the deep-rooted involvement of Marshallese who make money from the out-adoption of island babies.

Other Compact Viewpoints

EDITORIAL: Is The U.S. Serious About Its Compact Partnerships?

EDITORAL: Lessons of Compact One: Five Things We Should Have Learned

VIDEO: Interview with Congressman Faleomavaega and Congresswoman Bordallo on Passage of Compact Legislation

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VIDEO: View Guam Congresswoman Bordallo's House Floor Statement for HJ 63 - or read the Text

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PRESS RELEASE: Abercrombie hails House passage of bill to double Compact impact aid

NEWS: House approves aid for 2 Pacific nations: $3.5 billion package includes protection for islanders working in U.S

Marshall Islands and Regional News

Hawaii student helps expand Majuro library

60,000 volumes to Assumption library which will be expanded.

Mail snag could slow cargo for Christmas

Some glitches in required scanning says Continental.

Bush Listens Closely, Strengthens Relations With Pacific Island Nations

"Warm" meeting with 13 Pacific island leaders.

13 Cases Of Dengue Reported In Majuro

Expats contract dengue in Majuro and outer islands.

AIR NAURU Pushes For Marshalls Route

Brisbane to Majuro,same day to Tarawa and Nadi.

Legislation to Improve Health Care for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Pacific Islanders overlooked due to limited data.

News about the Islands and Marshallese at home and abroad

Micronesians, schools strive to bridge gap.

Charity Joel helps a young Marshallese girl go to school.

Sunday, Oct. 26- Ala Moana Park Festival, Oct 25

Daniel Klein will share Marshallese Tales.

AUDIO: Officials Say Babies with Syphilis Overstated

RMI Public Health's Kennar Briand says 10% figure not true.

UCC's advocacy can 'move mountains'

Ambassador Greta Morris says concerns of UCC-supported advocates are being heard.

ADB funds still available to NMC

Students from Pacific colleges could study there under grant.

Pacific Nations Study Spread Of World Diseases

SARS and Marshalls measles outbreak brings coordinated response.

Don’t Treat Us Like Enemies

Arno Atoll provided a spectacular backdrop for an interview-but one that did not soften the anger in the words of Palau President Tommy Remengesau, Jr.

News Links from Majuro, Hawaii, and Guam

House vote canceled on federal aid for Pacific migrants

Vote to give Hawaii millions for Micronesian migrants, pulled by House budget committee.

Audit Questions U.S. Education Spending In Marshalls

Proper documentation is lacking for $640,000 in 2002 Education programs.

Babies With Syphilis Worries Marshalls

Yearly, ten percent of 1,500 babies are born with congenital syphilis.

Cities pinpoint environmental goals at summit

Likiep Atoll was one of 25 municipalities recognized for keeping environmental commitments.

Marshall Islands works on child abuse and neglect issues

Five bills include raising the age of marriage of girls from 16 to 18 and school attendance for ages four to 18.

Number of measles cases appears to be increasing

Public Health has setup free immunization clinics as 5 more cases found.

Other Compact News and Viewpoints
NEWS ARTICLES:

Pacific states face impediment to U.S. migration

They're afraid that their ability to migrate to the United States might be curbed.

Pending Pacific Compact Called Wishful

Observer predicts that negotiators will one day return to hammer out "Compact III".

U.S. Senate OKs $30 million in Pacific island aid

It is double the $15 million the Bush administration had proposed and endorses Guam, CNMI debt relief.

US and Palau to revisit immigration debate

Palau says immigration is bedrock of Compact and rejects US immigration-telecom package.

GUAM Leaders Bringing Home Compact Bacon

Compact immigration costs for public safety, health and educational caused Guam's current financial crisis.
ANALYSIS:

Less Free, More Compact

Review of Compact issues by Dr. Robert A. Underwood, Senior Fellow, East-West Center.