Topic: NewsLinks

MARSHALL ISLANDS: Majuro and National News from July 10-23

63rd Anniversary of the Liberation of Guam, the Battle for the Northern Marianas, and the War in the Pacific. -RMI Ambassador Banny deBrum attends wreath laying ceremony.

New Bank to Open in Majuro -investing $5.6 million on First Micronesia Bank

Women in Charge of Marshalls Land -Matrilineal study by researcher Tina Stege

Marshall Islands Executive Leadership Conference Concludes -Brings the National and Local Governments together

Minister Zackios to Address Compact Issues in US Congress -President has confidence in Zackios’ ability to answer all the committee’s questions.

Marshall Islands News from Majuro, Hawaii and Arkansas

Micronesian students teach teachers - 2,558 in public schools

Marshalls Government Payroll up 50% - productivity not increased.

Big Marshall Islands drug haul marijuana not cocaine - 200 thousand US dollars worth

Murder trial reset to review evidence - Lanej trial postponed to Aug. 20

Prosecutors Seek To Limit Finger-Pointing - pre-hearing set for Tuesday

As Iraq Debate Rages, Senators Ponder Refugees - Vietnamese, Cubans, Marshallese in Arkansas

YOKWE ONLINE DISCUSSION of CURRENT EVENTS:

• Micronesian students in "record numbers" - Compared to what record?
• Promoting Agenda: "Micronesians Fill Hawaii Shelters"
• Marshalls gov’t jobs skyrocket, but who's working?
• 300 New GOVERNMENT Jobs in 2006
• Murder Trial of Marshallese Woman Postponed Again
• The Canoe People?

Marshall Islands Economic and Regional Agency News

Micronesians fill Hawaii shelters - 20 percent of state's total

PII’s import tax flight - seeking exemption from import taxes for convention project

South Pacific Fishery Forum Opens In Taipei - six South Pacific countries and Taiwan

Republic of the Marshall Islands becomes 181st ILO member State - effective on 3 July 2007

Goods Council approves waivers for Mongolia, US - waiver on the US' duty-free treatment of products from the former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands until 2016.

Ramsar-related activities in the Oceania region - workshop at Jaluit, 9-13 August

Marshall Islands: Government Relations in News from Majuro

Micro-loan program hits stumbling block in Marshalls - $500,000 Taiwan-provided capital unused

PII’s import tax flight - seeking exemption from import taxes for convention project

Peters leads delegation on annual Pacific trip - week-long visit to Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, and Samoa

COM Land Grant Board of Regents Meeting - held in Majuro, June 5-7

Analysis of Marshall Islands and Pacific Region Issues

Promises, Promises - What Does U.S. 'Year Of The Pacific' Really Mean?

Living With Tough Love: Can FSM, RMI Do More Than Tread Water? - U.S. publicly reprimanded RMI for borrowing funds

High Speed, Island Style: Internet-Driven Change Is Moving Quickly - Connected via MySpace, hi5, sites such as the excellent yokwe.net

Matson to hike rates to Palau, FSM, Marshalls - $185 per westbound container, Sept. 2, 2007

Regional Disaster Managers Endorse Strategy for Pacific Early Warning System - Ensure governments know roles to act swiftly

U.S.-Affiliated Islands Get $2.1M For Health Services - Marshall Islands -- $321,536

Row develops over future of U.S. missile testing range at Marshall Islands Kwajalein Atoll - RMI gov't agreed for another 70 years without acceptance of landowners

Successes and Disappointments for Marshallese at Home and Abroad

3 men injured as vehicle jumps Waikiki curb - just moved from the Marshall Islands

Inaugural Stars of Oceania scholarships awarded - Tamera Heine of the Marshall Islands

Micro Games host known by end of 2007 - Majuro or Colonia in 2010

International adoption can be risky endeavor with shadowy agencies, heartbreak - Legacy International under scrutiny.

Federal Grant for a Medical Mission Goes Awry - Earmarked cutters sold, but new funding for program.

Dental Mission to the Marshall Islands, 2007 - team performed 314 dental exams

Party closes project on islander literacy - at Anij Emmon Assembly of God Church

Marshall Islands: Graduations and Special School Activiites

CMI Graduation 2007: Congratulations, Graduates! - 74 graduate from 2-year program, and more CMI news

25th Graduating Class from the Majuro Cooperative School - Alumni Ben Graham was guest speaker.

Philippo Visits With Marshallese Students in Suva - Attending University of South Pacific and Fiji School of Medicine

Marshall Islands' Organization Celebrate 28th Constitution Day - Students at Palau Community College

Poetry: Fallout's Horizon - Hawaii teacher's poem for Enewetak students

Marshall Islands: Secretary Kempthorne Visits Majuro and Ebeye

Kempthorne Underscores Interior’s Commitment - Visits Majuro, Kwajalein, Ebeye

Marshall Islanders question claimed business opportunities in American military relocation - local workers need education and job training

President Note and Secretary Kempthorne Opens New Classroom Buildings - Rita Elementary dedicated

President and Mrs. Note Welcomes Secretary Kempthorne - Hosted a dinner reception Tuesday evening

Photos: US Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Visits the Marshall Islands - Office of President photo album

Marshall Islands: Airline, Adoption, Urban Planning, Energy Troubles

Struggling Nauru Airline to Throw in Towel - terminating the Majuro air service

Utah adoption probe widens - Legacy's Marshall Islands work 2nd to catch feds' eyes

Urban Crisis - Towns bursting with growing population and limited resources

Marshalls Energy Company Message to its Customers - problems stem from rise in fuel price and breakdown in negotiations

Marshallese Abroad: Education News Round-up

Newcomer centers in Hawaii schools help Asian Pacific Islander students transition into American public schools. The Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands allows residents to freely move anywhere within the United States. Ironically, despite a desire for a better education and the opportunities it brings, the Micronesian culture de-emphasizes formal education, and many Micronesian children drop out before graduating. >>NEA>>>

Students of the High School of the Pacific, affiliated with the Unification Church, who have been recruited from the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, celebrated the 88th birthday of Dr. Rev. Moon. At the party, students at the Kona, Hawaii school, performed traditional dances.

Recent Marshall Islands Health and Medical News

In a Pandemic, Authorities Face Daunting Tradeoffs - In the pretend pandemic, a Marshall Islander gets infected with the new flu

Staff turnover rapid, doctor says - Marshalls health workers 'multi-functional'

Navy Missions: Project HOPE Volunteers to Set Sail in June - Four rotations, to 17 countries, including Marshalls

Hansen's Disease Affects Region - In the pretend pandemic, a Marshall Islander gets infected with the new flu

Opportunities: Urgent - Need medical volunteers for Marshall Islands Project Hope

“J’s” Story - Utah's Department of Family Services helps Marshallese woman and family

Seven Patients from Marshall Islands - Doctor at St. Luke's Medical Center evaluates cases

8th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders Held in Washington, DC

Secretary Condoleezza Rice Adresses Eighth Pacific Island Conference of Leaders - "US has a special kinship with our Pacific neighbors."

VIDEO: Secretary Rice Address - Loy Henderson Conference Room, State Department

President Note and Secretary Rice Opens Meeting - Marshall Islands President delivers PICL statement.

PHOTOS: Eighth Pacific Island Conference - Secretary of State Rice, East-West Center President Morrison, RMI President Kessai Note, and Pacific Leaders.

PHOTO GALLERY: 2007 PICL in Washington - From RMI Office of the President.

Secretary Rice to Address Pacific Island Conference of Leaders Today - Opening at 9:45, on Monday, May 7.

President Note to Attend PICL in Washington - Marshall Islands President will lead delegation.

U.S. Steps Up Pacific Islands Engagement - Level of interest from the U.S. in the PICL is ‘a new development’.

Faleomavaega To Host Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders - Will host the Pacific Islands Leaders on Tuesday May 8 for a high-level roundtable discussion.

The Highs and Lows of Marshall Islands' Education

Blah, Blah, Blah: Talk Of Reform But Little Action - Marshalls' system in need of major surgery

US approves $6 million for Marshalls education - Supplements more than $20 million of ed grants

Looking beyond WASC - CMI unveiled new vision at 14th annual Foundation Day;
ALSO, College offers ‘limitless potential’ - Contributing to overall development of the Marshalls

Uliga land project introduced at hearing - Reclaim eight acres of land on the oceanside for school

Pacific Educational Conference (PEC) 2007 - Theme: "Language Acquisition: Knowledge That Empowers"

JITDAM KAPEEL: CMI Newsletter - March 2007 edition highlights student and faculty development

Marshalls tests scores abysmal, but improving modestly - 25 percent of the registered students were absent every day

Marshall Islands: Business Trends and Achievements

Muller: 'The fiber optic cable is a go' - Expected to be operational in 2009.

Earthrace nears half way - Reached Majuro, Marshall Islands, at 12:30 am on April 17.

Trio eager to help in Marshall Islands - Taiwanese medical professionals stationed there.

Taiwan to establish health center in Marshall Islands - Move is the fruit of the Taiwan Pacific Medical Alliance.

US navy registers increase in illegal fishing - Marshall Islands fishing vessel seized and being prosecuted.

Official visits island, meets with GNOC - Cleared air over games Aug. 25 to Sept. 8.

Marshall Islands Chamber April Meeting Minutes - Business, Tourism, Industry updates.

Marshallese Educators, Athletes, and Soliders Make the News

Money at Work, Changing Lives - Marshallese Home Learning Literacy Project

Students from Insular Areas Visit Washington - 160 Close-Up attendees meet with DOI

Race pleased with Islanders' home record - rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Pakistan, 3-2, in their Group II second round. tie

Marshall Islands Elects New Committee - Jurelang Zedkehia leads officers.

DOI Military Highlights - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Lymman Langijota prepares for his third deployment to Iraq.