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May 18, 2012
RMI angry on Gerald's treatment
Marshall Islands officials are appealing a recruitment process for the head of the Forum Fisheries Agency that eliminated RMI candidate Gerald Zackios from consideration. The short-listing of five of 10 candidates for the top FFA job has “raised concerns” and prompted the RMI to write to Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) officials questioning the process and requesting that all 10 candidates be interviewed, said Sam Lanwi, Jr. (pictured), the Deputy Director of the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority. MIMRA Director Glen Joseph is in Tonga this week for the Forum Fisheries officials’ meeting that is reviewing the issue in the lead up to a July ministers’ meeting when the decision of who will be the new FFA director will be made.

Jury delivers verdict: Guilty
A jury turned in a verdict of guilty on all charges Friday against three RMI government workers. At the conclusion of a five-day trial on fradulent government payments of over $47,000 to R&L Merchandise in 2009, the jury of two men and two women took only 35 minutes of deliberation to reach their decision. Defendants Donnie Andrike, Nella Nashion and Steve Samuel were charged and found guilty on all counts of cheating, forgery, conspiracy, misconduct in public office, and private gain by a government official. The trio was part of an elaborate theft ring that came to light in late 2010 involving the government’s key witness Candi Leon, who testified against her co-conspirators to make the government’s case. Leon’s testimony proved to be persuasive to the jury.

Juren Ae graduates new seamstress group
Ten young women were honored for completing the Advance Sewing Skills Training hosted by the Juren Ae women’s club at the women’s center in Delap last week Tuesday. Sets of pillow cases, rugs, baby blankets, shorts and shirts for boys, dresses and skirts for girls and women, aloha shirts for men, and school uniforms for girls were displayed up front for sale… See more

Ebeye students win Japan aid
Japan has granted a special scholarship to two outstanding students of the College of the Marshall Islands — Loredel Faye R. Areieta (pictured) and Bear Salomon. They will be leaving for the University of Saga, in Kyushu, Japan soon after their May 17 graduation from the Liberal Arts program… See more
Minister of Finance Dennis Momotaro met with Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda in Manila last week. A key issue addressed by the RMI delegation at the ADB meetings was access to climate change funding, with Pacific ministers of finance establishing a climate change working group on which Momotaro is serving. Momotaro and Finance Secretary Alfred Alfred, Jr. also discussed fisheries investment opportunities as well as making a specific request to reclassify the RMI from “Category B” nations to “Category A,” to acknowledge that it is “debt distressed” and make it eligible for additional grants as opposed to loans. “The ADB was very receptive,” said Alfred. “We expect a response this year.”
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Public Defender wants to know who’s in jail
Public Defender David Strauss and the Attorney General’s office will be getting satisfaction in the form of regular jails lists, according to Minister of Justice Kunio Lemari and Police Chief Paul Kim… See more