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Friday, July 25, 2008
| MISSA revenue down Marshall Islands Social Security Administration (MISSA) has already begun to feel the impact of job cuts that began earlier this year at Kwajalein. The retirement agency expects to see its tax revenues drop further as the job cutbacks continue. For the April-June quarter, tax collections from Marshallese and Americans at Kwajalein declined by more than $135,900 from the January-March quarter. Kwajalein employers Kwajalein Range Services and Chugach reported this month that the number of employees had dropped by 38 over the first quarter. Action on solid waste A national waste strategy workshop is planned for the week of August 11 at the International Conference Center, reports Majuro Atoll Waste Company General Manager Roger Cooper. It is jointly sponsored by MAWC, EPA, the Marshall Islands Conservation Society, Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPREP). City water unsafe City water is not safe for use in the downtown Majuro area, according to a July 22 report issued by the RMI EPA. The report says that people living from Delap to Rita should boil or put Clorox in the water before using the water provided by Majuro Water and Sewer Company. Money meeting at ICC The Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies (APAFS) is sponsoring an Institutional Funds Management Conference in Majuro next Tuesday, July 29 from 8 am to 5 pm at the International Conference Center. The conference boasts presentations from recognized experts on the latest trends and best practices affecting institutional funds today, according to a release from the organization. New health center Taiwan Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Chen Tzay-Jinn will arrive in Majuro this week for the signing of an agreement with the Ministry of Health to establish the Taiwan Health Center in Majuro. Taiwan Ambassador Bruce JD Linghu told the Journal that a memorandum of understanding has already been approved, and will be signed next week during Chen’s visit from July 27-30. |
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By GIFF JOHNSON
Close to 300 Marshallese and American workers at Kwajalein are expected to lose their jobs later this year, as the US Army moves into the second year of “transforming” the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein. Kwajalein Commander Col. Stevenson Reed briefed President Litokwa Tomeing and the Cabinet last Thursday on the next phase in the downsizing of operations at Kwajalein. A total of 15 percent of the Marshallese workforce and 17 percent of the American workforce are expected to be cut. There are currently 912 Marshallese employees and 958 American workers for Kwajalein Range Services (KRS) and Army/Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES). The number of Marshallese base workers is expected to drop from nearly 1,050 last year to under 700 by fiscal year 2012, while the American workforce will dwindle from close to 1,000 last year to 650 in FY2012, Col. Reed said in his briefing. The 15 percent cut for Marshallese amounts to about 137 jobs, while the 17 percent cut for Americans will be about 163 jobs lost. But the upside to the hefty short-term job reductions is that AAFES will be hiring another 60 people soon, and Reed sees an upswing in the use of Kwajalein from 2010 and beyond when the new fiber optic cable will become operational. More use of Kwajalein translates into more money for operations, which means more growth and job opportunities, Reed told the Journal. “There are short term concerns with long-term solutions,” Reed said. US Army Kwajalein Atoll’s funding is dropping from more than $255 million this fiscal year, to about $235 million in FY2009.
Close to 300 Marshallese and American workers at Kwajalein are expected to lose their jobs later this year, as the US Army moves into the second year of “transforming” the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein. Kwajalein Commander Col. Stevenson Reed briefed President Litokwa Tomeing and the Cabinet last Thursday on the next phase in the downsizing of operations at Kwajalein. A total of 15 percent of the Marshallese workforce and 17 percent of the American workforce are expected to be cut. There are currently 912 Marshallese employees and 958 American workers for Kwajalein Range Services (KRS) and Army/Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES). The number of Marshallese base workers is expected to drop from nearly 1,050 last year to under 700 by fiscal year 2012, while the American workforce will dwindle from close to 1,000 last year to 650 in FY2012, Col. Reed said in his briefing. The 15 percent cut for Marshallese amounts to about 137 jobs, while the 17 percent cut for Americans will be about 163 jobs lost. But the upside to the hefty short-term job reductions is that AAFES will be hiring another 60 people soon, and Reed sees an upswing in the use of Kwajalein from 2010 and beyond when the new fiber optic cable will become operational. More use of Kwajalein translates into more money for operations, which means more growth and job opportunities, Reed told the Journal. “There are short term concerns with long-term solutions,” Reed said. US Army Kwajalein Atoll’s funding is dropping from more than $255 million this fiscal year, to about $235 million in FY2009.
Who killed Dori?
A Philippines citizen died Sunday in Uliga under suspicious circumstances and national police investigators say they believe he was murospital was unable to perform an autopsy because — since the hospital does not havedered. The investigation is complicated by the fact that Majuro H a freezer in the morgue — the body was too decomposed by Tuesday for it to be done. Alejandrino “Dori” Panuelos, a beauty salon worker who had lived and worked in Majuro since the early-1990s, was found dead at home in Uliga by friends who broke down the door to his apartment Monday morning when Panuelos failed to show up to work. Filipino Association of the Marshall Islands (FAMI) officials were angry that the promised autopsy was not conducted and are expected to file a formal complaint to Majuro Hospital. Dr. Alex Pinano, the Philippines government’s consul, told the Journal it appeared foul play was involved. CID chief Captain Vincent Tani told the Journal police are conducting “a murder investigation.” Tuesday afternoon and evening, police went house-to-house in the oceanside Uliga area questioning people about the incident that is believed to have happened sometime on Sunday. Both Tani and Pinano said that Panuelos’ apartment was ransacked, most of his belongings stolen, and some clothes that did not belong to him found in the room. There was a broken window, but Tani thinks the person who murdered Panuelos may have been known by Panuelos and let in by the victim.
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