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Mudge: Straight talking on MALGov agenda
But, as he also likes to emphasize, straight talking gets things accomplished. Issues on his agenda:
• MALGov’s debt to MISSA. “We’ve hired (Hawaii) attorney Roy Chikamoto to talk with the MISSA lawyer (David Strauss),” he said. “We’ve hired the lawyer to explain it to the Council.”
• Lagoon tuna transshipment. “We need to get something from this. It’s our lagoon, but we haven’t received anything yet. We’ll work with the (RMI).”
• MALGov audit. “MALGov hasn’t been audited since 2003. We’ve already updated our accounting system and we’re gearing for an audit. Saeko Shoniber (pictured) is helping us to prepare the books.” MALGov is also hiring an off-island certified public accountant (CPA) to work for the local government.
WAM trainees get full time employment
The first speaker at the well-attended graduation, which was emceed by Youth to Youth in Health’s Alicetha Tata Kalles, was trainee Mack Jelmak, who welcomed everyone. He was followed by representatives from the program’s two major donor organizations: the Single State Agency’s Director Julia Alfred (pictured) and RMI National Training Council’s Marie Maddison. WAM Director Alson Kelen then spoke on the importance of working together and praised the trainees: “They are all honor students and came out with good grades.” Six of the graduates already have jobs at Do It Best, the Marshall Islands Resort, and the Diabetes Wellness Center. Eighty-two youth applied in early February for the next WAM Vocational Training Program, which is aiming for a March start.
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