Government officials met on August 21st with members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and USAID for a briefing on the Transition of US disaster assistance management for the RMI from FEMA to USAID.

On the 14th of August, the Cabinet has approved and endorsed the recommendation from the national Disaster Committee to extend the State of "Economic" Emergency for additional 30 days.

Download copy of Proclamation and Orders for State of (Economic) Emergency.

Ambassador Bruce J. D. Linghu of the Republic of China (Taiwan) presented a check in the amount of NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS (US$900,000.00) to Hon. Tony deBrum, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Jack Ading, Minister of Finance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at Long Islands Hotel on August 15, 2008. The said amount is a special grant from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the RMI Government for the restoration of Air Marshall Islands (AMI) flight services. The Ceremony was witnessed by staffs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other RMI representatives.

At Long Islands Hotel on August 15, 2008, Ambassador Bruce J. D. Linghu of the Republic of China (Taiwan) awarded Marshallese recipients of this year’s Taiwan Scholarship for a period of five years (from 2008 to 2013). The Ceremony was witnessed by Hon. Tony deBrum, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Jack Ading, Minister of Finance, Hon. David Kramer, Minister of Justice, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Education and Scholarship Office of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

August 11, 2008 Majuro, MH - Col. Clarke, who recently took command of USAKA on July 31st, 2008 visited President Litokwa Tomeing. During his visit with President Tomeing Col. Clarke took the opportunity to discuss his mission and plans during the period of which he will be the Commander of USAKA. Col. Clarke has plans to visit Roi-Namur, and others as well as the people.

August 11, 2008 Majuro, MH - Nitijela, 29th Session, August 11, 2008. President Litokwa Tomeing delivered his statement addressing various issues such as State of Emergency Fuel Crisis, the USAKA Transformation, LUA,177-Agreement and so forth. Provided below, President Tomeing statement to Nitijela and the People of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The English version will be posted shortly.

Majuro, MH - The Hon. Mayor Jason Hu of Taichung City, Taiwan and delegation arrive today in the Marshall Islands. Hon. Mayor Jason Hu, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited the Marshall Islands 9 years ago.

Ambassador Bruce J. D. Linghu of the Republic of China (Taiwan) presented a check in the amount of FOUR MILLION ONE HUNDRED FORTY NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO US DOLLARS AND ELEVEN CENTS (US$4,149,522.11)

Col. Stevenson Reed Commander of USAKA/RTS briefed the president with information concerning the ongoing USAKA/RTS transformation activities on Kwajalein Atoll and the impacts these activities have on the RMI workforce and the US workforce.

Braving record-high summer temperatures in New York, RMI Minister of Health Ms. Amenta Matthew addressed the 192 member nations of the UN General Assembly during a High-level meeting on June 10th, with the honor of speaking for the region on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States.

Washington, D.C. – Minister of Foreign Affairs Tony A. deBrum recently concluded his first official visit to the US capitol. Minister deBrum re-established contacts with key leaders in the US Government and pursued several major initiatives critical to RMI-US relations.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Tony deBrum and incoming United Nations Ambassador Phillip Muller signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding at the first Italy-

Majuro, MH Friday 06, 2008 – President Tomeing, and First lady, accompanied by Ambassador Ben Graham arrive safely to the Marshall Islands. President and delegation were greeted by Acting President Dennis Momotaro, Government Officials, and the Diplomatic Corps in the VIP lounge at the Amata International Airport.

The Minister in Assistance to the President, the Hon. Christopher J. Loeak returned to Majuro last Sunday after attending a three-day meeting of the Council of the University of the South Pacific in the Kingdom of Tonga.

President Tomeing and delegation are in the Republic of China (Taiwan) to attend the Inauguration of the 12th President H.E. Ma, Ying-jeou President of Republic China (Taiwan)

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (http://www.spf.org), a non-profit organization based in Japan, represented by Mr. Jiro Hanyu, Vice Chairman, Mr. LAU Sim Yee, Ph.D., Senior Project Advisor, and Ms. Reiko Hayakawa, Project Coordinator are here in the Republic of the Marshall Islands to engage in dialogue with RMI Officials, Ministries, Agencies,

Majuro, MH May 16, 2008- The 9th Micronesian Chief Executives Summit (MCES) brought together in Koror (Palau) leaders from the Republic of Palau (ROP), the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the Territory of Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and its states of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, from 23-25 April 2008. The purpose of the Summit was to reaffirm the commitments of the respective leaders on behalf of their people and governments, to re-

Madrid, Spain – On Tuesday May 6, 2008, the Honorable Jack J. Ading, RMI Minister of Finance, met with the President of the Asian Development Bank, Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, during the 41st annual ADB meeting held in Madrid, Spain.

Ambassador Bruce J. D. Linghu of the Republic of China (Taiwan) presented a check in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-SIX US DOLLARS AND FORTY-EIGHT CENTS (US$252,696.48) to Hon. Tony deBrum,

Ambassador Bruce J. D. Linghu of the Republic of China (Taiwan) presented a check in the amount of TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT US DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-NINE CENTS (US$2,481,728.89) to

Majuro, MH May 12, 2008 – Human Papillomavirus (HPV), most common sexually transmitted virus in which some types can cause cervical cancer in women and can also cause other kinds of cancer in both men and women. Other types of HPV can cause genital warts in both males and females.

Jeramon non aolep armij in Majol ilo ad kemem-e 29 yio in an Republic in ad mour im kien e kij make. Rainin, jej jab kemem-e wot Republic in ad, ak jej bareinwot kautiej im kamolol Anij Jemed Ilan kin ailin jidrik kein ad im manit eo ad, eo im ekar kien e mour kein ad ilo jokne im ainemon jen etto. Bar juon alen, jeramon non aolep im Anij en kojeramon Republic in ad.

Digicel Pacific Limited, a mobile telecommunications network based in the Caribbean’s, extended an invitation to the Office of the President, and the Ministry of Transportation and Communication to visit Samoa Digicel, one of their sites in the Pacific region. The site visit / fact finding mission, was a follow up to several meetings and presentations made by Digicel to the RMI Government that started in early 2007.

Ambassador at Large, Mr. Tom D. Kijner
Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Phillip H. Muller
Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Jiba B. Kabua
Ambassador to Washington D.C., Mr. Benjamin M. Graham

After a series of recent consultations with the US counterpart, we are pleased to announce that $2.3 million has been identified to provide immediate asistance towards the Ebeye Stabilization Project.

Majuro, MH April 11, 2008 – Prior to the Official Foundation Ceremony, the College of the Marshall Islands held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Classroom Block 2 followed by the dedication of the new Tolemour Building, Science and Nursing Building. The Tolemour Building is a two-

Majuro, Marshall Islands April 09, 2008- Acting President Christopher Loeak welcomed H.E. Ambassador Richard James Rudy to the Marshall Islands. H.E. Ambassador Richard James Rudy has presented his credentials, and this trip is more of a familiarization to meet with the new members of the

President Tomeing met with Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega to discuss several issues on the 177 Program, USAKA transformation activities, and the Nuclear Tribunal Claims. Congressman Eni F.H. held panels with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 177 Health Care Program, Ministry of Health Services, Education, Four Atolls, and the Nuclear Claims Tribunal, etc to get first hand knowledge. Nuclear victims were invited to testify infront of the panel.

By virtue of the authority vested in the Office of the President, I, LITOKWA TOMEING, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, do hereby proclaim the period from March 31, 2008 through April 06, 2008 as a time of national mourning in observance of the death of


Honorable Kunio D. Lemari

WASHINGTON, DC – On March 26, 2008, a group of high school students from the Marshall Islands visited the RMI Embassy to the United States as part of this year’s annual week-long “Close-up Program”. Twenty students, accompanied by two teachers from the Marshall Islands High School and the Kwajalein Atoll High School, had been in Washington the past week, and have been taking part in various educational activities.

Majuro, March 14, 2008 – The Republic of the Marshall Islands Government has established an Action Planning Committee (APC) to review and monitor the effects and impacts of the transformation activities on Kwajalein as they unfold. The Action Planning Committee will be responsible for coordinating all information relating to the effect of USAKA transformation activities and their impact on Marshallese employees, examining and monitoring the effect of USAKA transformation activities on the RMI workforce, assessing all viable options for mitigation and ameliorations, establishing priorities in regard to effective intervention strategies, and providing reports of recommendation to the President and Cabinet no later than April 30, 2008.

Majuro, March 12, 2008- The Board of the Directors of the Marshall Islands Postal Service Authority is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Heran Bellu as the new Postmaster General of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Mr. Bellu brings to the Authority many years of experience in management, professionalism, computer technology, customer service, accounting and the implementation of Anti Money Laundering (AML) procedures.

Majuro, March 11, 2008 – The Republic of the Marshall Islands Government has established an Action Planning Committee (APC) to review and monitor the effects and impacts of the transformation activities on Kwajalein as they unfold. The Action Planning Committee will be responsible for coordinating all information relating to the effect of USAKA transformation activities and their impact on Marshallese employees, examining and monitoring the effect of USAKA transformation activities on the RMI workforce, assessing all viable options for mitigation and ameliorations, establishing priorities in regard to effective intervention strategies, and providing reports of recommendation to the President and Cabinet no later than April 30, 2008.

Majuro, MH March 6, 2008 Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan)- Ambassador Bruce J. D. Linghu of the Republic of China (Taiwan) presented a check in the amount of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US Dollars (US$1,500,000.00) to Honorable Tony deBrum, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Honorable Jack Ading, Minister of Finance at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 6th, 2008.

Majuro, (March 3, 2008). Barely 50 days have passed since the new government settled into its first term of office when it was given notice by the United States of a USAKA Transformation scheme which will have direct and immediate adverse impact on Marshallese employees in Kwajalein Atoll. In his briefing of the President and Cabinet last Thursday, the USAKA/RTS Commander, Col. Stevenson Reed, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to RMI, Clyde Bishop, laid out the details of the scheme and the impact of what he called ‘transformation activities” of USAKA.

Majuro, MH February 18, 2008 The Marshall Islands Retiree Association held a Groundbreaking Ceremony on February 15, 2008, to break grounds for a new office complex. The new office will be located behind the Alele Museum and adjacent the Court House. The Mashall Islands Retiree Association Office is funded by the Government of Japan.

Majuro, MH February 26, 2008 – President Litokwa Tomeing and Minister-in-Assistance presented a check in support of the Marshall Islands Rugby Club (MIRC). The Marshall Islands Rugby Club will leave for Guam this week to compete in the True GRIT Guam Rugby Invitational Tournament held March 1st and 2nd. Last year the rugby club came in second and this year the rugby club is going all the way for first place.

Majuro, MH February 13, 2008 – President Litokwa Tomeing departed Saturday February 9, 2008 to attend the Kwajalein Liberation Day. The residents of Ebeye welcomed and greeted President Litokwa Tomeing and delegation on their second trip to Kwajalein with leis provided by Leroij Seagull James-Kabua, and music by the students from Kwajalein.

Majuro, MH February 05, 2008- President Litokwa Tomeing appointed Mr. Filimon M. Manoni as the Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the 2007 General Election. Members of the Commission are as follows; Chairman Filimon M. Manoni, Reverend Enja Enos, Jack Niedenthal, Maria Fowler, and William Gordon.

Majuro, January 29, 2008--------- President Litokwa Tomeing today welcomed Taiwan’s Vice President Annette Lu to the Republic of the Marshall Islands stating that the presence of the vice president illustrated to the Marshallese people, and the World, the value which Taiwan attaches to the close and friendly relationship.

Majuro, MH January 14, 2007-The Republic of the Marshall Islands 29th Constitutional Regular Session reconvened with a packed audience on Monday morning. President-elect Litokwa Tomeing and the 10-member Cabinet were sworn into office by the Honorable Carl Ingram, Chief Justice of the High Court. President Tomeing, the nation’s 4th President, gave a moving speech on the state of the Republic, highlighting some major issues confronting the new admininstration.

January 10, 2008 Majuro, MH-The United People’s Party and Aelon Kein Ad defeated the 2 term ruling party United Democratic Party on Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. The newly elected are H.E. President Litokwa Tomeing, Honorable Speaker Jurelang Zedkaia, and Honorable Vice Speaker Alik Alik. The results of the Monday election are as follows for: Speaker: Honorable Speaker Jurelang Zedkaia 18 votes; Senator Alvin Jacklick 15 votes Vice Speaker: Honorable Vice Speaker Alik Alik 17 votes; Senator Kaiboke Kabua 16 votes President: H.E. President Litokwa Tomeing 18 votes; Former President Kessai H. Note 15 votes