DOCSLIB.ORG

Political Reviews

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Political Reviews Political Reviews Micronesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 michael lujan bevacqua, landisang l kotaro, monica c labriola, clement yow mulalap Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 peter clegg, lorenz gonschor, margaret mutu, christina newport, steven ratuva, forrest wade young The Contemporary Pacic, Volume 29, Number 1, 93–188 © 2017 by University of Hawai‘i Press 93 political reviews • micronesia 111 Guam Sports Network. Hagåtña. spanned several decades and included http://www.guamsportsnetwork.com accomplishments such as being elected kuam, kuam.com: Guam’s News Net- repeatedly to the Congress of Micro- work. Hagåtña. http://www.kuam.com/ nesia, serving as minister of education under the late President Amata Kabua PDN, Pacific Daily News. Hagåtña. http://www.guampdn.com/ and subsequent administrations, and acting as the longest-serving RMI Pacific News Center, Sorenson Media ambassador to the United Nations Group. Hagåtña, Guam. http://www (MIJ, 29 Jan 2016). .pacificnewscenter.com/ Other deaths included Kuwajleen Scammell, Rosie. 2016. Pope Puts Guam Aḷap (lineage head) and former Sena- Archbishop Accused of Sex Abuse on tor Sato Maie, former Arṇo Senator Leave. USA Today, 6 June. Katip Paul Mack, and Rien Morris, who represented Jālwōj in the Nitijeḷā for twenty years. The Kōle/Pikinni/Ejit (kbe) community also lost two lead- Marshall Islands ers. Nishma Jamore, kbe mayor and For the Republic of the Marshall outspoken advocate of relocating the Islands (RMI), the period under review kbe community to the US continent, saw the passing of several traditional died of apparent complications from and political leaders and distinguished kidney disease in August 2015, while community members. Most notable Marilyn Lokebol succumbed to cancer was the death of Iroojḷapḷap (Para- in June 2016, just a few months after mount Chief), Senator, and former her first-time election as kbe council- President Jurelang Zedkaia, who woman. Two respected religious lead- suffered a fatal heart attack in Octo- ers also passed away: United Church ber 2015. In addition to overseeing of Christ (ucc) Pastor Wendell landholding across Mājro (Majuro) Langrine of Tucson, Arizona, died in Atoll as its traditional leader, Zedkaia August 2015 during a church confer- served in the Nitijeḷā (Parliament) for ence in Mājro, and Jone Masivou, twenty-four years and as the nation’s who came to the Marshall Islands president from 2009 to 2012 after from Fiji as an Assembly of God he was elected to replace Litokwa missionary and founded the Morning Tomeing, who had been removed Star Church in Mājro in 1995, died from office by a vote of no confidence. in April 2016. Other beloved commu- Zedkaia was honored with a month of nity members who were lost include national mourning and a state funeral Neimon Philippo, wife of former Lae attended by thousands (MIJ, 16 Oct Atoll Senator Tipne Philippo; former 2015). Several other high-ranking v7ab radio announcer Waston Attari; irooj (chiefs) and former members of Majuro Middle School special educa- the Nitijeḷā also passed during this tion teacher Asmon Langidrik Jr; and period. Among these was Mājro Irooj Youth to Youth in Health Director and former Senator Wilfred Kendall, Aluka Rakin. Robert Reimer’s only who died in January 2016 after a daughter Minna Pihno, who managed long illness. Kendall’s political career key aspects of Robert Reimers Enter- 112 the contemporary pacific • 29:1 (2017) prises, Inc (rre) for decades, suc- dropped its appeal of a high court cumbed to cancer in February 2016. ruling that allowed naturalized citizen The period under review was also Jack Niedenthal to stand for elec- one of unprecedented transformation tion to the Nitijeḷā. In late 2014, the in the realm of politics and leadership RMI Electoral Administration barred at the national and local levels, with Niedenthal from running for office the most dramatic events unfolding on the grounds that he does not have around the November 2015 elections. a Marshallese parent or a traditional These included the controversial jowi (matriclan). When Attorney Nitijeḷā campaign by former Peace General Nathan Brechtefeld upheld Corps volunteer Jack Niedenthal; the the decision, Niedenthal and his death of Mājro Atoll Nitijeḷā incum- attorney, David Strauss, brought the bent Iroojḷapḷap Jurelang Zedkaia; matter to the high court, arguing that the mobilization of the “youth” vote the RMI Constitution authorizes any in favor of several younger, first-time qualified voter over the age of twenty- senators; the record election of three one to run for office. In February woman senators as well as several 2015, the high court ruled on behalf woman mayors and members of local of Niedenthal, declaring null and void councils; a vote of no confidence just the section of the Marshall Islands two weeks after the Nitijeḷā’s selection Elections and Referenda Act 1980 of first-time Senator Casten Nemra that prescribed eligibility qualifica- of Jālwōj as president; and the subse- tions for candidates beyond age and quent election of Senator Hilda Heine citizenship. The attorney general’s of Aur as the first woman head of office moved to appeal the decision in state in the RMI or any independent the RMI Supreme Court but dropped Pacific Island nation (not including the request after Assistant Attorney New Zealand and Australia). While General Rosalie Konou retired in the election results have inspired some September 2015, allowing the high Marshall Islanders to anticipate posi- court’s decision in favor of Nieden- tive changes for their communities and thal to stand and his campaign to for their country as a whole, many move forward. The issue of eligibility continue to experience the negative requirements for election to public effects of extreme poverty, limited office will be addressed at the impend- access to health care and other essen- ing Constitutional Convention; in tial services, a floundering education April 2016, Mile Senator and Minister system, extreme weather events, and of Education Wilbur Heine proposed a financial mismanagement at the local bill to amend the constitution so that and national levels. It remains to be “any person who is qualified to be a seen whether the new administration candidate must have land rights by and the Constitutional Convention birth and be a natural born citizen” scheduled to take place in late 2016 (MIJ, 22 April 2016). will bring about the desired changes. The run-up to the election took The 2015 election season went another dramatic turn when, just into full swing in October 2015 weeks before Election Day, Iroojḷapḷap when the attorney general’s office and incumbent Senator Jurelang political reviews • micronesia 113 Zedkaia of Mājro died suddenly. As for Mājro’s five Nitijeḷā seats and Zedkaia had served in the Nitijeḷā whose victories signaled not just voter for more than two decades and was discontent but also a youthful shift almost assured reelection, his death in voter demographics. In Kuwajleen, opened the Mājro electoral field David Paul’s victory coincided with significantly. When all the votes were the defeat of Tony deBrum, a career counted, the results in Mājro and politician and prominent international around the nation were extraordi- activist. DeBrum’s efforts over the past nary, with fourteen out of thirty-three several years to bring international Nitijeḷā seats changing hands. Incum- attention to the negative impacts of bents who lost their seats included climate change and nuclear prolifera- Speaker of the Nitijeḷā Donald Capelle tion on small island nations such as of Likiep, Vice Speaker Caios Lucky of the Marshall Islands left some constit- Ujae, and five cabinet ministers includ- uents on Ebjā (Ebeye) Island and other ing Minister of Foreign Affairs Tony parts of Kuwajleen Atoll wondering deBrum of Kuwajleen, Minister of how his efforts on the global stage Health Phillip Muller of Mājro, Min- have benefited them at home. Over ister of Resources and Development the past year alone, Ebjā residents Michael Konelios of Ṃaḷoeḷap, Min- grappled with high rates of poverty, ister of Justice Rien Morris of Jālwōj, inadequate housing, insufficient edu- and Minister of Public Works Hiroshi cational opportunities, severe flood- Yamamura of Utrōk. Incumbents Jiba ing, power outages, and other chal- Kabua of Arṇo and Jeban Riklon of lenges (MIJ, 27 Nov 2015). Kuwajleen were also defeated. Mājro The “youth” victory was not the Senator David Kramer, who held on only surprising outcome of the 2015 to his seat, cited the losses as evidence election; an unprecedented number of that the people of the Marshall Islands women also took office at the national “want change and new directions for and local levels. Significantly, three the RMI” (MIJ, 27 Nov 2015). women gained seats in the Nitijeḷā, the The desire for a new direction most to ever hold office at one time— for the Marshall Islands was further with incumbent Hilda Heine retain- substantiated by the impressive lineup ing her seat, Daisy Alik-Momotaro of newly elected senators, several of Jālwōj defeating incumbent Rien of whom campaigned on a “voice Morris, and former Senator Amenta of youth” platform promising fresh Matthew of Utrōk regaining her seat leadership and positive change for the after losing it to Hiroshi Yamamura future (MIJ, 27 Nov 2015). Victors in in 2011. Several women also won the “youth” camp included Sherwood mayoral seats; among these were Tibon and Kalani Kaneko of Mājro, Rufina Jack of Aelok, incumbent Ione David Paul of Kuwajleen, Bruce Bili- deBrum of Epoon, and Veronica Wase mon of Ṃaḷoeḷap, and Casten Nemra of Likiep. In addition, several com- of Jālwōj. Of particular note were munities elected women to serve as first-time candidates Sherwood Tibon representatives on their local councils; and Kalani Kaneko, who came in among these were Betty Tibon-Imaikta first and fifth, respectively, in the race of Mājro, Stacey Samuel of Mājro, 114 the contemporary pacific • 29:1 (2017) and Marilyn Lokebol of kbe.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Political Reviews • Micron E S I a 211 Donald R Shuster R E F E Re N C E S M a Rshall Islands
    political reviews • micron e s i a 211 Democratic party candidates for the 1998, joined forces with opposition governorship: Geri Gutierrez, wife of leaders to run on a platform of anti- the current governor, Congressman co r ruption, transparen c y , and account- Robert Underwood, and Madeleine ab i l i t y . Bordallo. Guam’s election 2000 may In nearly every way this election be a harbinger of future political broke new ground. Unlike elections of alliances and opposition. the past, votes were tallied in public donald r shuster and at record speed, and the na t i o n ’ s radio station broadcast res u l t s Special thanks to Cathy Gault, Leland throughout the night. Individuals Bettis, and Robert Rogers for com- used the Internet to spread the news ments on an earlier draft of this instantly across the ocean, on a near review. hourly basis. Winning a majority of seats, even those of four of six long- Re f e re n c e s term cabinet ministers, the United Democratic Party gained control of Gutierrez, C T C, A R Unpingco, and the Nitijela (parliament). Robert A Underwood. 2000. Letter to Most surprising were the defeats Peter Donigi, Chairman, UN Special Com- of Ministers Tony deBrum (Finance), mittee on Decolonization. 2 February. and Phillip Muller (Foreign Affairs Murkowski, Frank H. Draft proposal. and Trade), both four-term officials Committee on Energy and Natural who in previous elections garnered Resources, United States Senate. June top numbers of Majuro votes. As the 2000. dominant leaders of the nation, par- P D N, Pacific Daily News.
    [Show full text]
  • Jabat Survey
    REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE Archaeological and Anthropological Survey of Jabat Island Richard V. Williamson and Donna K. Stone HPO Report 2001/06 © Republic of the Marshall Islands Historic Preservation Office Majuro Atoll, 2001 © 2001, Republic of the Marshall Islands Historic Preservation Office. All rights reserved. The contents of this study are copyright in all countries subscribing to the Berne Convention. No parts of this report may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the Historic Preservation Office, except where permitted by law. The research and this publication have been financed entirely with Federal funds from the Historic Preservation Fund grant program in partnership with the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, United States of America. However, the contents and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior, or the Government of the United States of America, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior, Government of the United States of America, or the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This program received Federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Coral and Concrete: Remembering Kwajalein Atoll Between Japan, America, and the Marshall Islands
    Coral and Concrete: Remembering Kwajalein Atoll between Japan, America, and the Marshall Islands Reviewed by MARY L. SPENCER Coral and Concrete: Remembering Kwajalein Atoll; Between Japan, America, and the Marshall Islands, by Greg Dvorak. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2018. ISBN: 9780824855215, 314 pages (hardcover). Since my first experience in the early 1980’s with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), I’ve been stunned by the irony of the ignorance of the average American – including myself - regarding RMI relative to the actual significance of this complex portion of the Micronesian Region to US interests. Now, closing in on almost 75 years since the end of a world war that brought the US and Japan into savage combat in this constellation of hundreds of small islets and islands, RMI continues to quietly move forward, coping in its own culturally determined ways with the hideous impacts of the atomic and environmental assaults generated by the far larger, noisier powers. Today, RMI reaches its own decisions about how to cope with the challenges coming its way. Greg Dvorak, who grew up as an American kid living in the seclusion of the heavily fortified American missile range on Kwajalein Atoll in the RMI in the early 1970’s, opens his childhood memories, as well as his current academic analysis, of this special and secret Pacific Island preserve of the US military. Coral and Concrete is worth the attention of students and scholars of Micronesia and other Pacific Islands, and for the majority of the US reading public who have not heard of Kwajalein nor even the Marshall Islands.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020, Pp. 261-266 GUEST EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION
    Small States & Territories, 3(2), 2020, pp. 261-266 GUEST EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION Gender, politics and development in the small states of the Pacific Kerryn Baker Department of Pacific Affairs Australian National University Canberra, Australia [email protected] Roannie Ng Shiu Department of Pacific Affairs Australian National University Canberra, Australia [email protected] and Jack Corbett School of Social Sciences University of Southampton U. K. [email protected] Abstract: Gender has been a key focus of donor activism, domestic politics and academic commentary in the Pacific region over recent decades. The prevailing narrative highlights deficits, including the persistent absence of women from formal political representation, and the adverse consequences for economic and social development. This special section draws together papers that explore the nexus between gender, politics and development in the small states of the Pacific. Taken together, all the papers highlight the enduring need for a gendered lens in the study of politics and development in the region and beyond, while also complicating the deficit narrative by illustrating how gender relations are changing rapidly. In doing so the contributions reveal gaps and disjuncture in existing theoretical debates. Keywords: deficit narrative, development, equality, gender, Pacific politics, small states, social change © 2020 – Islands and Small States Institute, University of Malta, Malta. Introduction This special section of Small States & Territories 3(2), 2020, explores the nexus of gender, politics and development in the small states of the Pacific. The worlds of politics and development have always been gendered spaces, defined by male leadership and masculinised norms of behaviour.
    [Show full text]
  • Statistical Yearbook, 2017
    REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS STATISTICAL YEAR BOOK 2017 Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (EPPSO) Office of the President Republic of the Marshall Islands RMI Statistical Yearbook, 2017 Statistical Yearbook 2017 Published by: Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (EPPSO), Office of the President, Republic of the Marshall Islands Publication Year: June, 2018 Technical support was provided by Inclusive Growth Thematic cluster, UNDP, Pacific Office, Suva, Fiji Disclaimer The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNDP or EPPSO. The pictures used in this publication are mostly taken from the Google search and some from the respective organization’s websites. EPPSO is not responsible if there is any violation of “copy right” issue related with any of them. 1 RMI Statistical Yearbook, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................... 5 FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................. 6 LIST OF ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................... 7 SUGGESTED NOTES PRIOR TO READING THIS PUBLICATION .......................................................... 10 BRIEF HISTORY OF REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS ............................................................. 12 REPUBLIC
    [Show full text]
  • 42Nd Day Agenda Pt. 2 2016
    Page 1 of 49 (37th CRS-2016 Day 42nd P-II) NITIJELA OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 37TH CONSTITUTIONAL REGULAR SESSION, 2016 42nd Day (Tuesday) August 23, 2016 Speaker KEDI: Iakwe in jibbon nan aolep. Rainin ej August 23 ran, 2016 ran in Tuesday ej ran eo kein kareonoul ruo in an Nitijela in jijjet. Im imaron ke kajitok ibben rikweiolok rein ne jemaron jutak ippen doon ilo jibbonin im kommane jar ko ad im ajelok rainin. Madam clerk ne komaron wonmalok wot im kur rollcall eo an Nitijela ilo jibbonin. CLERK H.E President Hilda C. Heine…............. Present Minister Mattlan Zackhras………………… Absent Minister Alfred Alfred Jr……………………. Excuse Minister John M. Silk…………………………. Excuse Minister Thomas Heine………………………Present Minister Brenson S. Wase…………………. Excuse Minister Amenta Matthew……………….. Present Minister Wilbur Heine…………………………Present Minister Kalani Kaneko……………………… Present Minister Tony Muller………………………… Present Minister Mike Halferty………………………. Excuse Vice Speaker Jejwarick Anton……………. Present Senator Litokwa Tomeing………………….. Excuse Senator Alvin T. Jacklick…………………….. Present Senator Maynard Alfred……………………. Excuse Senator David Kramer……………………….. Present Senator Atbi Riklon……………………………. Present Senator Leander Leander Jr………………. Excuse Senator Daisy Alik-Momotaro…………... Present Senator Eldon Note…………………………… Present Senator David Paul……………………………. Excuse Senator Sherwood Tibon…………………... Present Senator Michael Kabua……………………...Present Senator Christopher J. Loeak…………….. Excuse Senator Tony Aiseia………………………….. Present Senator Jerakoj Bejang……………………... Present
    [Show full text]
  • Minister Kabua's PRC4ECD Remarks
    REMARKS: Minister Kitlang Kabua RMI Ministry of Education, Sports & Training PACIFIC REGIONAL COUNCIL FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (PRC4ECD) MEETING (VIRTUAL) 27 November 2020, 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon (Fiji time) 1. Hon. Johathan Curr (New Zealand High Commissioner), Hon. Ministers, Mr. Sheldon Yett (UNICEF Pacific Representative & ECD Pacific Secretariat), Dr. Micheal Samson (Director of Research Economic Policy, Research Institute), distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. Let me begin by extending warm greetings of Iakwe from President David Kabua and the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. 2. I also take this opportunity to thank the organizing committee for allowing RMI to speak at this Pacific Regional Council for Early Childhood Development (PR4ECD) meeting, to share recent achievements and challenges on ECD in the RMI- Kommol tata! 3. While the Marshall Islands is making steady progress to rolling out our Early Childhood Development plan, we recognize that much more needs to be done. The Multi-Sectoral Approach to ECD has both highs and lows. The positive side is that we all need to work together and consider the holistic needs of children and their families. The challenge is that the coordination necessary for success is slow moving. Inonoki bwe en Didbōlbōl, our nation's ECD slogan, loosely defined in English as ‘nurturing our children to flourish’. 4. Translating this slogan into action, we have demonstrated our commitment by setting our initial goals around policy reforms, bottom up approach to the 1 development of our curriculum framework, legislative reviews, harmonization of resources and strategies, costing analysis, classroom and health facilities upgrade and renovation, and the design work for a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) pilot program for vulnerable families with young children.
    [Show full text]
  • 2. Post-Colonial Political Institutions in the South Pacific Islands: a Survey
    2. Post-Colonial Political Institutions in the South Pacific Islands: A Survey Jon Fraenkel Vue d’ensemble des Institutions politiques postcoloniales dans le Pacifique Sud insulaire A partir du milieu des années 80 et jusqu’à la fin des années 90, les nouveaux pays du Pacifique sortaient d’une période postcoloniale marquée au début par l’optimisme et dominée par une génération de dirigeants nationaux à la tête d’un régime autoritaire pour connaître par la suite une période marquée par les difficultés et l’instabilité et qui a connu le coup d’Etat de Fidji de 1987, la guerre civile à Bougainville, le conflit néo-calédonien et l’instabilité gouvernementale au Vanuatu et ailleurs. Dans les pays de la Mélanésie occidentale, cette instabilité a été exacerbée par des pressions exercées par des sociétés minières et des sociétés forestières étrangères. Cette étude retrace l’évolution et explore les complexités des diverses institutions politiques postcoloniales dans le Pacifique Sud à la fois au sein de ces institutions et dans leurs relations entre elles ; elle montre que les questions de science politique classique ont été abordées de façons extrêmement différentes dans la région. On y trouve une gamme de systèmes électoraux comprenant à la fois des régimes présidentiels et des régimes parlementaires ainsi que des situations de forte intégration d’un certain nombre de territoires au sein de puissances métropolitaines. Entre les deux extrêmes de l’indépendance totale et de l’intégration, les îles du Pacifique sont le lieu où l’on trouve un éventail d’arrangements politiques hybrides entre les territoires insulaires et les anciennes puissances coloniales.
    [Show full text]
  • An Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security in the Pacific
    SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS An Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security in the Pacific A Case Study in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Prepared by: Muliagatele Joe Reti FAO Consultant February 2008 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE PACIFIC A CASE STUDY IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS Prepared for FAO SAPA By Muliagatele Joe Reti Pacific Environment Consultants Limited (PECL) Apia, Samoa February 2008 1 Table of content Acronyms and Abbreviations 3 Executive Summary 4 Summary of Recommendations 6 Map of the Marshall Islands 7 Introduction 8 Physical and natural environment of the Marshall Islands 8 Social and cultural setting 12 Economy 15 The Agriculture Sector in the Marshall Islands 18 Climate change – its significance to the Pacific islands 22 Climate change scenario in the Marshall Islands 24 The likely impact of climate change on agriculture in the Marshall Islands 26 Typology of likely impacts 28 Other factors contributing to the vulnerability of the agriculture sector 30 Climate change related activities of other Organizations in the Marshall Islands 32 Existing Institutional Mechanisms and Policies 35 National Strategy to mitigate and adapt to climate change 40 Success stories and lessons 43 Recommendations – General 45 Conclusions 47 Annexes 49 Bibliography 56 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone NEMS National Environment Management Strategy
    [Show full text]
  • Pol I T Ical Reviews • Micronesia 137 References Marshall Islands
    pol i t ical reviews • micronesia 137 References thirteen other udp members, includ- ing former President and current Bradley, Joseph. 2009. Presentation given Jabat Senator Kessai Note, signed at the Association of Pacific Island Legisla- the motion, although in entering the tors General Assembly held in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. June. motion they acknowledged that they lacked the minimum seventeen votes gec, Guam Election Commission Web site. needed to unseat Tomeing. Among http://gec.guam.gov/results/ the list of reasons for the motion, the Guam Legislature Web site. http://www United Democratic Party cited deterio- .guamlegislature.com/ rating relations with the United States, kuam, kuam.com: Guam’s News the inaction on the part of the Tome- Network. http://www.kuam.com/ ing government to respond adequately to the recent loss of jobs for Marshal- PDN, Pacific Daily News. Hagåtña, Guam. http://www.guampdn.com/ lese citizens at the US Army base on Kwajalein, failing to support a bill in uog, University of Guam Web site. the US Senate that would have ear- http://www.uog.edu/ marked $4 million per year for the next fifteen years for health services to Marshallese from nuclear-affected atolls, and the administration’s Marshall Islands “refusal” to move forward with the The past twelve months in the Repub- newly approved Uliga Elementary lic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) have School (Chutaro and Johnson 2008). been characterized both by the break- According to the RMI constitu- ing of new political ground—including tion, the Nitijela must vote within five two votes of no confidence, cabinet to ten days after the submission of a shake-ups, and emerging diplomatic no-confidence motion, regardless of prospects—and by the reappearance whether or not Parliament is in ses- of entrenched electoral, fiscal, and sion during that time.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020, Pp. 339-358 Being the President: Hilda Heine, Gender and Political Leadership In
    Small States & Territories, 3(2), 2020, pp. 339-358 Being the President: Hilda Heine, Gender and Political Leadership in the Marshall Islands John Cox School of Humanities and Social Sciences La Trobe University Australia [email protected] Jack Corbett School of Social Sciences University of Southampton U, K. [email protected] and Ceridwen Spark School of Global, Urban and Social Studies RMIT University Australia [email protected] Abstract: The literature on gender and democratic politics in the Pacific Islands is dominated by a deficit model that seeks to explain the dearth of women candidates, of MPs and of women holding senior political positions. A small body of recent scholarship has focused on the experience of a select few women who have defied the odds to win high office. Specifically, this work has focused on the strategies that women leaders employ to win election in male dominated environments. This article extends these studies by focusing on how women govern and lead. Drawing on interviews with President Hilda Heine, the first and only woman elected head of state in a small Pacific Island country, her staff and network of supporters, we outline seven strategies for women politicians. Documenting these strategies serves three distinct purposes: 1) they add to our understanding of how Pacific women leaders undertake intentional action to shape male dominated environments; 2) they contain important primary source material that adds to the historical archive of this period in Marshallese politics; and 3) they inform efforts by reformers, including international donors, aiming to equip women leaders to serve in senior positions, both in Marshall Islands and the wider Pacific island region.
    [Show full text]
  • MENSAGEM (SF) N° 43, DE 2020 (Nº 470/2020, Na Origem)
    SENADO FEDERAL MENSAGEM (SF) N° 43, DE 2020 (nº 470/2020, na origem) Submete à apreciação do Senado Federal, de conformidade com o art. 52, inciso IV, da Constituição, e com o art. 39, combinado com o art. 46 da Lei nº 11.440, de 2006, o nome do Senhor ANTONIO JOSÉ MARIA DE SOUZA E SILVA, Ministro de Primeira Classe do Quadro Especial da Carreira de Diplomata do Ministério das Relações Exteriores, para exercer o cargo de Embaixador do Brasil na República das Filipinas e, cumulativamente, na República de Palau, nos Estados Federados da Micronésia e na República das Ilhas Marshall. AUTORIA: Presidência da República DOCUMENTOS: - Texto da mensagem DESPACHO: À Comissão de Relações Exteriores e Defesa Nacional Página da matéria Página 1 de 98 Avulso da MSF 43/2020. MENSAGEM Nº 470 Senhores Membros do Senado Federal, De conformidade com o art. 52, inciso IV, da Constituição, e com o disposto no art. 39, combinado com o art. 41, da Lei nº 11.440, de 29 de dezembro de 2006, submeto à apreciação de Vossas Excelências a escolha, que desejo fazer, do Senhor ANTONIO JOSÉ MARIA DE SOUZA E SILVA, Ministro de Primeira Classe do Quadro Especial da Carreira de Diplomata do Ministério das Relações Exteriores, para exercer o cargo de Embaixador do Brasil na República das Filipinas e, cumulativamente, na República de Palau, nos Estados Federados da Micronésia e na República das Ilhas Marshall. Os méritos do Senhor ANTONIO JOSÉ MARIA DE SOUZA E SILVA que me induziram a escolhê-lo para o desempenho dessa elevada função constam da anexa informação do Ministério das Relações Exteriores.
    [Show full text]