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Congressmen angry that Bikini islanders’ nuclear trust fund may have been ‘squandered’

June 30, 2023

By Giff Johnson, Editor, Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Following widespread media coverage of the collapse of what was a more than US$70 million trust fund for Bikini islanders displaced by American nuclear weapons testing, the United States Congress has demanded answers from the Interior Department about the status of the trust fund. ... <a title="Congressmen angry that Bikini islanders’ nuclear trust fund may have been ‘squandered’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/30/congressmen-angry-that-bikini-islanders-nuclear-trust-fund-may-have-been-squandered/" aria-label="Read more about Congressmen angry that Bikini islanders’ nuclear trust fund may have been ‘squandered’">Read more</a>

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Why a royal princess from the Pacific is living in Arkansas

December 29, 2022

Pacific Media Watch The US tested 67 nuclear weapons on the Marshall Islands, tricking the people who lived on Bikini Atoll to leave their homeland “for the good of all mankind.” But the Bikini Islanders didn’t know the US would contaminate their island and make it uninhabitable. Now nearly 70 years later, many Marshall Islanders ... <a title="Why a royal princess from the Pacific is living in Arkansas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/29/why-a-royal-princess-from-the-pacific-is-living-in-arkansas/" aria-label="Read more about Why a royal princess from the Pacific is living in Arkansas">Read more</a>