Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Marshall Islands Declares 7-Day Period Of National Mourning

Sources: Pacific Magazine and Marshall Islands public holidays. Marshall Islands' President, Kessai H. Note, through Executive Order NO. 2007-02, has declared that all flags in the Republic fly at half-mast for a period of National Mourning from July 17, 2007 through July 23, 2007, on the passing of the late Senator Fountain Inok. This period of national mourning will not be a public holiday, in the sense that stores, businesses and the government will continue to run on a regular schedule.