For the record

Madam, The article Yunus Rashid wrote (February PIM) from an interview with me needs some corrections. 1. You mentioned that coral is the main export of the Marshall Islands. Do you mean copra? 2. A serious error - you mentioned that “the major shareholder (of the hotel) is a prominent entrepreneur named Jerry Kramer who has other business interests in which some Marshallese have shares.”

It is true that Jerry Kramer is a promi nent entrepreneur, but I did not say that he is a major shareholder in the hotel. He is

the major contractor. Government owns the hotel, and as far as I know, the RMI government has plans to privatise it in the future. 3. You mentioned that the minimum wage is $2.00 in the private sector and $4.50 for government workers. It is true that the minimum wage is $2.00 and that is for both private and government workers.

However, most of the government workers are getting at least $4.50 an hour; well over the minimum wage.

Grant Labaun

Manager! owner G & L Enterprises Majuro Marshall Islands