Nena Orders FSM Flags Lowered for Three Consecutive Days in Honor of Late Raymon Setik PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): September 5, 1997 – FSM President Jacob Nena on September 5, 1997, issued a proclamation on the late former FSM Senator, the Honorable Raymond Setik, of Chuuk…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY January 20-31, 1997 The Secretary General of the South Pacific Forum, the Honorable Ieremia T. Tabai, visited the FSM, January 27-29, 1997. The visit was part of the Forum Secretariat’s effort to reach out to its member countries as often as it can to…

Job Announcement for FSM Labor Force Survey, Household Income and Expenditures Survey Pretest Enumerators PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): September, 1997 – The FSM Secretary of the Department of Resources and Development is preparing to conduct two FSM-wide surveys on labor force in the FSM and on…

UNDP Mission Visits FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): August 6, 1997 – FSM Vice President Leo A. Falcam informed Pohnpei Governor Del S. Pangelinan in a July 28, 1997, letter that a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Mission comprising of UNDP Assistant Resident Representative, Shahrokh Mahmmed;…

International Post Graduate Course in Data Base Management in Agrometeorology Scholarship PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): September 5, 1997 – The Embassy of Israel in Canberra, Australia, announces the availability of scholarships for the International Post Graduate Course in Data Base Management in Agrometeorology which will take…

UN Volunteer and Fund Control Specialist to Visit States PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): August 6, 1997 – Vice President Leo A. Falcam told governors of the FSM States in a July 30, 1997, letter that it is important to improve foreign aid reporting and coordination in…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY April 7-April 11, 1997 The Department is expecting two diplomat visitors to the FSM who are the Ambassador-designate from the Kingdom of Spain, His Excellency Delfin Colome, accompanied by his wife (Mrs. Elena Sanchez Colome), April 20-23, 1997; and Ambassador-designate to the FSM from…

FSM Ranks 91 Among 163 Countries on Voter Turnout PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): September 4, 1997 – In a Global Survey by Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) on voter turnout shows the FSM ranks 91 among 163 countries of the world and ranked number…

Vice President Supports COM-FSM Media Studies Program Proposal PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): August 5, 1997 – FSM Vice President Leo A. Falcam, in a July 28, 1997, letter to Vice President for Academic Affairs, COM-FSM, offers support for the proposal to develop a Micronesian Media Studies…