Second FSM Banking & Investment Symposium to Be Held PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE): October 14, 1998 – The second FSM Banking and Investment Symposium will be held in Pohnpei next week. The Symposium will begin on October 19, at 9:30 in the morning at the Central…

FSM Congress to Attend APPCED in PRC PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE): October 13, 1998 – FSM Congress Speaker Jack Fritz is heading a delegation from the FSM Congress to the 6th General Assembly of the Asian-Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development in Guilin, the People’s Republic…

Falcam to Address 8th Annual Pacific Conference in Maui PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE): October 12, 1998 – Vice President Leo A. Falcam left the FSM last week to attend and address the 8th Annual Pacific Conference in Maui, Hawaii. The Conference which is scheduled for October…

FSM Permanent Mission to the United Nations Coordinates Visit of South Pacific Forum Secretary General to New York. NEW YORK, 8 October 1998: Secretary General W. Noel Levi, CBE, of the South Pacific Forum made a one week visit to the United Nations (U.N.) Headquarters in New…

Maritime Training Course Materials Presented to COM-FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORAMTION SERVICE): September 28, 1998 – In a brief ceremony held at the Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure, the Secretary of the Department presented course materials for Maritime Training Program to College of Micronesia-FSM President. Secretary…

FSM President Jacob Nena at the 53rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly NEW YORK, 25 September 1998: Representatives from the 185 member states of the United Nations witnessed President Jacob Nena as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 24 September 1998 during…

53rd United Nations General Assembly Opens NEW YORK, 10 September 1998: The Fifty third (53rd) Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was declared opened at around 3 o’clock on 9 September 1998 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The temporary President, H.E. Hennady…

Theme of the 29th South Pacific Forum PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): June 30, 1998 – This year South Pacific Forum will be held in Pohnpei, FSM with the theme “From Reform to Growth: The Private Sector and Investment as the Keys to Prosperity.” According to a…

President Nena & his Entourage Visit the State of Yap PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): June 29, 1998 – FSM President Jacob Nena and his delegation undertook a four-day State Visit to the State of Yap, 24 to the 28th of this month. This is the first…

US Congress Appropriates Funds for HUS & FEMA KOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE): June 24, 1998 – The United States Congress has appropriated additional funds for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and FEMA in the form of block grants addressing the hazard mitigation “unmet needs.” A communication…