Pohnpei shows drop in suspected cholera cases POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – At least one FSM health official has guardedly expressed optimistism over the low numbers of patients being treated for suspected cholera on Pohnpei during the past five days. It is a positive…

Cholera cases on Pohnpei still up and down POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – Six people received treatment for suspected cholera yesterday, as the statistics from the Pohnpei State Hospital continue to show treated cases decreasing but in an up and down fashion. Pohnpei State…

Cholera numbers still up and down POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – Statistics from the Pohnpei Hospital still show a seesaw pattern in the number of people being treated for suspected cholera. Since August 16, 48 people have been treated over the past six days….

Number of people treated for suspected cholera seesaws POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The latest numbers of suspected cholera cases on Pohnpei since August 2 reads like a seesaw, but they aren’t anywhere near the high numbers recorded throughout much of June and July….

Financial officers consider call for changes POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The push for more transparency seemed to be the basic theme delivered by the national government to the more than 50 financial and budget officers gathered today during the 2000 Annual Finance and…

Attorney sentenced in Pohnpei POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – FSM Supreme Court Associate Judge Richard Benson passed sentencing, Friday, on two people convicted of violating FSM weapons laws. Pohnpei attorney Martin Jano and Elizebeth Ciupan, a Philippine national, had been convicted of violating the…

UN recruiting drive begins soon POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The annual recruitment drive of the United Nations Secretariat is seeking qualified candidates from the FSM to take the competitive examination to be held in Palikir, Pohnpei, between February 5 and 9, 2001, according…

$10,000 in prizes offered in UNESCO contest POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization prizes totaling $10,000 will be presented to winning entries during the Asia Pacific Regional Exhibition/Seminar/Workshop on Embroidery in Hyderabad, India, January 2001. The theme chosen…

UN agency announces poster contest POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The United Nations Population Fund is conducting a regional poster competition designed for folks between the ages of 6 and 18. The theme of the competition is “A World of Opportunities.” The competition will…

Guam ban on Chuuk foodstuff lifted POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 2000 – Guam has lifted its ban on seafood, seafood products, and processed food originating from Chuuk State, according to a letter from Dennis G. Rodriquez, director of Guam Department of Public Health and Social…