Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 18 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 29, 2001 – Two Committee Proposals have cleared the Committee of the Whole, (COW), today, with recommendation to go to Second Reading, but in the end none completely cleared the Second Reading process. C.P. No….

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 17 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 28, 2001 – The Committee of the Whole (COW) adopted and recommended two committee proposals for their passage on Second and Final Reading today, the 17th day of the Convention. The two proposals were adopted…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 16 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 27, 2001 – The first proposal reported and approved on First Reading by the Convention was Delegate Proposal No. 01-23, requiring that at least four justices be on the bench of the Supreme Court at…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 15 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 26, 2001 – The first measures approved by the Convention after its organization November 12, were three Resolutions, expressing gratitude and appreciation to the FSM President, H.E. Leo A. Falcam, and the FSM Vice President…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 12 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 23, 2001 – One day after its introduction, Committee Proposal No. 01-1, to confer on the National Government and the States concurrent power to levy value-added taxes, was withdrawn from Convention after delegates decided the…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 11 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 22, 2001 – The first Committee Proposal has entered the Convention arena this morning with the introduction of C.P. 01-1 by the Committee on Public Finance and Revenue, to confer on the National Government and…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 10 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 21, 2001 – The 3rd FSM Constitutional Convention, in its first Resolution introduced today, expresses gratitude and appreciation to the President of the FSM, H.E. Leo A. Falcam, the Vice President, T.H. Redley Killion, the…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 9 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 20, 2001 – Today, November 20, 2001, the ninth day of the Convention, six proposals were introduced and assigned to different Committees for action. D.P. No. 01-28, to amend Section I of Article VI of…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 8 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 19, 2001 – Pohnpei ­ Having no proposals introduced this morning, Convention President John Haglelgam urged the Standing Committees to provide short summary of proposals discussed during Committee hearings. So far twenty seven (27) proposals…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 5 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): November 16, 2001 – Today, the on-going session of the Third FSM Constitutional Convention received 7 more proposals and were assigned to Committees for action. The proposals include; D.P. No. 01-21, which would make the second…