FSM Congress News, October 14, 2003 PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): October 14, 2003 – Speaker Peter Christian called October 13, for a halt on domestic terrorism in the FSM and said that people of the FSM should join in with the United States, Australia and the Indonesian…

2nd Special Session to Convene PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): August 5, 2003 – Speaker Peter M. Christian has called the Congress to convene in a special session on the 25th of August. This will be the Second Special Session of the 13th Congress. The session will last…

Chuuk Says Compact Not Enough, To Lay Off Teachers by Gemma Q.Casas ROTA, CNMI (Marianas Variety): June 30, 2003 – Students from Chuuk will experience more overcrowding in classrooms when classes resume in August as the state government plans to lay off several teachers and other workers…

FSM Congress News, May 16, 2003 PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): May 16, 2003 – Congress unanimously adopted its first resolution of the 13th Congress, which expresses the gratitude of the people of the Federated States of Micronesia to the Honorable Jack Fritz for his many years of…

FSM Congress News, January 28, 2003 PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): January 28, 2003 – Most of the members of the 12th Congress are out campaigning for the up coming congressional election. In the State of Chuuk, the most hotly contested March 4th race, is between two of…

Congress praises Dr. Pretrick PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): August 29, 2003 – Members acted on five proposed Congressional Bills and two Congressional Resolutions during this morning session. Congress deferred actions on three of the proposed bills to the next day session and passed on second and final…

FSM Congress News, July 24, 2003 PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): July 24, 2003 – The First Special Session of the 13th FSM Congress adjourned sine-die after six days of plenary meetings. The special session took place in Palikir beginning on the 12th of July until July 17….

U.S. Agency Says Pacific Compacts Fall Short MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia): June 25, 2003 – The United States General Accounting office says the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands face substantial aid cuts, because a multi-billion aid package won’t keep pace with…

FSM Congress News, May 15, 2003 PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): May 15, 2003 – Congress discussed and adopted a report by the Special Committee to Wait on the President during its session this morning. Aside from the proposed FY 2004 budget, the amended compact and the financial…

U.S. Lip service PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): January 13, 2003 – Senator Peter M. Christian, Chairman of the Congressional Committee on Resources and Development and Chief Negotiator for the Federated States of Micronesia on the re negotiation of the expiring provisions of the compact between the governments…