Pohnpei braces for Tropical Storm 02W KOLONIA, Palikir (FSM Information Service): April 10, 2003 – Pohnpei State Governor, Johnny P. David, today declared a State of Emergency as Tropical Storm 02W heads towards Pohnpei, Mwoakilloa and Pingelap. Governor David based his Declaration of Emergency on information and…

EPIC concludes with three resolutions PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): April 1, 2003 – The Seventh meeting of the Economic Policy Implementation Council (EPIC) of the Federated States of Micronesia concluded its three-day meeting on Wednesday, with Resolutions to address the looming Compact deadline. The primary focus…

FSM responds to Washington Post article PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): April 1, 2003 – The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia through its Embassy in Washington has issued a response to the Washington Post’s article of March 25, 2003. The Washington Post had published an…

FSM Leadership convene on amended Compact PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 27, 2003 – The Seventh Economic Policy Implementation Council (EPIC) convened on March 24 2003, in Palikir, for an intensive three-day review of the amended Compact of Free Association with the United States. President Leo…

HESA issues advisory on mystery illness outbreak PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 27, 2003 – The Federated States of Micronesia Department of Health has issued a Public Advisory on the mysterious flu-like illness surfacing around the world: There has been an outbreak of a mystery illness…

FEMA expands Chuuk disaster assistance DEDEO, Guam (FEMA-FSM Joint Information Center): March 27, 2003 – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has amended the major declaration for Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia to include all categories under Public Assistance, according to FEMA Director Michael D. Brown,…

National Security Committee alerts FSM of looming war PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 19, 2003 – In light of United States President George W. Bush’s 48-hour ultimatum to Iraqi President Sadaam Hussein, the National Security Committee urges citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia to exercise…

Thirty-one candidates in Congress race PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE): February 27, 2003 – Voters of the Federated States of Micronesia will be at the polls next week to decide on their representatives to the Thirteenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. On March 04, the…

President completes FSM visit in home State PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 21, 2003 – President Leo A. Falcam set sail on February 19, for the Western islands of Pohnpei as the final leg of his State Visit to the whole of the Federated States of…

Task Force established for tuna headquarters PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 21, 2003 – A Tuna Commission Task Force has been created in the Federated States of Micronesia to administer and coordinate the establishment of the Headquarter for the Tuna Commission in Pohnpei. In November 2002,…