FSM overhauls Election Law Palikir, POHNPEI (FSM Information Services): August 30, 2006 – President Joseph J. Urusemal has signed Public Law 14-76, enacting a new election law for the Federated States of Micronesia. Repealing the entire Title Nine of the FSM Code, the newly signed law detailed…

FSM to launch new Secured Transactions Act Palikir, POHNPEI (Department of Economic Affairs): August 30, 2006 – Congress passed a new law last November that will make it much easier and less expensive for businesses in FSM to get bank financing for start-up, purchase of new equipment…

Presidential Order 30 establishes FSM infrastructure committee Palikir, POHNPEI (FSM Information Services): August 18, 2006 – President Joseph J. Urusemal, through Presidential Order No. 30, establishes for the Federated States of Micronesia an Infrastructure Planning and Implementation Committee(FSM-IPIC). The FSM-IPIC is expected to coordinate and facilitate the…

NORMA adopts new fisheries enforcement regulations Palikir, POHNPEI (NORMA/FSM Information Service): August 18, 2006 – The National Oceanic Resources Management Authority (N.O.R.M.A) has adopted two new Regulations to manage fishing within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Federated States of Micronesia. The Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)…

UNFPA mission in FSM discuss issues, including UN office Palikir, POHNPEI (Department of Foreign Affairs/FSM Information Service): August 18, 2006 – The Pacific Region Resident Representative for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) – Najib Assifi, left today following a week-long visit in the Federated States of…

FSM express support for UN Resolution 1701 Palikir, POHNPEI (FSM Information Services): August 15, 2006 – The Government of the Federated Stats of Micronesia supports United Nations Security Council Resolution 17001 that calls for full cessation of the hostilities in Lebanon, particularly the immediate cessation of all…

Japan’s Minister of State Kutsukake visits FSM Palikir, POHNPEI (Department of Foreign Affairs): August 15, 2006 – On August 9, the Honorable Tetsuo Kutsukake, Special Envoy/ Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister of State for Disaster Management, Minister of State for National…

Continental Airlines steps up security measures Palikir, POHNPEI (Department of TC&I): August 15, 2006 – The Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure has received a notice from Continental Airlines that security measures will be heightened for all its flights in the Federated States of Micronesia. The notice…

Chinese Foreign Minister launches Pacific nation visit in FSM Palikir, POHNPEI (FSM Information Services): August 1, 2006 – Minister Li Zhaoxing of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs began his official visit to the Pacific islands on July 30 2006, with the first stop in the Federated…

FSMSSA Hosts 3rd FAS Social Security Administrators’ Conference Kolonia, POHNPEI (FSM Social Security Administration): August 1, 2006 – The Third Freely Associated States Social Security Administrators’ Conference was recently held in Pohnpei from July 19 – 24, 2006. On July 18, 2006, the delegation from the Marshall…