CEC Directs TC&I, Foreign Affairs, and FSM Telecom to Find Funding for Fiber Optic Cable Palikir, POHNPEI (FSM Information Services): January 16, 2008 – President Emanuel Mori and the Governors of the Chief Executive Council today received a briefing from Acting Director of the Department of Transportation,…

President Emanuel Mori Submits Further Nominations for Advice and Consent Palikir, POHNPEI (FSM Information Services): January 15, 2008 – By January 14, 2008, FSM President Emanuel Mori, in two separate transmittal letters had presented to the 15th Congress of the FSM, nominations for eight government leadership positions….

Congressional Committee on HESA hosts public hearings in States PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): March 14, 2008 – The Congressional Standing Committee on Health, Education and Social Affairs is in the State of Chuuk today to continue its series of public hearings scheduled throughout the Federated States of…

Congress defeats bill to extend national petition filing date PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): May 28, 2008 – The Fourth Regular Session of the 15th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia reconvened yesterday and defeated the first bill placed on the calendar. Congressional Bill 15-99, was defeated…

Congress News Day 17: Wednesday, February 20th PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): February 21, 2008 – The 15th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia had on Day 17 of its Third Regular Session, adopted the bill for naturalization and the bill on venture funds and, defeated the…

Fifth Regular Session of Congress convenes; seats new Senator Kofot PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): September 13, 2008 – The 15th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia convened its Fifth Regular Session today and also inducted the new representative of Chuuk State’s Election District Two, Senator Tesime…

Speaker Figir declares vacancy in Congress PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): April 4, 2008 – Speaker Isaac V. Figir today, declared vacant, the seat for Chuuk State’s representative for Congressional Election District Two in the 15th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. The declaration was made on…

Congress News Day 16: Tuesday, February 19th PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): February 19, 2008 – Day 16 of the Third Regular Session of the 15th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia passed on Second Reading a bill for $3.8 million to fund public projects and social…

President Mori calls Special Session for emergency appropriations, among others PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): December 31, 2008 – The Sixth Special Session of the 15th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia will convene on January 5 2008, as called by President Emanuel ‘Manny’ Mori to address…

Speaker urged commitment to laws and policies PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): May 26, 2008 – The Fourth Regular Session of the 15th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia is in its final week of public hearings with the departments, offices and agencies of the national government…