Vice President Alik Meets FSM Citizens in Beijing Beijing, China (FSM Embassy, Beijing): July 9, 2009 – Vice President Alik and his delegation visited the FSM Embassy in Beijing at the Jianguomenwai Diplomatic Compound on the evening of 9 July 2009 after his meeting with the Chinese…

Pohnpei State Department of Land and Natural Resources Receives Technical Assistance Grant Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): July 8, 2009 – The Hon. Lorin Robert, Secretary of FSM Department of Foreign Affairs, has received and signed a Grant Award which provides $55,000 to the Pohnpei State Department…

FSM to Participate in the 2nd Micronesian Trade Committee Meeting in Majuro Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): July 8, 2009 – The Secretary for the FSM Department of Resources and Development along with Senior Trade Officials will join their colleagues from the two other Freely Associated States…

Chuuk Inaugurates New Administration Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): July 8, 2009 – On July 2, 2009 at 11:00am Chuuk time, more than five hundred Chuukese and citizens of other FSM states packed the Saramen Chuuk Development Center at Saramen Chuuk High School in Weno, Chuuk, to…

FSS Micronesia Requires Life Extension Program Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): July 7, 2009 – The FSM’s surveillance boat, the FSS Micronesia, is currently in Australia waiting to be repaired in order to extend its useful life by another fifteen years, according to a letter from President…

Pandemic H1N1 State Report for June Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): July 7, 2009 – The FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs has released their Pandemic H1N1 State Report for June 2009 and it continues to show that the FSM has no confirmed cases of the…

French Documentary Film Crew in FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): July 6, 2009 – A documentary film crew from France has just arrived in Pohnpei State to begin the filming of a television travel series. The crew is headed by lead journalist, Ms. Maud de Bohan,…

Four Public Laws from First Regular Session of 16th Congress Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): July 6, 2009 – During the First Regular Session of the 16th FSM Congress, four Congressional Acts were transmitted to the Office of the President for action. All four of these Acts…

President Mori Gives Keynote Address to Tällberg Forum in Sweden Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): June 30, 2009 – On June 25th, 2009, President Manny Mori stood before a crowd at the Tällberg Forum in Sweden and gave the keynote address. The theme of this year’s forum…

Implementation Begins on FSM Telecenter Pilot Project Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): June 29, 2009 – The Telecenter Pilot Projects, which was highlighted in FSMPIO press release 0109-12, is now entering its implementation phase. As indicated in the January 2009 FSM Information Services, this project is funded…