Third State and National Leadership Conference ends with two major decisions Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 26, 2010 – The Third FSM State and National Leadership Conference (SNLC) held at the College of Micronesia (COM) FSM Gym, Pohnpei, on March 18th and 19th, 2010, ended with…

FSM continues negotiations for Trade in Services with other Pacific Island Countries Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Department of Resources and Development): March 26, 2010 – FSM recently participated in the fourth round of negotiations for the Pacific Islands Countries Trade in Services (PICTA-TIS) in Nadi, Fiji, from March…

Official Turnover Ceremony of the ARFF and Equipment in Yap Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 26, 2010 – The FSM Vice President, The Honorable Alik L Alik, was in Yap on March 15, 2010 along with the Secretary of Dept. TC&I, T.H. Francis Itimai, Mr. Master…

New National Holiday for Culture and Traditions in FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 25, 2010 – President Mori has signed into law a bill that creates a new public holiday on March 31st called Micronesian Culture and Traditions Day. This bill originated from Congressional Act…

3rd State and National Leadership Conference officially kicks off at the College of Micronesia-FSM Gym in Pohnpei Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 18, 2010 – The Third State and National Leadership Conference (SNLC) officially opened this morning at the College of Micronesia (COM)-FSM Gym in Pohnpei….

Joint FSM & RMI Compact Trust Fund Committee Meeting Held in Honolulu, Hawaii Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 17, 2010 – A joint meeting between the FSM and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Compact Trust Fund Committees was recently held the week of March…

FSM Invasive Species Project on the move Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 17, 2010 – A press release from SPREP has announced that over the past few years the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-eligible Pacific countries have been working on a proposal for an invasive species project….

Forum Trade Ministers to meet in Pohnpei, FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 16, 2010 – Ministers and Officials in charge of trade and trade related matters for Forum Island Countries (FICs) including Australia and New Zealand will be meeting in the State of Pohnpei from…

FSM DOE Post-Secondary Office releases statistics on expected FSM graduates for 2010 Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 15, 2010 – The FSM National Department of Education’s Post-Secondary Office has released statistical data on the number of expected FSM graduates in 2010 based on their Postsecondary Tracking…

FSM Undertakes Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Atolls Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 15, 2010 – The FSM Government will be conducting a climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment of relevant sectors in selected atolls in Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap States. This assessment is a component…