U.S. Navy to pay for Yap oil cleanup by Scott Radway HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): February 25, 2002 – The Navy will foot the US$ 5 million bill to pump the remaining oil off a World War II ship that was sunk by a Japanese kaiten…

Congress Witnessed Initialing of Compact PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): November 4, 2002 – Congress witnessed, November 4, 2002, the initialing of the compact documents between the governments of the United States of America and the Federated States of Micronesia. It also listened silently to FSM President Leo…

Salvation Army Sending Donations To Devastated FSM Chuuk State by Mark-Alexander Pieper HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): August 29, 2002 – Clothes, diapers, food, utensils and toys are among the many items collected by the Salvation Army that are scheduled to leave for Chuuk State today. Many…

Nature And Tradition On The Minds Of Kosrae Delegation To Indigenous Conference by Olivier Wortel TOFOL, Kosrae (The Kaselehlie Press): July 25-August 7, 2002 – The delegation that represented Kosrae at the Second Annual Indigenous Leaders Conference in Pohnpei recently, apart from the host island agenda, brought…

Chuuk Outer Islanders Plead By Radio For Food, Medicine by Scott Radway HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): July 24, 2002 – Over the crackling radio yesterday, Alex Sidles made his plea for help for Chuuk State’s outer islands, which have been stripped of basic supplies in the…

Chuuk Death Toll Rises: U.S. Aid Team To Transfer Critically Ill by David V. Crisostomo HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): July 13, 2002 – Federal disaster officials are urgently moving to assist those critically injured in last week’s deadly landslides in Chuuk. A U.S. team was expected…

Better Management Of FSM Compact Funds Discussed Proposed JEMCO To Oversee $91 Million Compact Fund by Jasmine Henry PALIKIR, Pohnpei (The Kaselehlie Press): May 30 – June 12, 2002 – A new system is being discussed during Compact negotiations in the hopes of better management and enforced…

Foundation urged to help Chuuk Ayuda working with group to deliver equipment, medicine to Chuuk hospital by Jayne Flores HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): May 15, 2002 – Focus on Chuuk. That’s the advice given to Ayuda Foundation co-directors Carlotta Leon Guerrero and Shannon Murphy by doctors…

Claims Of Unequal Treatment In U.S. Compact Aid Negotiations With FSM And Marshalls by Sean Dorney MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia): April 29, 2002 – The U.S. State Department has defended the country against claims it is offering the Federated States of Micronesia a better deal than the…

Supplies of food shrinking in FSM by Scott Radway HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): March 20, 2002 – One person has died in the outer islands of the Federated States of Micronesia after a typhoon tore through the area earlier this month and left food supplies nearly…