Hawaii team to aid relief in Micronesia by Craig Gima HONOLULU, Hawai’i (Honolulu Star-Bulletin): July 5, 2002 – Disaster team experts from Hawaii were to arrive yesterday on Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia and Hagatna, Guam, to help with relief efforts from typhoon Chata’an. The…

Medical Supplies Gathered For FSM: Ayuda Aims To Help Victims Of Typhoon Mitag by Scott Radway HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): June 7, 2002 – The Ayuda Foundation has secured more than $800,000 worth of medical supplies for struggling outer islands in the Federated States of Micronesia….

Education Specialist Billen Says Pohnpei School Dropout Rate “Very High” by Gemma Q. Casas SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (Marianas Variety): August 23, 2002 – The dropout rate among high school students in Pohnpei is “very high,” which puts more pressure on the federally funded adult basic education…

FSM President Falcam Recounts Chuuk Destruction, Visits Guam To Meet With FEMA by David V. Crisostomo HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): August 5, 2002 – It will take at least six more months before landslide-ravaged Chuuk State can recover from structural and agricultural devastation, said Federated States…

U.S. Offers Postal Rate Hike Reprieve To Marshalls, Federated States MAJURO, Marshall Islands (PINA Nius Online): May 31, 2002 – The U.S. Postal Service has announced plans to delay application of international mailing rates to the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. Earlier this year,…

Accidents Cause Kosrae Governor Sigrah To Call For Road Safety Task Force by Olivier Wortel TOFOL, Kosrare (The Kaselehlie Press): April 4-17, 2002 – April 29, 2000 was the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for Kosrae’s new road paving. The paving started in May of that year,…

Bank Of Hawaii To Close FSM, Marshall Islands Branches by Giff Johnson MAJURO, Marshall Islands (Marianas Variety): August 20, 2002 – Unable to find a buyer for four of its central Pacific branches, Bank of Hawaii announced that it will close its Majuro, Pohnpei, Kosrae and Yap…

No FEMA Aid To Chuuk Outer Islands by Scott Radway HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): August 2, 2002 – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will not send aid to the outer islands of Chuuk state because assessments do not show those areas were severely affected by then-Tropical…

Disease Threatens Orange And Lime Stock In Kosrae by Olivier Wortel TOFOL, Kosrae (The Kaselehlie Press): May 16-29 – Kosrae is famous for its sweet and abundant citrus. Planes that stop here unload their passengers who rush to get some of the fresh and juicy morsels. When…

High surf pounds Chuuk by Steve Limtiaco HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News): April 11, 2002 – High surf surged across several islands in Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia earlier this week, destroying homes, flooding crops and injuring at least one resident. The island of…