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…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention Concluded POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): December 28, 2001 – After approving fourteen (14) proposals, Delegates to the Third FSM Constitutional Convention celebrated, Wednesday, December 26, in a closing ceremony marking the completion of long days and nights of work. It was during…

UNITED STATES AND FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION NEGOTIATION Joint Communiqué Honolulu, Hawai’i, December 14, 2001 – The fourth round of negotiations between the United States (US) and Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on the Compact of Free Association was held at Honolulu on…

Tropical Storm warning POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): December 13, 2001 – On December 13 2001, President Leo A. Falcam has ordered the offices of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia in Pohnpei to be closed until Monday morning due to approaching tropical storm…

Third FSM Constitutional Convention, Day 29/30 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): December 11, 2001 – On their first day back, December 10, from a 9 day working recess, Delegates passed on Second Reading C.P. No. 01-2, repealing Section 3 of Article III of the FSM Constitution in…

Australia’s Ambassador Doran presents his credentials to FSM President Falcam POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): December 3, 2001 – On November 23 2001, Ambassador Brenan Doran presented his credentials to President Leo A. Falcam as Australia’s Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia. Ambassador Doran has concurrent…