Vice President says “weed” out educators not committed to teaching POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): September 2000 – Vice President Redley Killion, in his keynote address before Education Summit attendees Tuesday evening, called for the weeding out of educators not committed to their jobs. This comment came…

Ambassador of the Netherlands to the FSM POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – Ambassador of the Netherlands to the FSM, George Theodore Eugene Richard (Theo) Arnold visited the FSM to present his credentials to President Leo A. Falcam this morning in the Cabinet Room. The…

Amendment would raise health insurance premiums POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The FSM Secretary of Finance and Administration is pushing for an emergency amendment that would add 10 percent to premiums and set limits to re-enrollment to the government health insurance plan. In a…

Authorities seek information about body found in Ngulu POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – Law enforcement authorities from the Federated States of Micronesia and the United States are seeking information leading to the identification of a corpse that washed ashore in an outer island of…

Historic landings made on Pohnpei, Chuuk POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The first Continental Micronesia Boeing 737-800 series landed here today at 12:55 p.m. before a small crowd gathered to see this historic event at the Pohnpei International Airport. The Continental jet had just…

State, national financial leaders meet POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The nation’s top financial officers met to discuss a variety of issues in their annual conference today in Palikir, Pohnpei. Delegates comprised of budget officers, planners, and administrative officers from financial agencies from all…

National education summit to convene POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – FSM educational leaders will meet next week, September 5-8, to address specific ways to improve the nation’s education system. The Nationwide Education Summit will address strategic areas needed for improving education in the FSM…

Education Summit to be held in Pohnpei POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The FSM education has rescheduled its Education Summit to be held in Pohnpei, September five to the eighth with the theme “Educational Improvement: The Key to Economic Growth and Social Development.” The…

Pohnpei shows drop in suspected cholera cases POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – At least one FSM health official has guardedly expressed optimistism over the low numbers of patients being treated for suspected cholera on Pohnpei during the past five days. It is a positive…

Cholera cases on Pohnpei still up and down POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – Six people received treatment for suspected cholera yesterday, as the statistics from the Pohnpei State Hospital continue to show treated cases decreasing but in an up and down fashion. Pohnpei State…