Cholera numbers still up and down POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – Statistics from the Pohnpei Hospital still show a seesaw pattern in the number of people being treated for suspected cholera. Since August 16, 48 people have been treated over the past six days….

Number of people treated for suspected cholera seesaws POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The latest numbers of suspected cholera cases on Pohnpei since August 2 reads like a seesaw, but they aren’t anywhere near the high numbers recorded throughout much of June and July….

Financial officers consider call for changes POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The push for more transparency seemed to be the basic theme delivered by the national government to the more than 50 financial and budget officers gathered today during the 2000 Annual Finance and…

Attorney sentenced in Pohnpei POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – FSM Supreme Court Associate Judge Richard Benson passed sentencing, Friday, on two people convicted of violating FSM weapons laws. Pohnpei attorney Martin Jano and Elizebeth Ciupan, a Philippine national, had been convicted of violating the…

UN recruiting drive begins soon POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The annual recruitment drive of the United Nations Secretariat is seeking qualified candidates from the FSM to take the competitive examination to be held in Palikir, Pohnpei, between February 5 and 9, 2001, according…

$10,000 in prizes offered in UNESCO contest POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization prizes totaling $10,000 will be presented to winning entries during the Asia Pacific Regional Exhibition/Seminar/Workshop on Embroidery in Hyderabad, India, January 2001. The theme chosen…

UN agency announces poster contest POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): August 2000 – The United Nations Population Fund is conducting a regional poster competition designed for folks between the ages of 6 and 18. The theme of the competition is “A World of Opportunities.” The competition will…

Guam ban on Chuuk foodstuff lifted POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 2000 – Guam has lifted its ban on seafood, seafood products, and processed food originating from Chuuk State, according to a letter from Dennis G. Rodriquez, director of Guam Department of Public Health and Social…

President signs $33.8 million budget into law POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 2000 – President Leo A. Falcam, July 12, signed into law the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Act, which appropriates $33,838,991, but he noted some concerns. In his letter to Congress Speaker Jack Fritz telling…

Cholera deaths on Pohnpei jump to 15 POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 2000 – Fifteen people are suspected of having died due to the effects of cholera as of July 17, according to Pohnpei State Hospital printout from medical records received today. The medical printout, also,…