$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,…

Pohnpei shows drop in suspected cholera cases POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 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…

CNMI tightens ban on food from Pohnpei POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 2000 – The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has issued an emergency order of quarantine restricting food from Pohnpei State from entering, effective July 17, according to information received by the FSM Consulate…

FSM President sends congratulations to PM of Japan POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 2000 – President Leo A. Falcam, on July 7, sent congratulations to Japan Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori for his reappointment as prime minister. In his letter to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori the President…

President Falcam sends congratulations to US on 224th independence anniversary POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 2000 – President Leo A. Falcam has sent his congratulations to the United States on it 224th Independence anniversary. In a letter to American President Bill Clinton, President Falcam congratulated the…

UN court of the environment receives FSM support POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): July 2000 – The call for a United Nations International Court of the Environment has met enthusiastic support from Federated States of Micronesia President Leo A. Falcam. In a letter dated July 13, President…