Japan will spend $4M in South Pacific POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): April 2000 – Japan has pledged more than $4 million to help Pacific island nations plug into cyberspace, fight infectious diseases, and strengthen regional ties, according to news reports of the South Pacific Forum Summit…

Jano trial postponed POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): April 2000 – FSM Supreme Court Judge Richard Benson, Monday, dropped two gun violation charges against Martin Jano and Tuesday afternoon postponed the trial until after the criminal trial of key defense witness Elizabeth Ciupan. The judge dropped charges…

Yap State Postmaster retires POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): April 2000 – The FSM Postmaster General has announced the retirement of the Carmen Mutnguy Tun, Yap State postmaster. Tun began serving with the FSM Postal Service in 1985 where she served as a postal clerk. In 1988,…

FSM Appellate Court hears what has been called FSM’s most important case POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): April 2000 – The FSM Appellate Court listened Saturday to University of Hawaii law professor JonVan Dyke present the four states’ arguments for overturning the FSM Trial Court’s decision against…

12th FSM Annual Report POHNPEI, Palikir (FSM Information Service): April 2000 – The 12th Annual Report of the Federated States of Micronesia on the Receipt and Expenditure of Funds made available Under the Compact of Free Association has been transmitted to Vice President Redley Killion and is…

Cabinet Meeting News PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 2000 – President Leo A. Falcam reported that his trip to the prayer breakfast permitted him to meet U.S. President Bill Clinton for about 40 minutes. President Falcam also said that he and his staff were able to…

FSM patrol boats fire on fishing vessel PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 2000 – The FSM Justice Department reported during the President’s Cabinet meeting yesterday that an FSM patrol boat fired warning shots at a fishing vessel fleeing arrest last weekend. The FSM patrol boat was…

Chuuk’s Governor challenges the legislature WENO, Chuuk (FSM Information Service): February 2000 – Chuuk State Governor Ansito Walter will be challenging the Chuuk Legislature to come up with funds to match the FSM government’s $1.8 million to improve state infrastructure. Walter said in a recent interview that…

Macheweichum takes first prize in competition at Youth Rally WENO, Chuuk (FSM Information Service): February 2000 – The singing group from Macheweichun took away first prize in the two-day Youth 2000 Rally held February 18 and 19 at Andersen Field in Weno, Chuuk. Second place went to…

Civic Action team renovates hospital ward WENO, Chuuk (FSM Information Service): February 2000 – A small mountain of wrecked cars collected, a road paved using reconstituted asphalt, and hospital wards and governor’s office renovated – must be the U.S. Civic Action Team at work. Led by United…