Ambassador of Israel to FSM Presents Credentials PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – Israeli ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia Gabby Levy presented his credentials today to FSM President Leo A. Falcam in a ceremony held in the President’s Cabinet Room. Levy said he…

$13,000 to Pay Law Suit Against the FSM Government PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – A $13,000 request has been submitted to Congress as a result of a law suite against the Government. Daniel Isaac sued the FSM Government, along with the former national planner…

Presidential measure to extend Early Retirement Program Period PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – FSM President Leo A. Falcam has submitted a measure to extend the FSM early retirement program to May 31, 2000, to Congress, thus making legal an earlier extension granted by the…

FSM Congressional Special Session to meet PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – The FSM Congress will begin meeting Monday in special session to consider budgetary items, corporation of the FSM post office and other items. President Leo A. Falcam called for the special session, December…

AIDS Cases Report in the FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – Recent United Nations attention to Aquired Immune Defiency Syndrome (AIDS) has prompted the World Bank to write the FSM President asking how it can assist in a plan of action, according to Ben…

New guidebook assists travelers to Kosrae State PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – The Kosrae Tourism Office has produced its first a travel guidebook for exploring the island of Kosrae, according to a press release from the Kosrae Tourism Office. Kosrae: A Travel Planner gives…

Family Genealogies and Histories on Pohnpei PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – It’s taken about five years but a well-known Federated States of Micronesia archaeologist has just completed an important study of five family genealogies and histories on Pohnpei. Rufino Mauricio’s book, Family Roots: Genealogy…

High Court rules Pohnpei State Use Tax Unconstitutional PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – The FSM Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional Pohnpei State’s “use tax”. In a ruling issued December 30, 1999, Supreme Court Chief Justice Andon L. wrote that the “use tax’…

FSM & Japan Sign Exchange of Note to Improve Pohnpei Port Project PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 2000 – The FSM and Japan signed an “exchange of note” amounting to more than US$7 million this morning to improve the Deketik Fishing Port in Pohnpei State. The…

Federated States of Micronesia signs diplomatic relations with Republic of Croatia NEW YORK, September 30, 1999 (FSM Permanent Mission to the UN) – The Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and of the Republic of Croatia established diplomatic relations yesterday, September 29, 1999. At a ceremony…