Maritime Training Course Materials Presented to COM-FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORAMTION SERVICE): September 28, 1998 – In a brief ceremony held at the Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure, the Secretary of the Department presented course materials for Maritime Training Program to College of Micronesia-FSM President. Secretary…

FSM President Jacob Nena at the 53rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly NEW YORK, 25 September 1998: Representatives from the 185 member states of the United Nations witnessed President Jacob Nena as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 24 September 1998 during…

53rd United Nations General Assembly Opens NEW YORK, 10 September 1998: The Fifty third (53rd) Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was declared opened at around 3 o’clock on 9 September 1998 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The temporary President, H.E. Hennady…

Theme of the 29th South Pacific Forum PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): June 30, 1998 – This year South Pacific Forum will be held in Pohnpei, FSM with the theme “From Reform to Growth: The Private Sector and Investment as the Keys to Prosperity.” According to a…

President Nena & his Entourage Visit the State of Yap PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): June 29, 1998 – FSM President Jacob Nena and his delegation undertook a four-day State Visit to the State of Yap, 24 to the 28th of this month. This is the first…

US Congress Appropriates Funds for HUS & FEMA KOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE): June 24, 1998 – The United States Congress has appropriated additional funds for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and FEMA in the form of block grants addressing the hazard mitigation “unmet needs.” A communication…

Nena Asks Kosrae to Host Youth Leadership Conference PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): June 23, 1998 – President Jacob Nena communicated to Kosrae Governor Moses Mackwelung in May that there is a need for Kosrae State to host the 6th FSM Annual Youth Leadership Conference in July…

Upward Bound Students from Kosrae at COM-FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): June 23, 1998 – Twenty-six Eleventh Graders from Kosrae High School spent a week at the College of Micronesia-FSM Palikir Campus, visit the FSM Capital and their colleague high school students in Pohnpei under the…

FSM to Attend 4th Regional Youth Conference, and Ministerial Meeting PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): June 23, 1998 – The FSM will be represented at the Fourth Regional Conference for Pacific youth, and Ministerial Meeting scheduled for June 25-27 in French Polynesia. Attending for the FSM are…

Schumacher Presented His Credentials to Nena PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE): June 5, 1998 – The Ambassador-designate of Canada Brian Schumacher, presented his letter of Credence to President Jacob Nena, as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the FSM, in a ceremony held in the President’s Cabinet…