Caldwell and Yoma Designated Acting PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 6, 1997 – Acting President Jacob Nena designated Attorney Richard Caldwell Acting Attorney General until the return of Attorney General Camillo Noket on March 9, 1997. In another February 28, 1997 memorandum to all departments, office…

1997 Congressional Election Held on March 4, 1997 PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 5, 1997 – FSM voters went to the polls to elect ten new two-year members of the 14 member national congress. The State of Chuuk is the only state whose state election coincides…

Nena Issues Statement on Toxic Waste PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 5, 1997 – FSM Acting President Jacob Nena issued the following statement on the shipment of high level radioactive waste by the Pacific Teal, which is approaching or passing through the FSM waters. “The FSM…

FSM Celebrates International Women’s Day on March 7 PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 5, 1997 – Acting President Jacob Nena has granted administrative leave for all who will participate in the activities relating to the celebration of International Women’s Day in the FSM on March 7,…

Budget Office January 1997 Report PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 5, 1997 – The FSM Budget Review Committee, headed by Acting President Jacob Nena with members from the Office of Budget, Office of Administrative Services and Attorney General’s representative completed its fiscal year 1998 budget review…

German Ambassador Gansauer Visits FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 3, 1997 – Acting President Jacob Nena in a January 31, 1997 letter notified Pohnpei Governor Del Pangelinan that Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Federated States of Micronesia, His Excellency Karl-Friedrich Gansauer…

OIA’s OMIP Project Proposals PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 3, 1997 – Acting President Jacob Nena transmitted to Congress Speaker Jack Fritz on February 18, 1997, for consideration and approval of Congress three project proposals to be funded under Officer of Insular Affairs (OIA) Operations and…

PL 9-133, Appropriation of $500,000 PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 3, 1997 – Acting President Jacob Nena signed Congressional Act No. 9-135, designating it Public Law No. 9-133, which appropriated a total sum of $500,000 from the FSM General Fund for fiscal year ending September 30,…

Ioanis Designated Acting Secretary of Resources and Development in Absence of Secretary Anefal PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): March 3, 1997 – FSM Acting President Jacob Nena has designated Registrar of Corporation Bellarmine Ioanis as Acting Secretary of the Department of Resources and Development in the absence…

Nena Congratulates Nauru President Glodumar PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 26, 1997 – FSM Acting President Jacob Nena extended greetings and congratulations to the newly elected President of the Republic of Nauru, H.E. Kinza Glodumar, on behalf of the Government and the people of the FSM….