Nena Expresses Sympathy and Condolences on Deng Xiaoping’s Passing PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 26, 1997 – FSM Acting President Jacob Nena on February 21, 1997, forwarded through diplomatic channels, on his own behalf and on behalf of the FSM, deepest sympathy and condolences to the…

President Olter Returned to Pohnpei on U.S. Military Air Ambulance PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 25, 1997 – FSM President Bailey Olter returned to Pohnpei on a U.S. Military C-9 Aeromedical Evacuation Flight that landed at Pohnpei International Airport at about 10:00 Monday morning, February 24,…

Nena Lets Congressional Act No. 9-131 Become Law Without His Signature PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 25, 1997 – Acting President Jacob Nena, without his signature, permitted Congressional Act No. 9-131 become law, designating it Public Law No. 9-139. The law further amended Title 54 of…

Nena Declares 1997 as the Pacific Year of the Coral Reef PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 21, 1997 – Acting President Jacob Nena proclaimed on February 11, 1997, “The 1997 Pacific Year of the Coral Reef,” urging each individual in the FSM to promote awareness, concern…

Executive Program for Leaders in Development PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 20, 1997 – The John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Institute of International Development are sponsoring an Executive Program for Leaders in Development, to be held at Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts, from June…

FSM Development Bank Releases IDF Project Status Report PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 20, 1997 – The FSM Development Bank, responsible for the management of the FSM’s share of the Investment Development Funds (IDF) on March 31, 1996 reported the status of the loans made to…

FSM Attends Climate Change Meeting in Geneva PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service) – FSM Climate Change Coordinator Heidi Prime and Foreign Service Officer Carl Apis from FSM Department of External Affairs represented the FSM at the UN Climate Change Meetings, February 26 to March 8, 19, in…

SPC Marks 50 Years in the Region NOUMEA, New Caledonia (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE), February 19, 1997 – The South Pacific Commission (SPC) opened celebrations for its golden jubilee in Noumea, New Caledonia February 6, amidst color, pomp, and ceremony. Several hundred people gathered at the Commission’s grand…

FSMASA Holds First Meeting PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE), February 19, 1997 – The newly appointed members of the FSM Amateur Sports Association (FSMASA) convened their first meeting at the Central Facilities at the FSM Capital in Palikir, Pohnpei, February 17, 1997. At-Large members who attended the…

Acting President Transmits Note of Final Determination to Chuuk PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): February 18, 1997 – A Notice of Final Determination disallowing $165,751 question costs cited under the JTPA program for the State of Chuuk for the fiscal year 1994 was transmitted January 30, by…