Nena Congratulates Imata Kabua PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 24, 1997 – Acting President Jacob Nena on January 22 congratulated the new President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, His Excellency Imata Kabua, replacing the late President Amata Kabua who passed away December 20, 1996…

Interior Requests Island Views on Habitual Residence Regulations PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 23, 1997 – Mr. Allen Stayman, Director of the Office of Insular Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, today requested the views of island Governors and Presidents of the freely associated…

FFA to Convene Tuna Conference in the Marshalls PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 17, 1997 – The 16 member countries of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) are to convene a major international tuna Conference in the Marshall Islands in June 1997. Following a directive issued by…

Pacific Response Capacity for Marine Pollution Accidents is Limited APIA, Western Samoa (FSM Information Service): January 16, 1997 – The current concerns shown over the transportation or disposal of hazardous material is not new to the Pacific and the capacity of the region to respond to a…

Acting President Declares State of Emergency in Yap State PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 15, 1997 – In responding to Governor Vincent Figir’s request for assistance concerning Typhoon Fern, Acting President Jacob Nena on January 3rd declared that: “A state of emergency exists in Yap State,…

WHO Provides Nurse to FSM for Eleven Months PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 13, 1997 – The Department of Health Services recently welcomed a nurse provided to the FSM Government by the World Health Organization for a Short-Term Post (STP) for 11 months. Ms. Dana Thienemann,…

FSM National Diabetes Control Council Established PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): January 8, 1997 – A Council has been established at the National Government to serve as an integrating entity to initiate, maintain, support, and guide the goals, objectives, tasks and activities of the ongoing non-communicable disease…

Job Announcement for FSM Labor Force Survey, Household Income and Expenditures Survey Pretest Enumerators PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): September, 1997 – The FSM Secretary of the Department of Resources and Development is preparing to conduct two FSM-wide surveys on labor force in the FSM and on…

UNDP Mission Visits FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): August 6, 1997 – FSM Vice President Leo A. Falcam informed Pohnpei Governor Del S. Pangelinan in a July 28, 1997, letter that a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Mission comprising of UNDP Assistant Resident Representative, Shahrokh Mahmmed;…

International Post Graduate Course in Data Base Management in Agrometeorology Scholarship PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): September 5, 1997 – The Embassy of Israel in Canberra, Australia, announces the availability of scholarships for the International Post Graduate Course in Data Base Management in Agrometeorology which will take…