New Weather Service Buildings to be Build in Pohnpei Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): August 25, 2010 – A one year Lease Agreement, automatically renewable for a maximum period of twenty years, was signed on August 20, 2010, between the FSM State of Pohnpei and the United…

29 Students Receive Scholarships for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): August 24, 2010 – The FSM National Scholarship Board (the Board) convened on June 2, 2010, to review scholarship applications submitted by undergraduate students attending the 2010-2011 Fall, Spring and Summer terms. The…

Beware of E-mail Scams Coming to the FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): August 20, 2010 – Following, is an excerpt from an e-mail received in May 2010, by Wilson Waguk, FSM Banking Commissioner: “Hello My Dear, How Is Your Family? Contact Western Union money transfer office…

Secretary Skilling Connects with Health Educators in Japan for Assistance in FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): August 19, 2010 – The Secretary of Health and Social Affairs, Honorable Vita Skilling, visited Japan from July 26 to August 4, 2010, on an invitation by the Association of…

SBOC Launches Its Official Website Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): August 18, 2010 – In June 2010, the FSM Office of Statistics, Budget & Economic Management, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management (SBOC) launched its official website. The website can be accessed at www.sboc.fm. Development on content…

Continental Micronesia Proposes Newly Packaged Flight Schedule for Yap Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): August 17, 2010 – Pursuant to ongoing discussions and negotiations between the FSM Government Working Group and Continental Micronesia; Francis Itimai, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure, confirmed on August…

National Campus Begins Fall 2010 with Freshmen Orientation Kolonia, Pohnpei (COM-FSM/FSM Information Services): August 16, 2010 – 186 new students attended the student orientation which started on August 2, 2010, at the FSM-China Friendship Sports Center. Faculty, staff and administrators were present during the orientation and were…

College Job Audit Passes Stages 1 and 2 Kolonia, Pohnpei (COM-FSM/FSM Information Services): August 16, 2010 – The College of Micronesia-FSM received the preliminary communications relating to its ongoing Job Audit/Compensation & Benefit study on July 26, 2010. The study is being conducted by Alan Searle of…

Twenty Students Graduate from Kosrae Campus Kolonia, Pohnpei (COM-FSM/FSM Information Services): August 16, 2010 – Twenty students participated in the graduation ceremony held at COM-FSM Kosrae Campus last July 22, 2010. Regent Lyndon Cornelius conferred the certificate of achievements and degrees to the graduates who completed their…

WHO Opens Country Liaison Office in Palikir Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): August 16, 2010 – The World Health Organization (WHO) opened their new Country Liaison Office (CLO), within the Department of Health and Social Affairs (DHSA) offices, in Palikir, Pohnpei, on August 10, 2010. This new…