Joint FSM & RMI Compact Trust Fund Committee Meeting Held in Honolulu, Hawaii Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 17, 2010 – A joint meeting between the FSM and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Compact Trust Fund Committees was recently held the week of March…

FSM Invasive Species Project on the move Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 17, 2010 – A press release from SPREP has announced that over the past few years the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-eligible Pacific countries have been working on a proposal for an invasive species project….

Forum Trade Ministers to meet in Pohnpei, FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 16, 2010 – Ministers and Officials in charge of trade and trade related matters for Forum Island Countries (FICs) including Australia and New Zealand will be meeting in the State of Pohnpei from…

FSM DOE Post-Secondary Office releases statistics on expected FSM graduates for 2010 Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 15, 2010 – The FSM National Department of Education’s Post-Secondary Office has released statistical data on the number of expected FSM graduates in 2010 based on their Postsecondary Tracking…

FSM Undertakes Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Atolls Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 15, 2010 – The FSM Government will be conducting a climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment of relevant sectors in selected atolls in Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap States. This assessment is a component…

Completion of Biosphere Project in Pohnpei Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 11, 2010 – On Friday February 19th, 2010 at the new Administration headquarters in Kolonia, Pohnpei, a short ceremony was held to launch the Ant Biosphere Reserve project. Over the past 10 years, the Conservation…

Office of SBOC gets new Economist Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 11, 2010 – The FSM Office of Statistics, Budget, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management (SBOC) has a new Economist working with them in Palikir. His name is Mr. Samuel Brazys and he is originally…

Emergency Declaration for FSM passports Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 10, 2010 – The FSM Immigration Office has requested that President Mori sign an Emergency Declaration for the procurement of new FSM blank passports. This is in response to a shortage of blank passports on hand…

FSM Prepares to Hold National Food Summit to address Food Security Issues Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): March 9, 2010 – President Mori has recently approved a joint request by the FSM Secretary of the Department of Health & Social Affairs, Hon. Dr. Vita A. Skilling, and…

Leaders Break grounds for COM Projects Palikir, Pohnpei (Yap State News Brief): March 9, 2010 – FSM President Manny Mori and US Ambassador Peter Prahar joined Governor Sebastian Anefal, members of the State Leadership, and other dignitaries in Yap for a groundbreaking ceremony for two building projects…