President Mori greets new U.S. Ambassador to the FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 12, 2010 – On Friday, February 5, 2010, President Mori accepted the letters of credence for the new U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, H.E. Peter Alan Prahar in a…

Proposed Bill for $9 Million worth of Compact Infrastructure Sector Grant Transmitted to Congress Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 12, 2010 – The Executive Branch has transmitted a proposed bill to the 16th FSM Congress to appropriate the sum of $9,250,000 out of fiscal year 2010’s…

El Nino – Southern Oscillation Special Update for the FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 12, 2010 – On Thursday, February 11, 2010, the FSM Office of Environment and Emergency Management held a briefing session on the expected effects of the El Nino weather pattern on…

President Mori Held High-Level Talks with Leadership of Israel Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Department of Foreign Affairs): February 12, 2010 – President Emanuel Mori has just completed a high-level working visit to the State of Israel from 20-25 January 2010 upon the invitation of the Project Interchange, an…

FSM Observes World Cancer Day Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 11, 2010 – President Manny Mori declared February 4, 2010, as World Cancer Day to be celebrated in the FSM. A brief ceremony to commemorate the day was held at the Central Facilities Conference Room in…

FSM Joint FEMA & USAID Workshop for Disaster Management Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 11, 2010 – The U.S. Government Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), along with the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), has been conducting disaster…

National Department of Education begins public consultation on Student Learning Outputs Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 11, 2010 – The National Department of Education has produced draft National Curriculum Standards and Benchmarks: Student Learning Outcomes for English Language Arts. These Student Learning Outcomes were developed by…

FSM Postal Service Restricts Commercial Commodity Shipments Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 10, 2010 – On November 11, 2009, the FSM National Government received notice from the Government of the United States in regards to the exploitation of the United States Postal Service (USPS) from the…

FSM Scholarship Board doles out funds to undergrads Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 10, 2010 – The FSM Scholarship Board has had its second meeting of the New Year, this time to determine those students in undergraduate studies to receive some scholarship funds. There were 143…

National Department of Education conducts School Accreditation Workshop Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): February 10, 2010 – The National Department of Education conducted a workshop on School Accreditation during the week of February 1st to 5th, 2010, at the College of Micronesia-FSM national campus. The workshop was…