Executive submits Budget for FY 2010 sans compact sectors Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): May 25, 2009 – Speaker Isaac V. Figir of the Sixteenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia issued a strong statement during today’s session, in response to the proposed budget bill for the…

Pohnpei special election pending availability of funds Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): July 23, 2009 – The Speaker of the 16th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, Isaac V. Figir, has met with President Emanuel ‘Manny’ Mori to discuss the process and timing of a Special Election…

Congress Vice Speaker Moses Dies In Office Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): June 23, 2009 – In accordance with the wishes of the family, the body of the late Vice Speaker will lie at his residence in U Municipality. The family has set funeral services and burial arrangements…

Congress override provides President Mori $1.4 million for emergency PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): January 6, 2009 – Congressional Act 15-75 had appropriated $1.4 million originally towards funding public programs and projects in the four states and was vetoed by the President in light of more pressing matters,…

Special Session launches busy month for Congress Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): August 21, 2009 – To launch the busy month, the First Special Session of the Sixteenth FSM Congress has been called to convene on August 31st and continue through September 3rd in Palikir, Pohnpei. According to…

PMU relocation among first measures of special session Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): March 24, 2009 – The relocation of the Project Management Unit (PMU) to the appropriate department is among the first measures of the Seventh Special Session of the 15th Congress of the Federated States of…

Seventh special session of 15th Congress set for March 16 Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Congress): March 13, 2009 – Congress members were polled for the session and in accordance with the Rules of Procedures of the FSM Congress two-third or 10 members were in favor of a special…

President Mori calls for Special Session of Congress to address State of Emergency Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): December 31, 2008 – On Monday, December 29th, President Mori transmitted a letter to The Honorable Isaac Figir, FSM Speaker for Congress, calling to convene a special session from…

President Mori Declares A National Emergency Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): December 30, 2008 – Today, President Manny Mori signed a Presidential Emergency Declaration and officially declared a National State of Disaster for FSM. This declaration is in response to all four of the FSM States declaring…

Anthrax Hoax in FSM Palikir, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services): December 29, 2008 – On December 23rd the Governors’ Offices of Yap and Kosrae received letters with a suspicious white powder folded inside a piece of paper that had “WE ARE ALQUAEDA FBI” printed in capital letters. The…