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Acting Prime Minister Sam Abal said the report was prepared by Somare’s personal physician and cardiologist, Isi Kevau, following his visit to Singapore to see the PM a week ago. “Grand Chief is recovering well, better than (his physician had) envisaged,’’ Abal said at a press conference. He said S…

This was revealed in a 2009 HIV and STI report released by Dr. Dennie Iniakwala, from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s HIV and STI or sexually transmitted infection project. The report highlighted that almost 50 percent of teenagers aged between 15 and 19 were infected. The report was rel…

Health Minister Neil Sharma told the local media that currently 60 percent of children less than five years old are iron deficient, 40 percent of women lack iron while 20 percent of men suffer from iron deficiency in the island nation. Dr. Sharma, therefore, called on every family to grow local, ea…

Until now, the only airline based in Timor was a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. The new carrier will fly between Dili and Darwin once a day. The company will employ Timorese staff, including cabin crew and ground officers, and has been developed by an East Timorese man who fled to Australia as a…

Wellington sees the recognized seasonal employer scheme as charity, but Washington views it as verging on human trafficking and debt-bonded labor. This comes as the U.S. State Department’s latest international report on human trafficking condemned the use of forced labor on foreign charter fishing …

Frustrated with the lack of response to its fines, EPA deputy general manager Lowell Alik said he sought help of the Attorney General’s Office, which has turned up the heat on two government entities and one business that have violated environmental laws. With enforcement action historically lax — …

Any eligible individual who is not currently enrolled in the plan may enroll during this period. For those members who are currently enrolled in the plan, they can make changes, including add/delete dependents, change plan options, or cancel enrollment. Changes made during this time will become eff…

The extension is for a week and half or from July 25 to Aug. 8, 2011. The purpose of re-extending the open season for the harvest was because the harvest quota of 150 tons assigned for Yap Main Island has yet to be collected by the fishermen. Since the opening for the harvesting of trochus, the num…

Congress was also expected to swear in the newly elected members for the vacant four-year seats for Chuuk and Kosrae. The seats were vacated by  Mori of Chuuk and Vice President Alik L. Alik of Kosrae. It was expected that the oath of office would be administered on the first day of the special ses…

Transfer and new students are to make sure that they bring the following documents with them when they come in for registration: • Official school transcript; • Birth certificate; and • Health record known as yellow card The school faculty and staff are more than willing to answer your questions if…