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The Department of State’s J-1 Exchange Visitor Program is a work and study based exchange program created to further mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries. More than 350,000 J-1 visa visitors come to the United States each year, including high sc…

The collaborative effort included an unveiling of portraits of FSM citizens in the U.S. Armed Forces who have passed while on active duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait since 2004. Attendees of the ceremony included FSM President Emanuel “Manny” Mori, Vice President of the FSM Alik Alik, FSM Nati…

The bill was tabled by Deputy Prime Minister Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo and vigorously opposed by Tautua Party leader Palusalue Faalepo II and MP Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi. According to the bill, Samoa will skip December 30 and go straight to December 31, when the change takes place midnight December 29…

Celebrations officially began yesterday, the 49th anniversary of Samoa’s independence day. Samoan is one of the most widely spoken languages in New Zealand, and the second most commonly spoken language in Auckland. At Manurewa’s Roscommon School, up to 120 students are enrolled in the unit’s three …

The eight-page publication is free and is a full color illustration of Yap’s environment, culture and tradition and how the state is changing in this 21st century. This new publication covers five reasons why the youth should exercise their right to vote. It also pointed out that in order for an el…

The vessel will depart from Pohnpei on June 17 following the first voyage that it will make to the Neighboring Islands of Pohnpei during the second week of June. As part of its service in Yap, the ship will make brief stops at all the islands on its way to the state to pick up teachers and other pa…

The panel,  headed by Fabian Nimea, will be presenting the proposed final draft of the FSM Independent Report on the first 5th Year Review of the Amended Compact to the state leadership, among other things. With all four states informed of the document’s contents, Mori will authorize its final subm…

The graduating class has invited Hilary Tacheliol to be the main speaker and Martin Runyol as the special guest speaker. The school had some activities and events lined up before the graduation. The graduates were transported to the Catholic Church in Gagil municipality where the students had their…

Fueled by rapidly growing demand in Asia for cleaner fuels and global concerns over climate change, the Exxon Mobil-led natural gas partnership with Papua New Guinea is part of a mining boom that is bringing unprecedented wealth to the South Pacific nation. The liquefied natural gas   project that …

Statistics provided by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, obtained through export market channels, revealed that while the export value of Fiji’s beche-de-mer stood at $9 million, its consumer value totaled $45 million. Northern senior fisheries officer Gerald Billings also revealed to The F…