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The presentation included a definition of TIP, its various forms and venues, TIP as a global multi-dimensional threat, and U.S. Department of State efforts to combat TIP. The Women’s Health Week presentation on human trafficking materialized following a pilot presentation by Embassy Economic/Consul…

This has been the first of a series of training workshops that will be held at the school for representatives of the Yap Community Action Program and the Ngulu Community who will be involved in monitoring the Marine Protected Area in Ngulu which covers a total of 75 percent of the reef including th…

The candidates all successfully filed to run before the May 23 deadline.   The congressional seats became vacant when the at-large congressmen from the states of Chuuk and Kosrae were sworn in as president and vice president of the FSM. For the state of Chuuk, a total of five candidates are running…

YSPSC said it has  to cope with the recent increase in fuel cost. The surcharge is temporary, and will be lifted when fuel cost has decreased to a level affordable under the electricity base rate, or when the electricity tariff has been appropriately restructured to adequately deal with both the ri…

Attendees at the ceremony included U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Lori P. Dando, FSM Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary Jane Chigiyal, Department of Resources and Development representative Mark Kostka, Australian Ambassador Martin Quinn, Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Suzuki, Chinese…

The Yap Visitors Bureau has released a statement highlighting the festival activities that will take place during the third week of June. YVB said locals, former residents and visitors have been invited to reconnect with family and friends and partake in local entertainment at the festival. In addi…

The filming is expected to generate around $6 million for the Samoan economy. It is predicted “Survivor” will also give Samoa’s tourism industry a boost through publicity. The CEO of the Samoan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nynette Sass, has told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat program, many job…

Temaru has called for public servants and private sector employees to voluntarily pay a third of their income into the fund as patriot action is needed to keep the loss-making airline viable. He said colossal fortunes are being made in French Polynesia and they all go elsewhere. Temaru said the air…

The engineer arrived on Sunday. His company, which has been subcontracted by Wa’ab Construction Co., sent him to Yap to service and fix the problem on the Channel 14 UHF Transmitter for Wa’ab TV. The broadcast technician for the Division of Media, Nestor Obien, and Wa’ab civil engineer Vince Pedros…

The UMTP was invited to speak at the Pacific Islands Regional Partners meeting and present two posters about the work being conducted in Ulithi Atoll, Yap. The poster themes were “Biodiversity and Threats on Loosiep Island” and “Monitoring of Nesting Green Turtles on Gielop and Loosiep Islands.” Th…