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Polloi, who was nominated by President Johnson Toribiong, must be confirmed by the two-thirds vote of the  13-seat Senate. The post has been unoccupied for the past five years. The PNAA oversees the management, development and security of the national airport including all civil aviation matters. T…

During a hearing for Xincheng Wang, who is charged with obstructing an immigration officer at Amata Kabua International Airport on his arrival in Majuro in December, assistant public defender Karotu Tiba on Monday told Chief Justice Carl Ingram that he could not represent Wang because he had been i…

Candidates Vincent Figir and Joseph Urusemal are running for the four-year term seat while candidates Isaac Figir and Larry Raigetal are running for the two-year term seat.  

The CSCs will provide managers of natural, cultural and historic resources with the information and tools they need to plan for the challenges posed by climate change and other landscape-scale stressors. “The Climate Science Centers help ensure that science has a seat at the head of the table as we…

According to the Tourism Promotion Authority, an estimated $542 million was injected into the economy of Papua New Guinea by the tourism industry in 2010 compared to an estimated $465 million spent by international visitors in 2009. “In total, there were 146,350 international visitors who entered t…

Chin said his focus is to draft important legislation that will help uplift the economy and the well-being of the people. Chin was sworn in after the Senate Credentials Committee recommended to seat the former vice president. In 2000, Chin won a Senate seat but was not seated after the committee de…

The National Election Commission has chartered the Palikir for the election run in the outer islands of the FSM. At the fisheries dock in Colonia to collect the ballot boxes, the Palikir will leave port to drop the ballot boxes in Ngulu Atoll, then eastward through the Neighboring Islands until it …

Majuro Middle School officials said in an interview Thursday that government is not doing its part to prevent illegal sales of vodka to 12-to-14-year-old students during school hours. The school has taken action by recently dismissing 13 students for drunken behavior on the campus. But principal Le…

But he said he will not use the Senate seat he won recently as a “stepping stone” to the presidency. Chin topped a seven-man field in winning the special Senate election last Feb. 15. “I will focus on what I could do as a legislator to help my country and its people,” he said. “I will not use the p…

The lawmakers, under secret ballot, voted 7 to 3 to confirm Frank Haregaichig as director of the Department of Resources and Development. Subsequently, they voted 3 to 7 to reject Al Ruwema’s nomination as  director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation. Of the seven nominations subm…