The Polynesian Leaders Group is made up of French Polynesia, Niue, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Tokelau, American Samoa and Samoa, and its aim is to help its members develop economic prosperity and uphold democratic values. The memorandum of understanding signed at the meeting highlighted the impor…
As the uniting entity for the Federated States of Micronesia five legislative bodies, the MLC 2011 adopted the following resolutions to express their collective position: On the issue of human trafficking, the 2011 MLC, through MLC Resolution 11-2, accepts the obligation of the national and state …
The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. with government witnesses offering testimony on Bill 8-28, which will amend Title 9 of the Yap State Code concerning public land, and for other purposes. Principle witnesses for this measure will include Gov. Sebastian Anefal or his designee, the chairman of the Co…
Tuvalu is the latest nation to join the Nauru Agreement Concerning Cooperation in the Management of Fisheries of Common Interest and close its fishery, notifying foreign vessels they are no longer permitted to fish for tuna in their surrounding waters. Other signatories include PNG, Kiribati, the M…
The program, subtitled, “Impact of Climate Change on Food Security in the FSM,” is a year-long Australian government-funded project. It is implemented by the FSM Office of Environment and Emergency Management in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, the Cooperative Research a…
The meeting was held in the Pohnpei State Hospital Conference Room in Nett with high-level attendants from both governments. Facilitating the meeting was James Naich, chargé d’affaires, of the FSM Embassy in Washington D.C. The genesis of the JCM process is provided under Title III provision of the…
Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga were represented. Peter O’Neil, prime minister of Papua New Guinea, was selected as the delegation’s chairman, with Niue’s Premier Toke Talagi, serving a…
The votes cast in-country are hand counted, while an antiquated election law allows postal absentee ballots to arrive up to December 5, forbidding tabulation until after that date. With the likelihood that thousands of votes will be cast by Marshall Islanders living in America, few if any of the ra…
Police believe the incident took place in the early hours of the morning. An investigation is now underway into this surprise break and enter incident. Nothing was stolen.
