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“There is no good way to predict, but it looks like we are on the downside of the outbreak,” said U.S. Centers for Disease Control Dr. Tyler Sharp on Thursday. He said the peak number of cases found was on October 31 for Majuro, and the number of patients coming to Majuro Hospital for treatment has…

The FY 2013 Budget & Finance Workshop will be held in the Early Childhood Education conference room, for the Yap State Legislature, the Yap State Court, and all the departments, offices and agencies. The workshop will focus on the development of budget requests for FY 2013, as well as several n…

The event will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The general session will take place at the MHS gymnasium followed by four breakout work sessions. There will be eight topics offered on this day and they include: Title I/Common Core, Statewide Accreditation, Social Issues that Affect Our Students, Reporting …

And a major barrier to a safe birth is the quantity and training standards of midwives. The gloomy fact is that PNG has 152 practicing midwives. That’s a very low figure by international standards. In PNG’s major referral hospital Port Moresby General Hospital, it is the cry from the director for n…

Speaker Isaac V. Figir of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia emphasized the significance of the theme in his welcoming message by noting that the past MLCs have “discussed issues, established national priorities, and shared information. “Now we must pull together all these strands a…

The government of Palau declared a state of emergency a week ago following the blaze at the Aimeliik Power Plant. The president’s Press Secretary Fermin Meriang said power is still being rationed. “Each section of Koror, the main commercial area, subject to about four hour outages on a periodical b…

The meeting will begin  with welcoming remarks by the chamber president who  will also discuss chamber activities as well as achievements and progress during fiscal year 2011. The chamber will also share an official view on the private sector development growth before allowing them the opportunity …

Earlier this week, acting Attorney General Tubosoye Brown overturned a September legal opinion issued by his office that had resulted in the removal of Kwajalein candidate Ataji Balos for a technicality on his nomination form. “The overriding spirit of the Constitution as it relates to the electora…

Lt. Gov. Tony Tareg, along with several cabinet members, were present as witnesses for the swearing-in ceremony. They included Ruotpong Pongliyab, director of the Department of Youth and Civic Affairs; Kensley Ikosia, director of the Office of Planning and Budget; Frank Haregaichig, director of the…

Karo, 24, from Hula and Gabagaba in Central, beat six other contestants to take the crown at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Port Moresby last Friday. Karo will represent PNG as its cultural ambassador at the Miss South Pacific pageant in Samoa next month. The black-tie event was packed to capacity with s…