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In response to a complaint filed by campaign officials of losing incumbent Amenta Matthew, Attorney General Filimon Manoni directed the police to begin investigating the allegations that while people were standing in line to vote at the polling station for Utrik Atoll voters, they were given sheets…

FACSSO is in Pohnpei for a meeting called by the National Department of Education, and it was the first for Dr. Rufino Mauricio, secretary of FSM Department of Education; and Vincent Parren, director of Yap State Department of Education. During the meeting, Mori informed FACSSO members of the upcom…

A triumphant Sir Michael Somare, the country’s former leader, has said he will present himself to the governor-general and take the oath of office. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the election of O’Neill to the prime ministership by a parliamentary vote of 70-24 on August 2 was unconstitutio…

Twenty-five bottlenose dolphins were flown from Honiara to Guangdong Province last week. Dr. Ingrid Visser, from The Orca Research Trust says the exports are disgusting and money driven. She said it was tragic that live dolphin export is legal. “Solomon Islands are their own independent country but…

Two identical MOU’s were executed between the FSM national government and the  two states on April 5, 2007 to assist them in getting out of a stressful period of fiscal difficulty, cash flow problems and long-term structural issues. “During the term of the MOU, the FSM national government administe…

This was due to the increased number of patients coming in for visits at the hospital for what could be dengue fever. The public health clinics are as follows; NCD, Well Baby, OB-GYN, Postpartum, New Born checkups including routine checkups and refills. Out patients are encouraged to seek these ser…

“He told me, ‘Wait, I’ll go find some people,’ and he walked off down the island,” said Temaei Tontaake, Buranibwe’s younger companion who also survived the ocean ordeal. But it didn’t take long for Buranibwe to figure out that he was not on Marakei, the coral atoll they had last seen after getting…

Uein Buranibwe, 53, and Temaei Tontaake, 26, arrived in Majuro Sunday after spending 17 days on Namdrik Atoll in the southern Marshall Islands. Namdrik is about 350 miles northwest of their home atoll of Marakei in neighboring Kiribati. “I don’t want to get in a boat again,” said Tontaake in Majuro…

Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd made the announcement at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness held in Busan recently. “We remain the largest bilateral donor to the people of Fiji and we intend to be there for them over the long haul. Today I announce that we will increase develop…

The application to disqualify the Chief Justice, Sir Salamo Injia, was filed yesterday (Thursday) by O’Neill’s lawyer and was set to be heard tomorrow morning. This new twist in the case may delay ruling of the matter before the court. The high court was to make a ruling on the Reference today. The…