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Scholarship Opportunities for Chuukese Students

In light of the recent news about Kembo’s appointment to the FSM Scholarship Board, we would like to re-post this list of possible funding sources for your college education. CRM provides this partial list of available scholarships and links to their websites as a way to encourage Chuukese students to pursue their undergraduate and graduate-level... [Read more of this review]

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Chief Justice Amaraich: Rest in Peace

CRM joins the nation in mourning the death of one of our Chuukese heroes in public service the Honorable Chief Justice Andon L. Amaraich. He passed on January 26, 2010 at Straub Hospital in Honolulu from pneumonia and other complications. Amafel Amaraich was one of the founding fathers of our nation who came from Ta in the Mortlocks. Most notable during... [Read more of this review]

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Young Chuukese lawyer Kembo Mida, Jr. to Lead FSM Scholarship Board

Last week, FSM President Manny Mori appointed Mr. Kasio “Kembo” Mida, Jr. to the FSM Scholarship Board. His timely appointment to represent Chuuk State on the 5-member Board comes at a time when there has been a growing dissatisfaction among FSM students with the management of both national and state scholarship awarding procedures.... [Read more of this review]

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$2.4 Million CIP Funds Released to Chuuk: Good or Bad?

President Manny Mori Yesterday, the FSM  Public Information Office announced (Presidential Order to release CIP Funds to Chuuk Municipalities) the signing of a Presidential Order releasing $2.4 million worth of Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds to the Chuuk municipalities. These Compact funds, according to the press release, were given to “the... [Read more of this review]

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Local NGO Publishes Chuukese Children’s Books

Kolonia, Pohnpei – January, 15, 2010 – Island Research & Education Initiative (IREI), FSM-based non-profit organization, has developed a series of bilingual textbooks custom-made for the youngest schoolchildren in Micronesia. Entitled “Our First Micronesian Learning Books,” the series consists of four books that teach reading,... [Read more of this review]

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Ambassador Masao Nakayama discussed climate change on ABC News

FSM Ambassador on ABC World News Congratulations to FSM’s Ambassador to the United Nations Amafel Masao Nakayama for bringing the story of our islands to the global community. He was recently interviewed on the ABC World News Report discussing the plight of Micronesia and other low lying islands with regards to the very real danger of global warming. I... [Read more of this review]

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COM-Chuuk Campus Installs New Generator

COM - Chuuk Campus Palikir, Pohnpei – November 2, 2009 -The College of Micronesia-FSM (COM-FSM) has installed a new generator to provide continuous power at Chuuk Campus. The Denyo 300 KW generator went into operation on October 10, 2009. The new generator replaced an older generator which provided only 90 KW of power to supplement the frequent... [Read more of this review]

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FSM Constitution Amendments for 2011 Ballot

Press Release #1009-36 | Palikir, Pohnpei – FSM Information Services | October 27, 2009 President Manny Mori has issued a Presidential Order to place three constitutional amendments on the ballot for the regular national election to be held in March 2011.  Two of these amendments originate from Public Laws No. 15-60 and 15-61, both passed during... [Read more of this review]

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Vanuatu Earthquake Puts Chuuk on Tsunami Alert

Map showing epicenter. Photo courtesy of ANN. A 7.8 -strong earthquake was reported near Vanuatu. The good news: it was not as strong as the one that recently devastated American Samoa. The bad news: Chuuk was one of a number of Pacific islands that were put on the tsunami watch alert in two weeks time by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu. Luckily,... [Read more of this review]

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