List of 27 Chuuk municipalities to receive CIP funds

The FSM Public Information Office has disclosed the names of the 27 municipalities in Chuuk and the amount owed to them from Compact I Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds ranging from a measly $7.03 for Wonei to a whopping $402,930.00 for Polowat. So far only Moch Municipality has completed the required paperwork and received a [...]

Meet the Candidates 2011: Asterio Takesy (Northwest)

Name: Asterio Takesy Current Position: Senior Advisor / Consultant Candidacy for Office: FSM Congress Election District: Northwest (Namonweito, Pafeng, Pattiw) Email: fishing_1onoun@yahoo.com Phone: +691 320-2910 Why do you want to run for office? I would like to help the people of the Northwest, Chuuk State and the nation as a whole from a different perspective. [...]

Chuuk Elections 2011 – Meet the Candidates

As part of a new initiative aimed at helping Chuukese citizens to be well informed voters, the Chuuk Reform Movement will add a “Meet the Candidates” section on our website. All candidates will be given the opportunity to provide information about themselves and their platforms to be published verbatim on the Chuuk Reform website at [...]

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

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 rightful owners” to help alleviate the “current [...]

How is Governor Simina doing so far?

Chuuk Audit Shows Project Irregularities

By FSM Information Services The Office of the National Public Auditor announces the release of Report No. 2009-04, “Audit of Congress Funded Public Projects in Chuuk State.” The report is available for public review online at the Web site www.fsmopa.fm and copies are available at the auditor’s offices in Palikir and Weno. The audit was [...]

On Being a Political Mosquito in Chuuk

I designed this poster after being contacted by a Chuukese who declared (at least to me) his ambition to run for the office of the governor of Chuuk State in 2013. I share the poster along with parts of my email correspondence with the candidate with the hope of openly documenting the voice of hope [...]

Chuuk Leadership Conference

By Taxi-Womw (First, this is NOT an official press release. This is simply to share first hand public information by a mere observer with the interested public.) There is an ongoing Chuuk State Leadership Conference in Chuuk at the Truk Stop Hotel. The opening ceremony started today at 1:00 p.m. The participants include the FSM [...]

Chuukese Citizens Abroad Challenge the Governor for Development Needs

The FSM Public Information reported in a recent Press Release that during the inauguration speech on July 2, 2009 in Chuuk, Governor Simina challenged Chuukese citizens overseas to help in the development of Chuuk. The Press Release stated, “Governor Simina also tried to convey to the Chuukese staying abroad not to forget their home island [...]

Chuuk pays $94,499 to 11 vendors: Who are they? What for?

Is it only me or is there something fishy about the way the FSM Information Services reported on the meeting between Secretary Finley Perman (FSM Department of Finance) and Director Jesse Mori (Chuuk’s Department of Administrative Services)? In the June 23rd Press Release # 0609-42, the last paragraph mentioned that during the 2-day meeting on [...]

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