JEMCO Resolution Sets Priorities for Chuuk & FSM

CRM has obtained a copy of the September 2009 resolution from the Joint Economic Management Committee (JEMCO). The 5-member joint committee consists of Mr. Nikoloa Pula (Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior), Lorin Robert (Secretary of Foreign Affairs, FSM), Alcy Frelick (Director, Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs), and [...]

A Perspective on Division and Use of Resources in Micronesia

By Clark Graham CRM Contributor Division and Use of Resources in Micronesia (FSM): Today, some children do with less while other FSM children receive more As a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1966-1969, I was always amazed by the way elders on Murilo Island were able to divide resources so that everyone benefited. It was beautiful [...]

Chuuk Governor candidates debate at COM Forum

By Bill Jaynes The Kaselehlie Press Weno, Chuuk – On February 16 at the Weno campus of the College of Micronesia, more than a hundred people gathered to hear the views of the three candidates for Chuuk State Governor on issues that will effect the lives of every man, woman, and child in the state [...]

Divers Discuss Their Experiences of Chuuk

Diving the WWII wrecks on the bottom of our lagoon has been ranked high among world’s SCUBA divers. That is one of the many areas that we Chuukese can be proud of. We applaud the businesses that help bring visitors to enjoy our islands. But do you ever wonder how divers around the world discuss [...]

Chuuk's roads to get a $27.5 million facelift…next month?

Radio New Zealand International (RNZI)  reported yesterday that after a 5-year delay, Chuuk will officially see much needed improvement in its infrastructure. The Marshall Islands-based contractor Pacific International Inc. which won the bid totaling more than $27.5 million supposedly will start the project in the downtown area of Weno next month.  Could this really be [...]

How are things going on in Chuuk today compared with how things were five years ago?

With March elections approaching, it is time for CRM members to compare Chuuk today with the last five years under the Simina/Elimo administration. Are things better off, worse, or the same today as they were five years ago? In the comment section below, please share some examples.

What Are Chuuk's Priorities?

Santa Claus delivered my Christmas present early this year. It came in the form of my much anticipated copy of Micsem’s Micronesian Counselor. And what a most timely delivery to kick start the new year.  In the article entitled, “What Are Our Priorities?” my long-time inspiration and prolific Fr. Fran “Watch the Elbow, Hoopster” Hezel, [...]