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“Weaving Connections” site supports Micronesian Weavers in US Mainland Details Written by Bill Jaynes Habele Beautiful loom-woven textiles of Micronesia display an artistry and technical virtuosity unrivaled elsewhere in the Pacific. Chief among them is the lavalava, a woven skirt from the Outer Islands of Yap State, situated in the Western Caroline Islands. A new website aims to ensure this important cultural skill is preserved among weavers who have moved far from home. Wea...

February 27, 2021 For International Women’s Day 2021, we’re sitting down with women across East Asia and the Pacific who are taking on leadership roles and working towards an equal future in a COVID-19 world. Ms. Maybelline Andon-Bing is the founder of Mortlocks Poun Alilisin Cho (MORT-PAC), a non-government organization (NGO) that seeks to enhance public awareness about civic rights across Micronesia. As the former Secretary of Finance in the Republic of Marshall Islands, she advocates for...

Embassy of Japan in the FSM On February 1, 2021, the Grant Contract Signing was concluded for The Project for Construction of Gymnasium in St. Marys Elementary School, Yap State between Mr. Sobashima Hidenobu, Ambassador of Japan to the Federated States of Micronesia and Mr. Rufino Xavier, Principal of St. Marys Elementary School. The project will provide St. Marys Elementary School with the funds up to US$89,532 under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects by the Governmen...

Chief Mailo crew and one passenger all test negative—Chief Mailo allowed to dock for reprovisioning Details Written by Bill Jaynes February 19, 2021 Pohnpei—On February 17, 2021, the Pohnpei State COVID-19 Task Force met and unanimously decided to conduct a re-test on all the MV Chief Mailo crewmembers and one passenger.  The decision to conduct these tests were in response to a letter from President Panuelo to Governor Oliver to disembark one person from the MS Chief Mailo ...

“Catalyst for Change” At a young age, I arrived in Pohnpei from the states. Straight off, I was not cooperative with the foregrounded distinctions between the roles of men and women. I was not able to cotton on to how women were passive, and men considered the heirs to the throne. Day in, day out, I would receive disciplinary blows for not complying to the discouraging and misogynistic attitudes woven in Pohnpeian culture. There was and never will be anything under the sun that could help m...

February 26, 2021 FSM—On December 11, 2020, Marianne Setik and Irene Setik filed an action at the Pohnpei Supreme Court against Feliciano Perman, the Pohnpei Court of Land Tenure, and the Pohnpei Supreme Court, again alleging that the sale of the C-Star Apartelle several years ago was illegal and fraudulent. That case has since been removed to the FSM Supreme Court as case number CA 2021-002. Though Pohnpei Police evicted members of the Setik family from the property last week based on a Pohn...

On Australia Day 2021, Australians have reflected on events of the last year. 2020 was a year that tested the strength of our communities and the resilience of all countries. It was a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For Australians, 2020 started with the most devastating bushfires in our history. The service and sacrifices of Australians, and the lives lost, will never be forgotten. The generosity of friends around the world, including the Federated States of Micronesia, in our hour of...

proudly announces its new Board of Directors and Committee Chairs for term 2021 / 2022. Incoming Board of Directors are: Chairwoman Paula Monk, United Airlines, Guam; Vice-Chairwoman Priscilla M. Iakopo, Marianas Visitors Authority, CNMI; Secretary Luciano Abraham, Pohnpei Port Authority; Treasurer Francis Carlos Domnick, Office of Commerce, Investment & Tourism, Marshall Islands; Alternate Board Member, Ed Arriola, Jr., Blue 46 Associates, Saipan; and Immediate Past Chair, Stephanie Nakamura, ...

Education Day for all high schools and private schools in Kolonia Details Written by Bill Jaynes January 25, 2021 Pohnpei—On Monday, January 25, 2021, T.H. Reed B. Oliver, Governor of Pohnpei State, and First Lady Estle G. Oliver attended the opening ceremony for Education Day 2021 at the PIC High School Cafeteria Gym.  This is the 8th year that Education Day has been celebrated in Pohnpei.  The celebrations will continue throughout the week, on Tuesday in Sekere for all Kolo...

FSM Supreme Court throws out three criminal charges against Mark Deorio in Ipwal road project matter Details Written by Bill Jaynes February 15, 2021 FSM—The FSM Supreme Court, late this afternoon issued an order dismissing three of five criminal counts against Mark Deorio that the FSM Department of Justice filed against him.  The government charged Deorio with committing five crimes: obstructing the administration of law or other governmental function, conflict of interest, t...