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PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services) — On Jan. 19, 2021, the Covid-19 Task Force of the Federated States of Micronesia met to discuss a range of issues, such as the current status of the confirmed case of Covid-19 onboard the MV Chief Mailo, and the status of the FSM’s Covid-19 vaccination distribution. MV Chief Mailo FSM Information Services photo In the meeting, Dr. Eliaser Johnson — the FSM’s epidemiologist — described the Jan.18, 2021 Covid-19 test results fo...

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Pacific nation of Micronesia detects first Covid case 1 minute read Sydney, Australia, Jan 11 (efe-epa).- The Federated States of Micronesia, a remote Pacific nation, confirmed on Monday that it has detected its first Covid-19 case after dodging the pandemic in 2020. In a televised speech posted on social media, Micronesia’s president, David Panuelo, asked the country’s 111,000 inhabitants to “remain calm” and added that the “situation is contained.” “We remain in what we call C...

U.S. MAJOR FUNDER OF MARSHALL ISLANDS EDUCATION Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 00:00 MAJURO, Marshall Islands (Dec. 1, 2000 – Marshall Islands Journal)---The U.S. federal contribution to education in the Marshall Islands has been – and continues to be – the major source of funding for RMI schools. In the fiscal year 2000 budget, U.S. funding accounted for 63 percent of the Ministry of Education’s total $13,793,562 budget, according to a recently released assessment of...

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FSM CONGRESS APPROVES KEY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/14/2000 - 00:00 PALIKIR, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (February 11, 2000 – FSM Information Service)---Congress has given its approval to many of President Leo A. Falcams nominations to government boards but only after some serious policy discussion. Discussions pertaining to Henry Falan for the Yap seat on the College of Micronesia-FSM Board of Regents focused on statements he gave in committ...

Taxes, hard are for people to wrap their head around. >> if i could jump in. i was going to jump in. i think the conversation weve just had in the last two minutes actually encapsulates some of the problems with american health care. its really complicated and not in other parts of the world. i have two children in england. its not that complicated elsewhere and other countries spend less and outcomes are better. americans have to make a big choice here, because essentially our health care syste...