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May 13th planned for repatriation of stranded citizens Details Written by Bill Jaynes FSM Information Services April 4, 2021 PALIKIR, Pohnpei— Per Congressional Resolution (C.R.) 21-252, the Declaration of Public Health Emergency originally implemented by His Excellency David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), on January 31st, 2020, has been extended to May 31st, 2021. Citizens interested in reading C.R. 21-252 may find it here: https://gov.fm/files/CR_21-252_- _Effective_Date_for_COVID-19_Emergency_Declaration_on_May_31_2021-compressed.pdf Fo...

May 13th planned for repatriation of stranded citizens Details Written by Bill Jaynes FSM Information Services April 4, 2021 PALIKIR, Pohnpei— Per Congressional Resolution (C.R.) 21-252, the Declaration of Public Health Emergency originally implemented by His Excellency David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), on January 31st, 2020, has been extended to May 31st, 2021. Citizens interested in reading C.R. 21-252 may find it here: https://gov.fm/files/CR_21-252_- _Effective_Date_for_COVID-19_Emergency_Declaration_on_May_31_2021-compressed.pdf Fo...

April 8, 2021 Palikir, Pohnpei—This afternoon, Ambassador of Japan to the FSM Sobashima Hidenobu met with FSM Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kandhi Elieisar to officially sign paperwork to turn over a $3.7 million grant to be used for capacity building at the FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute. The FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) is located in Yap and operated by the College of Micronesia FSM.  It offers majors in Navigation, Marine Engineering, and Fishing Technology. Ambassador Sobashima said that FMI has been hampered in its ability to conduct field training due to lack of n...

Republic of Palau- Office of the President A world-first COVID-safe, quarantine-free “Sterile Corridor” opened today between Palau and Taiwan with the arrival of Palau’s first inbound tourism flight since March 2020. The sold-out China Air flight landed in Palau at around 7:30 pm, carrying Taiwanese travelers eager for their first international vacation in over a year.                 Palau’s border has remained closed since March 2020 to keep its local population of 18,000 safe from the risk of COVID-19. Palau is one of the only countries to remain completely COVID-fre...

Using implementation and climate science to diminish Dengue in the FSM and RMI Details Written by Bill Jaynes   (Hagåtña, Guam) – Many US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs) are disproportionately affected by climate change. Low elevation islands, particularly those in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), have already experienced rising sea levels and persistent drought affecting access to drinking water, decreased living space, and climate-sensitive diseases like dengue.  The FSM and RMI health leadership and PIHOA have tea...