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FSM fuel prices to rise in line with regional increases Details Written by Bill Jaynes April 5, 2021 Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia - The Vital FSM Petroleum Corporation (FSMPC) wishes to inform our valued customers of an upcoming increase in wholesale prices to the following fuel products: diesel (ADO), unleaded gasoline (ULP) and dual purpose kerosene (DPK). As advised in previous months, regional and international prices have been on an upward trend since April 2020. In the last four months alone, the price per barrel of unleaded gasoline rose from $49.74 to $70.48...

MANGILAO (University of Guam) — Individuals throughout Micronesia with the dream of starting their own business will have an opportunity to get their idea off the ground at the three-day Startup Weekend Micronesia Online event happening this weekend from April 30 to May 2.  The event is being hosted by officers and volunteers of the University of Guam’s Entrepreneur Society student organization as well as the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Pacific Islands Small Business Development Center within UOG’s School of Business and Public Administration. This wee...

Startup Weekend Micronesia Online hosts events on Guam, Micronesia Pacific Daily News The event starts at 6 p.m. and lasts from April 30 to May 2 on Zoom. The University of Guam Entrepreneur Society, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Pacific Small Business Development Center will host the events on Guam and eight islands in Micronesia: Kosrae, Palau, Pohnpei, Saipan, Tinian, Rota and Yap.

Some Pacific Islanders Hit Hardest By COVID-19 Can't Get Federal Aid For Burials - Honolulu Civil Beat Some Pacific Islanders Hit Hardest By COVID-19 Can’t Get Federal Aid For Burials U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono said she is working to extend the help to citizens of nations in compacts with the U.S., some of whom face crippling costs for burials. Last October, Kalihi resident Steve Palsis buried his wife of 28 years. She caught COVID-19 in late September, and died within days. The suddenness of her death was compounded by his own sickness and the high cost of her funeral: about $13,000.

FSM’s first Green Climate Fund project begins Details Written by Bill Jaynes   PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On March 19th, 2021, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—gave an address on the occasion of the signing of the Nation’s first single-country project with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The FSM Climate Resilient Food Security Project, the result of diligent effort on behalf of Micronesia Conservation Trust and the GCF National Designated Authority Office in Palikir, with support from the Departments of Resources & Development...