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GUAM (Matson) —  In celebration of its 25th anniversary of providing service to Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Micronesia, Matson today announced a new scholarship fund to help students in the region pursue higher education. The more than $60,000 fund will be distributed over the next five years through colleges and universities in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia  and Palau. “Matson believes in supporting education and giving back to the communities that have supported us for the past 25 years.  We are excit...

(April 14, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C.— The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $24 million in grants for 225 humanities projects across the country. These grants will support a diverse range of exemplary humanities projects, including Audio History Project, a podcast series that uses archival audio recordings to illuminate forgotten stories about individuals and events from twentieth-century American history and culture, and Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade, an online repository that documents the lives of indiv...

Saladak students demonstrate skills learned in preservation of indigenous learning pilot program Details Written by Bill Jaynes March 26, 2021 Saladak, U, Pohnpei—This morning, students of Saladak Elementary School in U, Pohnpei held an event to display what they have learned through an innovative program in cooperation with PREL (Pacific Resources for Education and Learning). The program for preservation of indigenous learning was made possible by a grant to PREL from the organization Nia Tero who used the funding to begin one pilot program in the FSM and one in the Marshall...

  FSM, 10 March 2021 – as part of week-long celebration of International Women’s Day, on 4 March, Pohnpei State Government in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific country office in Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and partners launched a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) for Pohnpei State. A lot has been achieved in the area of GBV in FSM in recent years, including the passing of Family Protection laws in Kosrae and Pohnpei and a national Ending Voilence Against Women (EVAW) policy that is currently under final review. We r...

"The nation’s continued COVID-19 free status can be chiefly attributed to Taulung’s medical expertise and commitment to public health," the news release stated.  Born on April 3, 1957, in Tafunsak, Kosrae, Taulung attended the Community College of Micronesia in Saipan to study nursing. After he graduated in 1977, he graduated with bachelor of science degrees from Eastern Oregon State College, now known as Eastern Oregon University, and the University of Hawaii. Taulung engaged with education activities and has served as a health planner, staff physician, chief of staff, and director o...