Micronesia News

The Pacific Judicial Council composed of the judiciaries of the CNMI, Guam, the Republic of Palau, American Samoa, and the Federated States of Micronesia conducted their 2009 PJC Biennial Conference at the Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan on Oct.

More than 75 students from the College of Micronesia, Yap State Campus, and Yap High School attended an educational seminar at the college on Oct.

The latest in a series of Australian-sponsored Pacific Patrol Boat refits has been completed and the refurbished vessel handed-back to the Federated States of Micronesia at a ceremony at the Rosshaven Marine Shipyard in Townsville QLD today.

The regional headquarters of FFA, Honiara, Solomon Islands, hosted the Special Pacific Islands Parties Internal Meeting on 28 October and the 1st Renegotiation Session of the Multilateral Treaty on Fisheries Between Certain Governments of the Pacific FFA participated in a number of key meetings this month, outcomes from which are detailed below.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has corrected a processing glitch that linked U.S. Social Security numbers to those issued in three foreign countries.

It can't be denied -- here on Guam, the term "Micronesian" has developed into a negative one that specifically references individuals from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Belau, the Marshall Islands, etc.

Guam will play host to the first Forensic Science Symposium next week at Harvest Christian Academy Family Life Center.

The Federated States of Micronesia and the Center for Micronesia Empowerment entered a strategic alliance to help train people for the upcoming military buildup.

BREAKING NEWS 9:16 a.m. - Guam to receive more than $16 million in Compact Impact funds for fiscal 2010 Pacific Daily News * news@guampdn.com * October 27, 2009 Guam will receive more than $16 million in Compact Impact funding, according to a release from the Department of the Interior.

Palau sports officials assured the CNMI and seven other island-nations that the 2010 Micronesian Games will push through as scheduled despite reports that the host is struggling to find funding for the event.

A temporary restraining order halting the state from switching Pacific islanders to a health plan without dialysis or chemotherapy coverage has been extended pending completion of a rule-making process.

Last month, when the state Department of Human Services announced the elimination of certain medical services, such as kidney dialysis and chemotherapy, for about 7,500 Micronesians, Victor Geminiani immediately filed suit to block the cuts.

Tel: +1 713 798 4256; Fax: +1 713 798 6977; E-mail: pbonnen@bcm.edu 9 Current address: Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology , Zurich, Switzerland.

Family Planning A fabulous line-up of New Zealand female musicians will take part in a Safe and Sounda , a concert in support of maternal health in the Pacific at the San Francisco Bathhouse in Wellington on Thursday.

A Micronesian sailor who was killed Saturday night in a fire on a commercial fishing boat had been drinking and cooking, then fell asleep, the boat's captain said yesterday.

Edward James 'Jim' Schlimgen, 65, of Great Falls, died of cancer Wednesday at his home.

From Staff Reports During the 1980s, Navarro College had a large population of students from the South Pacific Islands of Micronesia.

The village warrior stands in his red loincloth and straw hat, tending his hut. Old pots hang loosely from a string near an open window, while bunches of bananas dangle from a cord in the ceiling.

TO ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATIONAL EDITORS: of Climate Problem WASHINGTON, Oct.

PALIKIR, Pohnpei a 'A In addition to Public LawA 16-7 that established the FY 2010 budget for the FSM national government, Vice President AlikA Alik signed three other congressional acts into public laws for President Manny Mori during the second regular session of the 16th FSM Congress.