The 2019-2020 Micronesia Challenge Young Champions are: Shuri Chibana from the Republic of Palau who will be interning at the Micronesia Challenge Regional Office. Berlando Hadley from Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia will be interning at the Conservation Society of Pohnpei. David Aiseia from the Republic of Marshall Islands will be interning at the […]
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Region-wide Startup Weekend to be launched
Bring your business ideas in and be part of the region-wide Startup Weekend Micronesia to be launched by the University of Guam (UOG) graduate students simultaneously in seven Micronesian Islands including Palau. Startup Weekend Micronesia (SW Micronesia) is a three-day entrepreneurial event that will simultaneously run from November 7 to 9 in Palau, Guam, Chuuk, […]
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Micronesian workers complain about meat plant mistreatment
IOWA, 03 OCTOBER 2019 (AP) — The island nation of Micronesia is raising concerns about how some of its citizens working at an Iowa pork processing plant are being treated. Micronesia sent a formal letter to the U.S. State Department Friday asking U.S. officials to investigate possible misconduct at the Seaboard Triumph Foods plant, including […]
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September 13 declared as ‘Micronesia cleanup day’
Keeping up with the 24th Micronesian Forum held in the month of July, the President Remengesau has declared 13th of September as Micronesia cleanup day. “I call on all People of Palau to join this mass effort to clean up our homes and communities, our land, and our sea,” President Remengesau said in the proclamation. […]
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PATA Micronesia Tri-annual Meeting held in Kosrae
(Friday, Aug.16,2019–Koror,Palau)- The 2nd Tri-annual Meeting of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Micronesia Chapter was held on Aug.6-8 in Kosrae. Dozens of members representing national and state tourism offices of Micronesia, representatives of travel trade and other businesses, elected officials, and private individuals gathered for the organization’s meeting. The meeting opened on Aug.6, with […]
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Pacific veterans’ concerns among top agenda in US official’s visit in FSM
Addressing the concerns of the Veterans of the United States (US) Armed Services from the Freely Associated States (FAS) will be one of the focal purposes of US Veterans Secretary Robert Wilkie’s visit to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) this month. Secretary Wilkie, who is currently in FSM to represent the US government in […]