KPress Vol. 12 Iss. 22

Jaynes, Bill (2012-10-15). KPress Vol. 12 Iss. 22 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.

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Abstract: KPress Vol. 12 Iss. 22: NEWS: Pohnpei, FSM—Governor John Ehsa responded publicly to allegations raised in lawsuits challenging his emergency executive order involving Pohnpei Utilities Corporation (PUC), including claims of unfair bid-selection practices and assertions that he was disqualified from assuming PUC Board powers due to alleged arrears, which the Governor addressed as part of a broader defense of his actions during the power crisis; governance and migration reporting notes release of an FSM-commissioned survey—initiated after a November 2011 U.S. GAO report on Compact migration—finding that nearly one-third of FSM citizens live in the United States, clarifying that the study was a survey rather than a full census; executive-branch coverage reports a live radio press conference in which Governor Ehsa outlined plans for hospital renovations funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior and carried out by the 6th Engineer Battalion, including advance notice of temporary service closures, and provided updates on PUC power generation, announcing that two generators taken offline due to cable burnout would return to service within 24 hours and that Energy Infrastructure Global (EIG) reconnected generators at PUC’s request as work beyond the scope of its memorandum of understanding; OPINION / EDITORIAL: commentary references correspondence supporting the Governor’s discretion to select bidders capable of addressing immediate and long-term power needs, framing the dispute over authority, procurement, and crisis response.