KPress Vol. 11 Iss. 16
Jaynes, Bill (2011-07-11). KPress Vol. 11 Iss. 16 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.
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Abstract: KPress Vol. 11 Iss. 16: NEWS: Pohnpei, FSM—Since early June, a crew of engineers from Gulfport, Mississippi worked on multiple infrastructure projects across Temwen, Wone, Palikir, Parem, Ohinine, and Saladak as part of Pacific Partnership activities, operating from a vessel that was unable to dock at Pohnpei’s port and therefore remained underway throughout the mission, limiting crew movement during off-hours; national and regional coverage reports a high-level, interagency U.S. delegation making a four-hour stop in the FSM as part of a broader Pacific Island tour that included Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and the Freely Associated States, with officials emphasizing a renewed commitment to the Pacific across issues of human welfare, education, people-to-people exchanges, climate change, and long-term security; the opening ceremony for Pacific Partnership at the Pohnpei State Government complex on July 4 proceeded without disruption but raised concerns about handling of a small protest by Filipino workers involved in an ongoing contract dispute with Penta Ocean over airport runway construction, after demonstrators displaying a sign alleging mistreatment were asked to remove it from the ceremony area and ultimately ceased their protest, prompting questions about freedom of expression and peaceful assembly; related reporting outlines the workers’ claims that they were recruited in the Philippines for year-long employment but later offered repatriation by the contractor while legal issues were pending; OPINION / EDITORIAL: commentary addresses higher-education accreditation matters following an action letter from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges and notes the release of crime statistics by Pohnpei State Police Chief Joe Roby as part of a commitment to transparency in public safety reporting.
