KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 01

Jaynes, Bill (2016-12-12). KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 01 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.

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Abstract: KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 01: NEWS: Mangrove Bay Hotel and Bar in Pohnpei hosted a Tahitian dance and comedy competition that drew significant public attention, featuring eleven registered contestants in Tahitian or hula dance categories, with performances often presented in groups but judged individually by a five-member international panel, and culminating in a Yapese “fire dancer” taking the top dance prize; international and regional coverage reports that President Peter Christian joined world leaders at COP 22 to advance global climate action, while Australia continued public outreach efforts focused on eradicating domestic violence; maritime and security reporting warns that an unidentified individual or group has been fraudulently selling fake FSM “flags of convenience” and bogus seafarer identification documents to international vessels and seafarers seeking illegal employment at sea, with FSM officials emphasizing that the FSM issues seafarer identification only to its own citizens and noting that similar scams have affected other countries; telecommunications and infrastructure coverage reports that on November 22, 2016, in Tarawa, Kiribati, Minister Willie Tokataake hosted a dinner program and signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Agreement between the governments of Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia formally establishing the East Micronesia Cable (EMC) Project Steering Committee, tasked with pursuing procurement options for an undersea fiber-optic cable linking Kiribati, Nauru, and Kosrae State to the existing HANTRU-1 cable connecting Pohnpei to Guam, with participating governments qualifying for grant funding for capital costs and planning further coordination during the January 15, 2017 Pacific Telecommunications Council conference in Honolulu; community and civic reporting notes a waste survey activity conducted on November 11, 2016 at Nett Point by officers and members of the JAA–Pohnpei Chapter; OPINION / EDITORIAL: commentary places maritime enforcement in perspective by noting that over the previous two years the FSM had arrested nine illegal blue-fishing vessels involving approximately 135 illegal fishermen, alongside additional notices and classified-style listings related to transportation, logistics, shipping, warehousing, courier services, travel arrangements, and application requirements for employment or services.