KPress Vol. 21 Iss. 12

Jaynes, Bill (2021-06-09). KPress Vol. 21 Iss. 12 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.

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Abstract: KPress Vol. 21 Iss. 12: NEWS: Pohnpei marks the Fifth Annual World Tuna Day at the Kolonia–China Friendship Gym with participation by the Office of Fisheries and Aquaculture Administrator Dahker Abraham, WCPFC Executive Director Foleti Teo, and NORMA Executive Director Eugene Pangelinan emphasizing tuna conservation, monitoring of the FSM EEZ, and the economic and cultural importance of tuna; the Pohnpei State Auditor releases a follow-up audit of Kitti Municipality covering FY2019–2020, citing improvements since the prior audit but documenting continued deficiencies in cash handling, delayed bank deposits, missing documentation, irregular payroll practices, and oversight failures, with corrective recommendations addressed to Lukenmoanlap Tony Sarapio; U Municipal Council member Kesday Ray Ladore resigns following his appointment to the Pacific Community, triggering automatic succession by Pedrus Bernardo under U’s revised constitution eliminating special elections; President David W. Panuelo launches the FSM Social Protection Community Grants funded by the Asian Development Bank, detailing COVID-19 prevention awards to named municipal task forces, youth groups, women’s organizations, and NGOs across all four states; FSM National Olympic Committee and the Australian Government announce training grants for Tokyo 2021 athletes Scott Fiti, Jennifer Chieng, Tasi Limtiaco, and Taeyanna Adams, outlining training locations and competition schedules amid COVID-19 restrictions; the Embassy of Japan observes and supports a Japanese language speech contest at Calvary Christian Academy; the FSM enacts Public Law 21-260 appropriating $200,000 for Palau’s Typhoon Surigae relief and formally recognizes Fiame Naomi Mata’afa as Prime Minister of Samoa; FSM Congress receives ICT equipment from Japan and UNDP to support virtual legislative sessions; IOM and Australia Aid hand over dignity kits to Pohnpei DHSS for women in quarantine; FSM and Palau complete OP Piailug, a bilateral maritime patrol of their shared border; FSM Petroleum Corporation announces a scheduled fuel price increase; U.S. Interior Museum accepts artifacts from Nicole Yamase marking her Challenger Deep descent; Rotary Club, UNICEF, WHO, and CDC lead a COVID-19 vaccination dialogue with Pohnpei’s municipal chiefs; additional reporting documents the Sokehs Impiokai final report, the Pohnpei Fishing Club’s World Tuna Day tournament results, an FSM Supreme Court injunction governing OAE access to the Pohnpei cable landing station, GPS training for the iSTOP invasive species program, and a Memorial Day ceremony honoring FSM and U.S. veterans.