KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 04
Jaynes, Bill (2017-01-30). KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 04 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.
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Abstract: KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 04: NEWS: A human-interest story recounts the reunion of a brother and sister after ten years apart while both were deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve against Daesh, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, with details noting that Palumbo, an aviation resource manager with the 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, last saw her brother while he was en route home from his first tour in Iraq during a layover in Hawaii on the way to their hometown of Pohnpei, and that both siblings were serving overseas in military roles at the time of their reunion; legal reporting covers the FSM Supreme Court’s deliberation on the merits of a motion to dismiss in the Sea Cucumber harvest case, noting that since July 20, 2016 Young Sun International and Pohnpei State have been barred from executing a contract to harvest sea cucumbers for export under a temporary restraining order (CA 2016-014), and that the court held an evidentiary hearing on a motion filed by attorney Joseph Phillip on behalf of Young Sun Incorporated challenging whether the Mwoalen Wahuen Pohnpei has legal standing to bring suit, with the motion asserting that the traditional body no longer exists; judicial and legal news also reports the commissioning of an FSM Assistant Attorney General into service in the United States, with Ambassador Robert Riley offering congratulatory remarks, and background noting that LUG Lawrence moved to Micronesia in March 2014 and served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Pohnpei under Attorney General Judah C.; community and diplomatic coverage notes Australia hosting an “Australia Day” celebration in Pohnpei; infrastructure reporting corrects an earlier account by clarifying that O3b did not factor into FSM Telecommunications Corporation’s fiber-optic repair backup plan, and reports that two days after Kaselehlie Press published its article on fiber-optic repairs affecting the FSM, repairs were completed and FSMTC immediately began migrating Pohnpei ADSL customers back to the fiber-optic line to restore service to pre-repair levels; OPINION / EDITORIAL: editorial material includes testimony placing Paramount Chief Herculano Kohler on the stand to confirm authorship of a letter, notices from FSM NORMA inviting consultants to submit letters of interest, curricula vitae, certifications, and references by February 10, 2017, subscription and correspondent notices, and open-letter commentary expressing opposition to proposed amendments to Section 3 of Article III of the national constitution, arguing that the proposed dual-citizenship provision would be detrimental to the country.
