KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 10
Jaynes, Bill (2016-04-18). KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 10 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.
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Abstract: KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 10: NEWS: false rumors circulate in Pohnpei claiming actor Leonardo DiCaprio is visiting the FSM, with national police and government officials confirming the rumor was unfounded and clarifying that the only arrival was a Swedish government aircraft carrying Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström visits Pohnpei for bilateral meetings, arriving via government jet and departing the same day after a short airport ceremony at which FSM Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lorin Robert delivered remarks; coverage notes a recent visit to Palau by Palau’s Vice President Antonio Bells during the PEW Charitable Trusts Shark Sanctuary conference in Palikir; three Chuukese men are rescued near Fanadik, Chuuk, after their boat is swamped during what should have been a short crossing from Pulap to Weno while attempting to reach Chuuk International Airport for a flight; confirmation that The Kaselehlie Press now circulates weekly to Chuuk, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Fiji, and Australia; House of Travel and Village Travel service notices; Pohnpei tennis player TJ Rush wins the Open Men’s title at a tennis tournament in Fiji; Japan and the FSM sign paperwork finalizing two additional large grant agreements; Akoyikoyi School is recognized for tolerance and inclusion efforts and designated a “Mix It Up” Model School by the Southern Poverty Law Center; continued reporting on Sweden’s diplomatic engagement with the FSM through bilateral meetings in Pohnpei. OPINION / EDITORIAL: publication of a specific letter dated November 17, 2015, addressed to the FSM Banking Board by a law firm bearing Cary Lee Peterson’s apparent signature, explicitly outlining Peterson’s interest in establishing a bank in the FSM under a proposed ownership structure of one-third foreign ownership and two-thirds FSM citizen ownership.
