KPress Vol. 20 Iss. 02
Jaynes, Bill (2020-01-13). KPress Vol. 20 Iss. 02 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.
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Abstract: KPress Vol. 20 Iss. 02: NEWS: The Fourth FSM Constitutional Convention is formally seated in Palikir, with President David Panuelo administering oaths before Chief Justice Dennis Yamase and delegates electing former Vice President Pedley Killion of Chuuk as Convention President, Iso Nahnken Salvador Iriarte as Vice President, and organizing committees on civil liberties, government structure, public finance, and style and arrangement; the Convention’s mandate, timeline, and high plebiscite threshold for constitutional amendments are outlined alongside leadership remarks emphasizing practicality and national unity; the FSM Supreme Court denies Young Sun International Trading Corporation’s motion to dismiss and keeps a Temporary Restraining Order in place blocking sea cucumber harvesting, with Justice Mayceleen Anson scheduling further hearings on a permanent injunction and the case intersecting with a pending Pohnpei Legislature bill imposing a five-year harvest moratorium and creating a Sea Cucumber Commission; the Court also schedules hearings on motions to dismiss in the “First Lady” case filed by Janet Semes Panuelo against President Panuelo, Patricia Edwin, and government entities, with detailed arguments from Attorneys Joses Gallen, Salomon Saimon, and Marstella Jack concerning customary divorce, tortious interference, and institutional duties; Pohnpei State Police arrest New Zealand national and FSM government consultant Rob Solomon on charges of pandering, prostitution, and obscene materials, including alleged online dissemination of explicit videos, with immunity granted to witnesses; President Panuelo meets Governor-Elect Reed Oliver and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Feliciano Perman to discuss national–state project alignment, potential augmentation of state policing by FSM National Police, Chinese-funded renovation of the Pohnpei Government Complex, and character-education initiatives; President Panuelo joins NORMA and domestic fishing companies to deliver Christmas gifts to Pohnpei State Hospital patients; FSM Postal Services and the Okeanos Foundation complete holiday deliveries to remote islands in Yap and Pohnpei; FSM Sports conducts the annual Holiday Hoops high school basketball tournament with championship results and individual awards named; President Panuelo congratulates David Kabua on his election as President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; FSMPC/Vital leadership briefs the President on the proposed Transformation Act, coconut processing expansion, cooperative farming, and plans for a National Coconut Export Strategy; Captain Bronson Martin of the FSM National Police graduates from the FBI National Academy; President Panuelo issues a statement of condolence and calls for international support following Australia’s catastrophic wildfires; OPINION / EDITORIAL: A signed opinion piece by the Chinese Ambassador addresses international criticism of China’s Xinjiang policies, rejects allegations of human rights abuses, and emphasizes counter-terrorism, development, and FSM–China solidarity
