KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 09
Jaynes, Bill (2017-04-10). KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 09 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.
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Abstract: KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 09: NEWS: New legislation doubles the distance from FSM shores within which commercial exploitation is prohibited; campus and community coverage highlights the Friday Food Fashion Festival (F4), hosted by the College of Micronesia–FSM on August 7 at the Spanish Wall baseball field, showcasing student entrepreneurial talent; profile features include a Pohnpeian resident of Guam participating in the Miss Earth Guam pageant and reporting on a British coach in Pohnpei working to reignite passion for soccer; fisheries governance coverage references an agreed-upon procedures engagement concerning NORMA fisheries access agreements; sports reporting notes the FSM Wrestling Team’s participation in the 2017 Oceania Wrestling Championship; cultural features include a Tokyo exhibition showcasing photographs of Chuuk and Xavier High School; education and technology reporting focuses on Micronesia’s participation in the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition scheduled for mid-July in Washington, D.C., highlighting students from Yap’s traditionally stone-money island communities and quoting event organizer and former U.S. Congressman and Admiral Joe Sestak, who praised Micronesia’s navigational heritage and enthusiasm for global engagement; infrastructure and energy reporting notes that the U.S. Peace Corps, Mahi International, the FSM Government, and Symtech Solar provided power to Pakin Atoll through an off-grid photovoltaic system supplying ice-making capacity, lighting, and computer power for the local school, with Phase II adding an additional 4 kW off-grid solar PV system and a 24-meter telecommunications tower to provide a communications link between Pohnpei and Pakin, particularly to improve emergency response during severe weather; statements from congressional leaders and Symtech Solar representatives emphasize the importance of clean, reliable energy for community resilience and local economic development; OPINION / EDITORIAL: an accompanying item from Pakin, Pohnpei summarizes Symtech Solar’s newsletter describing completion of Phase II of the Pakin solar power project, partnerships with Peace Corps and Mahi International, installation of rooftop solar panels, elimination of reliance on diesel generators and fuel transport costs, expanded cellular and data communications between islands including Ant and Pakin Atoll, and the constraints limited electricity access places on business development in Pakin’s fishing-based economy.
