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The National UnionPeace L'nity Liberty

AN O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N FOR THE PEOPLE AND STATES OF THE F E D E R A T E D STATES OF M I C R O N E S I A

Volume 9 Kolonia, Pohnpei, January combined issue, 1988 Number 1

Truk completes emergence work, beginslong term recovery workMDEN, Truk (FSM INK)RMATION

SERVICE) - Truk State ootpletesmost of the emergency responserequirement work and begins longterm recovery work as a result ofooribined efforts of Federal Brer-gency Management Agency (FEMA)field team and Truk State Govern-ment Bnergency Workforce, a Jan.8 joint-situation report enTruk's disaster recovery effortsby the FSM Special Assistant toPresident on Disaster Coordina-tion and Special Programs EhsonD. Johnson and Truk's Governor

Gideon Doone informs the ESMPresident John R. Haglelgam.Qnergency debris clearance ha

been completed for rtost of theaffected islands except for fewisolated places where works re-quired has to be provided by theprivate individual owners, thereport said.Essential public services ha've

been restored especially in thearea of powsr, water, sevver andtelephone in most hones on Moen-except a few due to shortage of

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JOSES SCORN IN - Gov. Resio S. Moses, middle, is taking the" oathJan. 12 for his second four-year term with the ftiinpei First LadySusan Moses, right, holding the Bible. State Supraie Court ChiefJustice Edwel Santos, far left, is administering the oath. StateAssociate Justice Judah Johnny administered the oath to Lt. Gov.Johnny David during the oerencnies which were held in Kolonia. Seerelated story en pages 3 and 6.

JMA VISITS ESM - Vice PresidentHirosi H. Israel, second fzonleft and Mrs. MLtchigo Israel,far left, and Japan MicronesiaAssociation (JMA) President SieyaMatsumoto and Mrs. Matsunoto areposing for a group photo during aJan. 25 dinner hosted by the VicePresident at the Bohrakiet CafeRestaurant (PCR) in honor of thevisiting OMA officials. VicePresident Israel wine toasted thegroup and thanked JMA for the as-sistance it has given to the FSM-Tdkyo Eooncmic Liaiscn Office andgoverment of Japan for fisheriesaccess agreement, noting "The As-sociation does have a centralrole in strengthening the ESM-Japan relations infontaticn enthe ESM in Japan" but expressed]:uzzlanent over Japan reluctancein recognizing the FSM as a newcountry, and adding that "ESM isdesirous for close, friendly andstrcng relations with Japan and Ihope the esteemed govertjmant ofJapan will see its way clear andmate a decision scan." Matsurrotowas also acocrnpanied by JMA Man-aging Director izurtd. Kbbayashiand Board member & Honorary Con-sul of Kiribati Moxjaro Kuritay-ashi during the group's familiar-ization Jan. 24-27 trip of theFSM Capital.

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the Truk State Government includ-ing those donated by the govern-ments and people of Guam, theCormcHTwealth of the Northern Mar-ianas Islands, Pohnpei, Kbsraeand Yap states have been distri-buted along with the food carmod-ities purchased locally and ship-ped frcm the U.S. Mainland by FE-MA for the initial distributionfollowing the emergency period,the report added.The disbursement of food for

the emergency phase has been com-pleted along with the projectedfood need for first two weeksfollowing Tropical Storm Nina,the report noted, adding that FE-MA, utilizing the assistance ofLes Landerdale of the AmericanNational Red Cross, has put toge-ther another food assistance pro-gram to cover a period of 30 daysfollowing the first two weeks.This one-month feeding program isintended for the entire 45,000population of Truk State.Due to the large quantities in-

volved, food is being shipped in-to Truk frcrn the Mainland U.S.A.beginning at the early part ofJanuary.

ESTIMATED ARRIVAIfiEstinated arrivals in Truk of

other goods include, Jan. 6,185,000 Ibs. of rice which willarrive Guam and will be picked upby the Truk field trip vessel theM/S Micro Dawn; Jan. 10 or 12,75,000 Ibs. of rice along with adonation frcm Guam of 20 palletsof cookies; Jan. 15 or 16, 850tons of food purchased by FEMAwill be leaded on a large bargefrcm Honolulu which is expectedto arrive Truk around the 26th ofJanuary; Jan. 26, 12 containersof food cormodities shipped byFEMA will arrive Truk on the 7thof February.Other emergency supplies which

have been distributed includetents, plastic containers, bunkoats, blankets, tarps for cover-ing partially destroyed hares carsupplementing the tents, axes,two-iren saws, chain saws alongwith an arrays of assorted goodssuch as clothings, shoes, etc.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE HCGRftMPublic assistance program has

inspected and verified the dam-aged public and private non-pro-fit facilities since the FEMAteam arrived Truk. Nearly allpublic facilities have been in-spected and verified includingthree private non-profit facil-ities which applied for assist-ance under this category.Information on damages and

costs involved are currently be-ing input into the computer, andapproved project applications areexpected to be released soon.A total of 437 projects have

been inspected and verified, andan estimated total program costis figured at $2.6 million ofwhich 75 percent federal and 25percent State or local are shared.The three completed private

non-profit facilities are com-puted to be: Xavier High School,$12,339; St. Oacilia School,$26,313; and Berea ChristianSchool, $17,085. These cost arealso subject to the cost sharingformula in which the institutionsinvolved has to pay 25 percent ofthe total costs.

INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCEthe Disaster Application Center

(DAC) which was opened en Truk,Dec. 10, 1987 and has been takingapplication since then and wasscheduled to be closed Jan. 25,1988 by which time FEMA expectsto ccnplete all applications.

HDME IOAN PROGRAMSmall Business Administration

(SBA) reported having consider 24hone loans and 124 business loansapplications. Due to the diffi-culty involved in providing re-quired documents, many businessleans requested were turned dcwn.

Fbur business leans and fourhone leans have been approved.SBA anticipated between 20 to 30leans in total, the report said,adding that the totaled approvedSBA loans up to Jan. 8, 1988 arein the amount of $74,000.

TEMPORARY HOUSINGOut of an estimated 4,600

grants, sane 4,225 have been ve-rified and sent to Guam for entryinto the computer, the reportcontinued, noting that an averagegrant in this category per thenumber of cases verified is $1,-750 which brings the estimatedtotals to $8.1 million. The sumof $3.1 million more than was in-itially estimated has been sub-mitted.

INDIVIDUAL AND JMCOIY GRANTIndividual and Family Grant

(IPG) provided assistance to thedisaster victims covering person-al affects damaged or destroyedduring the typhoon. Sane 3,036applications have been reviewedand verified, and out of this,2,961 have been given to the ad-ministrative panel. Sate 1,219have been processed through thecotputer with 1,154 approvedvMle 165 are being denied, with300 more being prepared for entryinto the computer on Guam. It isestimated that 4,500 grants willbe distributed with an averagegrant of $750 each v*ich bringsthe estimated total to $3.5 mil-lion which is a $1.5 million in-crease frcm our initial esti-mates. The above estimated fig-ures are reflective of the 100percent program costs which willbe cost-shared at 75 percent fed-eral and 25 percent Truk State.Other developnents include, FE-

MA is wire transfering sane $7millicn into Bank of Guam, TrukBranch, Jan. 8; by the week ofJan 11-15, provided the Governorand Lt. Governor signed thechecks, people will be issued acheck for housing repair and an-other check fear other householdeffects lost.

MOSES, MWDSWORN-/N FOR2ND TfflMSHDIDNIA, Pohnpei (FSM INEORMA-

TION SERVICE) - Gov. Resio S. Mo-ses reccnf irmed his oomtiitment touphold the Pohnpei Gonstituticnand to support the ESM unity af-ter being publicly sworn in for asecond four-year term by StateSupreme Court Chief Justice EdwelSantos cd Jan, 12."Today, I i dedicate an<3 reaf-

firm that ocutnitinent (to be gov-erned tinder a constitution ap-proved by our people) as well asour wish to be a state within theFederated States of Micronesia,"Governor Moses declared to acrowd of about two thousandshortly after he was sworn in.Ihe inauguration ceremony for

both the governor and the I.t.governor vto vas administered theoath by Associate Justice JudahJohnny, v/hich fcas held atop theFeilapalap Hill on the groundsbetveen the Legislature buildingand the governor's office, waspostponed one clay late as thefiral preparations were threaten-ed by the passing Typhoon Roy andheld separate frati the swearingin csrenony for the elected statesenators v.hic'h vas teld en Jan..11 at the legislature chamber.Earlier, Gov. Moses and Lt.

Gov. Johnny David vere swprn intooffice by Chief Justice Santosand Associate Justice Johnny,respectively, in a brief oerencnyheld at the Governor's ConferencePoem when their new teiirs txx>keffecrt 12 nocxi on Monday, Jan. 13.

In hi? inaugural address, Mosessaid that the occasion rededi-cates and reccnfirtre "our self-government and our long-term goalof instituting and neintaining aviable government — cue that ex-ists to serve" and adding that ireasks "everyone throughout thestate to help me accomplish thisand my oath to serve the statethe best vay I know."In my first term as your gov-

ernor, the relationship I enjoyedwith our leaders and the peopleof Pohnpei vas one of coopera-

tion. With suqh a background, Iam able to stand here today morefirm in my personal conviction(that) our future does lookbrighter and with continuing co-operation, the state will be ableto move forvard, Moses declared.

"I have learned frcm my limitedexperience in Micronesia andPohnpeian affairs that the bestpolitics in government is notpolitics at all," Governor Mosessaid, adding "I v«ant to ask thatwe adopt this principle as ournotto of work."Gov. Moses said he aims to fur-

ther inprove priorities set byhis previous administration oneducation, health, a strong pri-vate sector, an orderly society,efficiency and economy in govern-ment, attention to youth pro-grams, rural de%fleloptent, and im-proved public services.Moses, vto was delivering fiis

inaugural address partly underthe rain, noted that he vouldcxanoentrate his work in the newadministration on development ofhuman resources and strengtheningof the private sector, adding,"More and more, I am convincedthat the absence of clearly enun-ciated and actively pursued poli-cies in these areas may have beenresponsible for the conditionswith which we find ourselves to-day."He enqiiasized that it is high

tine to review the public educa-tion system, strengthen the man-power development and be moreprudent in administrating thepost-secondary scholarship re-sources.The governor cited that the ef-

forts in hurran resources develop-ment have been less than optimalwhen the state can cnly able toeducate less than 50 percent ofhigh-school-age youth, adding"This means we have failed ouryoqng people more than 50 per-cent. (But) ws most provide op-portunity, not only for formaleducation for our youth but also

for non-formal education (tothose youth) vvfao for ore reasonor another do not wish formalschooling, opportunities for themto develop skills in areas ofneed."Indications of our shortcomings

in manpower development abound inPohnpei, said the governor, not-ing that "doctors trained in Fijiare in their 50's and 60's andare already or scon to be attheir retirement ages."We still need to hire expatri-

ate and third-country nurses andother medical professional be-cause we've not trained enough ofour people," Moses said, ackJingthat the FSM, Bdinpei and theprivate sectors still do not hawsPohnpeian lawyers because thereare not enough of them to go iaround."Our engineers, planners, econ-

omists, mechanics, and otherskilled technicians both in gov-ernment and in the private sectorretain to be mostly out-of-staterecruits," Moses continued, add-ing "We need to develop our huranresources and put them to workand or export the over supply, ifany, so that expatriation of ourlimited wealth is minimized."Moses pledges to strengthen the

private sector in the caning fouryears of his administration."Our export and basic indus-

tries tax base cannot support 10percent of the existing servicestructure," Gov. Moses said, add-ing "we operate a social welfare-state supported by external fi-nancial assistance" and citingthat the colonial tutelage underthe U.S. has left * legacy of ajxiblic spending economy."The resources transferred to

anr1 retained in the public sectorare negatively affecting thegrowth of private enterprises(and) if the real deMslopnent isto happen, our developtent poli-cies must be redirected in favorof private enterprises," Moses

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TION SERVICE) - The Second Pohn-pei State Legislature began itsfirst regular meeting en January11 with a shuffle in the electionof two of its top three officers

a shift in cannittee chairmenand vice chairmen respectivelyafter 22 of the 23-member legis-lature vcre swDm-in and seated.

Senator Annes Leten of Sokehsjg Municipality was elected the1-3 Speaker replacing former speaker••Senator ftmbros T. Senda of U,o while former vice speaker Job Mi-gIcah of Pingelap was re-elected

vice speaker and Senator SalterEtse of Madolenihrnw, Floor Lead-er, replacing Senator FrancisSimeon of Nett.

The legislature was deadlockedin deliberation as the Creden-tials Cannittee reaantiendedagainst seating a new senator be-cause his conviction of a felonytvro decades ago v«s not pardoned.

During the third day of thesession, the Legislature over-ruled the reccmendaticns of theCredentials Ccttmittee saying,"because the legislature is thesole judge of its members" asmandated by the Pcihnpei Constitu-tion aside f ran the questionabledoubt over the inocrrplete court

records, and adding that the sen-ator-elect Mitchuo Daniel of Kit-ti has earned a good reputationin his ccmnunity besides being anupright and responsible familyroan and a reliable government em-ployee for many years since 1968.The legislature was able to

complete organization of its oan-mittees on Jan. 13, following theswearing-in of Senator-elect Mit-chuo Daniel en Jan. 12 by SpeakerLelen.Carmittee chairmen who were re-

elected include Feliciano Benran,Finance; Yosuo Phillip, Resourcesand Development; Herculano Kbhl-er, Judiciary and Governmental

LebenRelations; and Dr. Simeron Jim,Health and Social Services, vMleSenator Midion Neth of Madolenih-

mw was replaced by Joseph Mosesof U as Education and CulturalAffairs chairman; Dachuo Johnson,also of Madolenihnw, was replacedby Relio Yanada of Kolcnia asFederal & Foreign Affairs chair-

man, and Senator Bernel Edward ofKitti was elected to chair theCcmnittee on Public Works, Trans-portation & Ocmnunication, whichwas headed by f oncer senator JohnWalter of Sokehs.The chairmen of the t\NC new

ocrmiittees on Labor and Manpower,and Lands, Parks and Recreation,are veteran senators Joanes Ed-mund of Nett and Nelson Pelep ofMadolenihniw, respectively.

Vice chairmenseph of Kitti,Senator HermanResources and

are Kasiano Jo-Finance; freshmanSeines of Kitti,Development; Sen-

ator Dachuo Johnson, Judiciary &Governmental Relations ; freshman

Senator Gerson Lekka of Nukuoro,Public Works, Transportation andCormunications; freshman SenatorTosiwo Liwy of Sokehs, Federaland Ftoreign Relations; SenatorBaker Meninzor of

Health & Social Services; SenatorMidion Neth, Education & CulturalAffairs; Senator lohp lohete ofKapingamarangi, Lands, Barks andRecreation; and freshman SenatorMitchuo Daniel, Labor and Man-power.

62 complete seminarEDIONIA, Pohnpei (ESM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - Sixty two Pohnpeimunicipal judges and court per-sonnel, chief magistrates, speak-ers of the council, land ocrrrnis-sion personnel and policemen wereavrarded certificates of ccirple-tion following a judicial train-ing seminar held on Bdhnpei Jan.13-28, according to State SupremeCourt Chief Justice Edwel Santos.The three-week seminar, vvhich

was sponsored by the PohnpeiState Supreme Court, was designedto upgrade the skills and under-standing of the employees of thejudiciary, executive and legisla-tive branches in their respectiveresponsibilities within the muni-cipal government levels, Santossaid.Ancaig major topics covered in-

clude: separation of powers ofgovernment aitong three branches;jurisdiction of courts; fundamen-tal rights; process of legisla-tion; law of contract; Publicland Distribution Act; law and"you"; law of Torts; criminal andcivil procedures, and ethers,said Pohnpei Supreme Court PublicRelations officer Bellarmine lo-anis who added that the partici-pants also conducted a Moot Courtas part of their training.Participants were:Kblonia: Judge William Norman;

speaker loanes Sahro; clerk ofcourt Shiliter Hadley; AttorneyHerold Henry; and police officersBen Celestine and Johnson Yairada.Kitti: Judge Etmcnt Luke; Luhk-

enmcanlap (chief magistrate) Sha-doru Santos; clerk of court DiegoSalmon & clerk typist Suhle San-tos; police officers FranciscoAlfcns, Pelenter Route, and MillsSantas,Madolenihmw: Judge Alter Mud-

ong; clerk of court Apairam Luke;and police officers Benedick Ro-sario and Charley Hawley.Nett: Judge Mikel Diana; Pro-

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REGEN1SMEH, APPROVE $5.2M BUDGETKDIONIA, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - The College ofMicronesia (COM) Beard of Regentsapproved a oorprehensive budgetfor the entire COM system and is-sued a list of 17 directives in-cluding one which dees not renewthe Ccmnunity College of Micro-nesia (CCH} President Dr. Catali-no Cantero's contract at the endof January, during its annualmeeting here Jan. 18-22, accord-ing to Vice Rector Damian Sdhl ofPchnpei.OCM sources said the move was

unprecedented since the CcttmunityCollege of Micronesia just re-ceived accreditation frcm the Am-erican Western Associated Schoolof Colleges a week prior to theRegents' decision.Sohl, vto said he is net "a

candidate to the CCM presidency,"told the CCM E&culty Senate thathe vas directed by the Regents"to assume direct supervisory re-sponsibility for CCM and overseeits operations and collect recom-mendations for an Interim Pres-ident" until an interim presidentis appointed and that Dr. Canterois authorized to use his accumul-ated leave time through March 23.Sohl noted that the Regents

wsre given a mandate by the two-year treaty betvveen the three Mi-cronesian entities of Palau, Mar-shalls and the ESM and the exist-ing lav/ to affeet a unified post-seccndary education system andthat Dr. C, as Cantero is kncwnby his colleagues, was not sup-portive of the concept by his"frequently expressed, public op-position against the unified sys-tem concept" and Ms lack of sup-port for the system's other pro-posed programs.Dr. C told the OCM faculty and

staff in an emotionally chargedmeeting held in the morning ofJan. 22, that he "was fired" andthat he vould be looking for ajob elsewhere.The Regents also approved a

$5.2 million fiscal 1988 compre-

hensive budget fear the COM systemwhich include $1.7 million fronthe annual funding required bythe treaty between ffershalls, Pa-lau and the ESM; $1.6 millicrcfrcm the U.S. Education Dept. inBasic Education OpportunityGrants, or so-called Bell grantsand other grants; $681,000 fromU.S. Agriculture Dept. for theCollege of Tropical Agricultureand Science (CEAS) Land Grantprogram, and the balance frcm va-rious categorical grants.Ihe heard directed that the

ccnpcnents of COM system includ-irxj Micronesian Occupational Col-lege (MX) in Ealau, CCM in Pdhn-pei and Nursing School in theIfershalls and the Continuing Edu-cation offices may expend allrevenues earned and reserve fundsin fiscal year 1988 in excess ofa sufficient amount to cover ba-sic operations 45 days in ad-vance, and up to 5 percent of thetotal budget for each to be re-progranned by the chief execu-tives of each of the canpuses forrepair, maintenance and inprove-merrt: of facilities.The board also directed OOM's

Executive Director Dr. SingeruSingeo of Palau to merge all (DMaffiliated programs (fron CTAS,OCM, MX) in Yap, Truk and Kbsraeinto a single operation center ateach in order to minimize costsand eliminate deficits where theyhave occurred, and to develop or-ganizational structures with jobdescriptions; provide a financialsystem and establish a workingbudget at each center; and up to$75,000 to support the CTAS pro-gram at each center and to pro-vide monthly progress report tothe board.With regard to the recarganiza-

ticnal structures, the directorof OCM Nursing School in Majuroand the Continuing Education andCTAS coordinators are new put un-der the office of the Center Ad-ministrator, who becomes thechief executive of the Ifejuro

Canpus, adding that the ExecutiveDirector's office will providesupport and personnel trainingand accounting services for thenew reorganization structure.The Regents then instructed the

Executive Director to advertisethe positions of the director ofCCM Nursing School (which hasbeen vacant since Oct. 22 1987)and the newly created COM Cen-ter's Administrator in Majuro.The Regents also declared that

the "Board of Regents Pee" whichwas established in 1981 is nolonger "appropriate" and will nolonger be collected, and directedthe business office of each cam-pus "to reimburse or credit tothe accounts of students" whohave paid the $85 fee per semes-ter during this school year. theRegents also directed the Execu-tive Officer to consider theclaims for certain students forany other reimbursable fees al-leged to have been collected byeach campus and to report hisfindings to the board during itsnext meeting.The Regents established a COM

Management Team consisting of theCOM Executive Director; presi-dents of CCM and MX; Administra-tor of COM Center in Majuro whichv*as established by the board dur-ing its October 1987 meeting; andContinuing Education coordinatorsto meet and coordinate the opera-tion of the entire OOM system,and established four additionalconmittees to report to them intheir next meeting.The four newly established con-

inittees are: 1) OOM Joint Person-nel Conmittee consisting of a re-presentative frcm each of thecaitpuses and octrponent of the OOMsystem vtose review and reccmtier.daticns for the draft pexsonnelmanual are to be submitted to theBoard three weeks before its nextmeeting; 2) Beard of Regents Gcm-ircLttee or, Investment, Finance andBudget with Rector Alfred Capelle

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said, noting that with a few ex-ceptions, "our private sectorfeeds off government expendi-tures."Moses premised to work with the

legislature in privatizing gov-ernment functicns and to put astop to govenrrrent's corpetiticnagainst the private enterprises,adding "If vve are to have a well-developed society, we have nochoice but to ensiare that our hu-man resources are appropriatelydeveloped and our private sectorgiven predoniiianoe aver our eccn-ciry and daily lives."Pohnpei Traditiorial leaders

chairman Iso Nahnken SalvadorIriarte of Nett also spoke duringthe one-hour oejrenuny vfrrich endedwith dance presentations by youthgroups fron around the island.Among visiting, and state and

FSM national government dignita-ries present were: President JohnP. Haglelgam and First lady E&ulaOri, Vice President Hirosi H. Is-mael and Mrs. Mitehigo Ismael,U.S. Representative and Mrs. Mi-chael G. Wygant, Naranwarki JohnnyMoses of U, Iso Nahnken ClemensHadley of Madolenihnw, Iso Nahn-ken David Donre of U, Iso NahnkenIsidro Martin of Sokehs, Governorand Mrs. Yosivo George of Kosrae,Governor Gideon Doone of Truk,Governor Petnjs Tun of Yap, Lt.Gov. Pedro A. Tenorio of Ccfipan-vealth of Nortberri Marianas,Speaker Frank 3_in Quitugua andSenator Frank Santos of Guam,Vice Speaker Elias TJicinas andSenators Leo A. FSlcaro, Jacx>b Ne-na/ Claude Phi] lip and Tony Ottcof the FSM Congress, Speaker Jo-seph Ayin and Associate JusticeStanislaus Yigin of Yap, andSpeaker Ihurston Siha and vicespeaker Asher Asher of Kosrae,Consul Genera] and Mrs. Tcng Sunlee of Korea, Colonel Chip Wanneiwho represented Brigadier GeneralArtLur Williams of the U.S. ArmyCorps of Qigineers in Honolulu,

and Peace Corps Country Directorand Mrs. Robert Clarke.IVo other swaaring-in ceremon-

ies were also held during theearly part of the week on the is-lands of Pingelap and Mvoakilloafor their chief magistrates andthe councilman.Kigio Pedrus, who was declared

the winner over Simircn Darra inthe Nov. 10 election, was swam-in Jan. 12 by Pingelap Judge Pi-dere Fredrick as the new VJaienPingelap (chief magistrate) re-

placing Welden Weltert, vMleRev. Isamo Welles v©s svvom-in enJan. 12 by Mwcakilloa MjnicdpalJudge Asher Johnson as chief mag-istrate of Mwoakilloa replacingNaranwarki Sahn Jciuison.

Earlier in the month, DamianPriiro of Avak, U Municipality,viio was reelected to the posit ionof chief minister in the Nov. ]0election v«s sworn-in cm Jan. 4,by Judge Icaris Panor, along withU cxjuncilmen.

Governor submits cabinet nominationsKD1DNI?., Pohnpei (FSM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - Pdinpei Gov. Re-sio Moses, who took office Jan.12, announced Jan. 29 tte noiiina-tions of 17 cabinet matters in-cluding former KSM Office of Edu-cation Director Eero Weital asDirectxir of Justice Departmentand former FSM Coigress senatoiPedro Harris as Executive Direc-tor of Economic Develcpient Au-thority (EI»).

Other Declinations named in ,.aletter to Speaker Annes Lebenduring Governor's Jan. ?9 Stateof the State Message are depart-ment directors Ihlen Joseph,Treasury; largo Edwin, PublicWorks; Dr. Jtor Harris, HealthServices;' Dairrian G. ScW, Bduca-ticai; Wagner M. lawrence, land;Bermin Weilbacl'ier, Conservation &Fesources Surveillance (C&RS);and Efcalt Joseph as deputy direc-t.ci of Education.

Nominaticns for specie] assist-ants to governor for six officesincJude: Pier Netb, Ridget, Plan-ning and Statistics; BainrickStevensonr Public Affairs; Santi-ago Jcat, Pedera] and Foreign Re-lations; Joshua C. Fhillip, Youthand Soc;ia.l Affairs; Podis Fedrus,Personnel/ labor & Manpcwer Dev-eloprent, and Rev. Shem Jinray,Island Affairs.

Former Justice Department di-rector Quirino I. Mendiola v«salso nominated to the positicn ofCcnmissicner for Fohnpei Trans-

portation Authority, Vitiile fonterC&RS director Kikuo Afds vas apr-pointed Executive Officer in theGovernor's Office.

Gov. Resio Moses also resuhniit-ted has Sept. 7, 1987 natiinaticnof Gerald I., wilkerson as theState Auditor.

The ncmirations for the posi-tions of Ccnmissioner for TouristCamdssicn and Ej«ecYutive Directorfor Fohnpei Housing Authority areavaiting the new recrganiraticn,Fohnpei State governirert soinroep

Many of the nominees have serv-es? as cabinet officers in Gov.Moses ' previous adrrdriistraticaiexcspt, Mr. Weital v^-io replacesOuirino Menf3iola as Justice De-{artnent rdrertor, largo Ec3vd_nvlxi \^£; fonrer prcgram arid train-ing director of Peace Corps, Mi-cronesia, for ireny years replacesFerwin Weilbacd-ier as Put lie WorksDirector, and Podis Pedrus wlioreplaces Alenson ScJotcin as Spe-cial Assistant in the Office ofPersonneJ , labor & Manpower De-velopment. Pedrus v«s formerSpecial Assistant to Truk Govern-or for Administration and hadnany years in perscsinel acSrrdnis-tratjLcai and iranpcver planningdevelopment v^iile serving as di-rector of personnel for the TrustTerritory Government and current-ly as Interim Personnel Officerfor the College of MicrcnesiaSystem.

Capitol to becompleted inFeb 1989HDIDN1A, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - The constructionof the ESM Capitol at Palikir isnow approximately 30 percent com-plete, sources at the ESM Officeof Planning and Statistics (OPS)reported.The construction progress has

been delayed by four months dueto heavy rain in the area andchanges in the work requested bythe KSM, the officials said, add-ing that the new ocropletion dateis being moved fron October 1988to early February 1989.The construction work is in va-

rious phases en all nine of thecapitol buildings with grading ofthe capitol site continues alongwith the installation of cul-verts, OPS sources noted, addingthat the site electrical powerdistribution is now undervsy withthe installation of power poles.The grading work for the 4.5

mile road between Kblonia and Pa-likir is scheduled to begin interch and should be completedwithin six norths, OPS sourcessaid.The ESM Government would like

to thank the citizens of Pohnpeiand people of Sokehs in particul-ar for their continued under-standing and cooperation duringthe constructicn of the read.

FSMCODE supplementalKDIONIA, Pohnpei (ESM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - A five-year cumu-lative supplement to the ESM Codeincluding all national statutesthrough May 1987 has been pub-lished and is now available forsale, according to ESM AttorneyGeneral Jack Wamdof.The "pocket part" or the sup-

plement, which slips into theinside back cover of the ESMCode, can be purchased by pur-chasers within the FSM, Mar-shalls, Ralau, Guam and the Com-monwealth of the Northern Marian-as at $20 including $3.18 forfirst class mail frcm: Offioe ofAdministratrre Services, Divisionof Property and Supply, ESM Na-tional Government, P.O. Box 490,Pchnpei EM 96941.Purchasers from outside of Mi-

crcnesia iray obtain the supple-ment by contacting: Book Publish-ing Co., 201 Wsstlake Ave. N.,Seattle, Washington 98109.

Regents——(Continued from Page 5)of Ifershalls as chairman, withVice Hector Damian Schl of Pohn-pei, Secretary-Treasurer Pro TanJohnson Toribicng of Palau andOOM Executive Director Dr. Singeoas members; 3) A carmittee con-sisting of MDC and COI financialaid directors and business man-agers to meet and refine the ex-isting or develop another tuitionstructure suitable for the nextschool year; and 4) an M HocGcrmiittee for Distance Educationwith Regents Dr. Ansito Walter ofTruk as chairman; with Schl, Se-bastian Anefal of Yap, and Dr.Singeo as members.Ihe Regents directed the CTAS

Director to familiarize himselfwith the economic cteTOlopnentplans of the various island na-

Bank of FSMKDIDNIA, Bchnpei (ESM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - Truk State Gov-ernment Chief of Staff Koichi Sa-na was elected President of theBank of the ESM replacing SenatorLeo A. Ealcam during the bank'sannual share holders meeting Jan.13-14, on Pchnpei, according to aBank of the ESM's news release.Other appointed executive oon-

mittee members are: James Lukanof Yap as vice president; RemanRosokcw of Truk as vice presidentand cashier, and Dr. CatalinoCantero of Pohnpei and AttorneyBarry Israel of Washington asmembers, the news release said.The new beard of directors are

Linus Ruenau of Yap as Chainranof the Board; Luey Luey of Kbsraeas secretary, Dcnald Jonah alsoof Kbsrae as Treasurer; with Sa-na; Lukan; Cantero; Taka Mori,Shigeto Hashiguchi, and Dr. Anri-to Walter of Truk; and EalokoaCharley and Aren Palik of Kosraeas members.The bank of the ESM is a member

of the Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporation (FDIC), the news re-lease concluded.

ticns and work with the COM Ex-ecutrve Director and economicdevelopment planners of the var-ious governments to ensure thatCTAS programs and experiments dosupport such plans and, alongwith OOM Executive Director, toutilize land-grant funds for sup-port of agricultural and otherscience degree programs at COIand MDC.The Regents also informed CTAS

to limit its travel expenses tono nore than $30,000 in fiscalyear 1988 but authorized the COMExecutive Director that he nayapprove travel authorizationsabove the funding level providedthat written justifications besubmitted by the CTAS Director.CTAS director was also further

directed to cooperate fully withthe Executive Director regardingthe reorganization, merging corconsolidation of operationsthroughout the system, with anote that all land-grant programswill be designed and developed byCTAS with the need for economicand resources development of therespective Micronesian islandnations in mind.The Board of Regents reocmnend-

ed that MX participates in theEalau Pensicff) Plan only on theocnditicn that the Republic ofPalau assumes or vraives the f i-nancial obligation of MDC to thepension plan, and also directedCCM to cooperate with MDC for theextension of M3C's basic voca-tional courses to Pchnpei seen tobe arranged within the CCM's bud-get.The beard also approved a 1988

ODM legal Holiday Schedule whichinclude: Jan. 1, New Year's Day;Sept. 7, Labor Day; Nov. 24,"Thanksgiving Day; and Dec. 26,Christrras Day holiday. Each ofthe presidents, OOM Majuro Cen-ter's A±ninistrator, and the cen-ters' coordinators may declare nomore than six additional holidaysin observance of legal holidayswithin their jurisdiction.

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NKT3DNRL CURRICULUM MINDCM STONDRRDS CONFERENCE MEET - FSM VicePresident Hirosi H. Israel, center, is opening the NCMS conferencewhich -was held at the President's Conference Roan on Jan. 25-29.The conference reviewed the standard curriculum developed by ESMEducation and to affect changes regarding the states own curriculimframework and to finalize part of the draft including the introduc-tion, national education goals, nrLssicn statement and philosophy ofeducation, and essential ocrtpetencd.es and curriculum goals. In thephoto from left clockwise are Truk Science Specialist Wlsenan Moses;Ttuk Jfath Specialist Sanfio Sony; Yap Assistant Curriculum Si pervi-sor Calistus Legdosog; Hvaran Resources Acting Secretary Dr. EliuelPretrick; Vice President Israel; Truk Social Studies Tiakasy Reynold;KM Education Administrator for Program Development and ResearchVfeldis Welley (partially hidden); Kbsrae Curriculum and Instructionchief Jfasaki Ihcnpscn; ESM Ccnrounity Services Division (DOHR) ActingAdministrator Yosiro Suda; Bohnpei Social Studies Specialist BenderQiicar, and Truk Acting Curriculum Supervisor Kirion Hengio. (Notpictured were: Curriculum and Instruction Supervisor Casiano Shcni-berf Science Specialist Jfercus Rosario, Vocational Specialist AlbertAugutine, Math Specialist Pauline Hodriguez, and language Arts Spe-cialist Lueiano Saomcn, Bohnpei; Curriculum specialist Hanscn Sig-rah, Kosrae; & ESM Testing and Evaluation Coordinator Burnis EBnisand consultants Kathy Busidc and Kioichy Johnny).

JUDGES(Continued from Page

ject Coordinator Tobias Taiterlan,and police officer Augustine Lu-zatra.Sokehs: Judge Perlinso Aldis;

Chief Ifegistrate Kusto Lieman,clerk of court Nixon Loney, andpolice officer Peter Lohn.U: Judge loanis Amor; Chief

Minister Damian Eriiro, Councilspeaker Koro Donre, and clerk ofcourt Ruth Dano.Mwoakilloa: Judge Asher John-

son; Council speaker Aruwo David,and clerk of court Daniel Obed.Pingelap: Judges Pidere Ered-

rick and Person Samson; VfeiienSapw (chief magistrate) KisioBedrus; Uhkineipwa (oouncdlspeaker) Ilaider Ilai, and clerkof court Joseph Charley.Sapwuahfik: Judges Pasiano Sam-

uel and Lense Hedmond; Luhken

Kulwof (chief magistrate) EwaltInek; prosecutor Aruo David; de-fender Marihno Sepin, and clerkof court Afcner Eanuel.Nukuoro: Judge Heyger Charley,

and clerk of court Enok Benjamin.Kapingamarangi: Judge Yoshinori

ffeteak; chief magistrate Hare Ha-duet, and clerk of court BernardMadaky.Staff , of Pohnpei State land

Ccmnissian vvho participated inthe seminar were: Senior landCctntiissicner Tadasy Yananguchi;land cotmissioners Migviel Marguezand Nieves Pelep; Nfenagenent Spe-cialist Vfendolin Mendiola; RealtySpecialist Goodwin Etse; land Re-gistratico Team members - PaulinoMichael, Bernard Joakim, DavidDavid, Kasper Raintxi, Jfenasa Ed-gar, Melsor Eanuelo, Robert Re-des, and Ilten Selten; and clerktypists losina Saick and Mary-aimHawley.

Wilson replacesSofield as SPECdeputy directorKDIDNIA, Pohnpei (ESM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - Veteran foreignservice officer Rene Charles Wil-son of New Zealand was naited bySouth Pacific Bureau for EconomicCooperation (SPEC) Director HenryNaisali as SPEC deputy directorreplacing Trevor H.B. Sofield whoreturned to the Australian For-eign Service, according to a SPECpress release.Wilson, 40, joined the New Zea-

land Ministry of Foreign Affairsin 1975 and holds an M.A. degreewith hcnors in Political Studiesfron the University of Auckland.He served as counselor and ConsulGeneral in the New Zealand Qribas-sy in Jakarta, Indonesia, priorto his appointment.

Investment SeminarHDIONIA, Pchnpei (KSM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - A seminar in gen-eral investment, stock market andinvestment of Compact funds to beconducted by the representatives

of Siebel Capital. Management isscheduled to convene here on Feb-ruary 15-17, according to ESM Fi-nance Investment Division Admin-istrates: James Lukan.

Representatives fran the statesand executive and legislativebranches of the ESM national goveminent are invited to attend,

Lukan said, adding that CcrammityCollege of Micronesia studentsmajoring in business and the gen-eral public are also welcome toattend.

THE NATIONAL UNIONPublished by! office of the PresidentFEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIAP.O. Box 490,Kolonia, Pohnpei FM 96941Telephone: 320-2548, TELEX 729-6807

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