Making Sense of an Independent Chuuk (Part 4)
/POLITICAL ADVANTAGES:
- Autonomy (Self-Government): The people of Chuuk will have the authority over the organization and structure of our government.
To Inform and Involve the People of Micronesia
POLITICAL ADVANTAGES:
In this episode of our ongoing series, we have compiled all of the videos relevant to "Chuuk Independence", as well as some applicable documents in one space. We have them listed according to dates published, not the actual dates of the events. We will continue to add new videos and relevant documents as they become available.
Read MorePart 2 of this series of articles will center around the commission's newsletter entitled: "The End of the Compacts: What All Chuukese Should Know".
Read MoreOur subject, "Making Sense of an Independent Chuuk" will be a series of articles centered around newsletters, videos and other materials pertaining to the subject of "Chuuk Independence".
Part 1 of this series of articles will center around the commission's newsletter entitled: "Beyond the Compact". CPSC newsletter, March-May 2014.
Read MoreTo add context: this article is a response to another article that was published on the University of Hawaii's, Ka leo, Opinion page. The title of that article is, "Turtles: Friends or Food?". Please visit the page to read the article: "Turtles: Friends or Food?".
Read MoreI was approached with this statement and was asked to respond to it: "most Chuukese women don't strive for better jobs". My short and serious answer is
Read MoreI'm honestly tired of political agendas. You can be the greatest talker in the world, make so many promises, and buy the people off with promises of what to do when you are in office or out of office or etc. But the truth is simple
Read MoreYesterday’s Climate Summit brought us the greatest assembly of world leaders to discuss climate change. It also featured Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner of the Marshall Islands as the civil society representative.
Read MoreSuicide is a sensitive subject to have in most Micronesian communities. So I apologize for bringing this troublesome topic to the fore. With that said, I believe it must be discussed so as to understand it and hopefully
Read More(Columbia, SC) A dozen bright young island students are headed to top private schools across the central Pacific nation of Micronesia. Their tuition scholarships, awarded by
Read MoreYap, Micronesia – Two-dozen high school students in the Micronesian State of Yap showed off a year’s worth of work at a high stakes robotics public competition in Colonia earlier this month.
The pupils and their coaches from Yap Catholic High School and the Yap SDA School began working on the robots at the start of last school year....
Read Moren 1988, the United Nations established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC was created at the request of several UN nations to bring together international awareness of the earth’s changing climate. Although the IPCC does not conduct its own scientific research they do collect a wide variety of international studies relevant to the understanding of climate change. Contributors to the IPCC vary and include....
Read More(Tuesday, January 21, 2014) - A South Carolina based nonprofit has sent a thousand English language dictionaries to the picturesque Island of Pohnpei. Its one of four states in the Central Pacific Ocean that make up the string of islands called the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The dictionaries include an abbreviated atlas, something local island students can use to learn more about distant North American geography.
This unique donation is enough to provide every eighth...
Read MoreHonolulu, Hawaii (Dec. 25, 2013) - An elderly Micronesian woman had her purse stolen while she was receiving communion during Christmas Mass. This and other attacks to the elderly have widely gone unreported.
She blames herself for the event, "It's my fault" she stated, she left her purse on the pew as she went to receive communion.....
Read MoreAfter a three day preliminary ‘rumble in the court’ hearing, High Court Judge James Plasman found good cause to move forward with the government’s case against Huang Peishu for allegedly raping a 14-year old girl in his Utrikan bedroom on March 14, 2012.
Read MoreI was fortunate enough to have had the chance, on separate occasions, to talk with two of our FSM congressmen. The talks were lengthy, but we touched upon four main themes
Read MoreHabele, a US-based charity, has inaugurated a computer science education program on the Micronesian Island of Pohnpei. With the generous assistance of Barbara and Ray Dalio, Habele has begun shipping computers, software, and related accessories to Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School in Pohnpei.
Read MoreThe International Diabetes Federation (IDF) produced a list in 2012 of the top countries with the largest percentage of diabetics. Standing at the top of the list, with 37.2% prevalence is the FSM, followed by Nauru at 30.1%, the RMI at 27.1%, and Kiribati at 25.5%.
A closer look shows that the FSM has around 35,000 people with diabetes. One out of three FSM citizens is likely diabetic.
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(Columbia, South Carolina) US-based charity Habele has sent a collection of custom designed sports uniforms to Yap Catholic High School and SDA School, the two private high schools on the Micronesian island of Yap. The uniforms, the first.....
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