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H3IONIA, Pohnpei - U.S. House The composition of the FSM del- addressed by FSM President Tosiwo Public lands and National Parks egation "is under consideration," Nakayama, and reported the resol- Chairman John F. Seiberling of according to Status Commission ution to approve the Compact to Ohio announced that his subcom- legal counsel Greg Swartz. the full Senate for a vote which mittee is scheduled to complete "The House Foreign Affairs Com- did not take place before the U. hearings March 19 and vote on the mittee indicated that it will S. Congress adjourned for elect- Compact of Free Association this complete action on the Compact no ion campaigns in October. spring, according to a Feb. 1 In- later than April 28," Swartz lire Seiberling subcommittee terior Committee press release. said, adding, "I don't think the held a series of 10 hearings and The March 19 hearing will be Senate (Energy and Natural Res- the House Foreign Affairs Ccranit- the fourth scheduled by the Int-^ ources Contnittee) will hold more tee held one hearing in 1984. erior subcommittee this year -an4 hearings." The Reagan administration is will be for FSM witnesses, acooE- The Senate committee held one ding to the release. hearing in May, 1984, which was (Continued on Page 4) The National Union

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Volume 6 Kolonia, Pohnpei, February 15, 1985 Number 3 President FSi Urges EDLF Transfer HDIDNIA, Pohnpei - President Tosiwo Nakayama said that his administration will continue to support the FSM Development Bank and seek the transfer of its share of the Trust Territory Eco- nomic Development Loan Fund, dur- ing the opening session of the .I .iDDRESSES CEVEIOPMENT BANK WORKSEOP - PresiocSit Itosiwo Na- Feb. 11-16 Small Enterprise Dev- kayama, center, is addressing the opening session Feb. 11 of the FSM elopment and Financing Workshop Development Bank Small Enterprise Development and Financing Workshop in the Congress chamber here. for FSMDB and state resources and development personnel in the Cong- The Development Bank is con- ress chamber. FSMDB Acting President Manny Mori is seated left and sidering diversifying its activi- FSMDB Board Chairman Redley Killion, who is the Truk State Resources ties, including getting into com- and Development director, right. mercial banking, according to its board chairman, Truk State Res- ources and Development Director Redley Killion. David becomes lieutenant governor (Continued on Page 7) KDIDNIA, Pohnpei - Former State FSM Education Chief Daro Vfeital Housing Authority Executive Dir- in a Jan. 18 runoff race, after i ector Johnny P. David was sworn running second to Vfeital in a Inside.'*••• in as the second elected Pohnpei field of eight candidates in the lieutenant governor, Feb. 1 in Dec. 21 special election to repl- Moses cites progress the legislature chamber here. ace Lt. Gov. Strik Yota, who was The afternoon ceremony followed found dead Sept. 2 in a Honolulu (See story on Page 2) a State-of-the-State Message del- hotel. ivered in the morning by Gov. Re- He was sworn in by Pohnpei Sup- Congress races set sio Moses to the legislature. reme Court Chief Justice Edwel David, 48, in his first camp- (See story on Page 3) aign for elected office defeated (Continued on Page 3) Moses cites utilities, roods progress in sfofe message s HDIONIA, Pohnpei - Gov. Resio Moses cited progress in the deve- lopment of Pohnpei's utilities and roads and urged the state le- gislature to act on his govern- ment reorganization • proposal Feb. 1 during his State-of-the-State Massage, marking the completion XI of almost two years in office. 9) Moses, who took office May 1, 1983, said, "I had hoped to be able to stand here today and say, 'We have water 24 hours a day, our power outages are over and the road around the island is completed.' "What I can say to you, in- 2 stead, is that we are making pro- S gress in these areas," he said, citing "stable water hours" and continuous chlorine treatment for the Kblonia area and stating that w he signed a $2,057,000 contract in December with President Tosiwo Nakayaina to upgrade the Kblonia water system. Moses said the problem of power outages "will be over when a new GOVERtDR DELIVERS STATE-OF-THE-STAIE MESSAGE - Gov. Resio Moses, power plant at Dekehtik is opera- cond from right, is delivering his State-of-the-State Message, Feb. ting with new generators," sched- 1, in the Pohnpei State Legislature chamber, citing progress in the uled to be installed at the end development of utilities and roads. From left are Legislature Spea- of this year. ker Salter Etse, State Supreme Court Chief Justice Edwel Santos, ;Mo- Noting that the U.S. Army Corps ses and Lt. Gov.-elect Johnny David. of Engineers is scheduled to start construction this year on a hour, he said. 1986 funding cited by Moses are a hydroelectric plant on the Nanpil Regarding health care, he said Pohnpei State House to house the River and that funds for hydroel- the leprosy and tuberculosis executive branch and circumfren- ectric development on the Lehn- treatment programs are well und- tial road upgrading and pavement mesi River will be included in erway and the state "will stand with the designation of the Sok- the fiscal 1986 capital improve- to benefit from the FSM-Pacific ehs Island road as part of the ment projects budget request, he area iredical school to be estab- system for its immediate develop- asked the legislature to author- lished in Pohnpei this year." ment. ize him to incur a loan for power Head Start and private pre- The fiscal 1984 budget deficit line distribution around the is- school experiments have demon- of more than $1 million incurred land. strated the need for preschool by the state was attributed to The circumfrenti al road • is al- education which the Education De- under-budgeting by $785,000 for most completed and $1.95 million partment will attempt to provide utility production, over in fiscal 1985 CIP funds is avai- in all comnunities, the governor appropriating revenues by lable for bridges and culverts, said. $667,000 and a $260,000 deficit Moses said. An elementary school consolida- at the beginning of the year by He said that a technical task tion program will be implemented the governor who said he expected force was created to assist the upon completion of the circum- improvements in the budget municipal governments in writing frential road, PICS high school development process and revenue their development plans and "by is being renovated with fiscal collections this year. Oct. 1, 1985, we hope to have 11 1984 enhanced operations and mini-plans completed, all in line maintenance funds and funds for a The governor urged the with the development goals and second high school will be in- legislature to act on his fiscal objectives as identified in the cluded, again, in the fiscal 1986 1985 budget request as soon as Pohnpei state and FSM-^wide plans." CIP budget request, or under the possible, and said he would call Another task force is looking Compact of Free Association, he a special session to consider into the feasibility of trans- said. restructuring the government as fering to the private sector cer- Airport development includes required by the state tain government functions, such $1.2 million in fiscal 1985 for constitution which went into as plumbing, equipment rental, construction, scheduled to begin effect Nov. 8, as scon as his its machine shop, Micro Glory this month, of a terminal and reorganization plan is completed. (field trip ship) operation, rock runway improvements at Pohnpei Other CIP proposals for fiscal quarrying and garbage disposal, International Airport; work on 1986 funding indicated by Moses Moses said. the Mokil airstrip, which the le- are: A Pohnpei State House to Another task force has almost gislature was Jted to fund, and house the executive branch and completed work on a unified gov- fiscal 1986 CIP budget requests circumfrential road upgrading and ernment salary schedule, and it for outer islands airports in Nu- pavement with the designation of is recommending that the current kuoro, Ngatik and Kapingamarangi, the Sokehs Island road as part of public emplo-ees1 minimum wage be Moses said. the system for its immediate increased from $1.35 to $1.50 an Other CIP proposals for fiscal development. David sworn in »v Poftnpei, Irwfc senators challenged

As It. governor HDLONIA, Pohnpei - The three tee; Fritz, the Judiciary and Go- Pohnpei incumbent ESM Congress vernment Operations Committee. (Continued from Page 1) members up for reelecticn and two Unopposed chairmen are Figir, of five Truk incumbents are being External Affairs, and Setik, Ways .Santos during an inaurugaticn ce- challenged in the March 5 cong- and Means. remony attended by ESM President ressional elections, according to The elections are for 10 seats Tosiwo Nakayaira, Vice President Micronesian Affairs Deputy Chief with two-year terms in the Fourth • Bailey Olter and Supreme Court Gabriel Ayin. FSM Congress which will hold its Chief Justice Edward King. The Freshmen Senators Isaac Figir first regular session in May. governor and nannwarkis Johnny of Yap, Claude Phillip of Kosrae . Four Congress members have Moses of Uh municipality and Ben- and Tony Otto of Truk and three— four-year terms which will end in ito Peter of Kitti addressed the term Senators Raymond Setik and 1987. They are Vice Speaker Joab ceremony. Kalisto Refalopei, both of Truk, Sigrah, Kosrae; Floor Leader John ' In a brief inaugural address, are unopposed. Haglelgam, Yap; Pedro Harris, David premised to "work with the Mine candidates filed petitions Pohnpei, and Koichi Sana, Truk. other branches of the state gov- with the Pohnpei national elect- ernment, as wall as the ESM nat- ion catmissioner by the Feb. 3 ional government...for the bene- deadline, including: Ship training held fit of the people of Pohnpei Congress Speaker Bethwel Henry KOIONIA, Pohnpei - Some 120 ESM Ul state." and Koffer Sohs of Sokehs in Dis- seamen completed shipboard safety Born Aug. 21, 1937, in Kitti, trict 1. and emergency procedures training David is a 1956 graduate of the Senator Kl.ias Thomas and Wagner provided by the U.S. Coast Guard former Pacific Islands Central Lorence, State Ocnnunity Develop- on field trip ships, October-Dec- I School (PICS) in Truk who attend- ment director and a ' Kitti Munici- ember, in Truk, Yap and Pohnpei, ed the University of Hawaii in pal Councilman, in District 2. according to national Sea Trans- 0) Honolulu and the Community Col- Senator Peter Christian, ESM portation Systems Officer Matth- lege of Micronesia here, in addi- Training Chief Paul Gallen, Com- ias Ewarmai. tion to a number of training pro- munity College of Micronesia Con- The training sponsored by the grams sponsored by the Trust Ter- tinuing Bcucation Center Director Trust Territory government and ritory government. Oliver Joseph and Uh farmer Fran- conducted by personnel from the He entered public service in cisco Marques in District 3. 14th Coast Guard District in Hon- 1956 as a clerk at the Ponape In Truk, Senator Sasao Gouland olulu included fire drills, as- District Hospital which he left is challenged by State Public signment of crew and equipment in 1966 to became Kitti Cooperat- Works Deputy Director Nick Bossy during disasters, first aid, ive Association business manager in District 2 and Senator Jack steering casualty, damage cont- until 1969 when he became an ele- Fritz by Truk Community Action rol, man overboard and abandoning mentary teacher and later a prin- Executive Director Israel Dohich ship. cipal and supervisor in Kitti. in District 3. Crews from the MS Caroline Is- He hpramp executive director in Christian is chairman of the lands and Micro Glory in Pohnpei, 1978 of the Pohnpei State Housing Health, Education and Social Af- Micro Trader and Micro Dawn in Authority which provides loans to fairs Committee; Gouland, the Re- Truk and Micro Spirit in Yap par- inmi residences in the absence sources and Development Cattmit- ticipated. of commercial bank housing loans. David is married to the former Elprihte Jonathan of Kitti and they have nine children. The governor in his mid-morning State-of-the-State Message form- ally introduced David and said that he was pleased with the ac- complishments of the housing au- thority under David and that he "will be nominating a person to this agency whose instruction will be to follow the model esta- blished by the previous director and also to further add necessary refinements to the program."

5 chosen for Job Corps . LEW, Kosrae - Five Kbsraeans chosen from 90 applicants for 1985 Job Corps training in Hawaii JOB1XK DAVID SW3RN IN AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - Former Pohnpei State include T-ifciaksa Freddy, Lelu, Housing Authority Executive Director Johnny David, third from right, commercial fishing; Anson George, is being sworn in Feb. 1 by State Supreme Court Chief Justice Edwel Malem, and Felix Sigrah, Lelu, Santos as the second elected Pohnpei lieutenant governor with his plumbing, and Noritacn Saimon, wife, Elprihte, holding the Bible in the state Legislature chamber. Tafunsak, and Joeharty Joel, Ut- Seated from left are President Tosiwo Nakayama, ESM Supreme Court we, air conditioning, according Chief Justice Edward King, Nanmwarki Johnny Moses of Uh, Gov. Beslo to a Kosrae State Information Moses, Jfanmwarki Benito Peter of Kitti and Legislature Speaker Sal- Office release. ter Este. U.N. volunteers £ fish poisoning in Pingelap, Motif Up in FSM in oo SDIONIA, Pohnpei - Ciguatera contact with cold water. poison was found in fish, making Most symptoms appear within the H3IONIA, Pohnpei - The number than dangerous to eat, in certain first day or two of eating pois- of U.N. volunteers in the FSM was areas of Pingelap and Mokil, last onous fish, Gawel said, adding raised to 16 with the arrival year by a joint Pohnpei state-na- that "people that are poisoned Feb. 8 of two medical doctors re- tional government investigation, repeatedly get more and more sen- quested by Kbsrae, according to according to ESM Marine Resources sitive to the poison." Micronesian Affairs Deputy Chief Chief Mike Gawel. The team recommended avoiding Gabriel Ayin. The ISM Congress provided $10,- eating reef fish and other anim- Dr. Mowa Chakravarty, a surg- 000 for the investigation which als from the affected reefs and eon, and his wife, Dr. lalitha was conducted in February and Au- avoiding eating liver, eggs and Banda, a general practicioner, gust by Gawel and Ruhne Phillip interals of reef fish, as no arrived from India early Feb. 8 z and Johnston Route of the State cooking, freezing, or chemicals in Pohnpei via Air Nauru and went o Conservation and Resource Sur- can remove the poison. Feb. 9 to Kosrae on a Pacific veillance Department as a result Missionary Aviation flight. of complaints by the two Pohnpei AH suspected cases of fish They are the only U.N. volunt- outer islands' residents of fish poisoning should be reported to eers assigned to Kbsrae. poisoning. local medics, or to Marine Re- Pohnpei has five U.N. volunt- The microscopic organism, Gamb- sources teams of Terry Moore and eers, including Dr. Bob Fedalizo ierdiscus toxicus which creates Keister Johnson in Mokil and of the Philippines, a dentist in the extremely strong poison, was Chuck Sayon and Stonis Charley in the state hospital; Dr. Rene Bar- found growing attached to seaweed Pingelap. ro of the Philippines, a surgeon in the wave zones of the reefs "The university of the South at the state hospital; A. Opaku where people had been poisoned by Pacific tested 16 species of fish of Ghana, a cold storage repair fish. from Pingelap and 25 species from and maintenance technician at the Reef fish and their predators Mokil which were collected in the Economic Development Authority; collected in the south and south- poisoned reef areas," according Mr. Gulati of India, an architect east reefs of Pingelap and east to Gawel who said, "All from Pin- and physical planner in the State reefs of Mokil were found to be gelap, except squirrelfish cont- Planning Office, and A. Gamage of poisonous, according to Gawel ained some poison, but only half Sri lanka, a small business spec- This type of poisoning can from Mokil proved to be poison- ialist in the Conservation and cause diarrhea and vomiting from ous." Resource Surveillance Department. a few hours to 24 hours after The flesh and interals of fish Also working in Pohnpei is John eating the contaminated fish, he tested and found poisonous at Nbwo of Ghana, a business inst- said. both atolls include various sur- ructor at the Community College It also can cause 1) tingling geon fish, parrot fish, tang, of Micronesia. of the hands and feet and around grouper and snappers, which means Truk has five U.N. volunteers, the mouth; 2) itching; 3) pain in large reef predators, such as red including medical Drs. Wilfredo the joints, head, muscles and snapper, barracuda, bigjack and and Frudina Gesulga of the Phil- stomach, and 4) chills, in addit- moray eel in the affected reef ippines stationed at the Mart- ion to causing a person's skin to areas are expected to be poison- locks super dispensary in Sata- feel like it is burning when in ous for years, he said. wan; medical Dr. O. Alegre-Ipanag of the Philippines at the state hospital in Moen, a Dr. Kakkar of India at the Faichuk super disp- Seiberling sets final Compact hearing ensary in Tbl, and Miss M. Baroy of the Philippines, a poultry brioler specialist in Moan. (Continued from Page 1) insular areas, such as Guam, Am- Yap has three volunteers, in- preparing the Compact to resubmit erican Samoa, Northern Marianas, cluding A. Abeysinghe of Sri lan- the new Congress, according to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, ka, a small business specialist; Swartz. plus Hawaii, with witnesses from a public health Dr. Qidnas of Washington Liaison Officer E£el their governments and the Defen- the Philippines, and veterinary lion is scheduled to be lead ESM se, Interior and State depart- Dr. M. Thavalingam of Malaysia, a witness in the Feb. 25 hearing ments. swine production specialist. scheduled by the Seiberling sub- "We are expecting more requests committee on the fiscal 1986 bud- A March 14 hearing will be de- from the states this year (for U. get request which would include voted to the Marshall Islands N. volunteers)," Ayin said. Compact funding, if it goes into with government and He said that Truk has requests effect by Oct. 1, according to ment witnesses invited to testify, pending for a small industries the release. "With the conclusion of the advisor and medical doctors to "I will also include an examin- March 19 hearing, the series on replace the Gesulgas in the Morb- ation of the administration's the Compact for the Marshalls and locks; Pohnpei for a fisheries proposal to place the post-trust- the FSM will come to an end," the specialist and a statistician; eeship funding in the State De- Interior release said. Yap for a coconut productions partment," the release said. specialist, a fiberglass product- "ESM witnesses are expected, in "The next step in the ratifica- ion specialist and a civil engin- addition to supporting Compact- tion process will be the marking eer, and the FSM for a hospital level funding, to address transi- up of the legislation by the sub- equipment repair technician. tion issues, capital improvement committee members followed by a The host governments pay $1D,- program, needs and federal program vote on it," it said. 000 a year each toward the salar- leases," Swartz said. "This action is expected to ies of the U.N. volunteers and A ffiirch 7 hearing will focus on take place sometime in the provide housing, according to the uqpact of the Oonpact on U.S. spring," the release said. Ayin. :s-3m{ % -a? *•.•<** German envoy sees cooperation Chile envoy |» •;? 1 KDIONIA, Pohnpai - Dr. Martin Pohnpei in August, 1981, came to & Visits FSM Schneller, deputy chief of mis- the FSM capital after visiting K HDIONIA, Pohnpei - It. Gen. Ag- sion and consul for Micronesia in Saipan, Guam and the Marshall Is- ustin Taro-Daviia, Chile's ambas- the West German embassy in Mani- lands, and was scheduled to visit § sador to the Philippines, said la, during a Feb. 2-5 visit here Yap and Palau, before returning H here Jan. 29 at the end of his said that his government is int- to Manila. 2 first visit to the KM that he erested in possible areas of co- After visiting with Pohnpei - expects his country to establish operation with Micronesian nat- state and national government of- ^ trade with Micronesia in the ions. ficials, Schneller cited possibi- « future. Schneller, who first visited lities of joint ventures between % Toro-Davila, who has represent- the FSM and Bonn government in a ed the government of President areas of fishing, seabed mineral 2 Augusto Pinochet in Manila for exploitation, scholarships and >3 the past two years, arrived here manpower development. ,_, Jan. 27 with his wife. Carmen, Schneller also visited historic u< after visiting Guam and Saipan, sites here from the period of * German rule in Micronesia and and was scheduled to visit Palau vo on their way back to the Philip- complimented the restoration work oo pines. being done on the German-built ui They spent Jan. 28 visiting the Catholic Church bell tower in Kb- Nan Modal Ruins; PATS high school lonia with $30,000 provided by where they had lunch with its his government. founder, the Rev. Hugh Gostigan, He also visited the German Cem- * S.J., and Keproni Waterfall in etery in Kolonia and said he was u* Madolenihmw Municipality, and fascinated by the gravestone in- Jan. 29 making courtesy calls on scriptions, including that of President Ttosiwo Nakayama, Vice Victor Berg, the governor, or ad- President Bailey Olter and Gov. ministrator who died here in 1907. Resio Moses. Schneller said that he has com- Toro-Davila said that he was pleted four years in the Philip- visiting Micronesia to make con- pine embassy and expects to be tact with authorities, as his em- transferee! soon to the Foreign bassy has responsibility for con- Ministry in Bonn. He has been in tact, while the Chilean embassy GHWRN HWOY yiSHS - Dr. Martin the foreign service since 1970 in Washington, D.C., is respon- Schneller, right, deputy chief of and served in Bonn, Ireland, Af- sible for consular affairs. mission and consul for Micronesia rica and Belguim. "I have a very good impression in the West German embassy in Ma- of this country," he said. "I be- nila, is visiting President Tosi- lieve this is a very beautiful wo Hakayama in his office Feb. 4, country in the of development. during Feb. 2-5 visit with Pohn- "The politicians are kind and pei state and FSM officials. Permits issued courteous, and they believe in KDIONIA, Pohnpei - The U.S. Ar- what they are doing now," he ray Corps of Engineers issued Dec. added. 17 a federal permit to Safnat Waw The anfog;ssa

Ten trainees will be hired on FSM Supreme Court Calender completion of the course to to prepare gift packs, he said. TRIAL DIVISION STATE OF POHNPEI "Vfe were selling more soap gift CASE NAME TXPE HOCBEPnC packs than local weavers could Hab. v. ason Torgery Responses weave," Sam said, adding, "tfe FSM v. Hoses Forgery Responses lost a major Guam customer, be- FSM v. loanis Forgery Responses cause the local supply of baskets Feb. 19, 9 a.nu FSM v. Pcnape vas limited, but with our own Builders lax Pretrial group of weavers, we will be able Feb. 20, 9 a.m. FSM v. Jason Fbrgery Eretrial to nest the demand and increase Feb. 21, 9 a.m. FSM v. Moses Forgery Pretrial sales." Fab. 28, 9 a,m. FSM v. Moses Fbrgery Trial He said that imported packages FSM v. loanis Fbrgery Pretrial would be easier to obtain, "but March 1, 9 a.m. FSM v. loanis Fbrgery Trial we want to promote local handi- March 4, 9 a.nu FSM v. Jason Fbrgery Trial crafts and limit our imports of March 6, 9 a.nu Rauzi v. FSM Tax Trial foreign goods." H B ft President cites Development Banfc rofe under Plan f I-: h (^Continued from Page 1) Economic Development Loan Fund. economic and financial environ- "I believe the transfer of mant, the bank hopes to enter 2 Nakayama cited the goal of "a these funds will not only in- such areas as insurance, equip- reasonable degree of economic crease the bank's capital, but ment leasing and business con- self-sufficiency" set in the would offer this nation greater sultancy, so that this will in- National Development Plan and flexibility in manageing the duce new investors to grow up and said, "The efforts of this bank growth of this institution to our will enhance capital development as an active partner for the pri- utmost benefit," he said. activities in the nation." vate sector in creating new busi- As of September, 1982, the ESM A third strategy is to broaden nesses or expanding present ones share was set at $3.2 million, or the ESMDB's lending operations by will be very crucial, if we are 56.5 per cent of the $5.5 million currently arranging to guarantee to reach our ultimate goal." EDLF, according to FSMDB Acting ccmnerical bank loans to "in- The President endorsed the need President Manny Mori who said crease the capital flow to busi- for the training workshop to dev- that more than $1.4 million hasness activities in the nation," elop the skills of the Develop- been disbursed and received by he said. ment Bank staff and state resour- the bank. The «bank is pursuing membership ces and development officials and Nakayama also said efforts to in the World Bank and Asian Deve- said that he will continue to obtain FSMDB membership in the lopment Bank to obtain technical support the institution. Asian Development Bank "have pro- assistance and staff development, Highlighting past support by gressed very well," noting that in addition to enhancing its cap- his administration, Nakayama the ESM bank will participate for ital structure, according to Kil- said, "We have for the past four the first time in the ADB gover- lion. years or so been pursuing the nors' meeing in April. He said that "the bank is also transfer of the ESM share of the And he cited training opportun- in serious consideration of get- ities for FSMDB staff in Japan ting into commercial banking, at and elsewhere through the nation- least in a limited way on popular al government. demand. Business advisors set Killion said the bank will be "The main consideration in this "called upon to play a very dyna- connection is to render added fa- KDIDNIA, Pohnpei - The Pohnpei mic role in its credit operat- cilities at least to the loanee Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring ions," with the anticipated in- clients of the bank, numbering a Business Advisory Team which flux of economic development more than 120 at present," Kil- began Feb. 11 providing free con- funds under the Compact of Free lion said. sultation for small businesses Association. In welcoming the participants, here, according to Martha Murphy, He said the bank is now limited Mori said that this is the first a Peace Corps volunteer who is in capital resources and is con- training being provided jointly the chamber administrator and ad- sidering ways to increase its to officials of the ESMDB and visory team coordinator. portfolio and to work toward cov- state resources and development The team of Peace Corps snail ering its administrative costs departments. business advisors is available 9 from its lending operations. "Its main aim is to enhance the a.m.-noon Mondays in the Chamber "Another strategy that the bank skills knowlege and capabilities of Commerce office located in the is considering is to diversify of the participants in dealing State Conservation and Resource its activities," Killion said, with development loan packages," Surveillance Department headquar- stating that "to foster healthy he said. ters to very small business peo- ple to provide assistance in ac- counting procedures, marketing, obtaining loans, management, bud- geting, financial planning and utilizing government resources, Murphy said. Team members also will be avai- lable on request to business loc- ations outside of Kblonia, if the client provides transportation, or they can otherwise find trans- portation, she said. Team members, in addition Mur- phy, are Doug Smith of the State Outer Islands Affairs Office; Jeff Girdner, FSM Development Bank; Andrea Novak, Kblonia Con- sumers ' Cooperative Association (KCCA), and Cynthia Hall, Kitti Municipal Office. The chamber approved the estab- lishment of the team during a Feb. 6 meeting in the Palm Terr- WEDCDMES NEW CAT TEAM - Pohnpei Gbv. Resio Moses, center, is welcom- ace Restaurant, according to Mur- ing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civic Action Team 84-13 commanded phy who said the team will work by Lt. Howard Klei, left, during a change of command ceremony Jan. under the direction of State Eco- 29 at Camp Kitti. The governor also presented a certificate of ap- nomic Consultant Dan Perin who is preciation on behalf of Pohnpei state to Lt. Kevin Keough, right, the state liaison to the Chamber contender of CAT Team 84-11 which completed a six-month tour and of Commerce. left Jan. 31 to return to Ft. Shatter, Hawaii. CO (Jl £ Coast Guard to continue infSNl during Compact period in oo KOIDNIA, Pohnpei - The U.S.change," Rabbins said. . Costello noted that Trust Ter- Coast Guard will continue search " He noted that the Coast Guard ritory citizens will be eligible and rescue operations in Microne- provided training recently in for appointments to the U.S. ser- sia when the Conpact of Free As- search and rescue procedures for vice academies, including the sociation goes into effect, ac- the field trip ship crews in Coast Guard Academy, and to en- cording to Rear Mm. Clyde Rob- Truk, Yap and Pohnpei at the re- list in the military services and bins, ccmnander of the 14th Coast quest of Trust Territory High the Coast Guard. Guard District, Honolulu. Ccntnissioner Janet McCoy. He indicated that upon request Robbins and his inmediate sup- "We will do as much as we can the Coast Guard will set up its A erior, Vice Mm. John D. Costello (in providing training), as long own recruiting system in Microne- 0) of Alameda, California, Pacific as your governments want it,"sia, since it is under the U.S. Area connander, came to Pohnpei Robbins said. Transportation Department, in- via Coast Guard aircraft on Jan. Costello said the Coast Guard stead of the Defense Department. O 29 to brief FSM officials on fut- is available to give advice on "Vfe feel that young people who SHB ure plans and present a proposed techniques to minimize the envir- come from here would make excel- Search and Rescue Agreement, sim- onmental impact of accidents, lent candidates, both as enlisted ilar to one to be entered into such as oil spills, and has a men and officers, because they with the Marshall Islands, for strike team to assist in major are water oriented," Costello O the Ccnpact period. spills. said, though "we are concerned H the admirals met briefly with that people will try to sign up President Tosiwo Nakayama and Robbins also noted that the and see that they are not prepar- Vice President Bailey Olter in Coast Guard converted eight ed." W the President's office, before floating bouy markers in Kolonia One purpose of recruiters would holding the briefing in the Pres- harbor to fixed navigational aids be to help FSM citizens prepare ident "s Conference Room for offi- to reduce maintenance costs and to meet Coast Guard requirements. cials from the Attorney General's indicated that the Coast Guard On law enforcement and search Office and External Affairs Dep- will continue this service within for illegal drugs and contraband> artment. the ESM upon request. Robbins suggested a memorandum of Officials accotpanying the ad- "Vfe are not going to try to in- understanding between the Coast mirals met with Gov. Resio Moses stall additional markers, just Guard and ESM government on pro- and his staff to brief them on replace the ones here, because 'we cedures for boarding and appre- the search and rescue, navigat- don't have the funds," he said. hending vessels in FSM waters. ional aids, recruiting and train- ing plans for the Compact period. The proposed agreement complies with an international search and rescue convention in spelling out the responsibilities of a host country in the event of an accid- ent and the support country, Rob-r bins said. "I don't anticipate any changes (in Coast Guard operations here) just because of the status Health students sought LELU, Kosrae - Kosrae High School students were visited in December by University of Hawaii John A. Bums School of Medicine instructors Roy Linne Wada and COAST GUARD ADMIRAIS VISIT - Rear Adm. Clyde Robbins, center, com- Nanette Judd and Ccntnonity Col- mander of the 14th U.S. Coast Guard District, Honolulu, and his im- lege of Micronesia Health Career mediate superior. Vice Adm. John D. Costello of Alameda, California, Opportunities Program Director Pacific Area commander, are meeting with President Tosiwo Nakayama Marylou Hawley to determine who in his office, during a Jan. 29 visit to Pohnpei to brief ESM and was interested in pursuing health Pohnpei state officials on plans for the Ccnpact of Free Association related studies, according to a period. The admirals presented to the President a proposed search State Information Office release. and rescue agreement for the Conpact period.

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