Kaselehlie Press Putting Our Islands on the Map – Jigsaw- Puzzles to Teach Kids Geography
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May 14, 2012 Vol. 12 Issue No. 11 The This bi-weekly publication is only $ 1 . 0 0 K ASELEHLIE PRESS PO Box 2222 Kolonia, Pohnpei, FM 96941 Phone 691-320-6547 [email protected] www.kpress.info Former Chuuk Tuna Industry building burns in Weno Residents of Weno, Chuuk sent photos to the K Press of the FSM Petroleum Corporation fuel tank farm engulfed in smoke. The fire was not at the FSMPC tank farm but at the former Chuuk Tuna Industry building, which is now occupied by the Chuuk Department of Transportation. See Story on Page 5 Falling “Kizuna” Former CDPS COMET in the “These test results Pacific that Director Emilio represent not only a failing public school system but binds us all also ruined lives. and Detective ...If this is not a national emergency, I don’t know together what is,” John arrested U.S. Ambassador to the FSM, Charged with six Peter Prahar counts related to Article on page 8 beating tourist while in custody High tech ARFF building “This is a major step forward in this investigation and of course it is now a completed matter for the Court to determine and I will not go into the facts of the case. However, I am prepared to say that these “Kizuna” - The bond of friendship. arrests demonstrate that we in the DPS are determined to ensure that our community The kizuna between Japan and and our Government can be assured that Pacific Island Countries is deeply we are committed to the highest standards rooted in the fact that we share of integrity with the Police. We will the same Pacific Ocean and investigate our own where there are the common spirits of islanders allegations of wrongdoing.” nurtured by this great Ocean. CDPS Director Kerson Rizal See Japan Prime Minister Story on page 11 Noda’s Message on Page 4 See Story on Page 6 The May 14 - 27, 2012 2 Kaselehlie Press Putting our islands on the map – jigsaw- puzzles to teach kids geography Island Research & Education Initiative (IREI) Kolonia, Pohnpei - April, 27, 2012 - Island Research & Education Initiative (IREI) has developed a unique educational resource for children, to encourage them to learn the fundamentals of our nation’s geography through play. Entitled “Maps of Micronesia -- Book of Puzzles,” the resource is a high- quality, full-color book containing within it a series of seven custom-made jigsaw puzzles. Each puzzle separately introduces one main island or island group in Micronesia via a child-friendly map and descriptive text and artwork. The unique jigsaw-puzzle approach was chosen to support children’s natural curiosity and allow them to learn while playing. The production of these books was funded by the Direct Aid Program through the Australian Embassy in Kolonia. Created as a non-profit endeavor, the books will not be sold. Instead, they will be individually donated to children and their families throughout the FSM. They will be presented to the public for the first time on Saturday, May 19th at the Pohnpei Public Library. Representatives of Island Research & Education Initiative and the Australian Embassy will be at the library from 09:00 until 12:00 and give a present of one book to each family that brings their children to this event. Micronesian countries top Asia/Pacific press freedom index Radio New Zealand Francis Hezel, an American Jesuit priest who in the 1970s founded the Micronesian The Freedom House annual press freedom report has listed Palau and the Marshall Islands Seminar think tank, says the most important factor for governments in the north Pacific to at the top of 40 nations in the Asia/Pacific region in media freedom. support media freedom is the reputation of the government itself. The Federated States of Micronesia comes in at number five. He says to withhold public information would needlessly tarnish the governments in the eyes of the United States and the world. A former Pacific Magazine publisher Floyd Takeuchi says history has shown that media freedom is central to the development of democratic institutions in all three of the independent nations in the Western Pacific. Mr Takeuchi says in his view, the impact of newspapers in the Micronesian region is greater The today than it was in the 1970s. Kaselehlie Press Cultural sites visited by Yap Your Newspaper for Today and Tomorrow students P.O. Box 2222 Pohnpei, FM 96941 Habele Outer ph:(691) 320-6547 Island Education email: [email protected] Fund Bill Jaynes Friday, May 4, Managing Editor 2012 Yap, Micronesia - Approximately 30 KPress is looking for dedicated correspondents in students from St. Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap, and Kosrae. We will pay Mary’s Elementary School in Yap you for articles and collection of ads. Contact us visited the canoe at the numbers or email above. carving site in Colonia, home of I want to have a 26 issue subcription sent by the Waa’gey Canoe Building Project. some of the techniques required in First Class Mail to: Waa’gey, in partnership with the building local canoes first hand by Habele Outer Island Education Fund, the carvers on site. 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The students of St. Mary’s were shown blogspot.com Email:______________________________________________ The May 14 - 27, 2012 Kaselehlie Press 3 Congress addresses FY-2013 national 1st Annual GEAR UP • $1.5 million to assist with the power budget emergency of Pohnpei State; Science Fair and Expo 2012 • Additional $1 million in funding for outer COM-FSM at the school science fair. They FSM Congress island airport expansion; will present their projects and • $.7 million from local revenues to fund KOLONIA, Pohnpei, April/May, answer a variety of questions PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 8, 2012 what JEMCO has decided to reduce in funding for 2012 — The GEAR UP-Pohnpei posed by two judges; their teacher – The Fourth Regular Session of the the College of Micronesia-FSM operations. program (Gaining Early Awareness and an outside volunteer judge. Seventeenth Congress of the Federated and Readiness for Undergraduate The top performing groups from States of Micronesia convened yesterday The President’s letter also requested “as part of the Programs) housed at COM-FSM each classroom will advance to to address among other issues, President ongoing efforts to assist the States,” for Congress to Pohnpei campus and addressing the Expo. It is estimated that 100 Emanuel Mori’s proposed national consider the following measures: student academic outcomes students with the best research budget of 57,079,288 for fiscal year • Tax reform measures and funding request; announces that it will hold its 1st projects will compete in a science 2013. • Operation budget for field trip ship; annual Science Fair and Expo 2012 fair expo on May 19, 2012. At the • Outer islands airport expansion; at the Pohnpei Campus gymnasium expo event, judges will go from President Mori submitted the proposed • Sekere bridge; and on May 19, 2012, from 2-4pm. group to group posing questions budget for the National Government on • Local matching for FAA funded AIP and listening to remarks. Students April 1 detailing the following: projects. The Science Fair and Expo 2012 will be judged according to their a. 43,054,800 (75.4%) to be funded is funded from the Direct Aid ability to effectively communicate from Domestic Revenue; Yesterday’s session launched the national budget Program of the Australian Embassy and present their science projects. b. 9,318,401 (16.3%) to be funded from season where Congress calls in the Departments, in Pohnpei and allows over 360 Once completed, the team of Compact sectors & SEG; and offices and agencies of the National Government to 8th graders from Saladak, Sekere, judges will determine the top three c. 4,706,087 (8.2%) would be from US explain their proposed budgets. The May sessions Awak, Nett, Kolonia, and Ohmine science projects. Students will Federal Grants and other Grants. are traditionally referred to as Budget Sessions since schools to participate in the receive a variety of awards and it primarily focuses on the national government science research project. Currently, prizes. Aside from the funding for general budget, especially those portion of the national students are doing literature and operations and functions of the National budget funded through the amended Compact of internet research during GEAR Mark the date on your calendar Government, the President highlighted Free Association between the FSM and the United UP computer classes on Pohnpei and support the young Pohnpeian several funding requests which he States.