Day: September 16, 2021

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—Through a recent Administrative Directive, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—has instructed the Department of Finance & Administration to further enhance the Nation’s border protection to detect undeclared and illegal imports.The Directive instructs the Customs & Tax Administration to take “aggressive steps and...

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On September 16th , 2021, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—submitted the “National Oceanic Fisheries Investment Policy for the FSM 2021-2026: A Policy to Maximize Value of Participatory Rights under the Vessel Day Scheme” to the 22nd FSM Congress. The Policy, which had been...

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—His Excellency David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), through an Executive Order, has created the FSM Cyber Security and Intelligence Bureau (CSIB), a new, Special Division within the Department of Justice.The CSIB operates under the authority of the Secretary of Justice, and is given...

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Government of Australia have recently concluded the 2021 FSM-Australia Cooperation Talks.The FSM and Australia have agreed to continue collaboration on priority areas of mutual interest, such as security cooperation, Climate Change, infrastructure development, environmental resilience, health security and...

PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On September 14th , 2021, the Honorable Teresa Filepin, Consul General of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) based in the U.S. Territory of Guam, sent a request to the Department of Foreign Affairs for the Consulate to be temporarily closed, with Consulate staff reverting to remote-only work. The cause...