PALIKIR, Pohnpei—Following the passing of the late Honorable Derensio S. Konman, Senator representing the State of Chuuk’s Election District #3 in the 22nd FSM Congress, a vacancy in the Congress has been declared and a Special Election for the vacant seat shall be held on November 12th, 2021.FSM citizens residing abroad who are...
Declaration of Public Health Emergency Extended to January 31st, 2022
PALIKIR, Pohnpei—The Office of the President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has received from the 22nd Congress of the FSM Congressional Resolution (C.R.) 22-66, which amended His Excellency David W. Panuelo’s January 31st, 2020 Declaration of Public Health Emergency, and extended the expiration of the Declaration to January 31 , 2022.C.R....
The 22nd FSM Congress Supports President Panuelo’s Request, Appropriates Additional $2,500,000 of Locally-Generated Revenues to Augment Low-Income Household Assistance Program
PALIKIR, Pohnpei—The 22nd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), in a demonstration of exemplary leadership, has both met—and exceeded—His Excellency David W. Panuelo’s request to appropriate an additional two million dollars ($2,000,000) of locally-generated revenue to augment the otherwise Asian Development Bank-funded FSM Low-Income Household Assistance Program. Through...
The Federated States of Micronesia Joins Global Pledge to Reduce 2020 Methane Levels by 30% by 2030
PALIKIR, Pohnpei—His Excellency David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), has committed the FSM to the Global Methane Pledge; the pledge seeks a 30% reduction from 2020 methane levels by 2030.In a letter written to the Honorable John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate,...