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Micronesian citizen sentenced for attempted illegal reentry in Guam
United States Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Guam September 2, 2026Hagåtña, Guam – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Kopich Chutaro a.k.a. Osama Chutaro, age 23, a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), was sentenced on August 27, 2026, in the District Court…
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Pacific government audit leaders gather in Naoero for PASAI Congress
PASAI September 2, 2026Aiwo, Naoero – More than 50 people from countries across the Pacific and as far away as Norway attended the 27th Congress of the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI), hosted by the Audit Office of Naoero from 25 to 27 August 2026. Representatives of 20 PASAI member offices attended the…
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OpEd: Wayfinding: Bringing FSM’s culture, language, and traditional knowledge into learning
Canita Rilometo-NakamuraUNICEF Blog September 3, 2026When I think back to my childhood, my first memories are not only of classrooms. They are of schools that felt open to the community, of swimming with friends, eating coconuts during recess, listening to stories, learning weaving, and watching boys learn to make rope from coconut husks and fish…
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U.S. announces more than $150 million in Pacific support at Forum
U.S. Department of State September 1, 2026Washington D.C. – The United States is a Pacific nation and has long stood with our Pacific friends and neighbors to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Our commitment to the security and prosperity of the Pacific Islands is steadfast, enduring, and a key pillar of our America…
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VA Under Secretary visits Pohnpei, outlines proposed services for FAS veterans
Embassy of the United States to the FSM August 26, 2026Kolonia, Pohnpei — Under Secretary Samuel B. Brown of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs visited Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), from August 18-20 to participate in the Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF). The MIF serves as a platform for regional leaders from the FSM,…
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U.S. provides two Federal Medical Stations to FSM
United States Embassy to the FSM August 27, 2026Kolonia, Pohnpei – The U.S. Embassy Kolonia congratulates the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on the receipt of two Federal Medical Stations (FMS) delivered by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ASPR transferred the stations to…
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Pacific calls for land degradation neutrality reporting that fits island realities
Secretariat of the Pacific Community August 28, 2026Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – A damaged stretch of coastline, a changing food garden or a patch of recovering forest can disappear inside a single pixel on a global satellite map. For Pacific Island countries, that can mean changes visible on the ground are missing from the data used to…
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Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs of the Chinese Government Qian Bo Meets with Speaker of the Congress of the FSM T.H. Esmond B. Moses
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to the FSM September 1, 2026Beijing – On August 25, 2026, Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs of the Chinese Government Qian Bo met in Beijing with Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) T.H. Esmond B. Moses, who is leading a delegation…
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President Simina and President Whipps discuss regional priorities ahead of Pacific Islands Forum
FSM Information Services August 30, 2026KOROR, Palau — His Excellency Wesley W. Simina, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, met with His Excellency Surangel S. Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). President Simina was joined by the Honorable Stevenson A. Joseph, Governor of…
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President Simina and UN Deputy Secretary-General discuss FSM priorities
FSM Information Services September 5, 2026KOROR, Palau — His Excellency Wesley W. Simina, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, met with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed on the margins of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau. President Simina expressed appreciation for the United Nations’ partnership with the North Pacific,…