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Volume 11 Palikir, Pohnpei, July 1990 Number 6

CONCON elects its officialsPALIKIR, Pohnpei

(FSM INFORMATIONSERVICE) - The Consti-tutional Convention(CONCON) of the Feder-ated States of Micronesia(FSM) convened July 16in Palikir, Pohnpei withPresident John R.Haglelgam presiding asActing President.

The Convention electedDelegates Resio S. Mosesof Pohnpei as the Conven-tion President, Yosiwo P.George of Kosrae as VicePresident and Chutomu

FSM CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CONVENE - PohnpeiState Chief Justice Edwel Santas (right) is administering oath to theConstitutional Convention Delegates (standing and facing Santas)at the FSM Congress Chamber in Palikir.

Nimwes of Chuuk asFloor Leader.

Opening remarks weregiven by Haglelgam andNanmwarki Benito Peterof Kitti, who spoke onbehalf of all FSM Tradi-tional Leaders.

Haglelgam in his re-marks after welcomingeveryone to the capital ofthe nation said, "It is anhonor for me to partici-pate today in the openingceremonies of this historicConstitutional Conven-(See CONVENTION on Page 2)

Stamps issue in commemoration of PATSPALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFOR-

MATION SERVICE) - A stamp dedi-cation ceremony commemorating the25th Anniversary of Ponape Agricul-ture and Trade School (PATS) and tohonor the founder of the school, FatherHugh F. Costigan, S. J. was held at PATSin Madolenihmw, Pohnpei, July 31 thisyear, according to a release from theFSM Postal Service.

Present at the ceremony were PohnpeiState Governor Resio S. Moses; IspahuIlten Selten; Fr. Joseph Cavanagh, S.J.,Director of PATS; who spoke, and alsoPostmaster General Bethwel Henry whodelivered the keynote address and hostedthe occasion. Others present at the

ceremony include, Iso Nahniken ofMadolenihmw Klemens Hadley;Pohnpei State Senator Tesiwo Liwy;Fr. Gary Bradley, S.J., Superior, Jesuitsof Micronesia; Postal Inspector HerlinoMakaya; Rev. Etwet Rospel and others.

The designs featured on the stampswere taken from actual pictures ob-tained from the school and representedthrough the work of ArtistNeil Waldmanunder arrangements made by FSMPhilatelic Corp. of New York. Thestamps were printed by the House ofQuesta in England with other technicaldetails provided at the end.

In the fourth panel of the stamps,Ispahu Samuel Hadley of Madolenihmw

is depicted with Fr. Costigan. Hadleywas the former high Chief of Mado-lenihmw where PATS is located. Is-pahu is the title for the Nanmwarki ofMadolenihmw. It is the highest tradi-tional title in Pohnpei State. This is thefirst picture of a Micronesian to appearon any FSM stamps. Recent changes inthe issuance of stamps policies allowthe commemoration of Fr. Costigan in astamp issue three years after his death.

It is the first stamp to be printed by theFSM without the cent (c) sign. All fivepanels of the stamps bear only thenumerals 25 to indicate the face value ofthe stamps as well as to commemorate

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Convention _(Continued from Page 1)tion. My brief tenure as the tempo-rary President served to remind meof the importance of this Conven-tion. The convening of the Consti-tutional Convention marks an im-portant milestone in the develop-ment of the people and our nation.And you have been charged by yourfellow citizens and traditional lead-ers with the solemn and difficulttask of proposing and deliberatingupon revisions to our constitution."

"Fifteen years ago, the foundingfathers of Micronesia met in Saipanto debate the shape of the nation thatwe live in today. They had experi-ence in working for the districtgovernments, but had little experi-ence in organizing the affairs of asovereign nation. However, theyhad a goal: a goal to build a unifiedMicronesian nation. A nation thatwould bring together the diversecultures of our region and form anew nation where the whole wasgreater than the sum of its parts,"Haglelgam continued.

"In taking these actions theseleaders understood that their plan ofgovernment would have to be testedover time and they provided anopportunity within the Constitutionfor a new convention to be held afterthe constitution had been in effectfor ten years. Last year the peopleof our nation called for such Con-vention and today you continue theprocess of nation building that wasbegun those many years ago, saidHaglelgam, adding, "I know thatthe lawyers here will tell us that thePreamble to the Constitution has nobinding effect. It is the specific ar-ticles and sections that guide legis-latures in their debates and judges intheir decisions. But I feel that it isthe Preamble that expresses theaspiration of those who wrote theConstitution. While there may besections of the Constitution that

should be changed, I believe that thegoals expressed in the Preamble tothe Constitution remains our goalstoday."

"First among those goals is to'make one nation of many island,'By these words, our founding fa-thers expressed their desire to builda nation united across the sqt Thisbelief is the center-piece of the motto ofour nation, 'peace, unity, liberty,' thatyou see on the seal behind me. It is alsowoven in the fabric of the Constitutionitself. Over the past ten years, we haveworked hard to create an environmentin which the people of our nation cangrow together as one. Whatever actionis taken here, our Constitution shouldcontinue to provide a frame work withinwhich we can further unify our nation,"he said.

Haglelgam stated that "A second goalin the Preamble is to 'respect the diver-sity of our cultures.' The delegates tothe first Convention knew they eachhad allegiances to their own familiesand islands. But these allegiances wereviewed as a source of strength, not as asource of division. As they wrote in ourConstitution, 'our differences enrich us.'I believe that our differences continueto enrich us today. One of the successesof our Constitution is that it has allowedus to retain our differences while stillcoming together as a nation. Recentexperience is eastern Europe and Africahas shown us that relations betweenmultiple ethnic groups can lead to ten-sion and unrest. In our country, we havelearned to recognize and respect ourdifferences. By doing this we haveforged a nation when many thought wewould succumb to bitterness and in-fighting."

"This is one of the principal strengthsof our country. In my travels and inmeetings with foreign leaders who visitour nation, I have been surprised by thenumber of times that I have been toldhow impressed others are at the stabilityof our political system. It is, in part,because of this stability that four coun-tries have established a diplomatic pres-ence here. And it is for this reason that

a number of foreign investors haveinvested in our islands," he said.

"The genius of the Constitution isthat it ensures that all of the diverseviews of the Nation will be representedin our governments. When all groupsfeel that their views are heard, and treatedfairly, political stability is possible. Ourgoal should be to maintain a system thatallows the voice of all of our people tobe heard in our governments, Haglelgamsaid adding, "Finally the Preamble statesthat 'with this Constitution we, whohave been the wards of other nations,become the proud guardian of our ownislands, now and forever.' Our found-

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OUTSTANDING MALE ATHLETE -Elias Rodriques of Nett, Pohnpei wasnamed "Outstanding Male Athlete" inthe July 1990 Saipan Micronesian Olym-pic Games with four Outstanding FemaleAthletes, according to Sandra Kostka.

Rodriques who ranked as top 200among 10,000 marathon competitorsabout a couple years ago in Honolulu andwas fifth place in the 1989 Guam Mara-thon, received gold medals from Men's800 Meter dash; Men's 1,500 Meter;Men's 5,000 Meter; and 26 Miles Mara-thon, and also won a Silver Medal fromMen's 10,000 Meter races.

He broke all previous records from2:11 JO to 2:07.19 in the 800 Meter; pre-vious record of 4:40.9 to 4:19.08 in 19901,500 Meter; 1969 records in 5,000Meterwas 18:18.8 to 17:18.51 in 1990; the pre-vious records on 26 Miles Marathon wasnot known but 2 hours. 52:32 in 1990 and39:38.8 in 1969 10,000 Meter to 37:04.74in 1990.

Rodriques, 26, was trained for Trackand Field under Coach Narclso Kostkaand Swimming under Coach GoldenCharley who are both from Pohnpei State.

Convention _(Continued from Page 2)ing fathers did not write a Constitutionfor ten years or for fifty years. Theywrote a Constitution that was to providefor the Government of our islands forthe foreseeable future. A Constitutionis not a document for addressing short-term problems. It is a document thatshould provide the fundamental build-ing blocks for the relationship betweenthe government and the people. In yourdeliberations, I would hope that youview our Constitution in this light.

"In my Inaugural Address, I notedthat the leadership of our nation waspassed to anew generation. As a newgeneration, we have learned to respectthe past. In particular, we respect the ef-forts of those who have come before usin the effort to design a Constitution forthe people of our nation. I hope thatwhen our children look back at what isdone in this Convention that they viewthis work with the same respect that weview the work of the delegates to thefirst Convention" Haglelgam concluded.

Nanmwarki Peter of Kitti welcomedthe delegates and told them to go aheadand work on the Constitution becausetheir voters put them there with their(voter's) trust that they will do the bestfor the Constitution and the nation.

A Credentials Committee was ap-pointed consisting of Delegates RobertRuecho' of Yap as the Chairman,Yosiwo P. George of Kosrae, Judah C.Johnny of Pohnpei, and John A. Pete-won of Chuuk.

The committee reported back to theConvention that the committee had re-viewed the credentials of all the dele-gates and that they were all in properorder.

A motion by Delegate Johnny toamend the permanent rules of proce-dures to change voting requirementswas proposed to the convention.

The Chairmen of each state Delega-tion: Chuuk, Tosiwo Nakayama; Yap,Robert Ruecho'; Kosrae, Yosiwo P.George; and Pohnpei, Johnny, organ-ized members of their Delegations andunderwent the organizations of eachStanding Committee according to therules of the Constitutional Convention.

President Moses and Vice PresidentGeorge were elected the Chairman andVice Chairman respectively for theSpecial Conference Committee. Mem-bers of the committee include TosiwoNakayama and Soukichi Fritz of Chuuk,Wilton J. Mackwelung, Kosrae; Leo A.Falcam and Johnny, Pohnpei; andRuecho' and Alfonso Luguliol of Yap.

The Chairman and Vice Chairmanfor the Civil Liberties and TraditionsCommittee are Delegates CamilloNoketof Chuuk and Salvador Iriarte ofPohnpei, respectively. Members of thecommittee include Masachiro Christliband Fichita Bossy of Chuuk; Kun N.Sigrah, Mackwelung andReed G. Nena,Kosrae; Johnny and Yosuo Phillip,Pohnpei; and Andrew Ruepong, MartinYinug and Alfonso Luguliol of Yap.

As for the Public Finance and Taxa-tion Standing Committee, Sabino Asorof Chuuk is the Chairman and Mack-welung of Kosrae, Vice Chairman.Members include Sichiuo Kichiro andJames Naich of Chuuk; Nena andGeorge of Kosrae; Daro Weital, Phillipand Iriarte, Pohnpei, and AloysiusTuuth, Luguliol and Ruepong of Yap.

The Chairman for General ProvisionsStanding Committee is Ruecho' andthe Vice Chairman is Weital. Membersare Asterio Takesy, Ritis Heldart andChutomu Nimwes of Chuuk; Mack-welung, Sigrah and George of Kosrae;loanis Artui and Dr. Olter Paul ofPohnpei; and Ruepong and Luguliol ofYap.

The Chairman and Vice Chairman ofthe Style and Arrangement Committeeare Yinug and Sigrah respectively.Members of the committee includeNakayama and Nimwes of Chuuk; Nenaof Kosrae; Falcam and Bethwel Henryof Pohnpei; and Tuuth from Yap.

The Standing Committee on Govern-mental Structure and Functions namedHenry of Pohnpei as its Chairman, andFritz of Chuuk as the Vice Chairman.Members are Petewon and Suda Rayelof Chuuk; Sigrah, Nena and George ofKosrae; Paul and Falcam of Pohnpei;and Ruecho', Yinug and Tuuth fromYap.

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PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFOR-MATION SERVICE) - The Microne-sian Maritime Authority (MMA) andthe Korean Deep Sea Tuna FisheriesAssociation, representing all the Ko-rean purse seine vessels that had beenoperating in the FSM 200 mile Exclu-sive Economic Zone (EEZ), met inGuam July 4 to 7 this year for accessfisheries negotiation. The meeting failedto reach agreement on several majorissues advanced by the MMA to beincluded in a new agreement if therewas going to be one, according to MMAExecutive Director Peter Sitan.

These issues include new minimumterms and conditions to limit the num-ber of purse seine fishing vessels bycountry operating in the zone, to pro-hibittransshipmentat sea by purse sein-ers, to report catch from the high seas,other reporting requirements and higherfee level. These new terms and condi-tions were being imposed for bettermonitoring of the fleet and its catch formanagement purposes.

The Delegation from the KoreanDeep Sea Tuna Fisheries Associationwanted to increase the number of vesselwhile maintaining the same fee level,according to Sitan. Since the meetingwas unable to reach agreement, theKorean Agreement ran itself out andexpired on July 15 this year.

The two sides are still trying to getback together to further discuss the is-sues and see if an agreement can bereached and an arrangement be put inplace, said Sitan, adding that the MMAalso met with a representative of a Phil-ippine Company, Frabelle Fishing Cor-poration while in Guam. An arrange-ment was put in place to cover one smallsize seiner operating under the com-pany.

Attending the July 4-7 meeting were:Chairman Andon L. Amaraich ofChuuk; Vice Chairman leske K. lehsi,National Government; and members Se-bastian Anefal, Yap; Spensin James,Pohnpei; Likiak Wesley, Kosrae; andSitan.

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PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFOR-MATION SERVICE) -The College ofMicronesia (COM) Board of Regents(BOR) concluded its July 2-4 meetinghere in Pohnpei by adopting several di-rectives and resolutions including sched-ule of grant-in-aid, faculty workload,organization of BOR and other impor-tant administrative policy direction, ac-cording to the COM Chancellor Sin-geru Singeo.

The 3-day meeting approved over 12introduced and amended policies anddirectives, and directed the Chancellorto take appropriate actions to imple-ment them as appropriate throughoutthe COM system. It also discussed strate-gies regarding the new accreditationstandards adopted in June 1990 whichwill apply to Micronesian OccupationCenter (MOC) and the CommunityCollege of Micronesia (CCM) duringtheir 1992 re-accreditation visits.

BOR approved a grant-in-aid sched-ule which sets a fixed amount of the costforroom or meals that would be waivedfor the Micronesian students at the COMcampuses in Belau, Pohnpei and theMarshal Islands. The grant-in-aid orwaivers is made possible because thethree Micronesian governments provide$1.3 million under the COM Treaty tothe COM system which is then distrib-uted to the campuses based on numberof students, according to Singeo.

Another important policy approvedby the BOR is the faculty workloadwhich set 15 credit hours or equivalentas workload for a teaching faculty eachsemester. The workload schedule isexpected to provide a standard for equat-ing workload not only among the fac-ulty members but also between the fac-ulty and the other categories of employ-ees such as classified and management.This policy will also allow flexibility inthe scheduling of faculty working hourswhich could include evening classes.The flexibility of scheduling providedby this policy is clearly a reflection of acommunity college philosophy in thatour campuses and centers are not openonly from 8 to 5, Singeo said.

The Board also adopted a draft FY91

Consolidated Budget for COM anddirected the Chancellor to submit it tothe governments as required by theTreaty. Any comments by the govern-ments will be considered at the nextBOR meeting.

The Board authorizes the Chancellorto seek funds to purchase a PC-basedcomputer program called MIP FundAccounting to be installed on a moduleby module basis. The earlier plan byOTIA to hook up the college campuseswith the governments' Wang comput-ers has not materialized yet. By goingthe PC route, we expect to minimize theinitial cost of our hardware, softwareand services but get the same results inthe end because of the very powerfulPCs that have come to the market re-cently, Singeo said.

The Board adopted an amendment tothe Personnel Manual which clarifiesthat the College is not required to offera contract renewal to an employee whosecontract had expired. Another Manualamendment approved by the board stipu-lates reimbursement guidelines for anoff-island employee who terminates his/her contract within one year upon arri-val on campus.

The Board also adopted policy re-garding disposal of College properties aprocedure modeled after the one usedby Peace Corps here in Pohnpei. Singeosaid, the procedure is simple and allowsa lot more people the opportunity to bidfor the surplus properties.

A new organizational structure chartof the COM-Majuro was adopted by the

Board for implementation in connec-tion with the transfer of functions formCCM to COM in Majuro. The organiza-tional structure mirrors that of CCM'swhich streamlines functions under thecategories of students services, instruc-tional service, and administrative sup-port. These functions which in the pastCCM performed for the COM-Majuroare being transferred so that the Majurocampus will be ready for its accredita-tion review in April 1991, concludedSingeo.

The Board elected Damian Sohl ofPohnpei as Rector; Phillip Muller,Marshall Islands, Vice-Rector; andJohnson Toribiong of Palau as Secre-tary/Treasurer.

The BOR Committees were organ-ized as follows: Chairman of theCommittee on Program is SebastianAnefal and members include Sohl andAlfred Capelle; Chairman of the Com-mittee on Finance and Investm"-. vKatharine Kesolei; members includeToribiong and Ansito Waiier; Chair-man of the Committee on Personnel andOrganization, Dr. Eliuel Pre trick; mem-bers include Anson Sigrah and Muller;and the members of theExecutive Com-mittee are Sohl, Muller and Toribion.

The Board authorized the ExecutiveCommittee to represent the Board duringthe upcoming COM Treaty talks in Septem-ber between the governments of the Repub-lic of Palau, FSM, and the Republic of theMarshall Islands.

The next BOR meeting will be deter-mined by the Executive Committee after theTreaty talk.

A TO A STFORU.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY- Vice President Hirosi H. Ismael (left) atthe July 4th reception held at the residence of Charge d'Affairs Edward Michal, proposeda toast for the 4th of July. From left to right are: Ismael, Michal, Second Secretary MaryC. Shoemaker, and Associate Peace Corp Director for FSM and Palau Robert D.McCleery.

SPC headquater looks for re-locationPALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFOR-

MATION SERVICE) - Representativeof South Pacific Commission (SPC)member governments, at meetings heldin Guam last year and in Noumea, Maythis year, agreed that there was an ur-gent need to reconstruct the SPC'sheadquarter, according to an SPC re-lease.

The present headquarter was origi-nally built as temporary headquarter forthe U.S. Army during World War II andis now both too old and small for therapidly growing needs of this importantregional organization, of which allPacific Island countries and territoriesare members.

The 12th meeting of the Committeeof Representatives of Governments andAdministrations, held in Noumea, NewCaledonia, May this year, establishedthe SPC Headquarters Sub-Committeeconsisting of Representatives of Ameri-can Samoa, Australia, FSM, Fiji, France,New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea,together with the Secretariat. FrenchPolynesia was represented at the Sub-Committee meeting by an observer. TheSub-Committee's mandate is to exploreand consider fully all the options avail-able on the reconstruction of the head-quarters building, including: buildingon the present site, rebuilding on a dif-ferent site in Noumea, and rebuilding inanother country.

The present headquarters site is thesubject of an Agreement signed in 1957by the High Commissioner for theFrench Republic in the Pacific and theSecretary-General of the South PacificCommission. The Agreement providesfor SPC to own the site as long as itremains on it.

The headquarters Sub-Committeeheld its first meeting at SPC headquar-ters in Noumea from July 2-6, under theChairmanship of the Representative ofAmerican Samoa HTC I.S. Muli-tauaopele, to receive proposals fromvarious government entities and obtainrelevant information on land and build-ing issues and costs and to consult therelevant authorities in New Caledonia.

The Sub-Committee reviewed back-ground documents on the present siteand buildings, and on future require-ments.

During its consultations with localauthorities, the Sub-Committee heard apresentation by Jacques lekawe, pre-fect responsible for economic develop-ment and regional co-operation, speak-ing on behalf of the High Commis-sioner (Representative of the FrenchState and Head of the Executive of NewCaledonia.)

The Mayor of Noumea Jean Le'quesaccompanied by a delegation from theMunicipality of Noumea, the SouthProvince and the Territorial Congress,addressed the Sub-Committee. Heoutlined the plans of the local authori-ties for tourism development in the areaof Noumea where SPC headquarters issited and proposed two alternative sitesfor consideration by the Sub-Commit-tee. The sub-Committee accompaniedby technical experts, visited the twoproposed sites.

In his address to the Sub-Committee,the Mayor categorically stated that hewas not prepared to grant SPC a build-ing permit for reconstruction on thepresent site.

The Sub-Committee also heard fromlekawe' and Le'ques' indications of pos-sible financial contributions by the lo-cal authorities forreconstructionof SPCheadquarters.

The Sub-Committee further heard apresentation by a representative ofFrench Polynesia, concerning two sitesin Tahiti which the Government ofFrench Polynesia would officially offerto the Commission if a decision wasmade to adopt the third option of re-building outside New Caledonia. TheRepresentative of French Polynesiainvited the Sub-Committee to visit hisTerritory to inspect the proposed sites.

The Sub-Committee noted the longassociation of the South Pacific Com-mission with the present site and thefact that the site is owned by the Com-mission. TheSub-Committeealsonotedthe value of the presence of the Com-mission, as an important regional or-ganization, to the city of Noumea andthe Territory of New Caledonia. Bear-ing in mind the historical associationsof the site and the organization, the Sub-Committee will continue to explore alloptions, including rebuilding on thepresent site, which is owned by the SPCas long as it remains in occupation.

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VICE PRESIDENT CALLS ON GOVERNOR - CNMl Governor Lorenzo Guerrero(right) is accepting a wallplate decor from Vice President HirosiH. Ismael (left) and Mrs.Ismael (center) who visited the Governor while attending the 1990 Micronesian Gamesin Saipan.

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25th Anniversary(Continued from Page 1)the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of PATS.

Panel number one portrays the land-mark school administration building atPATS and the PATS logo. The admini-stration building was one of the firstbuilding built at the school and standshigh on a hill overlooking a very pictur-esque bay about twenty three miles fromthe State Capital center in Kolonia,Pohnpei.

Panel number two portrays the earlyand perturbing interest in developmentespecially agricultural development atPATS. Fr. Costigan's knowledge andabilities were always at the service ofthe people of Pohnpei and the otherareas of Micronesia.

Panel number three portrays a pictureof Fr. Costigan based on a photo takenshortly before his death.

Panel number five portrays andcommemorates the fact that the story ofthe first twenty five years at PATS is notlimited to Micronesia alone. Support-ers of PATS can be found from all overthe world. The earliest supporter of Fr.Costigan were members of the NewYork City Police Department/They are

continuing their support for PATS withtheir off-duty efforts to be partners ofdevelopment with the people of Micro-nesia. One of their principal effortseach year has been a benefit boatridearound Manhatten Island. This panelcommemorates their efforts.

Father Costigan was born in 1914,entered the Jesuits in 1932 and wasordained a priest in 1944. He first cameto Micronesia in 1946 where he is longremembered for his great and lastingcontribution to Micronesia through theestablishment of PATS and the skillsand development available through theschool. Fr. Costigan died in 1987, therelease stated.

PATS is the only four year vocationalhigh school in all of Micronesia. Itspecializes in agriculture, mechanicsand construction. Its focus is on train-ing the much needed work force ofMicronesia. At this time there are ap-proximately 650 graduates at work forthe development of the new govern-ments in Micronesia. It is a privateschool with an enrollment of 165 stu-dents each year. It is run by a Board ofDirectors that is mostly Micronesians

and entrusted to the direction of theJesuits of Micronesia. Finding the fundsneeded for the yearly budget is the re-sponsibility of the Directorand the Boardof Directors. The present Director is Fr.Joseph A. Cavanagh, S.J.

July 31 was chosen to be the issuedate because Fr. Costigan was a Jesuitand Ponape Agriculture and TradeSchool is directed by the Jesuits. On

July 31 each year, the Catholic Churchcelebrates the feast of St. Ignatius ofLoyola, the founder of the Jesuits. Thisyear Jesuits around the world are cele-brating important anniversaries, the500th Anniversary of the birth of Igna-tius of Loyola and the 450th Anniver-sary of the founding of the Jesuits.Therefore, this day was chosen tocommemorate the educational work ofthe Jesuits in the FSM.

For more information regarding thestamps contact the Philatelic Bureau,FSM Pohnpei, FM 96941. Phone num-ber (691) 320-2614, FAX: (691) 320-2612. Alternatively, contact your stampdealers for the stamps or other stampsfrom the FSM.

Singeo as Special Asstistant to Govenor 7PALIKIR, Pohnpei - SeNellie PhiUip

Singeo, a native of Pohnpei who served onthe U.S. House Interior Committee staff,1980-83, became the first woman PohnpeiCommunity Action Agency (CAA) execu-tive dkector on Oct. 3,1983, was confirmedon JunelS by Pohnpei State Legislature asSpecial Assistant to Governor for Federaland Foreign Relations for Pohnpei State.

Mrs. Singeo replaces Santiago Joab whoassumed the position of the Director of theDepartment of Land, a position which wasleft vacant when former director Wagner(Moses) Lawrence was elected to the FSMSixth Congress.

Mrs. Singeo, 40, served as secretary onthe Pacific Affairs Subcommittee which waschaired by former Guam Delegate late An-

JOINS FOREIGN RELATIONS -SeNellie Singeo, (standing, right) is taking theoath of office as Director of Foreign Relationswith Singeru Singeo (center) holding the bible.Administering the oath is Governor Resio S.Moses (left). In the back sitting witnessing theswearing - in are FSM Health Service SecretaryDr. Eliuel Pretrick and Family Health ProjectCoordinator Williana Gideon.

tonio B. Won Pat, 1979-80, and on thePublic Lands and National Parks Subcom-mittee, chaired by John Seiberling of Ohio,between 1981 to 1983.

Mrs. Singeo was Interim Congress ofMicronesia and FSM Congress librarian,1978-79, and previously served as aPohnpeiCAA community organizer; teacher atPohnpei Islands Central School (PICS); andan elementary teacher in Guam.

She was the executive director of PohnpeiCAA for seven years prior to her nominationby Governor Resio Moses and confirmationby Pohnpei State Legislature on June 18.

She is married to Dr. Singeru Singeo ofPalau who was the former executive direc-tor for the College of Micronesia now theChancellor since January 1989.

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NFC & Chuuk sign FisheriesTuna joint ventureWENO, Chuuk (FSM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - A Fisheries JointVenture between Chuuk State Govern-ment and the National Fisheries Corpo-ration (NFC), was formalized in Chuuk,July 19 this year, according to a pressrelease from NFC.

Chuuk State Governor Sasao Gou-land signed a Joint Venture Agreementon behalf of Chuuk State and MMA Ex-ecutive Dkector Peter Sitan who is theNFC Secretary/Treasurer signed onbehalf of NFC.

Witnessing the signing ceremonyinclude Chuuk State House SpeakerKisande Sos; Chairman of HouseCommittee on Ways and Means Repre-sentative Nelson Killion; Chairman, of

House Committee on Resources andDevelopment, Representative JonathanSalle; and Representative RommyRobert; Acting Director of R&D Mar-ion Henry; Acting Chief of the MarineResources Division Mark Mailo; andFisheries Advisor to NFC Chris Frib-erg.

The name of the Corporation is -"ChuukFresh Tuna Incorporated." Thecorporation will develop and operate amulti-million dollar tuna longline fish-ing base on Weno Island and will pro-vide supplies and services to foreignand local tuna longline vessels.

The base is part of the overall Na-tional and State objective to maximizethe benefits from the important tuna

ESCAP conference held in BankokBANKOK, Thailand (FSM INFOR-

MATION SERVICE) - The UnitedNations Economic and Social Commis-sion for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)in its 46th session held in Bankok,Thailand, adopted eight resolutions oneconomic, social and development is-sues, and its report, according toapressrelease by ESCAP Inforamtion Serv-ice.

The 10-day meeting ended with clos-ing remarks from ESCAP ExecutiveSecretary S.A.M.S. Kibria and Chair-

man of the 46th Commission sessionBerenado Vunibobo, Fiji's Minister forTrade and Commerce.

The Commission, in a resolution onstrengthening population activities ofESCAP in the 1990s, urges countries tostrengthen their support for theCommission's population program.

The Commission, in a resolution onurbanization strategies in the ESCAPregion requests the Executive Secretaryto prepare a report on the stateof urbani-zation in the region and develop a re-

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resources of the FSM. It is expectedthat the base will earn significant reve-nue from export, create numerousemployment opportunities and encour-age FSM citizens to participate incommercial tuna fishing. The project isone of the first joint effort project be-tween the National Fisheries Corpora-tion and the State in the FSM. It is ex-pected that similar projects will be for-malized in the other states.

Financing of Chuuk Fresh Tuna, Inc.,will be through a combination of com-mercial financing and public appropria-tions. The National Congress and theChuuk State Legislature have equallyappropriated $500,000 each for the ini-tial capitalization of the Corporation.

gional plan of action. The Commissiondecides to convene a regional confer-ence on urbanization in 1992.

Another resolution addresses the pri-orities and operation of ESCAP. In it,the Commission urges members andassociate members to address continu-ously priorities for the work programemerging from their changing needsand requests the Executive Secretary tofunctioning of the Secretariat and to fa-cilitate close interaction of relevant in-

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1991; specifically with resp&tW ttee::1firee':''f3|::f B}s«£Preventive and Primary Cart; Services for I^^giiaiit \Kom^n,diiid:;lffifiii^:i$^^Children : ancl AHoJescents; and Family Cefiierei., Conimunity-IJased,Coordinated Care and the Development of Community-Based Systemsof Care for Children with Special Healtli-^i^N^ie^^-AdditlGma! infor-mation include program budget information for each of the three com-ponents plus and aggregated budget; assurances, Lei, new and existing;annual plan; and Fiscal Year 1989 MCH Annual Progress Report.

Copies of the MCH Block Grant application are available at the officeof the Secretary, Department of Human Resources, FSM National Gov-ernment, Palikir, Pohnpei. The Secretary can be reached at telephonenumber (4591) 320-2619/2643 or Fax (691) 3205263,

Written comments may be sent to Dr. Eliuel K. Pretrick, Secretary,Department of Human Resources. Comments received after August 15,1991 will be forwarded directly to the Maternal & Child Health Bureau,U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland."

Is/ Eliuel K. Pretrick, M.O., M.P.H.Secretary, Department of Human Resources

ESCAP(Continued from Page 7)formation between members and the Secre-tariat.

Another resolution deals with the SecondUnited Nations Conference on the LeastDeveloped countries which will be held inParis in September of this year. The Com-mission asks the Secretariat to monitor theplan of action for the 1990s for the least de-veloped countries.

A resolution on the regional follow-up ofthe World conference on Education for Allwhich was held early this year in Jomtien,Thailand endorses the Executive Secretary'sproposal to convene a meeting to formulatea program of action in support of education

for all in the ESCAP region.The Commission in a resolution dealing

with the integration of women in all aspectsof development decides to consider "Womenin Development" as the theme topic at aCommission's session in the near future.The Executive Secretary is requested to con-

vene in 1993 a regional intergovernmentalmeeting on this issue, and subject to avail-able resources-formulate action proposalsfor the meeting's consideration.

Representing FSM to ESCAP was FSMAmbassador to JapanMasaoNakayama whowas staffed by FSM External Affairs ActingChief for Multi-lateral Affairs Jeem Lippwe.

17th ATOSCOM held herePALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM INFOR-

MATION SERVICE) - The 17th An-nual General Membership Conferenceof the Association of Terminal Opera-tors & Stevedoring Companies of Mi-cronesia (ATOSCOM) was held herefor three days from July 16 to 18, thisyear. The ATOSCOM adopted its min-utes of last year's conferencewhich washeld in Guam. The ATOSCOM mem-bers attending the conference includethe representatives from the Ms Lim-ited; Pohnpei Transfer & Storage;Kosrae Stevedoring Co.; MicronesianShipping Commission; Kyowa Ship-ping Lines; Matson Navigation Com-pany; Saipan Stevedoring Co.; GoldenBridge Corporation; Development ofTuna Transshipment Industry; Termi-nal Operators & Stevedoring Compa-nies; ZIM Israel Navigation Inc.; SeaBridge Pacific Inc., etc.

This year's Conference hosted for thefirst time by FSM Department of Transpor-tation was welcomed by ATOSCOM Presi-dent, Alfred SantoS.

The Conference also adopted last year'sfinancial status reports of the association,new memberships, and policies. Issuesdiscussed include the presentations by guestspeakers including U.S. Army Corp of En-gineers Colonel Donald Wynn; Risk Man-agement Specialist of Iris Limited MikeMoody; the Golden Bridge CorporationOfficial Harry Guzman and the Legal Coun-sel of ATOSCOM. The conference electedits new officials for the association includ-ing Alfred Santos from Saipan StevedoringCompany as President; Bill Wade, PohnpeiTransfer & Storage Company, Vice Presi-dent; David Tydinco, Guam Ports Author-ity, Secretary; and Bill Acker, WAAB Trans-portation as Treasurer.

THE NATIONAL UNIONPublished by: Office of the PresidentFEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIAP.O. Box 34, PALIKIR STATIONPALIKIR, POHNPEI FM 96941Telephone: (691) 320-2548, TELEX 729-6807FAX: (691) 320-2785

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