USDA: Glitch With Foreign SS Numbers Fixed Nov 3, 2009
The Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau all have their own Social Security systems, but the USDA and several other agencies have treated numbers issued by the three nations as if they were U.S. numbers, regardless of whether they were already in use ... In one case, when a Micronesian man defaulted on a $7,306 loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration, collection agencies sought out this Associated Press reporter. (Click2Houston, TX)
General Assembly urges end to embargo on Cuba Oct 30, 2009
Only Israel and tiny Palau supported the United States, while Micronesia and the Marshall Islands abstained. The margin of opposition to the US embargo has grown steadily since 1992, when 59 countries voted in favour of the resolution. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
UN calls for end to U.S. embargo on Cuba Oct 29, 2009
Only the United States, Israel and Palau voted against the non-binding resolution, while Micronesia and the Marshall Islands abstained. Over 17 consecutive years since 1992, a majority in the United Nations General Assembly have supported lifting the unilateral U.S. embargo. (Xinhuanet, China)
UN General Assembly urges end to US embargo on Cuba Oct 29, 2009
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Pacific Islanders cry for help Jul 27, 2009
In the Solomon Islands officials were looking for land to resettle people from low-lying outer atolls, and those living in the outer atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia were facing food and water shortages and moving to higher ground. "People are facing increasing food and water shortages, losing land and being forced from their homes, dealing with rising cases of malaria and coping with more frequent flooding and storm surges," Mr Hewett said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
China 'stumbling' in the Pacific Jul 25, 2009
Page last updated at 11:11 GMT, Friday, 24 July 2009 12:11 UK. By Vaudine England BBC News, Hong Kong. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Short deadline looms for City Council race Jul 20, 2009
" The first spending report for candidates is due July 28. Meanwhile, there still are a handful of community forums scheduled between now and the voting deadline for candidates to get their names and positions out to the public. Newcomers, so far, have urged voters to buck the trend of business as usual and elect a fresh face, while past politicians have touted experience and an ability to step in immediately on the City Council. Although the Council already has passed the budget, members still... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
US supports reducing climate-warming gases May 6, 2009
But a senior State Department official stopped short of endorsing a formal proposal last week by the two small island nations of Micronesia and Mauritius to alter the ozone treaty known as the Montreal Protocol by cutting HFCs by 90 percent by 2030 ... Micronesia and Mauritius wanted to include an HFCs phase-out in the ozone treaty discussions planned for November, calling it a dire matter of survival for their island inhabitants as sea levels rise. (Yahoo News)
Fiji, Facing Suspension From Pacific Forum, Rejects Calling New Elections May 1, 2009
Along with Fiji, Australia and New Zealand it includes Tonga, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. To contact the reporter on this story: in Sydney at. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Solomons declares floods disaster Feb 7, 2009
Since December, flooding has also hit the Pacific island nations of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, forcing tens of thousands of islanders to flee their homes. The Solomons has a population of about 500,000 mainly ethnic Melanesians, spread across hundreds of islands, which gained independence from Britain in 1978. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
