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PEACE • UNTTY'LIBERTY

AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PEOPLE OF FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Volume 10 /Co/on/a, Pohnpei, Aug. 30-Sept. 15, 1989 Number 10

FSM, U.S.exchanged noteson diplomaticrelationsKOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM IN-

FORMATION SERVICE) - TheUnited States and the FederatedStates of Micronesia formallyagreed that their relations willhenceforth be governed by the1961 Vienna Convention on Diplo-matic Relations during an exchangeof notes in Washington, D.C., heldon August 24,1989.

First established on Novembers,1986, when the Compact of FreeAssociation came into effect, thediplomatic relations between thetwo countries will now be at the levelof ambassador.

On this date, the Office of theUnited States Representative inKolonia, and that of the FSM Repre-sentative in Washington, D.C., be-come embassies. It is anticipatedthat U.S in due course will appoint aresident ambassador.

Until such time as the President ofthe United States designates anAmbassador to the FSM, U.S. Rep-resentative Michael G. Wygant willbe Charge d'Affaires of the UnitedStates Embassy in Kolonia. Mr.Wygant has been Chief of Missionof the U.S. Office in Kolonia for thepast two years.

FSM, China formalize tiesKOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION

SERVICE) - A joint communique between theFederated States of Micronesia (FSM) and thePeople's Republic of China (PRC) which ccon-veyed the two countries intention to establish fulldiplomatic relations at ambassadorial level wentinto effect on September 11,1989, according toan External Affairs Department press release.

The joint communique was signed by PRC'sAmbassador to Australia, Mr. Zhang Zai and theFSM External Affairs Department SecretaryAndon L. Amaraich on behalf of their respectivegovernments during a formal ceremony held onAugust 29,1989, in Kolonia, Pohnpei, the capital

of the Federated States of Micronesia.The text of the signed joint communique is as

follows:"The Government of the Federated States of

Micronesia and the Government of the People'sRepublicofChinahavedecided,through friendlyconsultations, to establish diplomatic relationsbetween the two countries at ambassadoriallevel as from 11 September 1989.

"The Government of the Federated States ofMicronesia recognizes the Government ofPeople's Republic of China as the sole legalgovernment of China. The two governments

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JOINT COMMUNIQUE SIGNED - FSM External Affairs Secretary AndonAmaraich, seated left, and People's Republic of China's Ambassador toAustralia, Mr. Zhang Zai, seated right, are signing the joint communiquewhich conveyed their governments intention to formally establish the diplo-matic ties at the ambassadorial level between FSM and People's Republic ofChina during a ceremony held on August 29, 1989, at the FSM CongressChambers, in Kolonia Pohnpei. Assisting in the cememony f rom left are: FSMMultilateral Affairs Deputy Administrator Jesse Raglmar, International Re-la ions Administrator Masao Nakayama who was the Master of Ceremony, andFirst Secretary Liu Jiang of the Chinese Embassy in Australia.

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Wygant addresses Police Academy gradsKOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - Forty police cadets wereawarded diplomas by the Micronesian Po-lice Academy during a graduation cere-mony held August 17,1989, at the Commu-nity College of Micronesia gym followingthe completion of a nine-week public safetytraining here.

The Micronesian Fifth Public SafetyAcademy graduated nine from the Republicof Palau, six each from the Republic of theMarshalls, Pohnpei, Truk and Kosraestates, five from Yap state and two from theFSM national government Division of Secu-rity and Investigation (DSI).

U.S. Representative to the FSM, theHonorable Michael Wygant, in his keynoteaddress to the Fifth Police Academy train-ees, charged the trainees with a simpleparting thought, to "go home and be thepolice officer you have trained to be."

Wygant, speaking from prepared notes,congratulated the graduates of the FifthMicronesian Public Safety Academy add-ing, "This is the second year that your acad-emy has operated on Pohnpei, and it isgratifying to see that your summer use of theCCM facilities is working out so well. May Ialso observe that you have not only to becongratulated for the obvious accomplish-ments which we honor today, we also hailyour decision to choose law enforcement asyour professional career."

Wygant said that, "Over a number ofyears in the American Foreign Service Ihave observed police work on three conti-nents, as well as in Australia. Those policesystems that work the best are filled withofficers such as yourselves who are trained,serious about their work, and dedicated tohelping people. You become an importantvisible symbol of your government. Howwell you do your job reflects strongly on theeffectiveness of your local, state or nationalgovernment."

"Your state and national governmentshave already given each of you a vote ofconfidence, not only by selecting you forpolice work but also in paying for this acad-emy. It is well to remember that the policeacademy program represents a partnershipbetween the various Micronesian govern-ments and the U.S. Government. Costs are

split 50/50 between each Micronesian gov-ernment and the Department of the Interior.This represents a worthwhile investment inpeople and their training, which is verymuch in the spirit of our Compact of FreeAssociation," he said, adding that when hewas asked to speak at the graduation he"took time to look into the academy - to seeexactly what takes place during this nine-week police academy. I was impressed toleam that this is a notably professional pro-gram which tests your physical and mentalabilities. A program which holds you ac-countable for your actions, recognizes ex-cellence and gives awards based on merit.It is impressive that you each receive 18college credits from the College of Microne-sia for your academic performance duringthe course of the academy. It is equallyimpressive that you got up this morningaround 450 a.m. and ran six and a halfmiles - to and from the capital site in Palikir.Yes, you can and should, feel a real senseof accomplishment in what you haveachieved during the past nine weeks."

Wygant said that, "While I was learningabout this academy program, what keptcoming to my mind was commitment. Thetremendous commitment that each of youhave personally made to your profession -law enforcement - and specifically to thisacademy program. This is what I would liketo speak about this afternoon - commit-ment."

He added that "Each of you have made acommitment and you have honored thatcommitment. You have made sacrifices inorder to honor that commitment - beingseparated from your families and lovedones for nine weeks is the most obvious.But others have made commitments as welland you should recognize their commitmentto you. The U.S. DOI, Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, U.S. Customs Service, U.S.Secret Service, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.State Department, U.S. Naval InvestigativeService and individual people have madecommitments to this program and havehonored those commitments. Your nationaland state governments have made commit-ments to improving the quality of law en-forcement services to their communities bysupporting this academy program. Yours,

however, is the greatest commitment of all -for it is expected that you will take homewhat you have learned here and use it to thebetterment of your communities. You madea commitment to serve your communitieslong ago - this academy program merelyprovided you with better skills to do that," hesaid.

"When Bill Stinnettcame by a while ago toask about my speaking at your graduation Ifelt deeply honored to have been chosen.He and Mike Korhonen have done a greatjob keeping this academy going over thepast several years. And I would like to takethis occasion to thank them for a job welldone, and for their continuing commitmentto good law enforcement in Micronesia.High praise is also due to the eight Microne-sian senior staff officers who through theirtremendous effort each day have made amajor contribution to the success of thisacademy," Wygant said.

He added that, "It is a pleasure to be heretoday with you 40 graduates as you cele-brate your achievement. I would encourageyou to take a moment now and reflect backon your academy experience - the aca-demic work, the physical fitness training,and all the practical exercises. Consider thecommitment made by your governmentsand the U.S. federal law enforcement com-munity which has provided you with thisopportunity to improve your skill and abili-ties in your chosen profession."

"As with any commencement, graduationis a new beginning, the putting of what hasbeen taught into the practical realm of day-to-day experience. Your communities andall those who have supported the academyprogram have high expectations of yourleadership as you return to duty on yourhome island," said Wygant.

"May I charge you with this simple partingthought: Go home and be the police officeryou have trained to be.

"Thank you for your invitation to be a partof this impressive ceremony," Wygant con-cluded.

Five outstanding awards were given outduring the ceremony to five hard-workingtrainees. The valedictorian and Salutato-rian awards went to Simram Simram and

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Academy.(Continued from Page 2)lacopus John both of Pohnpei; firearmaward to James Falamar of Yap; physicalfitness award was achieved by PolycarpUcherkemur of Palau, and the best notebook award went to Nario Simion of Truk.

Another four awards were given out at theAcademy's reception which was held at theHarbor View Hotel the same day: against-all-odds-award went to Ongino Ikesiil of theRepublic of Palau; Best squad award wentto B-squad headed by Hazime Telei also ofPalau, and the department academicachievement award went to the FSM DSI,an award by the FBI office in Honolulu,Hawaii. The last award was a five-hundredmiles club jacket award given to the first twoofficers of the Micronesian police academyand they are Pius Chotailug, FSM DSI, andSiosi Aliksa of Kosrae State.

The academy staff included MajorMichael Korhonen as academy advisorfrom the state of Alaska; DOI law enforce-ment Coordinator William (Bill) Stinnett,Truk State; Commander Siosi Aliksa,Kosrae State; Deputy Commander CarsonSigrah, Kosrae State; First Sergeant PiusChotailug, FSM DSI; Tactical Officer AiraEdmund, Pohnpei State and Squad Lead-ers: Hazime Telei, Republic of Palau; Char-les Falmeyog, Yap State; Mike Setile, TrukState; and Raney Bolkeim, Republic of theMarshalls.

The graduates are: Isoda Nakashimaand Vincent Wichep, FSM DSI; JoehartyJoel, Heupher Joseph, Yosiaru Nena, Tu-lensru Sigrah, Huston Waguk and ArsonWelley, Kosrae State; Salter Borong, Her-mis Edmund, lacopus John, Paulino Patri-cio, Ricky Rodriquez and Simram Simram,Pohnpei State; Pilas Robert, Felix Sandi-ago, Satosy Santa, Nario Simion, SinisSipauo and Siana Year, Truk State; Ken-neth Chugrad, James Falamar, Leo Ken-nifmed, Tony Sulog and Raphael Wichillib,Yap State; Keslor Bohlkeim, ClarenceClanry, Bonjob Enoch, Jeffery Gold, PaulJoel and Tommy Leban, Republic of theMarshalls; and Comelio Bruno, Felix Fran-cisco, Ongino Ikesiil, Balkuu Kumangai,Bendix Lakobong, Lelis Madraisau, HilarioRechesengel, Kubsak Rechelluul, andPolycarp Ucherkemur, Republic of Palau.

Special Session convenedKOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMATION SERVICE) -The Sixth

FSM Congress has convened in a 10-day special session beginningon September 11, according to FSM Congress Speaker Jack Fritz'August 23 letter of convening call to President John R. Haglelgam.

The letter whose copies where distributed to all members of theFSM Congress, FSM Supreme Court Chief Justice, State governorsand speakers of the four state legislatures, indicated that the phas-ing out of U.S. federal programs in education, establishment andorganization of a constitutional convention, the Compact FinancingAct and Medium Term Note Prog ram are among majortopics of con-sideration during the session.

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John joins O2LS as JfP office*KOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMA-

TION SERVICE) - Former Kosrae StateHistoric Preservation Officer Teddy A. Johnof Lelu, Kosrae, was recently appointed asFSM Historic Preservation Officer replacingKimberlee Kihleng who resigned after re-ceiving a Fulbright Scholarship to conductdissertation research on Pohnpei.

John, who was also the History and Cul-ture Division Administrator in the KosraeState Department of Conservation andDevelopment, at-tended Kosrae HighSchool, Guam Tradeand Technical Schooland Honolulu Com-munity College wherehe received a licensein Airframe and Pow-erplan Aircraft Me-chanics.

He also attended a1979 Basic Archaeol-ogy Survey con-ducted by Trust Terri-

(Dand protective care by Smithsonian Institute "oof Washington, D.C. ^*

John previously served as Continental ~*Air Micronesia Ground Maintenance Agent -on Guam from 1971 -1973 prior to serving as "*Continental Air Micronesia Ramp Opera- ootions Supervisor in Saipan for four years ^and as Heavy Equipment Mechanic forKosrae State Public Works Department in1977-1979.

When established, he coordinated andmanaged the KosraeHistoric PreservationProgram and KosraeMuseum including anumber of Archaeol-ogy Survey Projects.

John also served asthe President of theMicronesia Endow-ment for Historic Pres-ervation, a ban Micro-nesia non-profit or-ganization since its es-tablishment in 1988;

tory Staff Archaeologist Dr. Ross Cordy,and a series of workshops held yearlythroughout the U.S., Honolulu, Guam, theFSM and Commonwealth of Northern Mari-anas between 1984 and 1989 by U.S. Na-tional Park Service to provide instruction onproper application and administration ofHistoric Preservation Grants.

He also attended the 1988 National ParkService Certification Workshop on recon-naissance archaeology survey held onKosrae and a 1988-1989 once-a-yearMuseum Workshop on small museum de-velopment and its collections, management

also served as chairman of Lelu MunicipalCouncil; as President of Kosrae CommunityAction Program (KCAP) Board of Directors;and member of Kosrae Coastal ResourceManagement Committee, Kosrae StatePlanning Committee for Fifth Pacific Festi-val of Arts, Kosrae Tourism DevelopmentPlanning Committee, as member of Heri-tage of Asia and Pacific Island Board ofDirectors, and Kosrae Cultural Week Plan-ning Committee.

John, 41, is married to former VerphaGifford Nena of Lelu. They live with five oftheir 10 children in Kolonia.

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KOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM IN-FORMATION SERVICE) - ThePacific Basin Medical OfficersTraining Program, based inPohnpei State, announces its fourthadmissions intake of first year stu-dents for the entering class in Janu-ary, 1990, with applications foradmission deadlined at September15,1989.

The PBMOTP is a rigorous five-year physician training programleading to a Medical Officer di-ploma. The Program, fundedthrough the U.S. Public HealthService and conducted by the JohnA. Burns School of Medicine of theUniversity of Hawaii, is open to suit-able candidates from the FederatedStates of Micronesia, the Republicsof Belau and the Marshall Islands,the Commonwealth of the NorthernMariana Islands, and AmericanSamoa. The first class graduates inDecember, 1991.

Currently there are 53 firstthrough third year Medical Officerstudents studying at the Pohnpeicampus. Of these, 36 students or70 percent of the students are fromthe FSM: Yap 10, Truk 12, Pohnpei9, and Kosrae 5.

Thirty-eight percent or 20 of thePBMOTP students are women -13from the FSM. As most of the acutecare and public health problems inMicronesia concern women andchildren, the Program especiallyencourages able women to apply tothe Program.

The overall goal of the PBMOTPis to address the acute physicianshortage in the region and producea new generation of competent andcaring community health physicianspecialists, who are educationallyequipped to address the acute,chronic, and public health careneeds of their respective jurisdic-tions. The first three years of thetraining will be spent at the Pohnpeicampus with years four and five atselect sites throughout the Pacific.

Candidates must be proficient in

reading, speaking, and writing Eng-lish - the language of instruction.Tuition, room and board, books,equipment, transportation to andfrom the above jurisdictions, and asmall living stipend are provided tostudents. The Program does notprovide housing for families. TheProgram is seeking only seriousand mature men and women candi-dates.

The PBMOTP Advisory Board iscomprised of the Ministers and Di-rectors of Health of the countries itserves. The Board selects foradmission those students who havedemonstrated in their prior studiesand experience the competency,ethical conduct, and ability toachieve a level of academic andclinical competency necessary tocomplete the Program's intensive5-year course.

The admissions policy is estab-lished by the Board and imple-mented through local admissioncommittees appointed by the Minis-ter or Director of Health of that juris-diction.

PBMOTP faculty is comprised ofmedical educators from Fiji, Tonga,New Zealand, The United Kingdom,and the United States. The currenteight full-time faculty have about120 man teaching years in thePacific. They include the formerActing and Deputy Dean of the FijiSchool of Medicine, the Coordinatorof Health Management from theUniversity of the South Pacific, anAssistant Secretary of Health ofPapua New Guinea, and other for-mer and current faculty from medi-cal schools in Auckland and theUniversity of Hawaii.

The faculty is augmented by Mi-cronesian, expatriate, and the Na-tional Health Service Corps physi-cians assigned to Pohnpei StateHospital.

Visiting faculty include consult-ants from the World Health Organi-zation, Newcastle University Fac-ulty of Medicine in Australia, and the

University of Hawaii Schools ofMedicine and Public Health.

A student exchange program withAboriginal medical students fromNewcastle University is in the plan-ning process.

Most recently the PBMOTP hasbeen recognized by the WorldHealth Organization as a "majormedical teaching institution in thePacific" and is currently a WHOconsultant for curriculum develop-ment to the Fiji School of Medicine.Formal ties are being establishedwith medical schools in Australia,New Zealand, and Fiji.

In reviewing the medical prob-lems in Micronesia, it is very appar-ent that most of the problems fallunder the subjects of Public Healthand Primary Health Care. In ac-knowledging this, the program cur-riculum will produce a physicianwho is a primary health care spe-cialist - one who is not only compe-tent in curative skills but who willalso have an equally sound educa-tion in community medicine, envi-ronmental health, and health plan-ning.

Emphasis will be given to thosepreventive and curative skills whichare critical to developing healthsystems of the Pacific Basin. Stu-dents will develop skills in the de-sign, implementation, and manage-ment of primary health care sys-tems as well as the diagnostic andtreatment practices of secondarycare.

The curriculum acknowledgesthat most of the students in theprogram come from educationallydisadvantaged backgrounds. Ini-tially a medical school survival skillscourse is mandatory for all studentswhich emphasizes medically ori-ented English as a Second Lan-guage and basic study and testingskills.

This Study Skills course inte-grated with an Introductions toHealth Sciences course which is a

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fficers Training Program now open(continued from Page 4)problem-analysis course that intro-duces students to basic concepts incommunity medicine, health man-agement, environmental health,and epidemiology.

The goal of the curriculum, in in-troducing gradually a problem-based educational format, is to pro-duce Medical Officers who are self-directed and life-long learners. Tothis end the curriculum integratesthe basic sciences with clinicaleducation so that within monthsstudents, under supervision, areseeing and caring for patients.

This competency-based programis unlike the majority of metropolitanand traditional medical educationalprograms where students for thefirst two years learn only basic sci-ences and are rarely involved indirect patient care.

At the PBMOTP there is an imme-diate link between what the stu-dents are learning and their overallgoal - becoming a competent andcaring physician. Direct patientcare in clinics and school healthprograms consumes 50% of a stu-dents schedule by the secondsemester. This stimulates studentsto learn and establishes a positivefeedback loop and link betweenwhat they learn in class and whatthey experience in the clinics.

In the first six months a BasicMedical Orientation Course intro-duces the students to anatomy,microbiology, history and physicaltaking, emergency medicine, ma-ternal child health, and out patientmedicine.

Over the next five semesters stu-dents matriculate through the BasicHealth Science Course which util-izes a organ-systems approach(Cardiovascular Block, etc.) incor-porating relevant basic scienceswith clinical problems.

Students also will participate incommunity medicine projects thatdevelop their public health, prob-lem-solving skills in the areas of

needs assessment, maternal-child-health, public health engineering,epidemiology, health administra-tion and resources management,and grant writing.

Beginning in the fourth and fifthyears, students will fill roles as stu-dent physicians and public healthofficers in a variety of supervisedinternship and preceptorship expe-riences within Micronesia and thePacific region.

Training outside Micronesia willbe at sites where the level of patientcare and health technology is con-sistent with the reality of health carethat is reasonably attainable inMicronesia over the next genera-tion.

MINIMUM ADMISSION RE-QUIREMENTS FOR FSM RESI-

DENTS:

To be admitted to the Program asa student, an applicant must meetthe following requirements:

1. Be a citizen of the FederatedStates of Micronesia.

2. Be recommended by his/herState Director of Health.

3. Have completed success-fully at least two years of col-lege or work experienceequivalent, as determined bythe Advisory Board.

4. Be willing to relocate toPohnpei and other assignedjurisdictions for the durationof the 5-year course.

PROCEDURES FOR APPLYINGFOR ADMISSION FROM THE

5M:

1. Obtain an application from theState Director of Health Services ofyour jurisdiction.

2. Complete the application andair mail or deliver it to the Minister orDirector of Health of your jurisdic-tion. DO NOT MAIL THE COM-PLETED APPLICATION TO THEPBMOTP. This will delay your

application process.3. Request that all your official

high school and college transcriptsbe sent to your Director of Health ofyour state. Applications withoutofficial transcripts will not be consid-ered.

4. Obtain a social security num-ber if you do not have one. Thisnumber is required for identificationpurposes.

5. DEADLINE FOR YOUR AP-PLICATION AND TRANSCRIPTIS SEPTEMBER 15, 1989.

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SELECTION OF CANDIDATES: ®

The Advisory Board will convenein September, 1 989 to select candi-dates for the January, 1990 class.The candidates will be notified oftheir admittance in October, 1 989.

Students who have been ac-cepted to the Program for the Janu-ary, 1990 class must notify theProgram in writing of their accep-tance by November 15, 1989.

If an accepted candidate shoulddecide not to accept the offer ofadmittance by November 15, 1989,an alternate candidate from thatjurisdiction will be offered the open-ing.

Travel arrangements for selectedstudents will be coordinatedthrough the Program's Office inPohnpei and their state's DirectorofHealth.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

For an application for the 1990class or additional information re-garding the Program, contact yourDirector of Health Services first orwrite:

Pacific Basin Medical OfficersTraining Program

P.O. Box 1298Kolonia, Pohnpei

Federated States of Micronesia96941

Phone: 691-320-2328Fax: 691-320-2305

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FORMATION SERVICE) - ExternalAffairs Secretary Andon Amaraichrecently appointed Foreign ServiceOfficer David W. Panuelo ofPohnpei as Counselor and DeputyChief of Mission in Suva, andMarstella Jack also of Pohnpei asForeign Service Officer.

David W. Panuelo, who leftPohnpei for Fiji on August 21,1989,was appointed by Secretary of Ex-ternal Affairs Andon Amaraich asForeign Service Officer in Februaryof 1988.

Born April 13, 1964 in PohnpeiState, FSM, Panuelo attendedEastern Oregon State College from1983 to the summer of 1987 wherehe received his Bachelor of Artsdegree in Political Science andbegan his Foreign Service Careerat the FSM Ministry of Foreign Af-fairs since February 1988.

He was a participant in the 1988Australian Foreign Service Trainingcourse from April to July 1988. Inthe Summer of 1985, Panueloserved at the Pohnpei State Su-preme Court as a legal researcherforthree months and in the summerof 1986, he was trained at PohnpeiState Legislature as a Legislativeaide for three months as part of hiscooperative education studies atEastern Oregon State college in LaGrande, Oregon.

As a Foreign Service Officer, hisduties include but not limited to:Does research, writes periodic re-ports and analyses of relevant politi-cal and economic issues and othermatters affecting FSM's foreignrelations; represents the FSM Gov-ernment in conferences or negotia-tions; performs tasks necessary tocarry out certain consular functionsof the Department; receives, es-corts, and entertains foreign guestsof the.government, and plans theiritineraries; acts as staff to FSMdelegations to national, regional, orinternational conferences or nego-

tiations; proposes and drafts policyrecommendations, governmental/departmental briefs and news re-leases to the Department for con-sideration; and assists other divi-sions in the Department as neededand performs on a professionallevel in the area of research andanalyses.

Panuelo, 25, is married to formerJanet Semes of Kitti and they haveone child.

Former Pohnpei State Police Offi-cer Marstella Jack was named inJuly 1989 as a Foreign Service Of-ficer in the FSM External AffairsDepartment.

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17,1966, is originally from Mwoak-illoa and a graduate of PICS HighSchool. She earned her Bachelorof Arts degree in Political Scienceand Sociology with an emphasis inCriminal Justice from Eastern NewMexico University at Portales, NewMexico, in 1988.

She previously served as a tellerat the Bank of Guam, PohnpeiBranch, from February to March1989; worked as a Clubmate at thePacific Islands Club Hotel in TumonBay, Guam in April 1989, and alsoperformed Work-Study duties onthe College Campus and was acashier at the local grocery store inLedyard, Connecticut.

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Mangefel completes internshipMartina Mangefel, 18, of Yap, completed her two-month in-

ternship at the FSM Public Information Office early this month.Mangefel was working in theOffice of the President sectionon Public Information assistingin reporting, news release writ-ing and other odd jobs.

Mangefel, daughter of FSMNational Planner John Mangefeland Helen Mangefel of Yap, is asophomore at the University ofHawaii at Hilo. She is returningto Hilo this fall to continue herstudies in business administra-tion with a hope of minoring in ^journalism. Mangefel

Business workshop held in PohnpeiKOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM IN-

FORMATION SERVICE) - Methodsof starting, improving and expand-ing a business were some of themajor topics taught in a Small Busi-ness Management Training Work-shop held July 24 through August 4at Community College of Microne-sia on Pohnpei.

The training workshop was con-ducted by Dr. Elaine Bailey, PBCPField Representative Ray Cruz andDirector Angela Williams of thePacific Business Center Program atthe University of Hawaii.

Williams said that the PacificBusiness Center's mission is toassist small businesses in Pohnpeiand other American Affiliated Pa-cific Islands, adding that Dr. Bailey,who has been conducting yearlyworkshops in the islands forthe past12 years, has just completed aPacific Asia Management Institute(PAMI) which sponsored a confer-ence on International Business inGuam and Saipan.

The Pacific Business Develop-ment Program at the University of

WORKSHOP /f£.«-i> - r<>i.ii/L, Business Center's Director Angela Williams,standing, is addressing the participants of the workshop during the August4 closing day. Among other officials present during the final day ceremonyfrom left are: Pohnpei Governor Resio Moses and Pohnpei State LegislatureFinance Committee Chairman Feliclano Perman. CO

Hawaii was formed to promote thegrowth of job opportunities andstimulate economic growththroughout the American AffiliatedPacific Nations. The Center usesthe wealth of talent and knowledgeavailable at the University.

The two-week workshop wasjointly sponsored by the PohnpeiState Government's Office of Per-sonnel, Labor and Manpower De-velopment and the Conservationand Resource Surveillance (C&RS)Office.

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KOLONIA, Pohnpei (FSM INFORMA-TION SERVICE) - The National FisheriesCorporation (NFC) of the Federated Statesof Micronesia and Taiyo Fishery Companyhave formally signed a Letter of Intent toestablish a tuna fisheries joint venture in theFederated States of Micronesia, accordingto a press release by NFC Executive Direc-tor James T. Movick.

Movick said that the representatives ofNFC Board and Taiyo Fishery Companymet in Guam recently to clarify their mutualintentions and agree upon a schedule of ne-gotiations for the substantive Joint VentureAgreement and preparation of a detailedbusiness plan.

The proposed joint venture will be the firstmajor Japanese investment in fisheries inMicronesia, Movick said, adding that TaiyoFishery Company is the largest fishingcompany in Japan and has a number offoreign joint venture operations around theworld.

The FSM National Fisheries Corporationis a public corporation established by theFSM government to promote the commer-cial development of the pelagic fisheries re-sourcesofthe Federated Statesof Microne-sia, particularly through the establishmentof joint ventures, Movick stated.

In developing our nation's major naturalresource we must avail ourselves of thebest possible management and technicalexpertise. Taiyo brings that expertise andexperience, apart from the capital whichthey will invest," NFC Board Chairman Mr.Kikuo Apis said, adding that "Taiyo's partici-pation assures us that this venture will suc-ceed."

Apis noted that the FSM government hasaccorded highest priority to the development of a

commercial tuna fishery and is considering vari-ous policies to better ensure that Micronesiabenefits more fully from its tuna resources. Hefurther noted that the proposed joint venture rep-resents the first step toward the development ofan FSM owned or based fishery which will even-tually replace most of the foreign-based fleetswhich presently fish within the country's exclu-sive economic zone.

"Taiyo's willingness to join us in this joint

venture reflects their commitment to, and under-standing of, our long-term development objec-tives and needs," Apis concluded.

While details of the proposed venture are tobe worked out, NFC officials said that the projectwill include initial tuna purse seine fishing and thefuture establishment of shoreside transshipmentand processing facilities. Initial fishing opera-tions are tentatively planned to begin before theend of the year, the release concluded.

China(Continued from Page 1)agree to develop the diplomatic relations offriendship and cooperation between the twocountries on the basis of the principle of mutualrespect for sovereignty and territorial integrity,mutual non-aggression, non-interference ineach other's internal affairs, equality and mutualbenefit, and peaceful coexistence."

In his remarks made after the signing of thejoint communique, Ambassador Zhang praisedthe fruitful efforts of both governments to reachagreement and pointed out that the People'sRepublic of China recognized the FederatedStates of Micronesia as sovereign and inde-pendent country. He went on to say that the twocountries need each other's assistance andsupport. For his government, AmbassadorZhang said the People's Republic of China willsupport FSM's right to join the internationalcommunity and international organizations likethe Asian Development Bank.

Secretary Amaraich in his remarks recog-nized the presence of FSM Vice President HirosiH. Ismael, FSM Congress Vice Speaker ClaudePhillip, members of the President's cabinet,members of the FSM Congress, FSM Govern-ment employees and FSM citizens in the cere-mony which he said is one of the major accom-plishment of the FSM Government to date. Hesaid that because of certain obstacles facedalong the way it is hard for him to believe even atthis stage that we have indeed accomplished

what we have been striving for and looking for-ward to and thanked Ambassador Zhang forvisiting the FSM for the second time to accom-plish this very important achievement. "The mostsignificant thing that today's event demonstratesis the affirmation that irrespective of size oflandmass and population of a country, all peopleare sovereign and that sovereignty has made itpossible for our two countries to sign and ex-change the documents in this ceremony."

Secretary Amaraich said that he wishes thecitizens of the FSM are able to touch his heart toknow how happy he is for these kinds of achieve-ments which are the attributes of sovereignty andindependence and pointed out that with sincereand dedicated effort on the part of citizens manygood things can be accomplished. He pointedout that the papers signed today are only mean-ingful when the governments began to take ac-tion on a daily basis to strengthen cooperationand friendly relations and speaking for theAdministration and the FSM Government, hesaid we are going to do our best to make thisrelationship as fruitful and productive as we canpossibly do.

The two governments in their discussions thatled to the signing of the joint communique agreedthat FSM's purely commercial non-governmen-tal activities with entities in Taiwan now and in thefuture will be unaffected by the establishment ofdiplomatic relations between the FederatedStates of Micronesia and China.

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