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Micronesia Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Micronesia.

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  1. Kava, the sacred root to serenityRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | South China Morning Post

    ... friendly reception and hospitality. Kava is found in most of the islands of Polynesia and Melanesia, and parts of Micronesia in the northern Pacific. In Samoa it is called 'ava , in Fiji, yaqona , and in the state of Pohnpei in Micronesia, sakau . ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  2. Feds explain - parole' statusRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Marianas Variety

    ... e relatives of citizens of the Freely Associated States - Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap.

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  3. Senators approve task force proposalRead the original story

    Saturday | Guam Pacific Daily News

    ... more compact-impact funds, or federal reimbursement for the cost of hosting migrants from the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau and Republic of the Marshall Islands. Officials argue the yearly federal reimbursements fall short of the ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Palau, Marshall Islands

  4. Continental Airlines Announces New Flights Between Orange County and MauiRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | The South Mississippi Sun Herald

    ... Houston and Guam, and three-times-weekly flights between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia. Beginning Dec. 18, 2009, Continental will also operate twice-weekly service between Honolulu and Nadi, Fiji and between Guam ...

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    Related Topix: Hawaii Travel, Transportation, Airlines, Continental Airlines, Kahului, HI

  5. Feds reach out to community on US immigrationRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Saipan Tribune

    ... of Freely Associated States. FAS citizens are those from Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Kosrae and Pohnpei). A parole status granted to these impacted groups will be valid for two years, and may be ...

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, American Memorial Park, US National Parks

  6. Marshalls take emergency measures to tackle tuberculosisRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | The Independent

    ... of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea. Cases have been also been reported in the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Kiribati, Samoa and Papua New Guinea, said Janet O'Connor of the SPC's tuberculosis division. ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Marshall Islands

  7. PoCo resident gives away $1 million in scholarship funds

    Friday Dec 4 | Coquitlam Now

    ... cast from every country on the planet, save for nine. Votes came in from as far away as the Federated States of Micronesia, Ethiopia and Peru. The contest's element of giving back is one that rings true for Duperron, who found himself homeless at ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Coquitlam, BC, Burnaby (Vancouver, BC), Vancouver, BC, Oceania, World News

  8. Micronesian leaders talk collaborationRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Guam Pacific Daily News

    Micronesia's leaders discussed ways to streamline federal resources to help boost the region's sustainability, tourism, energy efficiency and work-force development on the first day of the 12th Micronesian Chief Executives' Summit yesterday.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  9. Collegedale memorial service honors slain student missionaryRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Rome News - Tribune

    ... l to remember the life of Kirsten Wolcott, the 20-year-old stabbed to death while running on the island of Yap in Micronesia. Click here to read more

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    Related Topix: Southern Adventist University

  10. Parole AuthorityRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Saipan Tribune

    ... immediate relatives of citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands). Q. What is an immediate relative? A. For this parole program only, USCIS will ...

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Prison, Palau, Oceania, World News, Marshall Islands

  11. Micronesian leaders discuss efficient energy consumptionRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Marianas Variety

    ... Guam Resort in Tamuning. The committee, which is made up ofA members from Guam, the CNMI, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands, will vote to change its name to the Micronesian Energy Association. Members also agreed to ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  12. Micronesia summit todayRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Guam Pacific Daily News

    Promoting regional tourism, conserving marine resources and discussing the impact of the upcoming military buildup to the entire Micronesia region are some of the topics on the agenda for 12th Micronesian Chief Executives' Summit.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, Northern Mariana Islands

  13. Southern Adventist University Remembers Student Killed on Mission FieldRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | WDEF-TV Chattanooga

    ... a student murdered on the mission field. Twenty year old Kirsten Wolcott was killed last month on an island in Micronesia. Wedensday a memorial service in her honor brought friends and schoolmates together in Collegedale. With music, scriptures and ...

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    Related Topix: Southern Adventist University, Oceania, World News, Collegedale, TN

  14. News, Weather and Sports for Chattanooga and the Tennessee ValleyRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | WDEF-TV Chattanooga

    ... a student murdered on the mission field. Twenty year old Kirsten Wolcott was killed last month on an island in Micronesia. Wedensday a memorial service in her honor brought friends and schoolmates together in Collegedale. With music, scriptures and ...

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    Related Topix: Chattanooga, TN, Southern Adventist University, Oceania, World News, Collegedale, TN

  15. 100,000-Plus Students Receive Benefits of Phi Theta Kappa Experience in 2009Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Phi Theta Kappa Breaking News

    ... the British Virgin Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the United Arab Emirates.

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  16. PoCo education company announces winners of $100,000 scholarshipsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Tri-City News

    ... of entries, followed by the Philippines and India. Entries came from places as diverse at the Federated States of Micronesia to Ethiopia and Peru. The program was promoted on social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter in a campaign designed ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Port Coquitlam, BC, Coquitlam, BC, Canada

  17. Nominations for 2010 board due todayRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Saipan Tribune

    Nominations for the 2010 board of directors of the Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association will be due tonight when the islands' sports governing meet beginning 7pm at the conference room of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.

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  18. 'Feds will see need for NMI-only H-2 visa'Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Saipan Tribune

    ... of Freely Associated States. FAS citizens are those from Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Kosrae and Pohnpei).

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform

  19. Parole status offered to foreign dependents of FAS citizens, othersRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Marianas Variety

    ... and children of deceased CNMI permanent residents. The FAS are the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia - Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap - and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Citizens of these independent nations can freely ...

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Palau, Oceania, World News, Marshall Islands

  20. CHC has new medical libraryRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Marianas Variety

    ... Cohen, Pacific Islands library consultant, said new medical libraries are rapidly populating the hospitals in Micronesia. Two weeks ago, she said, theyA opened the Pohnpei State Medical Library in Kolonia. Cohen said two generous grants from the ...

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    Related Topix: Libraries, Medicine, Nursing, Oceania, World News