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The College of Micronesia-FSM (COM-FSM) is a public community college in the Federated States of Micronesia. It began operation in 1963 as the Micronesian Teacher Education Center.
The Habele Outer Island Education Fund is a South Carolina–based charitable organization serving K-12 aged students in Micronesia. Habele's initial geographic focus was the so-called "Outer Islands" of Yap State as well as lagoon and outer islands in neighboring Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia. It now serves students of all backgrounds throughout the Freely Associated States.
Petrus Tun was a Micronesian politician,who played an important role during the first days of Micronesian independence and in the Trust Territory times that preceded them.
Rita Hocog Inos was a Northern Mariana Island educator,activist and politician. Inos was the former Education Commissioner of the Northern Marianas school system and served on the Northern Marianas College Board of Regents. Inos was a two-time candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,becoming the first woman to seek election to that particular office.
Sebastian L. Anefal is a Micronesian politician currently serving as the FSM Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Fiji. He was nominated by President Peter M. Christian to his current post in mid-2015 and took office on January 8,2016.
Typhoon Sudal,known in the Philippines as Typhoon Cosme,was the strongest typhoon to strike the island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in about 50 years. Yap is one of the four administrative divisions of the FSM. The entire island,only 17 km (11 mi) in length,experienced typhoon force winds,and 90% of the structures were damaged or destroyed. Damage was most severe in southeastern Yap,where the eyewall struck and winds exceeded 185 km/h (115 mph),but the center of the typhoon passed south of the island.
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Gardenia Aisek is a Microneasian educator and government official. Aisek was the first woman elected to the Chuuk State Legislature. She then became the first female Secretary of the Federated States of Micronesia Department of Education.
The traditional councils of the Yap State are two assemblies of traditional leaders:the Pilung Council for the chiefs of the Yap Islands and the Tamol Council for the chiefs of the Outer Yap Islands. They have been established in 1992 by the Constitution of the Yap State,within the Federated States of Micronesia. The executive,the legislative,the judiciary and the traditional councils are the four institutional branches of government in the Yap State,but the councils,unlike the others,transcend the concept of the separation of powers. The councils are responsible for exercising the functions that relate to tradition and custom,which are not required to be recorded in the written law. In the Yap State,custom and tradition prevail over any interpretation of the constitution and even over any judicial decision. The councils have the right to veto legislation that they consider to be contrary to traditional practices. The constitutionality of these councils and their veto power could be challenged under the Micronesian Federal Constitutional Law,but to this date no one has done it.
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- 1 2 3 Variety, Joyce McClure-For. "Salalu sworn in as Yap's new governor". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ Variety, Joyce McClure-For. "Salalu to be sworn in Yap's new governor following Falan's ouster". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ "Education Strategic Plan, 2007-12". Pacific Archive of Digital Data for Learning and Education (PADDLE). Yap State Department of Education. Sep 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ "Board of Regents". College of Micronesia FSM. COM FSM. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ McClure, By Joyce (2018-11-29). "Yap election results certified". pactimes. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- 1 2 McClure, Joyce (2022-04-02). "Yap doctors, nurses resign en masse; governor declares emergency". pactimes. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ↑ McClure, Joyce (April 4, 2022). "Yap doctors, nurses resign en masse – governor declares emergency". Asia Pacific Report. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
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