01/08/2009
US to vaccinate Pacific girls against cervical cancer (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US will pay for a mass vaccination campaign to prevent cervical cancer in the Micronesia region of the Pacific starting next month, a US official said.
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01/09/2009
Direct Japan flights eyed for tuna trade (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- Airline companies need to add more direct flights to Japan so that the country's competitiveness in the sashimi market could be boosted, tuna exporters said on Thursday.
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01/04/2009
Palau, PNG eyed as new fishing grounds (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines--The government is scheduled to negotiate for fishing access agreements with Palau Island and Papua New Guinea this month, a senior agriculture official said.
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01/09/2009
Knutson sets more records (Minot Daily News)
GUAM - Minot 16-year-old Dagny Knutson set a meet record and a national age group record in winning the 200-meter freestyle at the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Thursday.
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01/08/2009
Nursing education focus of regional summit (Saipan Tribune)
To further strengthen regional collaborative efforts in the nursing field, Northern Marianas College instructor Pasquana Calvo recently participated in regional summit that focused on improving nursing education in the Pacific.
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01/08/2009
No rise in water/sewer rates in Bettsville (The Advertiser-Tribune)
BETTSVILLE - Bettsville residents should be pleased to learn council members decided Tuesday evening not to raise water and sewer rates in the village for 2009. The action was taken following Fiscal Officer Linda Dye's recommendation from the last meeting. Dye sought and received council's approval to make year-end payroll from Dec. 19-Jan. 9 using the new minimum wage of $7.
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01/07/2009
Aspiring Olympians hit water (Pacific Daily News)
Swimming fans might catch a glimpse of some future Olympians starting today at the LeoPalace Resort pool.
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01/07/2009
UMDA opposes 'delay tactics' by Pfaff defendants (Saipan Tribune)
Lawyers for the United Micronesia Development Association in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a former UMDA director and his associates have filed an opposition to a recent attempt by defendants to question the scheduling order issued by Presiding Judge Robert C. Naraja on Dec. 9, 2008.
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01/05/2009
Pamahalaan, balak palawakin ang fishery industries sa dalawang karatig na bansa (RMN)
Kursunada ng pamahalaan na magkaroon ng karagdagang fishery industries sa Palau Island at Papua New Guinea. Ayon sa mga opisyal ng Bureau of Fisheries and Acquatic Resources patuloy ang pakikipag-usap...
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01/07/2009
Background Note: Micronesia (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 702 sq. km (about 270 sq. mi.) in four major island groups (Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap and Kosrae). Cities: Capital --Palikir. Other cities --Kolonia, Weno, Colonia, Lelu.
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