Listen to firsthand commentary of the events celebrating COFA Day in Marshallese. Kommool ñan Utah Marshallese community leader, Cassidy Matthew, kōn meḷeḷein. Today, February 27, 2026, leaders and people from the FSM, RMI and Palau…
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Ri tōl ro an Consulate ko an Majōl raar pād ilo juon kweiḷọk ilo Washington, D.C. Ilo jeṃḷọkin iiō eo lok, (December 17-21,2025), Opij eo an Embassy eo an ri Majōl ilo Washington, D.C. kar…
The United States veterans living in the Freely Associated States of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands—who honorably got discharged from the U.S. armed forces—are one step closer to finding some real…
Editor’s Note: Thank you to Patrick Pedrus for bringing our attention to the recent introduction of a bipartisan bill requiring the Veteran’s Administration to deliver concrete services in Palau, FSM and the RMI (A Good…
The environmental oil leak disaster in Chuuk Lagoon is under control, according to a press release from the Chuuk Governor’s office. “On behalf of Chuuk’s Environmental Protection Agency’s diligent work, and with the help from donor…
Read FAREWELL TO URUSEMAL: Uniquely outer-island Yapese – Chikin Meļeļe for Alex Rhowuniong’s original article. Credit to Manu Lester Taweryan Hashigelur for video clips of President Urusemal’s funeral. Watch the funeral: THE FUNERAL OF THE…
Read again: Former FSM President, ‘soft-spoken leader,’ died in Palau – Chikin Meļeļe Known as the most traditional in FSM, Yap (and the cultures of its outer-islands) dictated that the resting place for one of…
Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr. is still considering a U.S. proposal to send 75 undocumented deportees to Palau in exchange for $7.5 million. The offer has caused strong debate and is seen as a test…
Read next: FAREWELL TO URUSEMAL: Uniquely outer-island Yapese – Chikin Meļeļe Joseph J. Urusemal died on September 16, 2025, in the Republic of Palau at the age of 73. He was former President of the…
Whew! False alarm. But our FSM Ambassador to the United States, Jackson T. Soram, and his office need to keep working with U.S. ICE to continue to monitor our FSM citizens in the U.S. penal…
