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Vol. 25 Issue No. 6
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Audit demands investigation into missing pandemic equipment in Pohnpei By Bill Jaynes The Kaselehlie Press March 3, 2025 Pohnpei— The Pohnpei Office of the Public Auditor (POPA) has released an audit of COVID-19 assets acquired by the Pohnpei Department of Health and Social Services (DOHSS) between 2020 and 2023. The audit uncovered substantial losses of what it called “other assets,” including $66,000 worth of missing inventory items that were documented. Auditors noted that even more assets were missing but, due to the lack of acquisition dates or values, they were not included in the official list of missing items. However, the audit did include an appendix with photos of some of the unaccounted-for items.
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Telecommunications cable landing station installed in Pohnpei Australian Embassy to the FSM
project to deliver a 2,250-kilometre-long undersea cable and supporting infrastructure connecting Tarawa in Kiribati, Nauru and Kosrae in FSM to the existing HANTRU-1 cable landing point located in Pohnpei.
February 19, 2025 Pohnpei—Faster, high quality and more reliable internet is one step closer for communities in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), following the Once in service, the cable is expected installation of an undersea cable landing station in Pohnpei. The cable landing station forms part of the East Micronesia Cable project, funded by Australia, Japan and the United States, which will improve connectivity across FSM, Kiribati and Nauru. Local partners are delivering the project, which in FSM include the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure, Telecommunications Regulations Authority and FSM Telecommunications Cable Corporation. The cable landing station’s installation is an important milestone towards increased economic growth and development, with the
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