We have been informed that Governor Johnson Elimo has issued an Executive Order officially postponing the plebiscite on Chuuk independence until further notice. We will publish the actual wordings of the Governor's Executive Order, but apparently it will not be on the March 3rd ballots until the … [Read more...]
New Resolution Calls Into Question CPSC Authority
The Chuuk Political Status Commission (CPSC) released a resolution on February 11th signed by the Chairman Kachutosy Paulus and attested to by James Fritz whose title is identified simply as "Executive Director" but unclear of what entity. In the resolution (see full text below), the CPSC blames … [Read more...]
Chuuk State Government Negotiating for Chinese Casino
Did you know that our Chuuk State Government is negotiating with the same Chinese investors who attempted to build a 10,000-room mega casino on Yap and Pohnpei? In a February 12, 2015 post on Micronesia Forum, Mr. Sabino Asor (commonly known as Taxi-Womw), CPSC Chairman for Public Hearing and Chuuk … [Read more...]
President Mori’s Message of Unity for the Chuukese People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV5fKPN4BoY&feature=youtu.be I am grateful to President Manny Mori for granting me the opportunity to sit down with him during his last visit to Honolulu. The hour-long conversation took place in his room at Pagoda Hotel on February 5, 2015. At the closing of … [Read more...]
CSL Legislative Lawyer’s Advise to Chuukese: You Won’t Get Caught
Brian L. Dickson, the Legislative Counsel (lawyer) for the Chuuk State Legislature (CSL) has joined the other attorneys on the CPSC (Meippen and Asor) to offer questionable legal advise to Chuukese citizens living the US who may get deported when Chuuk is no longer part of the FSM. Mr. Dickson … [Read more...]
FSM Attorney General Issues Response to Tadasy Wainit’s Rebuttal
Last week we published a memorandum from Mr. Jim Stovall, the leading legal expert on the Compact of Free Association (COFA) between the FSM and the United States. In that document entitled, "Compact Implications of Chuuk Secession," Stovall listed eight (8) points explaining the impact of the COFA … [Read more...]
Interview with AG Sabino Asor on Chuuk Secession
During his last trip for community meetings in Hilo, Mr. Sabino Asor, the Chairman of the Public Education for the Chuuk Political Status Commission (CPSC) agreed to a one-hour, one-on-0ne interview with me. We had agreed for that interview to take place on January 7, 2015, at 2:00 - 3:00 PM at my … [Read more...]
Johnny Meippen’s Message to Chuukese People Overseas
Today, Mr. Johnny Meippen, Secretary of the Chuuk Political Status Commission (CPSC), posted the following message on his Facebook page addressed to Chuukese citizens living overseas. While it may have been intended for his Chuukese FB friends, but because of its relevance to the discussion on Chuuk … [Read more...]
US Ambassador Rosen Speaks Out
Today, finally, the United States Ambassador to the FSM Dorothea-Maria (Doria) Rosen, released a short statement in response to the Chuuk State Attorney General Sabino Asor and members of the Chuuk Political Status Commission who have been claiming on the Micronesia Forum and in other public … [Read more...]
FSM President Mori Opposes Chuuk Independence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNpeASDdrHc&feature=youtu.be On December 10, 2014, FSM President Manny Mori and a delegation held a meeting with approximately 60 FSM citizens at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Co-sponsored by the Pacific Islander Student Center, Micronesians United - Big … [Read more...]