Secession Won’t Save Us: How Mismanagement Drained Yap’s Millions, Not the Federation. For decades, Yap held a unique badge of honor across Micronesia: fiscal discipline. While other states ran up deficits and struggled to account for public funds, Yap built a fortress of reserves. Through smart monetization of early Compact...
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What to Say When Someone Brings Up the 5-Year Residency Requirement at the Dinner Table 🍽️🇫🇲
What to Say When Someone Brings Up the 5-Year Residency Requirement at the Dinner Table 🍽️🇫🇲 The debate over the 5-year physical residency requirement for FSM Congress candidates isn't just happening in government buildings—it's happening at our family gatherings, over plates of pounded taro and boiled fish, and at community...
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Why Fairness and True Intent Must Prevail in the FSM Residency Debate
Why Fairness and True Intent Must Prevail in the FSM Residency Debate The legal battle surrounding the FSM Department of Justice’s recent opinion (A.C. OP. NO. 2026-004) has brought our nation to a critical constitutional crossroads. By claiming that the 5-year residency requirement demands strict, unbroken physical presence inside the...
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Two Governors, One Lagoon, and the Endless Facebook War: It’s Time to Heal Chuuk
It’s Time to Heal Chuuk For more than a year, Chuuk has been trapped between two competing realities. On paper and in court filings, we have an agonizing legal stalemate over who rightfully holds the mandate to lead our islands after the March 2025 election. But on our phones—where the...
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Chuuk State Remains in Political Limbo Following Latest Court Ruling
WENO, CHUUK – Despite a recent ruling by the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Supreme Court, the political future of Chuuk State remains deeply uncertain. While the June 17, 2026, decision by Associate Justice Chang B. William dismissed an appeal from gubernatorial challengers Mark Mailo and Joe Enlet, the underlying...
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FSM Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Chuuk Election Results
WENO, CHUUK – A long-standing legal battle surrounding the 2025 Chuuk gubernatorial election reached a definitive turning point. In a decision filed on June 17, 2026, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Supreme Court officially dismissed the appeal brought by gubernatorial candidates Mark Mailo and Joe Enlet. The Ruling Presiding...