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FSM and Pohnpei differences over repatriation list means delayed repatriation flight By Bill Jaynes The Kaselehlie Press
ultimately decide who is able to come and go in the FSM, Pohnpei State feels that repatriation of its citizens should be the October 19, 2021 priority and that previous repatriations have FSM—The October 27 repatriation flight bumped too many of its citizens. to Pohnpei has been postponed indefinitely until the Pohnpei COVID-19 Task Force and “During the last two repatriation flights, the FSM COVID-19 Task Force can resolve a lot of Pohnpei’s citizens who have been differences on who should be on the flight. stranded for a long time were not on the FSM Government’s list though Pohnpei The National and State Task Forces both had approved them,” said Patrick Pedrus, provided entirely different lists of who Pohnpei Public Information Officer during should be on the flight. The National Task a very late conversation this afternoon. He Force list included diplomatic personnel, added that the National Government added including personnel who had been approved more passengers to the list which resulted by the National government for travel on the in Pohnpei’s new limits on the number of flight that were due to set up a long planned passengers it will be able to accept and how United Nations permanent office in Pohnpei. many flights per month it will take (see Pohnpei’s list included only stranded article on page nine). citizens. Pedrus, the only spokesperson for either While the FSM National Government government who would make an official controls borders within the FSM and can comment on the situation said that the
Photo by Pohnpei Surf Club durng the first Pohnpei repatriation flight agreement was Pohnpei would provide percent. “But that hasn’t happened.” 50 percent of the names on the list for any repatriations and that the National Click here for continuation on page 15 Government would provide the other 50
Police arrest, AG charges suspect in brutal beating death of Liliann Chipen By Bill Jaynes The Kaselehlie Press
October 11, 2021 Pohnpei—Pohnpei Police have arrested and charged McKanzie Dahker, a 34-year-old male resident of Napohnmal, with the brutal beating death of his sisterin-law, Liliann Chipen who was 40 years old.
23, police responded to a report from the Pohnpei State Hospital regarding a female individual who was brought to the emergency room with multiple injuries. She was pronounced dead on arrival.
drove the victim to the hospital. They was used during the incident. They took Dahker from the hospital to the also transported the witnesses to the police station and questioned him there. police station who gave their statements regarding what they had seen, ultimately At the same time, detective and leading to the arrest of the suspect. patrol officers went to the scene in Nanpohnmal where they conducted DPS reported that the suspect is married According to a press release by the Police officers immediately initiated a a careful examination and identified to the victim’s younger sister. On the Pohnpei Department of Public Safety criminal investigation and learned that multiple eye witnesses. They collected issued today, at 2:00 on September the suspect was one of two people who evidence including the weapon that Click here for continuation on page 10