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Six Palauan applicants will be rewarded the scholarship this year. The Palau National Scholarship Board will administer the process of receiving the documents. It will also conduct the screening process. The board will forward to the embassy by mid-April its recommendation for further review and su…

Delegates Rebluud Kesolei and Marhence Madrangchar said they introduced House Bill 8-120 in order to protect the population of sea cucumbers. Currently there are no restrictions on the export of sea cucumbers. According to the bill, it will be unlawful for any person to fish for, sell, receive, exp…

The workshop included representatives from the governments of FSM,  Palau, the Marshall Islands, UNEP, MCT, The Nature Conservancy, the South Pacific Regional Environment Program, the Conservation Society of Pohnpei, the Marshall Islands Conservation Society, the Palau Conservation Society  and the…

467 cases were discovered last year compared to 436 in 2009 and 667 in 2008. Hospital chief medical officer Dr. Aloiamoa Anesi said there have been no deaths attributed to the disease in recent years. Anesi said American Samoa residents are well-educated on how to spot dengue and often treat themse…

The team paid a brief courtesy visit on Gov. Sebastian Anefal and Lt. Gov. Tony Tareg before meeting Director James Gilmar and his staff at the Department of Health Services. During the meeting with the governor, it was pointed out the Pacific Partnership 2011 will visit five countries in the Pacif…

“There should be a manufacturing strategic plan for Fiji that has a holistic approach to make Fiji the regional manufacturing hub,” he said. “This strategic plan must incorporate all factors such as marketing, quality standards, productivity levels, human resource development, labor competency fram…

The bill, which was introduced by President Johnson Toribiong, now goes to the Senate for its consideration. According to the bill, the administration of the Palau Water and Sewer Corporation will be controlled and its corporate powers exercised by a board of directors. The board will have five mem…

The “Habele” Outer Island Fund is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization established in 2006 by a group of former Peace Corps volunteers. In 2010 the organization provided tuition scholarships to 21 students attending non-public elementary and high schools in the FSM. The scholarship winners came from…

The delay in receiving quarterly injection of about $1.5 million from Taiwan has hurt some local businesses that are awaiting payments from the Marshall Islands government for work completed or materials supplied in the July-to-September period last year. After weeks of delay, the report was delive…

Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology offers the scholarship to foreign students who wish to conduct research on school education at Japanese universities. Each scholar will be placed at a select university based on the study courses chosen by the grantee. To qualif…