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Palau President Johnson Toribiong disclosed that 79 individual depositors already have received their reimbursements since the government started giving out the refund on December 1. Of the 79, 58 were Palauans, 11 Filipinos, 5 Americans, 2 Africans, 2 Bangladeshis, 2 Africans and 1 Taiwanese. Tori…

Recently, Senator Hokkons Baules introduced a bill in the Senate, which if enacted into law, would effectively bar the entry of any asylum seekers to this country. In an interview, Sen. Joel Toribiong said that he does not agree with the rationale that the country should drive away people seeking r…

Earlier, Senator Surangel Whipps, Jr. called for the conduct of an oversight or public hearing on the case in light of the “questionable” dismissal from the case of several individuals close to Pres. Toribiong. Citing insufficiency of evidence, the AGO early this month dropped all charges against S…

In a phone interview Tuesday, Augustine Mesebeluu, a member of the Melekeok Investment and Finance Authority (MIFA), disclosed that the state government, its land authority and MIFA, which is the economic arm of the State, is set to give the go signal to the company that will undertake the project.…

This was confirmed by Palau President Johnson Toribiong in an interview Friday. “The first flight of Delta to Palau will come on Christmas eve,” he disclosed. The president said the inaugural flight will fly in from Narita, Japan. Palauan officials, airline representatives and guests from Japan wil…

An official at the Palau Supreme Court told the Marianas Variety that Chief Justice John Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and former Stanford Law Dean Kathleen Sullivan will be arriving in Palau this week to speak at a Continuing Legal education (CLE) Semin…

Spearheaded and organized by the Ministry of State and Office of the President, preparations are underway for the summit. Palau President Johnson Toribiong will be leading the dignitaries who will be attending the three-day gathering. The MCES this year will be held at the Ngarachmayong Cultural Ce…

This was confirmed by Koror State Governor Yusitaka Adachi in an interview Thursday. Adachi said the delegation is composed of sixteen people. In the delegation are seven people from the executive branch headed by the governor and six state legislators led by Koror State Legislature Speaker Eyos Ru…

Earlier, Senator Surangel Whipps, Jr. called for the conduct of an oversight or public hearing on the case in light of the “questionable” dismissal from the case of several individuals close to Pres. Toribiong. Citing insufficiency of evidence, the AGO early this month dropped all charges against S…

Palau President Johnson Toribiong disclosed that 79 individual depositors already have received their reimbursements since the government started giving out the refund on December 1. Of the 79, 58 were Palauans, 11 Filipinos, 5 Americans, 2 Africans, 2 Bangladeshis, 2 Africans and 1 Taiwanese. Tori…