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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…

This was confirmed by the president himself during an interview Friday. Toribiong said he will attend the conference together with National Environmental Planner Sebastian Marino. “We will follow-up our request for funds to help us address the big problem of climate change,” he stressed. Rich natio…

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…

Palau has been without a full-fledged Public Auditor for the last 10 years. In an interview, the President disclosed that he has already instructed Finance Minister Kerai Mariur to submit names of candidate for that post. “Because it is a Constitutional position that has a very important function, …

In separate interviews, Senators Surangel Whipps, Jr. and Joel Toribiong said they support an earlier call by Delegate Jonathan Isechal that the Chief Executive name a permanent appointee to the position. Palau has been without a full-fledged Public Auditor for the last 10 years. “As such that the …

In a phone interview Thursday, Ngiraingas disclosed that two airline companies from Malaysia have made known recently their interest in servicing the Palau air route. Ngiraingas identified the two air carriers as the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia. “These two companies are looking into ferryin…

In his letter to the Olbiil Era Kelulau, Toribiong stated that the legislative findings for Senate Bill No. 8-16 contain no scientific basis or justification for lifting the current ban. In addition, he also stressed that the lifting of the ban has no cultural basis either. “The consumption of fish…

In an interview, Whipps said he is repeating his call because he believes that he has a duty to do so as representative of the people. Whipps said that either the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Affairs chaired by Sen. Joel Toribiong or the Ways and Means Committee headed by Sen. Mar…

This was disclosed by Palau President Johnson Toribiong as he denied that he has been dragging his feet on the naming of a person to head the Office of the Special Prosecutor. Recently, several lawmakers led by Senator Raynold Oilouch have reiterated their appeal to the President to name a Special …

Meriang disclosed that this was made possible after Pres. Johnson Toribiong was able to secure a grant from the Republic of China (ROC). “Some of the depositors asked for help from the President. The President heeded their request and was able to secure a grant to pay some of the claims made agains…