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Koshiba was the special guest speaker during the session Tuesday and ask the lawmakers to keep their word and enact laws according to public interest not their own. “When you say something publicly do it and when you are wrong admit it,” Koshiba stated during his remarks. He also noted that senator…

Koshiba said with elections upcoming in the United States , congressional hearings might be derailed. The United States Congress Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment has conducted their first hearing Sept. 29 on the Compact financial package for Palau in the…

The exercise which will start from 9:00 to 10:00 in the morning, aiming to measure the readiness of the concerned agencies in the event of an aircraft crash. National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) coordinator Alonzo Kyota said during the exercise, emergency responders will be responding to a s…

Sonsorol’s Angeles Yangilmau, Angaur’s Fustino Robert, Hatohobei’sSteven Patris, Ngaremlengui’s Madraisau Sulial, Peleliu’s Des Matsutaro, Ngardamau’s Wilhelm Ngiraikelau, Airai’s Henrietta Merei and Jack Masters, Koror’s Ehrlick Termeteet, Ngaraard’s Naito Soaladaob, Kayangel’s Shirley Blodak, and…

Echeu er a Beluu which roughly translates to “what transpires among the common people,” aims to elicit comments from the public — the community members who are not working for high level governments, the non-governmental organizations, men’s and women’s traditional groups, students, civil soc…

Melson Miko, PVA community/support services manager, said the tourism awareness week is launched to inform the public about the importance of tourism industry on Palau. “The PVA aims for launching the event is to enhance and to bring public awareness about the importance of tourism industry on Pala…

Based on the unofficial result of the Palau Election Commission (PEC), Ngiratmab got 110 votes while Mad garnered 74 votes and one vote was void. PEC Administrative Specialist II Maria Decherong-Simer, said Ngermetengel hamlet has 360 registered voters but only 185 cast their votes. The special ele…

Bureau of Public Safety Director Norvert H. Yano said, Chin was arrested in Koror State through warrant of arrest issued by the court. According to police report, Attorney General (AG) Investigator and FWD officer in-charge Lt. Richard Ngiratrang asked assistance from police patrol and arrested Chi…

The group left Tahiti on July 27 for the voyage. Previous stopovers included Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Papau New Guinea and now Palau. They’ll be on the island until today. Using a traditional outrigger sailing canoe, the Tahitian voyagers will trace back the slow migration of their ances…

Senate Bill 8-155 stated that currently owners of motor vehicles are able to easily register their vehicles regardless of residency. “Allowing a motorist to easily register their motor vehicle in any state has resulted in lack of transparency in our nation’s vehicle registration and open flouting o…