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The art project is part of the community’s solution to prevent underage drinking. “This activity is funded by the State Incentive Grant,” Cesca Morei Misech, Representative of Ikelau Youth Hamle, said in an interview. Each hamlet, she said, has different activities for the fight against underage dr…

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and former President Kuniwo Nakamura have invited Dr. Oka to give his presentation on HIV clinical research to the country’s medical professionals, researchers and members of the community. Oka is the Director General for AIDS Clinical Research for the National Center f…

For its 2nd annual Belau Blooms event, the Belau Tourism Association asked the assistance of the Japan Embassy to locate Ohtsuka to share his expertise on Ikebana to flower lovers in Palau. Almost 30 ikebana aficionados, including kids, participated in the morning and afternoon workshops. “Ikebana …

According to the Palau Election Commission (PEC) unofficial result, Francisco got 137 votes against three other contenders. John “Juan” Wong has 132 votes; Bisayang Ush Luii, 113 votes; and Mathias “Tiko” Smus 71 votes. There was one write-in candidate and two were blanks. PEC election officer III …

The House of Delegates during a special session Wednesday rejected the Senate version and both houses are gearing towards a conference committee to iron out the $4 million gap. Under the law, President Johnson Toribiong has 15 days to review the proposed budget, the fiscal year ends on Oct. 1. “We …

CAT officer-in-charge Robert Thompson, ENS, NMCBII, said they started the fence project on Sept. 7 as well as the Fire sub-station in Ngardmau State on Sept. 1. He said the high school fence is one of their priority projects to be done during their 6 ½ months tour of duty in Palau. The school fence…

President Johnson Toribiong and members of the Compact advisory group appeared Wednesday before OEK to brief the lawmakers regarding the review. “I concluded on Sept. 3, agreements with the government of United States of America following the review provided for in Section 432 of the Compact of Fre…

The three-day conference, which was held from August 30 to September 1, “aims to promote ways in which civil society can work together to create the conditions which contribute to improve global health.” The conference had more than 2,000 participants from 70 countries. Dr. Caleb Otto represented P…

Senators, in the Senate version of the proposed FY2011 budget which was passed on third and final reading, voted to postpone the implementation of contributions to the to October 1 next year. The recommendation was made in response to requests by the country’s private sector employers, particularly…

Different Fiduciary experts invited by APAFS presented participants of the conference with the latest trends and practices affecting today’s institutional funds. The series of country conferences is “a venue for more sophisticated, in-depth discussions on investment of institutional funds and other…