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Katsuaki Suzuki, JAL executive officer and deputy general manager for passenger sales and marketing division, said the new green fee will “confuse” Japanese tourists. Suzuki, in a letter to President Johnson Toribiong, asked  whether the green fee can be imposed next year to give tour agencies in J…

Toribiong in an interview said that combined salary reductions ranging from $20,000 to $30,000 will be enough cushion to prevent layoffs and cutting government hours due to the government’s bid to balance the budget suffering from a deficit. In an earlier interview, Vice President and Finance Minis…

The arrested persons were identified as Mathew Omengebar, 46; Santos Kintaro; Donald Daywol, 29; Jethro Baustor, 21; Jimmy Rechelbong, 34; Kapono Rafael, 22; Amos Mesubeb, 40; Mackey Demei, 25; Benito Mulei. Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that the suspects were arrested for disturbances an…

Mcquin Moded and Crosby Kelmal were apprehended on Thursday and Friday for burglary and grand larceny while Domingo Bergonio, 53, was arrested for receiving stolen property. Police report indicated that a man called police on October 22 at 10 am and reported that someone went to his residence in Iy…

The Ministry is gearing towards a mass vaccination campaign that will vaccinate a majority of Palau’s population with the seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccine. The provisions in the procurement will help the Ministry procure the needed vaccination tools as soon as they can. In April, the United States dec…

reports that The US Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear the case of Chinese Muslim. “As far as I know, they are still going to Palau,” Toribiong said. The president said it is not clear yet when is the transfer. He said that the Supreme Court hearing the case is a very significant event. This new …

The Election Commission during a board meeting on Tuesday ruled that Uehara is qualified to run for public office as Hamlet Legislature candidate for Ngerbeched. The Board agreed that Uehara has not violated any laws when he filed his candidacy to run for Legislature saying although he was convicte…

The training was held on October 19 and 20 at the Koror State conference room and was attended by 50 participants from government and private sectors. Bradley Kumangai, Senior Criminal Investigator for the Office of the Special Prosecutor said that the focus of the training is about fraud and procu…

Remengesau through his attorney Oldias Ngiraikelau filed a motion on September 11 and sought for the dismissal of his 19 counts of misdemeanor charges of violation of the code of ethics for the transfer and concealment of assets during his term. “Remengesau makes a creative but ultimately unconvinc…

A the operation in Darfur was authorized by the U.N. Security Council in  July 2007. The council, authorized UNAMID to take necessary action to support the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement, as well as to protect its personnel and civilians, without “prejudice to the responsibility of th…