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The Division of Environmental Health (DEH) is eyeing the old incinerator facility at the Belau National Hospital to built a pesticide facility to move the chemicals which could pose health risks to the nearby school. Eden Ridep Uchel, DEH Acting Chief said the container has been sitting at the divi…

Francis Remengesau said the $15 fee is actually a half reduction of the original fee which is $30. A $30 fee was originally set when former President Tommy Remengesau signed the revised PAN Act which includes the establishment of a non-government corporation, the PAN fee and the environmental prote…

School principal Andrew Tabelual said the fans were donated by parents. He said he is grateful for the donations since they are “really in need” of additional fans. Except for the lack of fans, he said they don’t have any problems with textbooks and the facilities. The school has 30 classrooms of w…

Senior Judge Honora Remengesau-Rudimch dismissed the DUI charge filed against Ronald Ledgerwood after the counsel for government Carlos Salii moved for the dismissal of the charge. Salii during a hearing on September 17 informed the court that he reviewed the file and spoke to witnesses both for th…

He said the numbers of foreign workers from the Bureau of Immigration and Division of Labor do not reconcile  so they have  yet to verify the numbers   before they could come up with the exact statistics. He said that a rough estimate from the Bureau of Immigration listed 8,500 foreigners in Palau.…

Copeland in his opposition affidavit filed in court on October 9 stated that it is clear from the language of the statute that the SP has the power to investigate and prosecute government officials and employees who violate the laws of Palau. He further stated that it is arguably ambiguous whether …

President Johnson Toribiong refused to divulge the amount but he said the financial package will deplete the Compact Trust Fund by Year 2017. Palau has been getting at least $13 million as direct assistance from the U.S. under the Compact. The agreement also allows Palau to withdraw $5 million ever…

Isechal in a letter said a full audit of funds used by the House of Delegates from January 15 to Oct. 31 should be performed. “The House of prides itself on its openness and transparency in all of its meetings and transactions and this transparency should especially be the case when use of public m…

Richard Alonz, Palau National Aviation safety inspector said that ABA Sky Inc. secured the necessary permits to start its inter-island services. Alonz said the seaplane conducted a test flight on Sunday. It is a five-seater plane that will operate sorties for tourists and inter-island movements. Al…

The U.S. will be represented by Rear Admiral Douglas Biesel. Biesel is Commander, Navy Region Marianas/U.S. Pacific Command Representative for Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau and Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Marianas. Palau’s d…