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According to Haruo Wilter, a Palau Ministry of Finance consultant, Bussanich is in Palau to make direct assessments of the proposals that Palau has presented to DOI for funds and also to partake in the on-going talks in the review of Palau’s Compact of Free Association with the United States. Wilte…

In an interview, President Johnson Toribiong said that the U.S. position on the Compact review is that it will be expedited so that it will be concluded by early next year. Toribiong met with Alcy Frelick, Director of the Office of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island Affairs and head of the U…

He commuted Antonio Borja’s sentence, placing him under a work release program so he can be out of jail from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Borja was convicted of illegal fishing and fishing using scuba.He will not be released to participate in the work release program until he has secured full time employment a…

Association’s President Uduch Senior and Rachel Dimitruk, Computer Literacy Program Coordinator were present to sign the grant approval at the U.S. Embassy office in Airai. The small grant program is under the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.The grant will fund the Palau Bar Association’s …

The victims were released later from the hospital after the treatment of their injuries. Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that the juvenile suffered a laceration in the head when attacked with a rock by another juvenile.The incident involving a juvenile was reported to the police on Monday a…

On Tuesday, September 29, 2009, a cutting ribbon ceremony and a groundbreaking ceremony were held simultaneously at the airport to commemorate the completion of additional loading bridges and concourse at the airport’s main terminal; and to initiate the official start of a further improvement proje…

LTJG Russell Dotson Officer-in-charge of the Civic Action Team (CAT) said the team is about to complete its bathroom facility in Angaur. The facility is the biggest project to date of the team which entails the construction of 288 square feet at the Angaur Elementary School. The project is expected…

Kate Oiph-Weers is the first Palauan teacher accepted for the Teacher Training Scholarship since it became available to Palau in January of this year. She will be leaving Palau on October 1 to pursue a professional certification course on Science Education at the Naruto University of Education in T…

Palau urged other nations to join him in quest. Palau however has only one patrol ship to monitor its waters. The pronouncement made by Toribiong will protect about 237,000 square miles of ocean.President in his speech also called other nations for a worldwide ban on shark finning at the same time …

On some occasions, I noticed that teachers drew triangles freehand on the board.  The triangles were incorrect.  It is important to draw accurate triangles, therefore rulers are an essential tool.  The teachers informed me that they did not have triangle rulers, compass, and protractor in their sch…