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The HOD, convened to adopt a resolution amending its rules of procedure to merge the Committee on Ways and Means and Financial Matters and the Banking, Insurance, Investment and Financial Affairs under one committee. The Committee on Ways and Means was previously chaired by Del. Jonathan Isechal.Th…

The dolls and toys were donated to the Palau Ministry of Education (MOE) last month.  The MOE management logged the dolls and toys as gifts from REPAC and in turn, gave the toys and dolls to the Belau Head Start Program. The dolls and toys, which are estimated to worth about $2,000, were presented …

According to the plea agreement, defendant Haruo Esang will be pleading guilty to count one of the felony tax fraud and count 34 of the conspiracy to commit fraud. In exchange of Esang’s plea, all remaining counts will be dismissed and the sentence of five years imprisonment against him will be dis…

In a letter to President Johnson Toribiong, Dulce Corazon Labarda, a tourist from the Philippines, said she was interrogated in a manner that was “discriminating and unwelcoming.” She did not disclose the identity of the immigration officer.“Having traveled and been through different immigration pr…

The Attorney General’s Office charged Wu Cheng Shan with possession of steel leaders, fishing for shark, mutilation of shark, possession of shark, 26 counts of fishing without being a party to a foreign fishing agreement, 26 counts of transport or possession of fish taken or retained without a fore…

Marsei Orrukem, who is with the patrol division, is facing two criminal cases. In the first case, he was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and drunken and disorderly conduct.In the other case, he was charged with aiding and abetting assault and battery w…

The commemoration was marked with a wreath-laying led by President Johnson Toribiong and veterans of the battle fought between the United States and Japan in the Pacific during the World War II. Palau honored the fallen soldiers and veterans in a short ceremony held at the Bloody Nose Ridge memoria…

Mcnalty Keriik Etibek appeared for arraignment on September 11 at 10 am in Melekeok. Etibek was charged on August 19 for assaulting Laramy Adachi with a rock.The victim was at the Meyuns baseball field on July 24 when the 18-year-old Etibek assaulted him with a rock in the head.The affidavit of pro…

Senate Bill No. 8-57 introduced by Sen. Hokkons Baules calls for the creation of standards for the proper use of air guns.  The proposed measure requires owners of air gun to register it with the Bureau of Public Safety.Under the measure,  it was proposed that a registrant would have to pay a fee o…

The president said that this is the first time in the past budget years that action was immediately taken on the measure. The OEK passed the budget on Thursday afternoon and was sent to the president’s office at 5 p.m. The next day (Friday) , the measure was signed into law by the president at 3:30…