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Sunford Stephanus on August 24 was also charged with obstructing justice, driving under the influence, reckless driving, speeding and malicious mischief. Stephanus was summoned to appear in court on September 11 at 10 am in Melekeok to face his charges.Stephanus was charged for attempting to hit a …

Sgt. Michael Rafael said that the man was picked up for questioning when the officer recovered a cell phone which was reportedly stolen earlier in his possession. Sgt. Rafael said that on Saturday at 12:50 am, police received a call that someone went to the Lens Apartment in Ngerbeched and took one…

House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jonathan Isechal in an interview said that Sen. Mark Rudimch told him that the Senate will be conducting a session by Thursday to pass the measure. Isechal said that eight members of the conference committee signed the report while 14 members of the House …

However Associate Justice Kathleen M. Salii suspended the sentence of Jerome Blesoch except for the first two years. Blesoch started serving his two years jail term on August 28 at 6 pm.Blesoch appeared for a plea hearing on August 28 and entered a guilty plea to grand larceny, accessory after the …

The victim was still under observation in the intensive care unit of the Belau National Hospital. Police said they had requested for an initial medical report from the hospital to determine the victim’s extent of injuries.No arrest had been made, but the juvenile suspect had been identified by poli…

The exercises started on Friday at the Japan-Palau Friendship Bridge and was continued on Ngerchebal Island, Tuesday. Lt. Aloysius Alonz said 30 cadets participated in the training which required them to apply what they had learned from the academy during the past weeks of lectures.The cadets, who …

Mcnally Otwangel and Steven Skilang were charged on August 3 for grabbing a woman’s purse while the victim was aboard a vehicle. They are summoned to appear in court on September 11 at 9 am in Ngerulmud to face their charges.A court document stated that the purse snatching incident occurred on Janu…

Palau, like many small developing islands in the Pacific, is focused on moving in the direction of a more sustainable energy path and reducing its dependency on fossil fuel. Being one of the highest per-capita energy users in the Pacific Island Countries with a population of 20, 000 people, Palau i…

During the month of August, CAT 01-25 was extremely busy. They showed movies to 416 people at various locations, participated in a flag raising ceremony in Peleliu, played music during the weekly radio show on 87.9 the EP, participated in the mentoring program called “Scream,” mowed and cleaned two…

The Next, an affiliate of the Chinese-language Apple Daily, reported in its latest issue that Chen used the “Air Force One” jet to carry the money which eventually ended up in the U.S. The sum was an additional batch of money diverted abroad by Chen, who was alleged earlier to have shipped US$5 mil…