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Harold Nakamura and Jake Eledui were summoned to appear in court on September 11 at 9 am for arraignment. The police affidavit submitted in court stated that Nakamura and Eledui destroyed the fence enclosure of the generator and stole the generator on April 16.The court document stated that the gen…

The Geodetic leveling was conducted on June 29 and ended on Friday, August 28, under the supervision of Edward Carlson, NGS Pacific Region Geodetic Advisor. Carlson assisted 18 personnel of the Bureau of Lands and Survey headed by Director Gilbert Demei in doing the geodetic leveling on Koror and B…

Koshiba however said the provision is still pending with the U.S.Congress as part of its Fiscal Year 2010 budget. Koshiba recently met with Allen Stayman, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to discuss about the progress of Palau and the use of the Compact funds.Sta…

A law has been recently enacted dissolving the Ministry of Trade and Commerce and restructuring the former Ministry of Resources and Development into the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism. The president said that Fritz appointment remains effective until otherwise revoked by a …

The inmates identified as Kenon Demei and Ongor Petrus escaped early dawn on Monday from jail. Lt. Peter Napoleon said that on Monday at 1:01 am, the Patrol Division received a call from the Division of Corrections that two inmates escaped from custody.Police were dispatched and searched for the in…

The current treaty of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau with the United States allows the three College of Micronesia campuses including the Palau Community College to share the $3 million U.S. land grant. The current treaty will end Sept. 30, 2009 and t…

A dispute over the chiefly title Beches between two factions of the Otong Clan of Ulimang ensued soon after last bearer of the title, Beches Iluches Reksid, passed last year.  The dispute escalated to a point where the matter was brought to the Palau Supreme Court to which a judgment was rendered o…

Lt. Aloysius Alonz said the incident was reported to the police at 2:30 p.m. Each bucket weighed 100 lbs.The incident was forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Section which later recovered one bucket from a residence in Airai.Alonz said they already have leads about the suspect and a warrant of …

Karn Ebert and Raymond Ngodrii Tiakl were both charged for selling marijuana joints. Ebert and Tiakl were summoned to appear on September 11 at 9 am and 10 am to face their charges.Tiakl was charged with four counts of trafficking in a controlled substance while Ebert was charged with three counts …

In a directive to Ngiraingas, the president said that one of the most important sector which is the taxi service sector has been ignored over the years. “As you are well aware, the tourism industry has become known as our bread and butter industry. As such, it is the government’s responsibility to …