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In Presidential Proclamation 09-06, the president said that cancer has become the number one cause of death in the Republic of Palau, and its incidence among Palauans is steadily increasing.  Toribiong said that the community should work together  to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality, “it is ne…

The incident was reported to the police at 10:35 am by police officer in Peleliu. Lt. Peter Napoleon said that the police officer reported that the burglary and grand larceny occurred at a residence in Koska, Peleliu.The suspect managed to enter the residence and stole money which was placed inside…

Basilius impressed the judges with her flower arranging skills, for her winning entry she won $100. Peggy Hanser was awarded the 2nd prize, winning $75 cash prize and 3rd prize went to Palau Pacific Resort florists Mary Rose and Lorry Ann.There were a total of nine entries including Julie Jiro, Ros…

The aircraft came here on August 22 and left Palau on August 25. While in Palau, the patrol aircraft conducted a maritime surveillance on the waters for three days.Lt. Commander Kimbal Dunsmore, Palau’s Maritime Surveillance Adviser said that during the three days surveillance they spotted a total …

Uludong appeared for arraignment on August 19 and entered a not guilty plea to one count of forgery. He appeared with counsel Oldiaias Ngirkelau and waived reading the information.Uludong is set to appear for status conference on September 11 at 9:45 am.Uludong was charged with forgery for submitti…

The 17-year-old woman was almost drowned when swift by a current on Thursday and drifted towards Aimeliik. Sgt. Michael Rafael said that the incident was reported to the police on August 20 at 3:04 pm.The teenager was swimming at the popular area of the Koror side of the KB Bridge when the current …

Copeland in a media statement yesterday said that “there was no wrongful or self-serving prosecution against Mr. Kamiishi, nor do I have a personal relationship with any of his employees.  My office simply assisted some individuals in filing a claim with the Division of Labor after they contacted u…

Raynold Mechol, Chief of  Division of Research & Evaluation in an interview yesterday said that preliminary statistic shows that the number of students decreased this school year with 1,826 total enrollees compared to last year’s 1, 954 enrollees. Mechol said the statistic is only for elementar…

According to Chiokai, Kayangel began offering the scholarship to post-secondary students of the state who excel in their studies. “In 2006, the leadership of the state began looking for means to support the development of the state in terms of its human resources,” he said.  “We all agreed that pro…

The free services however will only cover its tertiary services such as Cancer Treatment and hemodialysis. Health Minister Dr. Stevenson Kuartei in an interview said that the three FAS countries are three distinct nations and should not be lumped together.He said Palauans who migrated in the U.S. a…