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The measure states that the administration of the airport terminal and facilities in Airai and the development of future airports in other areas of the Republic will be facilitated and improved by the creation of a unified Palau Airports Authority. The creation of such an authority will strengthen …

The man was apprehended on July 27. Lt. Aloysius Alonz said that the car belongs to Kassi Berg, a lawyer and one of the owners of OTV.Alonz said that Berg’s car was stolen on July 11 while it was parked in a place in Peleliu State.When Berg returned later, the car was already missing.Berg got anoth…

Truman and his wife were at the Capitol where officials praised him for saving a man  from drowning. Skang, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, isan electrician’s mate at Sector Seattle. He received the Silver Lifesaving Medal for his act. Skang, who was off-duty at the time, and other individu…

Thomas Schubert, German Honorary Consul to Palau handed over the check to the members of the organization. The money was through a grant from the German Embassy in Manila, Schubert said that the programs will be aired for a 12- month period and the health topics will include the alarming increase i…

The president told reporters that there are several Palauans staying in the U.S. which were deported due to crimes committed. He said this reduces the privilege of Palauans to travel to the U.S. without a visa.“Traveling to the U.S. without a visa is a privilege and not a right. You lose the privil…

Detective Willy Mays Towai had just returned from an off-island trip where he attended a workshop and took a final test on finger prints. Towai left Palau on June 25 and took the Finger Print Assessment Test from June 27 through July17.Towai passed the test. He will be certified later this month, w…

Details of the visit have yet to be revealed. The president said another meeting between Palau and the U.S. representatives regarding the Compact has also been scheduled.The Palau group is requesting that the meeting be held here or on Guam instead of  Washington, D.C.Earlier a U.S. congressional d…

The juvenile and the adult were brought to the Criminal Investigation Section yesterday and Lt. Aloysius Alonz said that they have recovered some of the stolen items. Alonz said they are still tracking down more suspects and the case is still under investigation.The burglary and grand larceny incid…

House Committee on Ways and Means chairman Del. Jonathan Isechal said that the panel has finished budget deliberation and will be reporting it out before the full membership of the house on Monday afternoon. Isechal will not divulge the House version of the bill but said that by Tuesday it will be …

The suspect has been identified but no arrest has been made yet, police said. Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that the suspect fled the scene after the altercation with the victim.The incident was reported to the police on Friday at 6:05 pm at a residence in Madelaii.Police report indicated…