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Sgt. Michael Rafael said that both minors sustained injuries as a result of the commotion which was reported at 1:28 am on Saturday. Sgt. Rafael said one of them sustained stab wounds in the right thigh and at the back of his body while the other minor sustained a cut in his right finger, broken no…

Signing for the Republic of Palau was State Minister Sandra Pierantozzi who flew to Egypt to attend the second preparatory commission for IRENA. IRENA is an intergovernmental agency which was officially established in Bonn on January 26, 2009.“The founding of IRENA is a milestone for world renewabl…

Associate Justice Kathleen M. Salii, Associate Justice Lourdes F. Materne and Associate Justice Alexandra F. Foster in their opinion order dated July 8 reversed the June 28, 2007 order of contempt as well as the July 8, 2008 order of fine for contempt issued against Morris Davidson and Felix Davids…

Presidential Directive No. 09-03 stated that it is necessary that the same office be located under the Office of the President to ensure the “orderly and properly development of the Energy Sector of the country. The presidential directive stated that since it is transferring from the ministry to an…

Sgt. Michael Rafael said that an unknown caller called police on Saturday at 6:45 am and reported that someone broke into the restaurant and took away meat and cookies. The burglar fled after taking the items.Sgt. Rafael said the Joel’s liquor store in Lebuu Street was also burglarized.The incident…

PIRC personnel had a briefing with some members of the Senate on Monday for the appropriations of funding for the next fiscal year. PICRC’s Head Researcher Steven Victor presented reports and data analysis to the Senators. The research shows the impact of housing development to the coral reproducti…

Sgt. Michael Rafael identified the men as Stanfford Stephanus, 26; Iyar Ngirchomlei, 20 and Claison Tellei, 34. Tellei and Ngirchomlei were arrested on July 11 for causing disturbances in front of New Juice City store in Topside and in front of Bangikoi store in Madelaii.Staphanus on the other hand…

In a minor supervisor meeting on Friday, Mike Meyar of the Council on Substance Abuse Prevention Program discussed with the store owners in Ngerkesoaol and Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon ways that could prevent drinking by minors in the country. Meyar said that underage drinking has been a prob…

Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi UNAMID  Police Commissioner signed the Umayam’s promotion. President Johnson Toribiong made this announcement during his press conference on Wednesday.He added that Umayam’s promotion was an achievement for Palau.Umayam is part of the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations …

The Guantanamo Bay detainees cannot be issued Palauan passports, Toribiong pointed out. “The Constitution requires that you must have Palauan blood to be a citizen,” he said. Palauan passports are tied to bloodlines, he added. Palau  is working with the U.S. to address this issue. The Uighurs are c…