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Special Prosecutor Michael Copeland on Friday charged Remengesau with 19 counts of violation of the code of ethics for transfer of several pieces of real property during his term as President of Palau. Copeland in a press statement issued on Friday said that the charges are the result of investigat…

Sgt. Michael Rafael identified the motorist as Rengiil Derbai. Derbai was cited for DUI and reckless driving.Rafael said an unknown caller called police on Sunday at 1:56 am and reported a crash incident in front of Hawaiian Rock Quarry in Ngesaol.Police responded to the site and determined that th…

The vehicle was coming from Airai and was going to Koror when it hit the fence. The incident was reported to the police on Sunday at 5:34 am.Meanwhile, a woman also called police on Sunday at 7:41 pm and reported that someone hit her car in front of Bem Ermii food chain in Medalaii.The woman said t…

Sgt. Michael Rafael identified the men as Jeffrey Ngiracheteng and Eric Klewei. Rafael said the men were cited for drinking in front of an office which is also near the Ministry of Education building in Medalaii.Rafael said an unknown caller called police on Friday at 9:45 pm and reported a public …

The project developed and improved Palau’s telecommunications services by expanding PNCC’s cellular network and building a new satellite earth station to add to the internet capacity.  A statement from the PNCC said that the project will leverage CHT’s high-quality telecom experience, and was…

The incident was reported to the police on Saturday at 9:50 am. Sgt. Michael Rafael said that the burglar(s) stole galvanized angle bar, galvanized pipe fittings, copper gate bulbs and pipe installations.The warehouse was also burglarized last month. The incident was reported to the police on June …

The House Committee on Ways and Means are ready to tackle the bill in the regular session starting on July 15. President Johnson Toribiong trimmed the budget to   $53, 709,000,   $5,000,000 less than  the  FY2009  financial package.President Johnson Toribiong submitted the budget bill to Congress l…

The Taiwan Embassy said the 2009 International Youth Ambassadors Interactive Program is the first of its kind. Taiwan will send to Palau a seven-member delegation led by Professor Wang Jin-lian and six outstanding students from the Fu-ren Catholic University, one of the Asian country’s renowned hig…

Health Minister Dr. Stevenson Kuartei announced that Palau has its first laboratory confirmed case of Influenza A(H1N1), after receiving lab results yesterday morning from the first batch of samples sent to Melbourne, Australia early in June 2009. Kuartei said the first case was a two-year old girl…

The Ngerikiil Watershed project in Airai was funded by the Global Environment Facility and is part of the GEF Pacific Integrated Water Resources Management Project. Chris Paterson, consultant for GEF Pacific IWRM Project and Portia Franz, Executive Officer for EQPB signed the $586,900 MOA project.T…