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The Academy started on January 22 and will run for 13 weeks. The Academy will end in September 22.The Academy is under the command of Detective Lt. Aloysius Alonz and is assisted by Officers Dolyn Tell, Nicole Malsol and Byron Wong.Alonz said there are about 40 cadets and they are from Bureau of Pu…

Olbiil Ngirailild was charged on May 22 for selling a controlled substance on May 1. He appeared for arraignment on June 17 and entered a not guilty plea to his charge.The possession of a controlled substance charged against Ngirailild’s co-defendant Jimmy Chang also known as Han Chi Chang was dism…

Senate President Mlib Tmetuchl, Sen. Regis Akitaya, Speaker Noah Idechong and Delegate Swenny Ongidobel left on Thursday and were expected to return on Saturday. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested them to visit the Asian country.Taiwan Embassy in Palau  Third Secretary David Shuo-ting C…

PPUC said the increase is due to its fuel and engine conditions.  For residential areas, the rate will increase from 15.3 cents to 19.2 cents.Residential costumers consuming 501 to 2,000 kilowatt hours, who now pay 23.3 cents, will be charged 27.2 cents, while residential costumers consuming more t…

The traditional chiefs, elected leaders, and members of the communities within the state, in coordination with the Babeldaob Watershed Alliance (BWA), Palau Conservation Society (PCS), Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), initiated talks to begin developi…

Dino Mesubed was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on May 22 for assaulting another man with a flashlight in January. Mesubed was arraigned on June 15 and he entered a not guilty plea to the charge.He posted $1,000 cash bond and was released from custody.Mesubed was ordered t…

Enrilley Mekemad Kiuluul appeared in court on June 18 for arraignment and denied the charge. Kiuluul was also released from custody after the hearing after posting $100 cash bail.He was ordered to stay away from the victim.Kiuluul was charged on May 18 for hitting his former girlfriend with a metal…

Committee chairman Jonathan Isechal in a memorandum requested House Speaker Noah Idechong to authorize the expenditure records from Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2008 and from Oct. 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The records, Isechal said is important to the preparation of the committee for its work on the F…

In a legislative meeting between the Executive Branch and members of Congress on Tuesday, the president said that the budget is now being prepared by the Finance Ministry and will be submitted to Congress during the July session. The Fiscal Year 2009 budget amounted to $58.3 million, the Executive …

Del. Lentcer Basilius said an action plan for a comprehensive and effective energy plan is a proactive approach to the problem. Basilius said as it is the Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) is having a hard time with constant repair and most of the generators can only be pushed for another f…