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President Toribiong during the briefing with the members of the Congress, governors and traditional chiefs that the budget is now with the Congress under the Department of Interior request. The president said that if passed,  Palau will be receiving  the same level of compact funding and remain eli…

At 8:25 a.m. on Tuesday, a man told police that someone broke into the Eunice Ekiwo barracks in Ngermid and stole his DVD player. At 11:08 a.m., a man reported to police that someone took his pouch containing his passport, ATM card and $90 cash.The green pouch was stolen from a Peleliu state boat.A…

Assemblywoman Dorothy T. Ueda introduced the bill, NSA Bill No. 14-6, to the Assembly on April 20, 2009.  The bill was adopted and assigned NSA’s Ways and Means Committee. According to Assemblyman Abraham Osima, chairman of the committee, the bill addresses concerns pertaining to current and potent…

The Japan Embassy said that the members of Aozora-Kai are classmates who graduated in 1955 from the Yokota Elementary School of Takaoka City of Toyama Prefecture, Japan.  Having reached retirement age and still healthy, the group got together to form an organization aspiring to making worthy contri…

Associate Justices Kathleen M. Salii, Lourdes F. Materne and Justice Alexandra F. Foster at the same time dismissed the appeal of Albertang Rengiil, the Debkar clan and Toshiwa Kyota. The justices affirmed the Land Court’s ruling that the contested land belongs to the Airai State Public Lands Autho…

President Johnson Toribiong said that the USS George Washington made a detour near Palau to pay a courtesy visit. “Palau  now feels secure with the U.S. presence in the Pacific,” Toribiong told reporters.Toribiong was joined by 19 others who were flown to the aircraft carrier via carrier board deli…

According to Chiokai, the intent of the camp to bring the youth to be more aware of their cultural heritage, and to provide opportunities for youth to learn positive life skills did not go unnoticed – despite adequate publicity. “I give my most heartfelt gratitude to Ms. Maura Gordon of the office …

Delegate Kesolei has managed to achieve, in such a short time, what would take years for many to realize.  Kesolei’s recent appointment to represent Palau as a member of the Board of Directors of APIL was a rare occurrence for any first term Congressman. Then this past week during the 28th General …

Patrol Division Acting Chief Michael Rafael said that the victim sustained laceration and cuts to his elbow when hit by a car. The juvenile was transported to the hospital for treatment while the motorist was brought to the police station for investigation.The incident was reported to the police at…

During the launch, Veronica Fox, Vice-President of SOPP, announced the opening of their new After 3:00 Youth Mentorship program. This program is open every Tuesday and Thursday to youth 10-14 years of age. The program, designed to build character, focuses on teaching kids about the affects of alcoh…