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Ombudsman requests copy of Senate session recording

Uludong in his letter to Senate President Mlib Tmetuchl said that in that session, Diaz has asked President Johnson Toribiong to fire him and has asked him to step down as an Ombudsman. Uludong in his letter said that, Diaz took the recording of the session to his private television station MBTV an…
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PMA tops Moot Court Competition

PMA’s prosecution team Eryn Recklai, Bieal Chen and Mickey Chang take home the travelling trophy for presenting the best closing argument to prove their case in connection to a man who was on trial for arson. The prosecution team and the defense team also from PMA competed for the final round besti…
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Moses Uludong sues Palau Horizon for libel and defamation

Uludong filed a complaint yesterday against Horizon and its reporters Philip Haruo, Bernadette Carreon, F. Kazuo Asanuma, Ernest Ongidobel, Senator Alfonso Diaz and his broadcasting company, Island Times and its reporter Aurea Gerundio and editor Fermin Meriang and five others identified as John Do…
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Senate OK’s open season for “Belochel”

The measure was introduced by Senate President Mlib Tmetuchl is an amendment to the law signed in 1981 by former President Haruo Remeliik . The current law bans the taking of fruit dove or “Belochel”.Senate Bill No. 8-55 stated that it has been over 25 years since Belochel which is considered to be…
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Fun and laughs at the Dog Show

32 dogs competed in fun events such as “Dog and Owner Look-alike Contest,” “Best Trick,” and “Obstacle Race.” All participants received very cool black T-shirts sponsored by Bank of Hawaii. The top three winners from the nine categories won ribbons and prizes such as cash, restaurant meals, and gas…
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Palau host Sea Guardian exercises 2009

About 12 officers from Division of Marine Law participated in the training and exercises while nine from the US Coastguard. The Division of Marine Law Enforcement officers attended training to upgrade their skills to a much higher level according to DMLE chief Ellender Ngirameketii.Part of the trai…
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Minor assaulted by a family member

Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that the minor victim came on Saturday at 6:30 am and reported that he was abused by a family member. The minor said that the suspect tried to choke him with a scarp then fled the scene afterwards.Aguon said a juvenile was also injured on May 3.The report ind…
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Palau holds incident command training for responders

The training under the supervisory of Trudie A. Mahoney, Cooperative Fire Assistant for the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service started on Monday and will end on Friday. Mahoney said they are teaching the participants to respond to emergency and disaster incidents using the same …
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Palau prepares swine flu plan

Health Minister Stevenson Kuartei said the task force has already declared a public health alert and is ready to declare a public health or national emergency if there is a suspected case. The task force also recommended the designation of a storage place for the stockpile of medicines provided by …
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