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Toribiong in his State of the Republic Address (SORA) yesterday said although the country is suffering from a continuing shortfall in local tax revenues, he will not be taking the approach of raising taxes. “The people who are paying taxes in Palau are the very same people whose businesses are suff…

Toribiong delivered his first address, with only 95 days since he was installed as president. The president said that when he assumed the presidency, he had inherent problems which includes the lack of a budget, massive budgetary shortfall, no meaningful progress in the Compact funding review with …

Executive Order No. 259 stated that it is the Constitutional obligation of the national government of Palau to take positive action to attain certain national objectives and to promote certain national policies. The order said that since the completion of the Compact Road makes the consolidation of…

In a response to a February 29, 2009, request letter from the Vice President / Minister of Finance to the World Bank for the extension, Mr. Nigel Roberts, of the World Bank Pacific Department replied with an official acceptance letter of March 24, 2009. He wrote that “on behalf of the International…

Visiting representatives of the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) assisted with the review of Palau’s National Disaster Plan.  A significant amount of time has passed since the Plan went through final revisions in 1998 and adopted in 1999.  According to Mr. Alonz Kyota, coordinato…

An APAFS Country Conference is a one-day affair that provides educational sessions on topics specifically requested by members in their respective jurisdictions. The topics and session leaders for this year’s Palau Country Conference include: • The Prudent Process: Managing Fiduciary Responsibility…

Wenty said Toribiong reported a lot of achievements in his first 95 days and those achievements was significant. “I hope by the end of this year we can have more progress but I’m happy with the address, I think he did an outstanding address and hope things would be much better by the end of this ye…

Minister Gibbons said their priority right now is to find the rifle which has been missing since December. “Our main concern is whoever is keeping the rifle may have bad intentions that’s why we need to find it to prevent any potential crimes,” he said.Gibbons said the rifle is a very high powered …

Senator Tommy Remengesau , recently attended Nature Conservancy annual event in Raleigh, North Carolina. Remengesau said that during the annual fundraising gala held last March 26, a check amounting to $250,000 was presented to him for the Micronesian Challenge.The president said the environmental …

Ruchitong Ngual was charged on April 8 with trespassing and disturbing the peace for entering a woman’s house without her permission. Ngual was summoned to appear in court on April 23 at 10 am to face his charges.The information submitted in court stated that Ngual entered the victim’s house on Jun…