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The man who suffered lacerations in his head was hospitalized for 10 days. The men who assaulted him with a 2×2 and 2×4 lumber were both charged on April 10 with one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and one count of attempted aggravated assault.Robert Padron and Ruben …

According to Senate Bill No. 8-54, is aimed at enacting regulations to prevent “abusive fishing practices and to ensure the protection of our marine resources.” The bill provides restrictions to fishing by non-citizens, the measure disallow foreign workers from fishing for commercial purposes and t…

The measure 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 one …

In a letter to Congress leaders, Toribiong said that the estimated FY 2009 revenue was $39 million and now it is estimated that at best the revenue by Sept. 30, 2009 is only $35 million. The president in his letter further said that there are other serious budgetary challenges that need to be addre…

Arrested were Adivar Ngirchokebai, 23; Eagle Sese, 24; Raymond Tiakl, 22; Benny Feleciano, 34; Seiths Mongami, 50; Mathew Omengebar, 45 and one 17-year-old juvenile. Ngirchokebai was arrested for theft for stealing items from a woman’s car on April 19 at 10:34 pm in Ngarchmai.Sese was arrested for …

Ueki and Jackson were sworn-in yesterday after the President’s State of the Republic Address. They were sworn-in by Associate Justice Kathleen Salii.Henry in an interview said that he is honored by the appointment.“I can say Palau’s future and developments lies in our friends abroad, at the diploma…

KOROR (Palau Horizon) – Palau held a sustainable land management workshop to address land degradation problems caused by lack of land use planning, drought, sea level rise and unsustainable development activities. The workshop was held on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Ngaracham…

Last March, 7,148 tourists came to Palau while 7,500 visited during the same period last year. Japan had the most visitors, 2,938, followed by Taiwan with 1, 423, and South Korea, 1,131.The number of tourists from Japan dropped from 3,361 in December to 2,917 in January.This increased in February t…

Earlier Toribiong announced that he will be inviting Arroyo for a state visit to discuss several areas of cooperation between the two countries. In his letter dated April 14, Toribiong said that “ I consider it most fitting and appropriate for me as the new president of Palau to have the honor of i…

The Bureau of Revenue, Customs and Taxation of the Ministry of Finance made the announcement on Tuesday. The tax amnesty is eligible to taxpayers who were either behind on or owed taxes for periods prior to Dec. 31, 2008. Vice President and Minister of Finance Kerai Mariur said that “ Palau taxpaye…