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The man was identified as Brian Smau. Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that Smau was arrested for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol on March 30.Aguon said that an off duty police officer called at 10:40 pm on Monday and reported an auto crash incident at the Emmaus campus grou…

The study, conducted by the state Department of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health, shows that a steep decline in heart attack deaths started as Boston and most of its neighbors adopted bans.  Enforcement of the statewide law beginning in mid-2004 coincided with a further reducti…

Del. Jonathan Isechal said that club is a nonprofit organization with tax exemption from the government of Guam. The membership of the club was organized in the 1950s when Guam became their home.The fundraising will be held on April 18, 2009, at Lemai café.Tickets will be sold at $10 while door adm…

The reward will also be given for any information leading to the arrest and successful conviction of the person who stole the rifle. The reward was initially $5,000.Anyone who has information about this case should call Crime Stoppers at 680-488-8477.The identity of the caller will remain anonymous…

Executive Order No. 256, will change the date of the implementation of the green fee to April 1, 2009. The original order dates the implementation o Oct.1, 2008.Under the order, the Minister of Finance will be authorized to implement a tourist and visitor arrival environmental protection fee of $30…

The ADB cited this in its annual Asian Development Outlook. The report said that overall growth in the region is predicted to drop from 5.1 per cent in 2008 to three per cent in 2009, with only Papua New Guinea and East Timor still growing moderately.It also stressed that among the five countries t…

Demei in an interview on Wednesday said that Bureau of Land and Survey has a licensed surveyor in the person of Alejandro Caraig. Caraig whose title is National Surveyor is not a local but Demei said they are now in legal process where Caraig will be approving other cadastral lots from other maps.D…

Compact chief negotiator Joshua Koshiba, Palau’s Ambassador to the United Nations Stuart Beck, Palau’s Ambassador to the U.S. Hersey Kyota and members of the Compact review office, were on hand to answer questions from the lawmakers. Lawmakers were told that Alcy Frelick from the U.S. State Departm…

The car was donated by Ivan Rudimch and was turned over to the officers and board members of the Palau Red Cross. The car will be used as a grand prize for raffle which will be held in May.Tickets will be sold at $1 and proceeds of the raffle will go to Red Cross services. The Board also had their …

The Senate Committee on Resources, Commerce, Trade and Development, in a report, also questioned the statements Bells made in her resume, adding that she has not responded to any of those questions. While the Senate was deliberating the nomination of Bells as minister of natural resources, environm…