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Associate Justice Alexandra F. Foster ordered Diaz to pay $4,000 to Ngiralmau by January 1, 2010. Ngiralmau filed a civil action against Diaz and former Senator Alan Seid in 2008.Ngiralmau filed a complaint of assault, intentional battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of…

With the support of Dr. Aubrey Moore of the University of Guam and his assistant Mr. Robert Bourgeois, staff of the Bureau of Agriculture and the Belau National Museum released a biological control agent on Monday, March 2, at four locations in Koror where the cycad plants are heavily infested.  Th…

The board, which is comprised of representatives of the states that are served by the super dispensaries, has been meeting with relevant members of the Ministry of Health to identify and correct oversights in the federal grant application and the implementation of the grant, which if left unattende…

House Bill 8-17 authorizes the sum of $60,287,987 and the appropriation of $58,787,987 from the National Treasury for the remainder of FY 2009, which started on Oct. 1, 2008 and ends on Sept. 30, 2009. According to the House Committee on Ways and Means report, public oversight hearings or inputs fr…

The man sustained minor injuries in the eye. A report of disturbance at the PITI in Malakal was reported to the police on Tuesday at 11:50 pm.Police responded to the scene and met the victim who reported that he was attacked by two men at the Port Area Karaoke bar.In other police report, Patrol Div…

Minister Pierantozzi welcomed Australia Ambassador Susan Cox, OAM, Pacific Patrol Boat Program Director Captain Norman Banks, Defense Attache’ Southwest Pacific Wing Commander Wendy Horder and Australian Defense Policy Officer in Micronesia Candice Meszes. The talk was held at the office of Bureau …

President Johnson Toribiong in his press conference told reporters that he will issue an Executive Order, which will state that the AGO will not be under the MOJ’s jurisdiction. He said the order will restructure the AGO and it will not fall under the MOJ.Toribiong said the AGO will be under the Pr…

Ms. Antonio and Mr. Ridep have endured long and arduous months of adult education classes and successfully completed the courses requirements.  In addition, they passed the General Education Development (GED) tests and each was awarded a high school equivalency diploma. The Governor of Angaur State…

Toribiong issued Executive Order No. 253, establishing a task force to look into the breakdowns of generators and rolling blackouts. In the Executive order, Toribiong stated that the “availability of reliable electrical power is absolutely essential to attaining and promoting the foregoing objectiv…

Taiwan’s largest communication provider, Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. is in partnership with PNCC to develop and improve Palau’s telecommunication services by expanding PNCC’s cellular network and building a new earth station to add internet capacity. The Company is a telecommunications service provid…