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Dr. Richard Haynes, handed the plaque of recognition to the staff of Belau hospital headed by Bureau of Hospital & Clinical Services of the Ministry of Health, Director Gregory J. Dever. Dr. Haynes and Mary Dau arrived on Friday and provided free assistance on children for two days.Dr. Haynes m…

Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that there would be no left turns coming from Iyebukel and going inside Iyebukel, as well as coming from Maris Stella school. Aguon said this no left turn policy is applicable only from 7 am to 8:30 am from Mondays through Fridays.If the motorist is heading I…

Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said the tourists were billeted at the Palau Pacific Resort and the money was stolen from hotel premises. Aguon said the incident was reported to the police on January 24 at 7:25 p.m.A woman walked in to the police station and reported that two guests of PPR were …

According to the 2008 Visitor arrivals statistics as of December, the two markets which have significant decrease were the markets from Taiwan and Philippines. There were 79,259 arrivals in 2008 compared to 88,175 arrivals in 2007.Markets which posted a significant decrease were tourists from Russi…

In a letter to Senate President Mlib Tmetuchl, Toribiong said that Pierantozzi’s credentials make her qualified for the position. Toribiong said that Pierantozzi has held a number of leadership position in the national government.Pierantozzi was the late President Ngiratkel Etpison’s Minister of Ad…

According to Valentino Kloulechad, a member of the marine team, members of the team are currently learning to use new methods, which are used by renowned marine biologist worldwide, to monitor and survey fish populations in MPAs through out Palau. In addition, selected members of the state communit…

Members of the 8th House of Delegates and the Senate will convene at  10 a.m. at the Capitol. The top agenda for the Senate is to tackle confirmations of presidential appointees while the House of Delegates meanwhile will consider revenue generating measures.Last week, Toribiong named his cabinet a…

Bureau of Public Safety Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that the minor was pulled over on Saturday morning after he was spotted driving a vehicle from T-Dock to Topside area. Aguon said the minor was driving 60 miles per hour when police spotted him. The minor was brought to the police stat…

The petition was by initiated French Honorary Consul and long time PADI dive instructor Mandy Etpison and was submitted last week to Koror State Governor Yositaka Adachi. The petition also questioned the permit issued to MicronesianShark Foundation DBA Fish n Fins, it said that while the national g…

According to Head Start Program officials, all of the program’s personnel are participating in a weeklong in-service training, which began yesterday. The officials said that the training, which usually takes place during the Christmas holidays, was moved to this time of the year to allow for the sc…