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The project called Seasonal Influenza 2008 Mass Vaccination exercise aims to promote health of the people during the holidays. Pearl Marumoto of the Ministry of Health, said that to prevent the spread of flu which is common in mass gatherings, people should have an annual vaccination.She said annua…

Errolflynn T. Kloulechad and Calvin Emesiochl of PHPO were on Guam from November 17 to 29 to attend the training that was conducted by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP); and they successfully completed the requirements of the training and were awarded certificates. The National H…

A child of Chol and Peleliu, Ms. Matsutaro is believed to be the first Palauan to have passed the California Bar Exam. This is not the first time Ms. Matsutaro has broken records for Palau.In 1996, while an 8th grader at SDA Elementary School, she became the first Palauan to win the regional spelli…

Kelly Kelulau Ngirameked and Kerr Joe Rechirei were both charged with one count of grand larceny for stealing a roll of chain link fence on May 13, 2008. Ngirameked appeared in court on November 20 for a hearing and he entered a plea of not guilty to his charge.Ngirameked was released from custody …

The head of the preliminary study team Satoshi Chikami visited Palau from Nov. 24 to Dec. 4 The study aims to discuss the basic design of the Phase II Project and to tackle the monitoring method for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) developed by the project is applied to the member countries of Microne…

Toribiong, in a press statement, said he will announce the members of his cabinet before he is sworn in on Jan. 15. “There definitely will be at least one woman member of my cabinet,” he added.Earlier, Toribiong announced that Vice President-elect Kerai Mariur will head the Ministry of Finance.“How…

The contest was launched on November 10 and the deadline for the submissions of entries was set on November 30. The entries are now displayed at the lobby of the PRR.The contest was opened for all Elementary students and was divided into two categories, the five-eight years-old category and the 9-1…

They had a field trip in the farm. They were briefed and ushered by Chiang. Chiang said, “The Mission has four main projects. They are Agro-tourism, fruit extension, taro extension pro and compost extension project.” There are more than 2,500 tourists visited the TTM farm this year. Chiang said tha…

According to Ngarchelong Gov. Browny Salvador, co-chairman of the committee, members of the subcommittees have arduous tasks ahead of them. Former Aimeliik Gov. Demei Obak is the other co-chairman of the transition committee. Businessman Yoichi Singeo is the advisor.Nine subcommittees are now makin…

Toribiong during his first press conference on Wednesday said that his administration will give US ties distinction among other allies. “Let’s not forget that our biggest benefactor is the America, we have special relationships with them. They gave us more $800 million in the last fifteen years, ga…