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The people cast their votes on Tuesday and agreed on most of these proposals. The Palau Election Commission counted the ballots on the amendments on Friday afternoon and finished counting for all 16 States yesterday.The results has yet to be released but PEC Chairman Santos Borja in a phone intervi…

According to the news, a Coast Guard Administration (CGA) was dispatched to rescue the vessel. The report was made in Nov. 9.The fishing boat in distress was identified as the 44.66-ton Chin Yu Chun, registered in Liouciou township — a small island off Pingtung County.The new article said tha…

According to Joyce Beouch, BWA coordinator, the state’s governor, Florencio Adelbai and members of the 7th Ngchesar State Council (NSC) had introduced and adopted a resolution (NSC Resolution No. 7-46-9) proclaiming their desire to protect and preserve Ngchesar’s water sources and resources; and NS…

Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that three male juveniles were nabbed at 12:35 a.m. on November 9 at M-Dock in Medalaii for minor consuming alcohol. At 230 a.m. on Sunday, a female juvenile was also picked up for minor consuming alcohol.The minor was nabbed at Meyas, in Koror.Patrol Divisio…

Amin said that disputes among varying groups of Bangladesh workers regarding the best direction to take in order to establish good working relationships between the workers their employers and the people of Palau have resulted in a break of unity among the Bangladesh workers. In an interview with A…

LTJG Riley Smith, Officer-in-charge of CAT 133-24 and his team will turnover Camp Katuu to the new Air Force CAT on Nov. 14. The team’s seven-month stay in Palau yielded several community construction projects as well as community relations programs.The team community construction projects amounted…

Bureau of Public Safety Director Norvert H. Yano said that 62-year-old Elia Tulop was transported to the hospital for treatment on Friday afternoon. Yano said that a CPR was applied on Tulop while he was being transported to the hospital.Tulop was hooked up to the machine and was under observation …

Supreme Court Chief Justice Arthur Ngiraklsong and Associate Justice Lourdes F. Materne and Associate Justice Alexandra F. Foster in their opinion order yesterday reversed the ruling of Associate Justice Kathleen M. Salii when she granted summary judgment in favor of the Republic. The Justices said…

Kloulechad and Carabit work with Palau Historic Preservation Office (PHPO) and have spent much of their time doing research, conducting field work, and recording and documenting Palau’s historical sites – inclusive of sites significantly influenced by Spanish colonialism. According to Kloulechad, t…

Guest speakers for today’s meeting are Project Steering Committee members Health Insurance assessment with Secilil Eldebechel, Ken Uyehara and Francisca Vogt. The chamber said that the financing schemes that will be presented deal with legislation that adds to employee and employer withholdings to …