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Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that the victim reported the incident to the police on November 2 at 7:40 p.m. The victim said that an unknown suspect entered her apartment and stole her belongings amounting to $500.

Community activist Kathy Kesolei and former Head Start Director Regina Mesebeluu remained on the list of the top 13 candidates as of midnight, Friday and were on their way to becoming Palau’s first female senators. The election commission still has to tabulate absentee ballots requested by mail tom…

The election commission said an additional 700 absentee ballots were requested through mail and they will be tabulated tomorrow, Nov. 11. As of 11:30 p.m., Thursday,   Toribiong-Mariur had 4,770 votes while Chin-Seid got 4,554. Chin edged Toribiong on Saipan, 250 to 185; and Hawaii, 162 to 141; but…

Patrol Division Chief Ismael Aguon said that the incident was reported to the police on November 4 at 9:10 a.m. Police were dispatched to the scene.Aguon said that burglars managed to break the lock and enter the school premises.Aguon said the burglars stole tools and three bush cutters.The Chief a…

Harley Fletcher was charged with rape, burglary, assault and battery and disturbing the peace. He appeared for arraignment on October 30 and waived reading of the information and through his counsel Assistant Public Defender Jason Shaw entered a plea of not guilty to the charges.Assistant Attorney …

According to a report in Forward – a Jewish weekly paper, which first published articles about the AgriProcessor plant in Iowa in 2006 and has maintained its coverage of the plant – a great number of workers have nothing to do except sitting around restaurants, farmhouse, and benches in town …

The president on Sunday referred House Bill no. 7-147-22S, HD1, SD5 for additional review and action. The bill is supposed to restore certain Social Security benefits but because of contentious issues in the bill, he referred back the measure.He said there was no actuary report made to the bill. Th…

The new law makes amendments to the former law that will strengthen and update our legal regime regarding the abuse of minors. The president said the law also makes it more likely that child abuse will be reported and by giving our prosecutors the tools they need to obtain convictions and sentences…

Yano in an interview last night said that police are still monitoring the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center where the counting was held. “We will continue to monitor the place for any assistance until counting is over,”he said.Yano said except for some minor complaints, everything was in order during …

Ms. Roxanne Siual Blesam, Compliance Specialist of the Environmental Quality Protection Board (EQPB), represented Palau in these meetings.  In April 2006, the Honorable Minister Temmy L. Shmull nominated the EQPB to be the Operational Focal Point for the Strategic Approach to International Chemical…