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The United States Embassy in a statement announced that the USS O’ Kane and USNS Walter S. Diehl will make a port call in Palau for five days. The USS O’KANE and the USNS Walter has 46 officers and 394 enlisted and it is a guided missile destroyer.The USS O’KANE was commissioned on October 23, 1999…

Haser Hainrick, FSM National Public Auditor and team leader for the APIPA Peer Review Team, Annes Leben, team member and Pohnpei State Public Auditor and Charles W. Hester, Technical Consultant, APIPA Peer Review Team, in their letter to Acting Public Auditor Saturnino Tewid said that the OPA is su…

Chauncey Tarkong, also known as John Chokai, stole $200 from Toribiong and  altered his check with intent to defraud, the AGO stated. Tarkong appeared in court for arraignment last week and pleaded not guilty.He was released from custody after posting a $200 surety bond.His status conference was se…

The amendment called for the implementation of the arrival fee on Oct. 1, 2008. In a letter to the Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) leaders, the president said the delay was also being done because the Senate has passed a subsequent amendment to put off the implementation to April 1, 2009 and to deal with …

Remengesau named Judge Richard Benson as part time associate justice of the country’s Supreme Court. Benson in accepting the appointment said that “I am deeply grateful to you for this high honor and will do my best to fulfill the obligations coming with the position.”Benson said that he is looking…

Bureau of Public Health Director Stevenson Kuartei, during President Tommy Remengesau’s press conference on Wednesday, briefed the community about the dengue fever situation in Palau. Kuartei said there were 44 cases of dengue in September.The national government has spearheaded cleanup efforts tha…

Palau was also a recipient of development aid from the Czech Republic in 2007 which focused on supply of dental equipment and support for the Czech dentist working at the hospital’s dental clinic.  Some of the funds were used to purchase mobile dental equipment needed for the provision of dental ca…

His running has sparked rumors that Koror State will lose one of its premiere conservationists and that the protection of Koror’s natural resources will decrease – if not diminish. In a phone interview with Eledui, he said that Koror State is in good hands. Moreover, he said “the people I work with…

The president was reacting to the concern raised by Sen. Alfonso Diaz in his radio station that the bill could close his radio station down because of the strict policies introduced in the measure to regulate radio communications. The president said the bill is meant to set up a comprehensive regul…

Hesus Ngiraitpang is also facing reckless driving, failing to obey a police officer and obstructing justice. The affidavit of probable cause submitted to court stated that Ngiraitpang on June 18 was driving a 1996 green station wagon on the main highway while under the influence of alcohol.The affi…