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The six participants from Palau and three from FSM will be certified as Observers once they complete the course. The training, which is administered by Coordinators and Observers from the Forum Fisheries Agencies started on Wednesday and will end on August 8. There were 20 individuals who applied f…

The petition, copies of which were sent to Chief Justice Ngiraklsong, President Remengesau, members of the Olbiil Er a Kelulau (OEK), the Palau Election Commission, Ngatpang State Legislature, and the media outlets, listed grievances about current legislative practices of Ngatpang State Legislature…

Audy Yona also known as Audi Yona and Kalany Higgins were granted Executive Clemency in their respective convictions. Yona was pardoned on July 10 while Higgins was pardoned on June 4. Yona was charged with grand larceny and conspiracy and was convicted of the charges on July 16, 1998. Yona was als…

CAT 133-24 officer-in-charge LTJG Riley Smith during President Remengesau’s weekly press conference said that the course is aimed at training emergency response professionals to provide prehospital medical care while the patient is being transported to the hospital. The course is in conjunction wit…

The 25 participants including two Observers from United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration received their certificates on Tuesday night during a brief closing ceremony held at the Fuji Restaurant. Ministry of Resources and Development Minister Fritz Koshiba, Ministry of Finance …

The president said since the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, it leaves the government only three months to ensure that essential government operation will continue without any hitch. The proposed amount is $900,000 and it will cover International Organizations obligations, Bureau of School Administratio…

In a press conference Wednesday, Richard Misech, PNCC General Manager said that the proposed increase will be from $11 to $12.10 for the residential telephone line. The business/government fixed line telephone service will increase from $22 to $24.50 per month. The proposed reconnection and change …

  Embracing this as an opportunity to meet this void as a marketing strategy for Palau’s promotion, PVA Japan office in partnership with Continental Airlines Japan and numerous local vendors in Palau laid resources together and strongly took initiatives to market June as an attractive month for tou…

Close to 300 people from all walks of life came to the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center on Wednesday to listen to their candidates on what they have to say on issues that audience would ask. Vice President Elias Camsek Chin, Johnson Toribiong, Surangel Whipps and Sen. Joshua Koshiba were asked about …

According to Daewoo officials, the donation comes in the form of repair work done to a section of the Compact Road that was damaged as a result of a freak accident last year. The section of the road in Ngaraard was charred on November 14, 2007 when a Nissan Terrano driven by Doctor Irene Naito caug…