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to the previous consumption of 15 megawatt. He said it appears that consumers, because of the power increase has instituted their own energy saving measures.Peak hours are usually at 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Isechal said low usage indicates that consumers are using electricity wisely.With this, THE Palau P…

Chin said that he skipped the President’s Day celebration in Oregon during the first week of June because he had to stay in Palau when President Remengesau traveled to the United States.He said although his running mate Sen. Alan Seid was there to campaign , many supporters living in the United Sta…

Highway Engineer Kione Isechal in an interview said that the landslides occurred at Ngerikiil , at the area  just before the junction to Melekeok and at Ngaraard.Isechal said that it is now Palau’s responsibility to make road repairs because it was officially turned over to the government last year…

Gov. Horace Rafael said Angaur have received 25 life vests from PMC and that the mobile company agreed to donate several more in the future.Rafael said the currents going to Angaur are sometimes unpredictable. He said  life vests are necessary because of the proximity of the state and to ensure tha…

Center.The first 100 people who arrived were welcomed with giveaways that included miscellaneous trinkets, “No Buttheads” t-shirts and popular tv show posters.  The event began with videos encouraging youth to avoid alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and a special 3-D version of Shrek that gave a cha…

Associate Justice Kathleen M. Salii denied the motion of the government asking the court to reconsider its June 12 decicion dismissing the case against Ngiraingas with prejudice.The Associate Justice in her decision dated June 24, said that the court finds no good cause to reconsider its earlier or…

Highway Engineer Kione Isechal told reporters that although there are four pumps at the treatment plant, three pumps are need to properly operate the plant.He said that Koror residents will be affected by the repair because the water supply will be turned off from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Water meanwhile i…

Koshiba in an interview on Wednesday stressed that people in Palau are facing a “big” crisis contrary to what President Remengasau is saying that there is no crisis in Palau.He said the economic crisis happens because people don’t have money to spend and don’t have money to pay for their utility bi…

Vice President Elias Camsek Chin on Wednesday said that the instructor is expected to arrive here on June 30 to teach the students.Chin said he has no information yet on how many instructors will arrive and what kinds of instruments will be taught to the students.The Academy donated 46 equipments t…

  The efforts of the traditional leaders have, for as long as memory has served, not gone unnoticed.  However, due to oversight, some of the on-going conservation efforts throughout Micronesia have neglected to incorporate within their development processes culturally expected traditional protocols…