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Every year, President  Remengesau and the first lady attend the gathering of the Palauan community in the Pacific Northwest.This year will be Remengesau’s last year to attend the celebration as he will end his term by 2008.Presidential candidates Johnson Toribiong, Surangel Whipps joined the celebr…

Abel Caine, Adviser for Communication and Information in the Pacific, Apia Cluster Office said the workshop will assist Palau in improving reporting on gender and specifically on women’s issues as well as identify specific training opportunities for female journalists and a female –friendly work en…

Participating colleges are the Palau Community College (PCC), College of Micronesia in Ponpei, College of the Marshall Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and American Samoa Community College.Robert van Woseik, Professor of the Florida Institute of Technology said the works…

The bill proposes to amend Title 37, Chapter 4, § 413 of the Palau National Code to “provide appropriation to the Public Utilities Corporation to establish equitable electricity rates; to require approval of fuel rate increase; to subsidize fuel costs and operational needs; and to freeze current el…

Delegate Noah Secharraimul, Delegate Sabino Anastacio, Delegate Kerai Mariur, Delegate Jonathan Isechal, Delegate Mario S Gulibert, and Delegate Thomas Patris introduced House Bill No. 7-207-34S – to compensate Arai State for use of its natural fresh water resource – on May 28.The bill notes that t…

Remengesau told reporters the world is facing energy crisis and this does not mean an economic crisis.‘There are companies that are doing very well,” Remengesau said.He said that fuel supplier, gas stations are businesses that are thriving.This was in reaction in the so-called sentiment by business…

The amount will be used to replace the current CSPP data system.In a letter to President Remengesau, Nikolao Pula, Director of the Office of Insular Affairs said that the new CSPP system will allow for better financial management and accountability.Pula said that the design and implementation of th…

She worked for a few months in the U.S. and eventually obtained a scholarship in Regis University located in Denver, Colorado.Ngoriakl said the4-year degree scholarship grant will cost at least $100,000.Ngoriakl is currently in Palau for a vacation and will go back to the U.S, to continue her studi…

According to Governor Edwin Chiokai, personnel of the Division of the Environmental Health (DEH) of the Palau Ministry of Health were Kayangel last week to inspect the sites for the construction of the compost toilets.According to DEH, the compost toilets will be funded by grants from Ausaid and US…

The four-day familiarization tour was sponsored by Continental Airlines whose goal is to promote Palau.Director of Corporate Communication of Continental Airlines Koji Nagata said that the Palau Visitors Authority is a partner in this tour and that the media trip is a part of a continued year-aroun…