On August 21, the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), the Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) and the National Safety Office under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Industries and Commerce, provided President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr. with a brief overview of the progress made in locating, securing and removing Explosive Remnants of War (ERWs) on land and […]
Continued Monitoring of the Protected Areas Network
In 2015, Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) conducted baseline surveys in 13 of the 14 Protected Area Network (PAN) sites to track changes in coral reef and seagrass habitats. This month, PICRC has begun the second round of monitoring in these sites, starting with Ngelukes Conservation Area.
PNSB a wards 5 full scholarships for SY 2017-2018
Palau National Scholarship Board has completed the first part of reviewing and awarding of this new school year 2017-2018 applications for PNSB financial assistance. So far, the Scholarship Board is happy to report that among this year’s recipients are 5 outstanding students who were declared eligible to receive full scholarships. A recipient of the Palau […]
PNSB awards the first Masami Siksei Memorial Scholarship
Palau National Scholarship Board (PNSB) awards the first Masami Siksei Memorial Scholarship. This is the newest scholarship program that is administered by the PNSB. The late Mr. Masami Siksei was a strong advocate for education and his family has established this new scholarship as a tribute to him. There is only one award available in […]
One day a farmer decided…
One day a farmer decided that he wanted to expand his chicken farm. In order to do this he needed a stud rooster. He asked around his fellow farmers and the general consensus was that the best rooster was from a far away town. His name was Randy. The farmer went to this far away […]
Lord, Help!
Let us, then, hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we have a great High Priest who has gone into the very presence of God – Jesus, the Son of God. [restrict] Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who […]