The Palau International Coral Reef Center has received a generous $10,000 donation from Surangel and Sons Company! Mrs. Marilyn Whipps, Mrs. Yrang W. McCarty and Mr. Eric Whipps presented the donation on behalf of the company. “Surangel and Sons Company has been an invaluable partner to the Center for over fifteen years,” said Dr. Yimnang […]
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Posted inBillboard
#KeledANgercheled Logo Contest offers $250 prize
Graphic designers and artists are invited to submit logos as part of the #KeledANgercheled (Our Food is Our Responsibility) campaign! The logo contest is open to all local residents. Logos must be submitted in digital form by 5 pm on Tuesday, January 18. #KeledANgercheled is a whole-of-society and whole-of-government approach to increasing national Food Security […]
Posted inPacific News
Commonwealth hires luxury Crown executive jets to do aid work in Pacific
The Australian federal government hired private luxury jets belonging to Crown Melbourne to deliver aid, including COVID-19 vaccinations, to two Pacific destinations earlier this year at a cost of almost $600,000 (US$428,000). The flights were confirmed by Crown and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), though Foreign Minister Marise Payne declined to comment. […]
Posted inWorld News
Australia, Japan sign defense pact as China concerns loom
SYDNEY (AP) — The leaders of Japan and Australia signed a “landmark” defense agreement Thursday that allows closer cooperation between their militaries and stands as a rebuke to China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in a virtual summit to sign the Reciprocal […]
Posted inWomen's Corner
SELF-RESPECT
Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth. ~Unknown Anyone who pays attention to young children knows that the child’s mind is like a sponge and that it takes in the environment without any detailed formal instruction. I’ve been observing my nephew’s sons. When I mirror their joys or fears they […]
Posted inWorld News
US forces in Japan ordered to wear masks as COVID cases jump
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. military on Thursday ordered personnel stationed in Japan to wear masks when going off base to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections. American forces have come under fire after a recent spike in coronavirus cases in areas where they are based in large numbers, including Okinawa and Iwakuni, both in […]