Medical Referral Committee approved 112 people for medical referral abroad in the 1st quarter of 2018 (Oct. 2017 to Jan. 2018). 53 were sent to Taiwan and 14 went to Manila. 19 went for follow up appointments, 7 were not insured and were self-pay while 10 cancelled. 9 of those approved are pending travel arrangements. […]
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OEK passes another $50 increase in SS benefit payment
Retirees will gain another $50 dollar on top of their Social Security benefit payments come October 2018 if a bill that passed both houses of OEK yesterday become law. The bill increasing Social Security benefit payment by another $50 will be sent this week to President Remengesau Jr. for his approval. [restrict] Source of fund […]
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Court grants motion of PCOC, BTA to weigh in on airport lawsuit
Palau Supreme Court Associate Justice Kathleen Salii on March 23 granted the Palau Chamber of Commerce (PCOC) and the Belau Tourism Association (BTA) motion to file an amicus brief in support of the earlier lawsuit involving the airport expansion project. “Finding that such a brief may provide insights relevant to a just disposition of the […]
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Palau SDBC celebrates SBDC Day
Hundreds of Small Business Development Centers around the United States and its territories celebrated the 2nd SBDC Day on March 21, 2018. The celebration united around 1,000 SBDCs across the country and the hundreds of thousands of clients they’ve served in their near 40-year history. [restrict] Since 1980, 63 state and regional Small Business Development […]
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PICRC Board okays 5-Year Strategic Plan
Every five years, Palau International Coral Reef Center develops a strategic plan to guide its efforts for the next five years. The Palau International Coral Reef Center’s (PICRC) Board of Directors and senior management staff of PICRC, on May 20,2018, evaluated the progress of the last five years and the way forward for the next […]
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BOA, TTM conduct crop-growing workshop in Kayangel
The Bureau of Agriculture (BOA) together with its partner agencies had visited Kayangel on March 23 and 24 to provide agricultural extension services that will help the state’s residents grow crop varieties that thrive in saline and sandy soil. BOA Director Fernando Sengebau invited teams from the Palau Community College-Cooperative Research and Extension (PCC-CRE), National […]