GENEVA, 04 MAY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE)—International experts have advised the World Health Organisation (WHO) to work to identify the animal origins of the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic and its transmission to humans, the UN agency said on Friday. The recommendation was among the outcomes of the latest meeting of the Emergency Committee on […]
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Five Marshall Islanders safe after nine-day drift
MAJURO, 04 MAY 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY)—Five Marshall Islanders who survived a nine-day open ocean drift are reported safe after their small boat floated into a remote atoll Thursday. The group, which reportedly includes an 11-year-old boy, left Majuro Atoll 21 April for Arno Atoll, about 15 miles to the east. It usually takes less than […]
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Taiwan Embassy donates $1,000 to Palau Track and Field Association
Ambassador Wallace Chow of the ROC (Taiwan) presented a check of $1,000 to Senator Regis Akitaya, concurrently the President of Palau Track and Field Association, on May 1st, 2020 in support of the development of track and field sport in Palau. Palau Track and Field Association organize different kinds of sport events where young athletes […]
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PICRC researchers complete field work on grouper aggregation research
Last month in April, Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) researchers completed the field work for the grouper aggregation study in several sites around Koror and Ngarchelong. The purpose of the research, led by PICRC researcher Lincy Lee Marino, is to understand the relationship between fishing pressure and its impact on three different grouper species […]
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Consensus Moving Forward
“As I sit here I note there are three groups: leaseholders and developers, Koror State Government, and the Environmental Quality Protection Board (EQPB) each representing different concerns. As discussions progressed, we have come to an understanding, to protect our environment. I am happy that we now know what our different roles are because we must […]
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Palau Conservation Society receives generous gift from Atalanta Sosnoff
Koror, Palau – In mid-April, Palau Conservation Society (PCS) was delighted to receive support from beyond Palau’s reefs. Generously, Atalanta Sosnoff, an international investment manager, gifted PCS witha donation $3500.00. The gift was presented by Kamani Kuala’au, Senior Vice President at Atalanta Sosnoff, who had hoped for the opportunity to present the gift in person. […]