The Embassy of Japan is pleased to announce this year’s Youth Ambassadors from Palau to attend the High School Students Summit on “World Tsunami Awareness Day” 2018 in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan from October 27 to November 2, 2018. Since 2016, one high school in Palau is provided the opportunity to participate in the event every […]
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30 laws passed in two years
Thirty bills have been enacted into laws in the first two years of this 10th government, according to recent announcement by President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. The law RPPL 10-30, The Responsible Tourism Education Act of 2018 is the 30th RPPL to be enacted yesterday when President Remengesau Jr. signed it into law before the […]
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PVA opens up land activities for tourists
The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA), through its one-stop-shop program, is aiming to provide more tourist activities by showcasing the traditional life and way of governance in Palau. PVA Chairman of the Board Ngiraibelas Tmetuchl told Island Times in an interview that since Palau has been always known to be a diving haven, PVA is now […]
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Melekeok State government renovates summerhouse at Ernguul Park
The Melekeok State government officials and some volunteers had taken the first move to renovate the state’s summerhouse at Ernguul Park on Saturday, October 20, hoping this will encourage others also to do the same. Ngerubesang Men’s Club President Jefferson Thomas, one of the people who volunteered to help the state government with the renovation, […]
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Senate committee chair lays down OEK’s issues on PPA
Senate’s Committee on Public Utilities Chairperson Rukebai Inabo has laid down several concerns raised by the Olbiil Era Kelalau (OEK) on the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) entered into by the Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) and the Engie Eps. In an exclusive interview with Island Times on Friday, October 19, Inabo said that the “sticking […]
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Four kids, lady escape Ngerusar fire
Four kids and a lady were able to escape from a fire that engulfed a residential house in Ngerusar, Airai on October 22 at around 1 a.m. Public Safety Director Aloysius Alonz told Island Times in an interview yesterday that the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) received a call from an unknown lady informing them […]