LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Herro should still be in college. He’s not, but is still a student. He carries a red spiral-bound notebook with him at all times, jotting down notes when things pop into his head. What worked, what didn’t, where he thinks he can get better and how he’s feeling […]
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Only 28 Palau athletes need Mumps immunization says PNOC Secretary General
Out of the 189 athletes and officials who will be sent to Yap for the Micronesian Games, only 28 need to get Mumps immunization, according to Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) Secretary General and Community and Cultural Affairs Minister Baklai Temengil-Chilton. The rest of the athletes have updated immunization shots. Yap, which will be hosting […]
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NEA raids Cannabis farms
The Narcotics Enforcement Agency (NEA)officers raided Cannabis farms in Angaur State on July 3 and seized a total of 247 cannabis plants. Based on a press statement sent by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to the media, the seized Cannabis plants, which were in various stages of maturity, were brought to Koror for destruction. Officers […]
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Youngsters reminded getting education abroad is hard if they are nabbed for DUI
Public Safety Director Aloysius Alonz stressed out especially to high school students here in Palau that taking college education abroad will be hard for them if they are caught and convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. “The worst thing about DUI, once you get DUI, you cannot leave Palau, that’s the hard […]
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BPS Director sheds light on car tinting law confusion
Public Safety Director Alloysius Alonz clarified in an interview with Island Times on Wednesday that the amendment being pushed in the congress on car tinting law is still on the process and that the current law still applies. According to Alonz, some vehicle operators are already starting to fix their car according to the talk […]
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Palau’s top leaders express disappointment on Hillbroom case outcome
Palau President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. and Vice President and Justice Minister Raynold Oilouch both expressed their disappointment on the recent outcome of DHL Heir Larry Imeong Hillbroom’s drug trafficking case. Remengesau, during a press conference on Wednesday, July 4, said that the plea agreement between the court and defendant Hillbroom on the Conspiracy to Traffic […]