As the Koror State will celebrate its 35th Constitution Day on October 21, a state law and executive order are also going to be signed on the same day to back the new official seal design proposed for the state. The new seal design is proposed to show three Bai(s), a traditional men’s meeting house, […]
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US Official visits Palau to discuss bilateral relationship, Indo-Pacific Strategy
United States’ East Asian and Pacific Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary W. Patrick Murphy had visited Palau last week to meet local officials and discuss bilateral relationship including the advancement of US’ Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy in which Palau is a part of. In a roundtable discussion with the media on Friday, October 12, […]
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‘Forget about the polls,’ new Ngarchelong Governor urges
The new Ngarchelong Governor Richard Ngiratrang urges the people to forget about the past elections and instead move forward for the betterment of the state. In an interview during the sidelines of his inauguration on Friday, October 12, Governor Ngiratrang, the youngest to run for the gubernatorial seat during the Ngarchelong State 10th General Elections, […]
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Remengesau says new climate change report should serve as a wake up call
President Tommy Remengesau Jr. said that the latest global warming report should serve as a wake-up call to developed nations that it could no longer “feign ignorance” to the catastrophic impact of climate change. The new report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released on October 10, describes a dire world as a result of […]
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Contract to achieve 45% renewable energy may be in jeopardy
Palau’s move to achieve its promised objective of 45% use of renewable energy by year 2025 as early as September of next year based on the recent agreement signed between Palau Public Utilities Corporation and ENGIE EPS, is in danger of collapsing due to very tight timeline conditions. The Purchase Agreement recently signed between PPUC […]
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MOH signs TGA MOU with the government of Australia
On Wednesday, October 03, 2018, Australia Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Repubic of the Marshall Islands & the Republic of Palau His Excellency George Fraser and the Republic of Palau Minister of Health Emais Roberts, MD, FACS, signed the Therapeutic Good Administration Memorandum of Understanding (TGA MOU). The TGA MOU Signing […]