Senate confirmed re-appointments of three Presidential nominees to national boards last week during its 8th Special Session. Mr. Marino Rechesengel, former Director of Tax & Revenue, was re-confirmed to the Board of Directors of the National Development Bank of Palau. Appointee Benjamin Yobech was also re-confirmed to the Board of Directors of the Environmental Quality […]
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0.5 ton of garbage collected at Meyuns Causeway
In commemoration and celebration of the Republic of Palau’s 24th Independence Day, the Office of the President led by the Our Ocean 2020 Secretariat in partnership with the Palau National Marine Sanctuary, the Division of Solid Waste Management, Koror State Solid Waste Management, Environmental Quality Protection Board, Friends of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary and […]
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25th Law Enforcement Commencement Exercise held
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) held the 25th Law Enforcement Academy Commencement Exercise at Palau Community College Cafeteria on October 5, 2018. The initiation was attended by leaders from the Senate, the House of Delegates, State Governors, Speakers, and friends and families of the new Cadets. Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) Director Aloysius Aloys delivered […]
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Impostor poses as Minister
It seems no one is immune from the ills of modern day technology as many Palauans and local residents found themselves receiving messages on their Messenger and Facebook accounts in the last week by someone impersonating Minister of Natural Resource, Environment and Tourism Umiich Sengebau. The account being used have Minister Sengebau’s photo as well […]
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Construction boom in Palau to yield 4K rooms in coming years
More than 4,000 new hotel rooms have entered and will enter Palau’s market, which will amount to more than $300 million investment for the island-nation. Since 2013 to this year, the Environment Quality Protection Board (EQPB) has issued 14 permits for hotels, hostels, bungalows and apartelles, another four applications under review, four applications pending and while […]
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Taiwan embassy contributes $18K for Palau’s tourism promotion
Palau Visitors Authority (“PVA”), would like to recognize Taiwan embassy for its generous support of USD18, 000.00 towards the promotion of Palau’s tourism. PVA represented by Stephanie Nakamura, Managing Director of PVA was presented with the check by H.E. Wallace M.G. Chow, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Republic […]