Palau’s iconic traditional men’s meeting house in Airai State. (File Photo) A Palauan traditional meeting house locally called as Bai will be built on Saipan’s Capital Hill and is eyed for completion before 2020. President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., during his visit to Saipan to attend the inauguration of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) […]
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Taiwan’s President to visit Palau
Republic of China – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen (left) marched on the red carpet with Palau President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. (right) during the latter’s state visit in 2018. (File Photo) Republic of China – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen is set to visit Palau for the first time around the end of March. President Tommy Remengesau, […]
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Norweigian People’s Aid to pay $2.025 million in lawsuit settlement with United States
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement With Norwegian Not-For-Profit, Resolving Claims That It Provided Material Support To Iran, Hamas, And Other Prohibited Parties Under U.S. Law. United States Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman and Inspector General for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) filed and settled a civil fraud suit against Norwegina People’s Aid (NPA), a non-profit, […]
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PM Abe’s Special Advisor visits Palau
Special Advisor to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kentaro Sonoura (rightmost), attends the Mobile Corporation Team Training conducted by the Japan Coast Guard with Palau’s marine law enforcers on January 15 in Malakal. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) Special Advisor to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Palau last night to meet government officials and discuss possible […]
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Cop in controversial 911 call suspended
A cop who was criticized for an improper customer response to 911 call was suspended after investigations revealed she had violated several Bureau Personnel Service System (BPSS) and Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) Rules and Regulations. Minister of Justice Raynold Oilouch told Island Times in an interview yesterday, January 14, that the officer will face […]
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Palau to host 19th Micronesian Presidents’ Summit
Palau is set to host the 19th annual Micronesian President’s Summit on February 20-21. The summit is an annual gathering of the presidents of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Federated States of Micronesia. The summit serves as a venue for the heads of states of the Freely Associated States (FAS) to […]