ASAN, Guam – Joint Region Marianas regrets to inform the public that the Navy Area-Wide Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting, initially scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 19, has been postponed. Due to on-going typhoon recovery efforts and in-depth regional training, the RAB will be held at a later date, to be announced. (PR)
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Ngiwal legislature runoff poll bares Takataro leading the race
The unofficial results released by the Palau Election Commission (PEC) on September 17 revealed Hideki Takataro is leading the race for the seat in the Kelulul A Kiulul (KAK) – Ngiwal State Legislature. Hideki Takataro garnered 177 votes out of the 311 votes casted for the Ngiwal State 18th Legislature Run-Off Election. Russel Masayos, who […]
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IEA execs in Palau for one-week visit
Executives of the Institute for Environmental Analytics (IEA)are in Palau for a one-week visit to gather data that will be utilized to develop a software that will help Palau in achieving its goals in transitioning to renewable energy resources. IEA Chief Executive Officer Colin McKinnon and Climate Programme Manager Maria Noguer had arrived on September […]
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Fire razes Village Store in Airai, management speculates it is a case of arson
Three years of hard work had literally turned into ashes for the couple who operated the Village Store in Ngerusar, Airai as fire razed it to the ground on Wednesday night. Lolita Ancheta rushed to Airai upon learning that the store which she and her husband, Bangladesh-citizen Mamun Islam, had worked hard to build in […]
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Mechesil Belau celebrates 25th anniversary
The Mechesil Belau, in its 25th year, has yet again encouraged the participation of several women in the discussion of various topics pertaining to environment, education, health and the preservation, protection, and promotion of tradition and culture, among others during their annual conference which ran from September 18-20 this year at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center. […]
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Three new human trafficking cases filed for prosecution
A few months after the Anti-Human Trafficking Office has been set up, a total of five cases has already been dealt with by the agency. During the Mechesil Belau Conference on Wednesday at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center, Anti-Human Trafficking coordinator Jennifer Anson said that their current data shows that five cases are already being worked […]