As Guam braces itself for the worst, Typhoon Mangkham downgraded to Category 2 typhoon and passed Guam around 8pm last night, moving away from the region. The typhoon has been predicted to reach either Category 3 or 4 as it reached the Marianas. As it moved away, it continued to bring heavy rains to Guam […]
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Congressman suggests women should be banned from social media
Delegate Swenny Ongidobel of the House of Delegates is recommending banning women from the social media and committing instead to their traditional roles. The September 9 House of Delegates session elicited unfavorable comments from members of the Palauan forums on Facebook, after a video clip of him suggesting that women stay away from social media […]
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High Chief Ngchesar Ngirakebou Bedor of Ngchesar passes away
High Chief of Ngchesar Ngirakebou Roman Bedor passed away on September 8, 2018 peacefully at the Belau National Hospital according to his family. Ngirakebou Bedor has been ill for some time and was in the Philippines for treatment until recently when he returned home. Chief Ngirakebou Bedor, in addition to his traditional position as the […]
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GEF Small Grants Program Global Manager lauds Palau’s conservation works
The Global Manager of GEF Small Grants Program, Yoko Watanabe, expressed her appreciation of Palau’s conservation works and said that they are ready to do more projects here. In a letter dated August 31 which was addressed to President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., Watanabe said the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) GEF Small Grants Programme is […]
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$60K allocated for 24th Independence celebration
Vice President Raynold Oilouch, who is the chair of the committee tasked to handle Palau’s Independence Day celebration this October 1, said that the government has okayed the appropriation of $60,000 for the Independence day celebration. Oilouch, however, admitted that the amount allocated is not enough so the committee is finding other means to raise […]
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Man accused of felony now a fugitive
A man accused of a ‘felony’ has been allegedly in hiding for two weeks now after an arrest warrant was issued by the court against him. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ), in a public announcement, stated that the arrest warrant was issued by the court against Foncy Sambal, a resident of Ngerkesoaol, Koror, on August […]