President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. has signed a presidential proclamation declaring December 3 as the National Day of Persons with Disabilities. The proclamation, which is in line with the United Nations’ annual observation of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), was signed on November 27 calling for Palauans’ participation by conducting programs, ceremonies, and activities. […]
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Palau, Japan to jointly host tourism, trade seminar
Palau and Japan will jointly conduct a seminar on Dec. 4 covering a wide range of issues, from trade, investment, tourism, transportation, energy, aquaculture and agriculture. On the Japan side, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norikazu Suzuki will lead the delegation of the Japanese economic mission taking part in the Japan and Palau Trade, Investment […]
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Remengesau urges Asia-Pacific investors to help save the planet
President Tommy Remengesau Jr. urged investors, businessmen, and fiduciaries to commit to environmentally responsible businesses. Remengesau is in Manila, Philippines as a keynote speaker in this year’s 18th Pacific Region Investment Conference (PRIC). The PRIC is a gathering of fiduciaries from the Asia Pacific region run by the Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies (APAFS), a not-for-profit educational […]
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Palau Judiciary has new Deputy Administrative Director
Hasinta Idechong has been appointed as the new Deputy Administrative Director at the Palau Judiciary, a role that requires her to work closely with the Judiciary’s leadership, direct operations of the office, and improve administrative functions. Idechong had completed her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the California State University in San Bernardino. She also […]
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Palau labor regulations undergo major revision
Justice Minister Raynold Oilouch (left) during the press conference on November 28 at the Office of the President in Meyuns. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) The First major revision to Palau’s Labor Regulations since 2005 has been completed and submitted to the APA process for review. Interested members of the public have 30 days to review and […]
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Gates acquitted, jury overturned
Judge in a rare instance, overturned a jury’s guilty verdict and cleared defendant Nicanor Gates of the Crime of Conspiracy to Trafficked Controlled Substance in a Judgment of Acquittal issued on November 11, 2018. Defendant Nicanor Gates, a Palauan living in California, was criminally charged in August after a package he sent from California to […]