PALAU for the first time is selling its fishing days under the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) vessel day scheme (VDS) to a fishing company in the Philippines. Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism (MNRET) Umiich Sengebau in an interview said Palau has recently entered into a bilateral agreement with RD Fishing Group, […]
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PSS Remeliik returns from 8-day mission
Palau’s patrol vessel, PSS H. I. Remeliik concluded its eight-day surveillance of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS), and marine law enforcement officers are delighted to return with no illegal activity sighted during the mission. All vessels were determined to be transiting through Palauan waters to fish in either the high seas or the Indonesian […]
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Inabo, Masang accuse each other of misconduct
The word war between Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) Chairman of the Board Sam Masang and Senator Rukebai Inabo continue, as they accused each other of official misconduct. Inabo, in her March 4 letter to Masang, said she has not committed any official misconduct when she negotiated for a housing allowance during her role as […]
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Palau sends delegates to Cuba to strengthen health care, education
Palau delegation with Cuba’s Minister of Public Health, Dr. Morales, and his Directors. (Contributed Photo) A BIG Palauan delegation visited Cuba on February 23 to check out Palauan medical students there and learn from the country’s renowned health care system. Health Minister and Doctor Emais Roberts led the delegation together with Education Minister Sinton Soalablai, […]
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Obichang: I followed Open Government Act
Public Infrastructure, Commerce and Industry Minister Charles Obichang asserts that he complied with the Open Government Act on the Airport Improvement and Expansion Project. “We followed the Open Government Act which states that certain information relating to negotiations with other countries or entities can be withheld,” stated Obichang. Obichang stressed that all copies of contracts […]
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Palau EQPB lab re-certified
THE US Freely Associated States Laboratory Certification Program, has re-certified the Palau Environmental Quality Protection Board Laboratory for analysis of drinking water using the Colilert method, and marine and other surface water samples using the Enterolert™ method. The certification is effective until 2020. Laboratory Supervisor Metiek Kimie Ngirchechol, and analyst Jesse Sengebau were certified as […]