Koror, Palau – June 16, 2025 — The traditional voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu arrived back in Palau on Monday, June 16, 2025, after completing a cultural expedition from Taiwan. The canoe was welcomed with a public ceremony at 11:00 a.m. at NECO Marina in Malakal, celebrating its latest successful journey guided by ancestral non-instrument navigation. […]
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Our Ocean Conference concludes, Palau pledges to protect reefs, reiterates stance on deep-sea mining
The third United Nations Ocean Conference ended on Friday in Nice, France, after five days of high-level discussions and negotiations. Key outcomes of the meeting included renewed support for the High Seas Treaty and international calls for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining. Palau was among the countries that signed a new pledge to protect climate-resilient […]
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Show Chwan Health Care System deepens collaboration with Palau, promotes integration of traditional and Western Medicine
Under the leadership of President Dr. Ming-Ho Huang, the Show Chwan Health Care System has long been committed to international medical cooperation and the promotion of preventive medicine. In 2015, Show Chwan began its collaboration with Palau by dispatching case managers to work with the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Unit and assist in developing a cloud-based […]
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Palau welcomes largest-ever group of student Interns
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau (June 16, 2025) — A record 35 college students have been selected for the 2025 Palau Fellowship Award, marking the largest group of summer interns hosted by the Palau National Scholarship Board (PNSB) since the program began. The award supports Palauan’s students pursuing higher education by providing hands-on work experience […]
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Palau Aquarium bids farewell to PHS interns
On May 15th, the Palau International Coral Reef Center’s (PICRC) Outreach Department bid farewell to two student interns from Palau High School, Lukas Clapp and Joshiana Dilmesiou Towne, who completed their internship at the Palau Aquarium. Lukas began his internship on January 17, with Dilmesiou joining him in April. During their time at the Aquarium, […]
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Food Safety and Food Processing Training course certificate presentation at the BOA-MAFE
June 6, 2025- Great News from the Bureau of Agriculture at Ngchesar, Palau! Strengthening Skills, Empowering Futures! We’re beyond excited to share some big wins in our journey to boost food security and income for our small-scale agricultural producers, especially our incredible women farmers on Babeldaob! Beyond just growing, we recently completed a crucial Food […]