DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar recently arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The move comes as Qatar faces intense international scrutiny over its labor practices ahead of […]
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Astros star Alvarez back at ballpark after breathing scare
ATLANTA (AP) — Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was held out of the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Braves after being taken to a hospital the previous night because of shortness of breath. Manager Dusty Baker said doctors weren’t able to find any cause of the breathing issues. Alvarez was at the ballpark but […]
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Signing ceremony for TDOC MoU between Taiwan and Palau
Ambassador Jessica Lee of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Minister Obichang (MPII) and Minister Udui (MOF) signed Taiwan Digital Opportunity Center (TDOC) MoU on August 15, 2022 at PCC. As Dr. Patrick Tellei of PCC witnessed the MoU signing, Director Stalin Pedro, Manager Conrad Ellechel and Dean Hedrick Kual attended the event as well. […]
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HOD requests Whipps to revisit sea cucumber harvesting
The House of Delegates (HOD) is urging President Surangel Whipps Jr, to look into the commercial viability of sea cucumber harvest, which has remained on moratorium since 2011. In House Joint Resolution No. 11-28-6, members of the HOD said the impact of COVID-19 on Palau has exposed the country’s economic vulnerabilities and that the potential […]
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Congratulations to the recipients of Taiwan Scholarships 2022
The Taiwan Scholarship Recipient Orientation was held on August 16, 2022, at the Ministry of Education. Ambassador Jessica Lee of the Republic of China (Taiwan) awarded ten students Taiwan Scholarship certificate. Minister of Education, Dr. Dale Jenkins, Board Member of Palau National Scholarship Board, Joseph Anastacio and Palau High School Principal, Smyth Rdang also attended […]
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15 Palauan College students graduates Complete Summer Internship Program
It was a productive and insightful summer for the latest recipients of the PNSB Palau Fellowship Award, who were able to return home and undergo 8-weeks of internship experience with various national and local agencies in Palau. One of the recipients had remained in Taiwan, where he attends college, and completed his internship with the […]