Eligible Palauan senior citizens and Palauans receiving disability insurance benefits can get their $480 social assistance checks on June 24, 2025, said Director Elway Ikeda of the Bureau of Revenue & Taxation. Recently passed supplemental budget bill, RPPL 12-1, appropriated $1.4 million of social assistance for Palauan citizens who are 60 years and over and […]
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Regional Police to assist Palau with security during 2025 Pacific Mini Games
KOROR, Palau — Between 15 and 17 regional police officers from across the Pacific are expected to support Palau law enforcement during the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, Minister of Justice Jennifer Olegeriil announced. Palau is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week with a regional policing deployment agency composed of more than […]
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Palau assembles full 225-Athlete Team for 2025 Pacific Mini Games
KOROR, Palau (June 5, 2025) — Palau has finalized its full roster of 225 athletes for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, the maximum number allowed, according to Palau National Olympic Committee Secretary General Baklai Temengil-Chilton. The announcement was made Wednesday during a meeting with Team Palau at the Palau National Gym. Palau will field the […]
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Palau hosts Ocean Science Workshop to strengthen climate and marine services
KOROR, Palau (June 5, 2025) — Government officials, scientists, and community stakeholders gathered Thursday for the start of the Palau Ocean Science to Service Workshop, a two-day regional initiative aimed at bolstering Palau’s capacity to use ocean and climate data to address pressing national challenges. WSO Director Maria Ngemaes, Australian Ambassador Toby Sharpe and participants […]
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Former Palau Honorary Consul files EU complaint, alleges Human Rights violations over Entry Ban
KOROR, Palau — George Victor Malek, a former honorary consul of Palau to Monaco, has formally requested the European Union to investigate alleged human rights violations committed by Palau’s Director of Immigration and Customs, citing his placement on Palau’s “Undesirable Alien” list without due process. In a letter dated June 1, 2025, addressed to the […]
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Warming Oceans threaten Pacific Island Communities as 2024 sets Climate Records
GENEVA (June 5, 2025) — The South-West Pacific experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, with warming oceans, rising sea levels, and more intense storms threatening the very survival of low-lying island nations, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2024 […]