On August 09, 2019, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) welcomed, Elsei Tellei into the Communications and Outreach Office. Tellei is a citizen of the Republic of Palau and comes from the states of Melekeok, Airai, and Ngchesar. After graduating from Mindszenty High School, Tellei pursued an Associate of Arts in liberal Arts from […]
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Lbong Walter joins PICRC administration team
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) welcomed, Lbong Walter into the Administration Department on August 1. As a graduate of Palau High School, Walter completed a Certificate in Administration from Palau Community College and had been working at the old Palau National Marine Sanctuary for the past two years as the Finance Officer. Walter […]
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Ten Chernobyls on a Pacific Island
By Pitamber Kaushik Between the end of the Second World War and 1958, Marshall Islands’ atolls were the United States’ go-to nuclear testing field. The first-ever test called Able was conducted in 1946 on Bikini Atoll, in which the bomb was dropped from a B-29 Superfortress and detonated mid-air, a mere 158 m above the […]
Posted inWorld News
Hong Kong leader defends police, dodges protesters’ demands
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended law enforcement actions Tuesday after protesters prompted an airport shutdown with calls to investigate alleged police brutality. At one of the world’s busiest airports, airlines were checking in passengers for new flights and for those unable to leave Monday when 200 flights were cancelled because […]
Posted inPacific News
Fiji welcomed back to the Pacific Islands Forum
FUNAFUTI, 12 AUGUST 2019 (PACNEWS) — Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga has welcomed the return of Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama to the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Tuvalu this week. Fiji will be represented by the Prime Minister for the first time since it was re-admitted in 2015 after six years of suspension from […]
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World War II Pacific battlegrounds now site of US-China tug of war
MAJURO,12 AUGUST 2019(AFP)— Pacific islands that were key World War II battlegrounds but largely neglected for the past 30 years are now back in the spotlight as China challenges traditional US supremacy in the region. Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, whose territories stretch thousands of kilometres across the Pacific, have […]