The Judiciary received about 75 essays from students at several elementary schools across Palau after inviting students in September to write about the meaning and celebration of Independence Day. Students in grades one through three were asked, “How do people celebrate Independence Day?” Students in grades four through six responded to “Why do we celebrate […]
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Shin Kong Hospital Supports Pacific Islands Forum and Provides Medical Care to Palau Community
KOROR, Palau — Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital (Shin Kong Hospital) reaffirmed its commitment to healthcare cooperation with Palau by providing medical support to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) while also delivering medical care to the local Palauan community. For the Forum, Shin Kong Hospital dispatched a team of 13 medical specialists and healthcare […]
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PICRC Represents Palau at 52nd U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting, with Palau to Host the 53rd in 2027
The 52nd U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) Meeting took place from August 27 to September 4, 2026, at the Department of the Interior (DOI) Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event brought together leaders from U.S. federal agencies, states, territories, and Freely Associated States to discuss current threats to coral reef ecosystems, review national priorities, […]
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Koror Students Explore the Hidden Sounds of Coral Reefs
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — About 50 fourth- and fifth-grade students at Koror Elementary School learned that coral reefs are not silent ecosystems during an educational activity focused on underwater sounds and marine life. The activity was led by Dr. Sophie L. Nedelec, a researcher from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom […]
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Palau partners work with farmers on fruit fly, pest control
The Bureau of Environment is working with the Bureau of Agriculture, Japan International Cooperation Agency and Taiwan Technical Mission to strengthen fruit fly and pest control efforts for farmers in Palau. The agencies are implementing the Fruit Fly Control Project, which provides farmers with technical assistance and practical methods to manage agricultural pests. In August, […]
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Palau EQPB Water Quality Laboratory Recertified, Adds Chemistry Certification
KOROR, Palau — Sept. 25, 2026 — The Palau Environmental Quality Protection Board’s Water Quality Laboratory has been recertified to conduct microbiological testing of drinking water, marine water and other surface water under the U.S. Freely Associated States Laboratory Certification Program. The laboratory was recertified for drinking water analysis using the Colilert method and for […]