By: Laurel Marewibuel Koror, Palau — “Communications and media play a significant role in ensuring our region reaches its goals,” said Gen Ilolahia, co-founder of Moanan in Auckland, New Zealand, describing a recent regional media training as “a great initiative to build media capacity across the Pacific.” From November 3 to 7, journalists and communication […]
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Palau Court Orders Businessman to Pay $444K in Tax Fraud Case
By: L.N. Reklai | November 10, 2025 | Koror, Palau The Supreme Court of Palau has sentenced businessman Ephram Polycarp to pay more than $444,000 in restitution, a $40,000 fine, and to serve five years of supervised probation after his conviction on multiple counts of filing false tax returns and failing to pay taxes. Polycarp […]
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Palau leads restoration to revive Sonsorol’s Islands and enable communities to return
SONSOROL, 07 NOVEMBER 2025 (SPREP)—- In an initiative to restore ecological balance and strengthen community resilience, the Republic of Palau is leading restoration efforts to remove rats from the islands of Sonsorol, Merir, and Fanna. Scheduled for implementation in 2026, the targeted efforts aims to rejuvenate ecosystems, improve food security and support the cultural and […]
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Senate President Expresses Frustration with House Over Budget Delay
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — “We can’t do anything except wait for them,” Senate President Hokkons Baules said this week, voicing growing frustration over what he described as repeated delays by the House of Delegates in acting on Palau’s Fiscal Year 2026 national budget bill. With just six weeks left before the Continuing Budget […]
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Koror Candidates Race Toward Election Day Amid Youth Voices, Tight Contests, and Absentee Votes
By: Laurel Marewibuel & L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — With just four days left before Koror State’s general election, candidates and their supporters are stepping up efforts to reach voters, lining roadsides each morning and afternoon with signs, chants, and calls to action as the race heads into its final stretch. Young voters have emerged […]
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Silver Mazda Crashes Into Honda Near Kwik Mart; Female Passenger Injured, Driver Flees Scene
By: Faith Chen At around 9 p.m. Nov. 4, a silver Mazda traveling down the left lane crashed into a silver Honda merging into the middle lane in front of the Kwik Mart at Topside. An employee from Prime Grub who witnessed the crash said, “What we saw is that the silver Honda was in […]