Cable project on schedule, expected services in December By: L.N. Reklai June 5, 2017 (Ngeremlengui,Palau) Symbolic gesture of handing over the cable project to all stakeholders, was held yesterday at the Ngeremlengui Cable Landing Station site. [restrict] Marking one of the key milestones of Palau submarine cable project, the laying of the shore-end of the […]
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John Sugiyama is the new Ngirturong of Ngeremlengui
By: L.N. Reklai June 4, 2017 (Ngeremlengui, Palau) John Sugiyama, a former Senator and businessman, became the [restrict] new Ngirturong, the highest chief of Ngeremlengui in a traditional installation ceremony on Sunday. John Sugiyama, who bore the title Mengesebuuch, took his seat as Ngirturong at Imeong, after acceptance from four other high chiefs and […]
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New Signage for the Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice sports new spiffy signage courtesy of Senator Aric Nakamura. [restrict] Ministry had to build a new signage to replace the old one due to wear and tear after many years of use. This year a new sign has been built to replace the previous one by Senator Aric Nakamura. According to […]
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NEC approve Drought Action Plan
By: L.N. Reklai June 5, 2017 (Koror, Palau) In preparation for forecasted El Nino conditions in the second half of this calendar year, Palau’s National Emergency Committee approved Drought Action Plan or water shortage contingency strategy. [restrict] The plan outlines specific actions and steps for the national government to prepare for and respond to when […]
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President of Palau: If U.S. Won’t Lead, We All Will
By Erika Rosenthal | Friday, June 02, 2017 The U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement means it’s up to the rest of us to move forward on climate action, says President Tommy Remengesau. His island nation is doing just that. [restrict] Editor’s note: This is a guest blog post by President Tommy Remengesau of Palau. […]
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Three Gulf States and Egypt cut ties with Qatar
(June 5, 2017) Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirate, Bahrain, Yemen ,Egypt and lastly Maldives have cut off diplomatic ties with country of Qatar, said to be one of the worst diplomatic crisis to hit the Gulf states in decades. [restrict] The countries accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism and destabilizing their region and Qatar is saying […]