Fish ‘n Fins Dive Shop received the prestigious “2017 Tauchen Award” at the biggest Water Sport Exhibition in the world “DAS BOOT” that was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. [restrict] The TAUCHEN Awards – the “Oscars of the Diving Industry” – were handed over to the winners for the 19th time. The bronze dolphin statures were […]
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Various sectors call for environmental impact fee delay
Several sectors are calling for the postponement of the implementation of the new $100 environmental impact fee on April 1, 2017, stating that the fee will further contribute to the decrease of tourism arrivals in Palau. The International Airline Transport Association (IATA), Japanese community in Palau, the Belau Tourism Association (BTA) and United Airlines, are […]
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VP Oilouch inherits MOJ, says up to the challenge
By: L.N. Reklai February 1, 2017 (Koror, Palau) 23 days into office, Vice President Raynold Oilouch faces a lot of challenges as the new Minister of Justice but he says that they are “up to the challenge to do all that is necessary to the get the job done.” With heads of every division under […]
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Initial Stage of Babeldaob Water Systems Improvement Commences
In late January 2017, PPUC started the initial stage of improving the water quality in Babeldaob. PPUC’s work starts with repairing the water system filters for seven States in Babeldaob by replacing the existing filter media and strainers. [restrict] The type of filter media used in the Babeldaob water systems is called a sand filter […]
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Coral Reef Foundation opens its new laboratory
The Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF) hosted the opening of their new laboratory building on Malakal Island on January 31st. Guests had a chance to tour the new facility and learn about the Foundation’s activities. The previous CRRF laboratory building was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of May 20th, 2015 when a […]
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Church gives sanctuary to Syrian asylums seekers
By: L.N. Reklai The Syrian family of 4, a mother and 3 sons, who arrived in Palau in December seeking temporary asylum, has been given sanctuary by the Palau catholic church while awaiting response from UN Office in Canberra, Australia, where they have applied for asylum status. [restrict] Saada Al Taweel and her three minor […]