Aries (Mar.21 – Apr.19) Welcome back to the world of the living. You’ve been working hard lately and haven’t taken time out to do much of anything else — so play, of course, has been at the very bottom of that list. Well, it’s time to make up for all that, starting tonight. Get in […]
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President Unveils Pioneering Tourism Campaign
Koror, Palau – On Thursday, January 26, at the first National Joint Leadership Meeting, President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., unveiled the Palau Legacy Project: an integrated tourism marketing campaign to combat the costs of environmentally wasteful and destructive behavior resulting from the increasing number of visitors to our beautiful paradise. [restrict] During the meeting, an […]
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OEK will not rush consideration of high-end accommodation measure
Lawmakers will not rush consideration of the high-end accommodation legislation introduced by President Remengesau but instead will thoroughly review the measure to ensure that concerns brought up about the bill will be addressed. Remengesau last week proposed a law permitting foreign investments in accommodations to be limited to only five-star hotels and resorts. The measure […]
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Regina IV grounded after returning from overhaul in PI
By: L.N. Reklai January 31, 2017 (Koror, Palau) Regina IV, Angaur State boat gets damaged on its return voyage from dry dock in the Cebu, Philippines. [restrict] According to Governor Ken Uyehara, due to very rough seas, the aluminum pipe between the two propellers broke. They are getting a welder to come in and weld […]
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Over $2.8 million scholarship awarded for 2016-17 school year
January 30, 2017 (Koror, Palau) Palau National Scholarship Board (PNSB) awarded $2,802,923.46 in scholarship funds to Palauan students during the 2016-17 school year, according to their report to President Remengesau Jr. yesterday. [restrict] The PNSB met with President Remengesau to discuss initiatives to improve the number of scholarship enrollments in the Republic and to reach […]
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Complete ban on harvesting of “Ngasch” hawksbill turtle proposed
By: L.N. Reklai January 24, 2017 (Palau) A bill to put a complete ban on harvesting of the hawksbill turtle or “Ngasch” has been proposed as Senate bill 10-5. The bill proposed by Senator Phillip Reklai, Senator John Skebong, Senator Rukebai Inabo, Senator Aric Nakamura, Senator Stevenson Kuartei, Senator Mark Rudimch and Senator Kerai Mariur, […]