By: L.N. Reklai January 30,2017 (Koror, Palau) Communicable Disease Unit of the Bureau of Public Health reports that dengue cases continue to rise but no new case of zika virus has been reported. [restrict] Encouraging the public to continue to take precaution against mosquito-borne diseases, Ministry of Health urges the public to maintain cleanliness around […]
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Palau’s COFA Trust Fund at $197,419,325
January 28, 2017 (Pacific Note)- As of 31 December 2016, Palau’s total investment under the COFA (Compact of Free Association) Trust Fund is valued at $197,419,325. According to the quarterly report to President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr, the fund grew at 7.74 percent last year. Since the trust fund inception in 1994 with an initial […]
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“Third Tranche of 2016 Annual Assistance funding provided by the ROC Government Handed over to Palau”
January 26, 2017 (Koror, Palau) Ambassador Michael Y. K. Tseng and Counselor Peter Hsieh of the ROC (Taiwan) Embassy presented one check amounting to 1.9 million US dollars, as the third tranche of 2016 annual grant, to Hon. Elbuchel Sadang, Minister of Finance. [restrict] Funded projects in this action are: (1) Road Constructions and Improvements […]
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Sock it to Me
On the first night of their ?honeymoon, the husband isn’t sure how to tell his bride about his stinky feet and smelly socks, while the wife is wondering how to break the news to him about her awful breath, which so far, she’s been able to cover up. After some soul-searching, the ?husband gathers his […]
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Best Witticisms
Why was the toilet paper rolling down the mountain? -To get to the bottom. *** Apparently taking a day off is not something you should do when you work for a calendar company. [restrict] *** racula didn’t have many friends because he was a real pain in the neck. *** Whenever I undress in the […]
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Oscar 2017 nomination for ‘Tanna’ PORT VILA, 26 JANUARY 2017 (VANUATU DAILY POST) — Congratulations and well wishes continue to pour in to the producers of the movie ‘Tanna’ from all over the region and the world after the movie was nominated for the 2017 Oscar for the best foreign language film, the first for […]