Ms. Lucy Sugiyama gave an extraordinary keynote address during the Palau International Coral Reef Center’s (PICRC) 16th Anniversary Gala. While she mostly spoke of Palau Pacific Resort’s (PPR) programs and activities, Ms. Sugiyama’s speech was powerful, in that it held a strong message to private businesses in Palau: employing a majority Palauan workforce is a […]
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Water Sanitation Management Training held in Palau
Koror, Palau – The final year of the JICA Country Focused Training Course on “Water Sanitation Management” was held on January 16-19, 2017 at Palau International Coral Reef Center. This 3-year training course has been held annually since 2014 at the JICA Okinawa International Center followed by supplementary training programs in Palau and Pohnpei. Staff […]
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Japan Kinouken Group donates to OMEKESANG and PPE
On January 24, 2017, Mr. Satoshi Kadota and his wife Ms. Takako Kadota, on behalf of a Japanese organization called Kinouken Group, delivered donations of five (5) brand new wheelchairs this time to OMEKESANG Association and Palau Parents Empowered (PPE) resource center. [restrict] Kinouken Group since their initial visit in August of 2006 fell […]
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For 6th Straight Year, Bank of Guam offers $10k in College Scholarships
5 Awardees to Receive $2,000 Each PLUS Paid Summer Internship January 23, 2017 – Hagatna, Guam. Since 2012, Bank of Guam has offered graduating high school students the opportunity to earn a $2,000 scholarship to attend college, supplemented by a paid Bank of Guam summer internship. The Bank has paid out $50,000 since the scholarship […]
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Hungarians in mourning after horror coach crash
Budapest (AFP) – Hungary was on Sunday mourning 16 people killed when a coach carrying teenagers home from a skiing trip crashed in Italy. The mass of flowers, candles and messages for the victims of Friday’s tragedy continued to grow outside the children’s school in central Budapest, which is getting ready to welcome students back […]
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Infant dies, raising Australia car rampage toll to five
A three-month-old baby has become the fifth victim of a deadly car rampage in Australia’s second-largest city that left four others fighting for their lives and dozens injured. A 26-year-old man drove his car into pedestrians at a busy shopping strip in the heart of Melbourne on Friday, hitting numerous people and sending others running […]