January 12, Koror, Palau- The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in a criminal complaint with at least 50 charges, charged Bureau of Customs officer Eudora Lucio with offenses ranging from money laundering, theft of government property, tampering with government records, and misconduct in public office after allegedly pocketing close to $40,000 in departure tax […]
Category: Top Stories
Posted inTop Stories
Leaders asked PPUC not to bill Angaur State for water services
Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) has been urged by the President and leaders of Congress not to bill Angaur State residents water and wastewater service retroactive January 2016. President Remengesau, Senate President Elias Camsek Chin and House Speaker Sabino Anastacio said that under existing law, PPUC is prohibited from billing Anguar State residents.{restrict] In a […]
Posted inTop Stories
WW2 bomb blast kills digger driver in Germany
The bomb went off as the machine lifted up earth and debris A World War Two bomb has exploded at a construction site near a west German town, killing a man and injuring eight others, police say. The explosion occurred after a digger accidentally struck the device during excavation work in Euskirchen in the state […]
Posted inTop Stories
Drug Task Force continues fight vs drugs in Palau
Reducing drug abuse will reduce drug peddling, as drug enforcers in Palau this year will focus efforts in drug use prevention and rehabilitation of drug users. [restrict] Head of the Palau police Drug Task Force, Ismael Aguon in a press conference, January 11 said that drug use on the island nation is very much alive […]
Posted inTop Stories
Over 2,000 books donated for school children
San Diego, California, USA: 37 boxes containing over 2000 books of primary and secondary school levels and other children’s books were donated by The Book Shop of Hayward, California and International Book Project of Lexington, Kentucky to school libraries all over Palau. The donations were made possible through a book drive made by Julian Padilla, […]
Posted inTop Stories
13 people die in PNG bus crash, Northern Governor calls for thorough investigation
PORT MORESBY, 12 JANUARY 2017 (NBC NEWS) — Thirteen people, including two children, have been killed in a road crash in Oro province in south-eastern Papua New Guinea. Ten people were also injured, including three seriously, and have been admitted to hospital, local media reported. [restrict] Oro Province Governor, Gary Juffa says the loss of […]