By: L.N. Reklai The annual children’s Christmas program at the Ernguul Park will commence on Monday, December 12 and continue every night until Friday December 16, 2016. The program features Christmas programs by students from different schools and NGO’s. Several government agencies raised funds and donations to provide presents for children that come to a […]
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Adachi withholds permit approval of marine law expansion pending talks with gov’t
By: L.N. Reklai (Koror, Palau) A letter expressing concern and seeking reconsideration of Koror State Governor Adachi’s response to the national government’s request for building permits and use of adjacent water area next to Marine Resource, was sent to Governor Adachi of Koror State on November 30, 2016. [restrict] National government through the Ministry of […]
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New information coming out on missing woman, no arrest yet
By: L.N. Reklai Renewed efforts to locate the missing woman, Ochob Jacee Soto Iyar, has yielded a little bit more information narrowing the search for the investigators, according report released by Director Aguon Ismael, head of the task force investigating the case. [restrict] Based on information received, they have been able to identify the last […]
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Visitor arrivals drop by 26% in October
Arrival numbers continue to drop this year, 13% below 2015 By: L.N. Reklai Month of October 2016 recorded the lowest number of visitor arrivals since April of 2014, according to Palau Visitors Authority’s visitor arrival statistics. A total of 8,987 visitors arrived in October 2016 compared to 12,456 in October of 2015. The overall arrival […]
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Toribiong demands Acting Ag resigns and leave country
By: L.N. Reklai December 7, 2016 (Koror, Palau) Senator Joel Toribiong, in a letter to Minister of Justice Antonio Bells, demands that Bells take immediate action to have Acting Attorney General Evan Robbins resign and leave the country. In his letter, Senator Toribiong cites the recent criminal case of Sheryl Saito, case involving drug trafficking […]
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Patience pays dividends
Outlook provided by ASIA PACIFIC GROUP OF RAYMOND JAMES For months prior to the presidential election, investors remained in a holding pattern, poised to see how the domestic and global markets would react. Many international markets saw pullbacks, but U.S. stock markets surprised to the upside, rewarding investors after showing signs of volatility in pre-trading […]