President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr. departed Palau on November 13 to attend the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco. For two weeks, delegations of international leaders, organizations and advisers will work out how to implement a global climate agreement. [restrict] The Paris agreement […]
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NHI financial position at $11.5 million at year end
By: L.N. Reklai (Koror, Palau) Palau’s National Health Insurance (NHI) program is showing a positive financial position at the end of FY 2016 with $11.5 in net assets. Of this, $8.5 million is in investments and reserves, $2 million is in receivables, $1.3 million in cash assets and $16 thousand is in fixed assets. [restrict] […]
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Bill to amend foreign investment framework on the way to President
By: L.N. Reklai (Ngerulmud, Palau) Long awaited improvements on foreign investment act are finally on their way to President Remengesau Jr. for his action after Senate passed House bill 9-6-1, HD1,SD2,PD2, updating the foreign investment law framework during their 29th Special Session on November 10, 2016. [restrict] The bill which passed OEK and transmitted to […]
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Bill to revive dismissed claims, re-open public land claim and restore land court operations killed in Senate
By: L.N. Reklai (Ngerulmud, Palau) The proposed bill to allow Land Court to hear claims and make land ownership determinations was killed during Senate’s 29th Special Session held on November 10th, 2016. [restrict] Senate bill 9-188, SD1, HD1, “To remove the deadline for the operations of Land Court; to allow dismissed claims to be revived […]
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Proposal to include Palauans overseas in national health insurance deferred by Senate
By: L.N. Reklai (Ngerulmud, Palau) Senate Committee on Health, chaired by Senator Sandra Pierantozzi, recommended tabling the Senate bill 9-186, which seeks to include Palauans living overseas into the Palau National Health Insurance (NHI) program. Based on the concerns expressed by the Social Security Administrator that administers the national health insurance and Health Care Fund […]
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President’s proclamation calls attention to antibiotic abuse
By: L. N. Reklai (Koror, Palau) Presidential Proclamation 16-193 calls attention to the growing problem in Palau and around the world of improper and unmanaged use of antibiotic medicines. [restrict] Due to rising resistance to antibiotic medication, World Health Organization endorsed a global action to raise awareness about the rising resistance to antibiotics world-wide. The […]