HONOLULU — An American tuna fishing company that regularly unloaded its catch in American Samoa, was convicted and sentenced Thursday for discharging oil into the South Pacific and for maintaining false records, announced Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden of the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips for […]
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Restaurant Special
Joke John was starving!! He was stuck in a small hick town, lost and hungry. He was happy when he saw a small restaurant coming up on his right. John quickly pulled over, parked his car, and walked inside. John noticed a blackboard with a sign written in yellow chalk, “Today’s Special: Vegetable Soup with […]
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Man charged for theft
By Francis Talasasa, Reporter A man, Maynard Armendi Sabio faces charges of withdrawing money from Thomas B. Obak’s bank account on June 2016 without Obak’s permission. [restrict] A police of the Bureau of Public Safety, Officer Recheked provided a statement in court that the accused Maynard Armendi Sabio obtained a credit card and personal identification […]
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Tabulation night conducted well
By Francis Talasasa , Reporter The Republic of Palau 2016 General Elections Tabulation night has clearly conducted its counting, well covered by the media and observed under Police officers at Ngarachamayong Cultural Center. [restrict] Officials of the electoral commission and teams of Tabulators completed the job as expected, with a tight count update for the […]
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Alcohol related driving poses risk
By Francis Talasasa, Reporter The Office of the Attorney General continues to pursue cases of alcohol-related driving incidents that continue to pose serious risk to public safety. Reports obtained from the Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau tell that common traffic offenses were caused by drivers who are controlled by alcohol or drugs and […]
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EQPB to conduct survey on alternatives to Ozone Depleting Substance
Koror, Palau – At their Twenty-sixth meeting, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, including the Republic of Palau, requested that additional funding be provided to conduct inventories or surveys on alternatives to Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS). Hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) were developed as an alternative to Hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs), an ozone depleting substance which will be phased out […]