By: L.N. Reklai October 19, 2016 (Ngerulmud) House of Delegates in their 16th Regular session adopted its Committee’s report on the bill to update the foreign investment act. The bill has passed both houses of OEK and was sent to President Remengesau who referred it back with recommendations. [restrict] House bill 9-196, introduced in January […]
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Spread Love
My good friend who took me to Ash Wednesday mass always said, “There is so much goodness in people. The trick is how one draws it out!” She went on to tell me this story: A guy, we’ll call Mike, was walking down the street murmuring the word, “Stupid”. He walked past a man he […]
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2017 Greg Urwin Awards Are Seeking Pacific Island Professionals, Researchers and Young Leaders
Call for Applications 19/10/16- Applications for the 2017 Greg Urwin Awards are now open. The Greg Urwin Awards are a joint initiative of the Australian Government-funded Pacific Leadership Program (PLP) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). Established in 2008, the Awards honor the memory and legacy of the former Secretary General of PIFS, the […]
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Flying First Class
On a plane bound for New York the flight attendant approached a blonde sitting in the first class section and requested that she move to coach since she did not have a first class ticket. The blonde replied, “I’m blonde, I’m beautiful, I’m going to New York, and I’m not moving.” Not wanting to argue […]
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Last presidential debate close on emotional note
By: L.N. Reklai October 19, 2016 (Koror) The last presidential debate held before the general election between incumbent President Tommy Remengesau Jr. and Senator Surangel Whipps Jr. brought a huge crowd to the Chamayong Cultural Center Wednesday night. Hosted by Palau Chamber of Commerce and Palau Bar Association, the event sought to wring out of […]