August 30, 2016 | Honolulu, Hawaii- The President of Palau, H.E. Tommy Remengesau Jr. and Governor of Hawaii, The Hon. David Ige, have taken steps to promote action in building resilient and sustainable island communities, locally and globally with a series of announcements last night in Hawaii. Hurricanes Madeline and Lester remind us that islands are […]
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) starts service to Palau
By: L.N. Reklai All Nippon Airways commenced its inaugural flight services to Palau on August 30, 2016 carrying over 200 passengers and crew. ANA CEO Osamu Shinobe expressed that ANA will work hard to provide quality services between Palau and Japan. “This is all due to President Remengesau’s strong request to Their Imperial Majesties’ the […]
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Sen. Toribiong demands removal of names of people who registered outside
By: L.N. Reklai (Koror, Palau) A letter by Senator Joel Toribiong demanding that the names of persons in the National Voters Registry who registered outside of the Republic of Palau be removed was sent to Palau Election Commission on Thursday, August 25, 2016. [restrict] Stating that the registrations made outside of the Republic were in […]
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OEK committees wrestle riders in conference
State block grants, retiree cola payments and visa fee at stake By: L.N. Reklai Implementation of State block grants for 2017 and $50 dollar SS cola payment to retirees is in question as House bill 9-203-22s, HD1,SD3 goes to Conference Committee of both houses of OEK. According to Speaker Sabino Anastacio of the House of […]
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Angaur Governor orders vigilance against drug smuggling on Regina IV
By: L.N. Reklai (Angaur, Palau) Angaur State Governor Marvin Ngirutang in an email to the contractor in Cebu, Philippines, urged the contractor to pay extra attention and be vigilant with the crew of the Regina IV and make sure to warn them of “ZeroTolerance” policy on drug smuggling. [restrict] Concern about the possibility of illegal […]
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VP debate moved to Sept. 15th
(Koror, Palau) The awaited Vice Presidential Debate has been moved from August 30 to Sept. 15th according to Chairman of Media Council Moses Uludong. [restrict] “Due to request from one candidate and questions raised, the event is moved to the 15th of September,” said Mr. Uludong. The event will take place at Palau Community College […]