By: L.N. Reklai (Koror, Palau) Vice President and Minister of Justice Antonio Bells questioned Special Prosecutor Steven Killelea’s priorities in a letter yesterday. [restrict] Citing that since his meeting with the Special Prosecutor after his confirmation on April 27 until now, SP has not taken action on the any of the recommendations made by Public […]
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PHS Agriculture program gets plant nursery
Implementing Year of Youth Grant Palau High School Agriculture program is on the verge of completing their grant program after constructing a plant nursery for their agriculture students. [restrict] “We are seeing more students signing up for agriculture after many years of decline due to this one improvement” stated PHS Principal Smythe Rdang. “Agriculture course […]
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Licensing of tour operators moves to BOT
By: L.N. Reklai (Koror, Palau) Any person or company operating a tour service business in the Republic of Palau, must obtain a Tour Operator’s License from the Bureau of Tourism under the Ministry of Natural Resource, Environment and Tourism (MNRET), according to Executive Order 391. [restrict] Signed on August 10th by President Remengesau Jr., the […]
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5 million injected for renewable energy project
By Francis Talasasa, Reporter The Republic of Palau with two of its sister countries, the republic of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia were recipients of a renewable energy funding assistance awarded by the New Zealand Government of a total of NZ5 million dollars. [restrict] The republic of Palau attended a pacific energy conference in […]
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Japan Hands Over Two Fire Trucks to Angaur State
In Friday, August 26, 2016, Ambassador of Japan Kazuhiro Tajiri formally handed over two fire trucks to Angaur State. The handing over ceremony for “The Project for Procurement of Fire Trucks to Angaur State”, which was held at Fisheries Dock in Malakal, was witnessed by Ucherbelau, Governor Marvin Ngirutang, Delegate Mario Gulibert, and the people […]
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Inclusion of Cultural Heritage in PAN
August 25, 2016: The Protected Areas Network (PAN) is collaborating with the Bureau of Cultural & Historical Preservation (BCHP) in a project to incorporate Palau’s cultural sites into the Network. The PAN regulations enable the addition of this new dimension because it establishes a set of comprehensive criteria guidelines, which includes social criteria such as, […]