The Government of Palau and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a milestone agreement today, in order to strengthen the capacity of local legislators and governance systems at local state levels in Palau. [restrict] The signed Government Co-Financing Agreement will see the Government of Palau invest US$450,000 toward financing the Palau Local Governance Strengthening […]
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Ontong Java Plateau Submission On The Cusp Of Historic Milestone
“Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands on the cusp of historic milestone for extended continental shelf in the Ontong Java Plateau maritime area under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea” New York, 28 July 2016 — The Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands […]
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2 States to hold elections before nat’l primary
By: L.N. Reklai August 9, 2016 (Koror) Two states of Babeldoab will hold their State elections prior to the national primary election in September. Ngiwal State will have its general election tomorrow, August 10th, 2016. The 3 gubernatorial candidates are incumbent Governor Ellender Ngirameketii, Hideki Takataro and Xavior Ngirameong. [restrict] The 12 candidates for […]
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PNG present credentials to furm secretariat
Monday 5th August 2016- Papua New Guinea’s High Commissioner to Fiji, H.E Ms. Lucy B. Bogari, has presented her credentials as the Permanent Representative of the independent state of Papua New Guinea to the Pacific Island Forum. [restrict] The letter of introduction was delivered during a courtesy call last Friday to Dame Meg Taylor, the […]
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Do You Recall?
“It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them.” – George Eliot I was reading about Anton Chekhov, a Russian playwright; and wished I could have sat at the table next […]
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Three Penny Tip
A man stops by a cafe for breakfast. After paying the tab, he checks his pockets and leaves his tip, three pennies. As he strides toward the door, his waitress muses, only half to herself, “You know, you can tell a lot about a man by the tip he leaves.” [restrict] The man turns around, […]