The Palau International Coral Reef Center’s (PICRC) was awarded a grant of $32,600, from the Micronesia Conservation Trust to assess the impact of increased tourism on the reefs. With the support of this grant, PICRC researchers will conduct research on “Monitoring and Assessing the Impact of Growing Tourism on Coral Reefs in Palau, Micronesia”. Due […]
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HOW TO BE ANNOYING IN THE COMPUTER LAB
Log on, wait a sec, then get a frightened look on your face and scream, “Oh my God! They’ve found me!” and bolt. Laugh uncontrollably for about 3 minutes and then suddenly stop and look suspiciously at everyone who looks at you. [restrict] When your computer is turned off, complain to the monitor on duty […]
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Woman, 67, Beats 63-Year-Old to Death During Fist Fight in a Park: Cops
A 67-year-old Southern California woman was arrested this week after cops say she beat to death another woman in her 60’s in a park. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrested the unnamed suspect Thursday in Compton after homicide detectives learned deputies were dispatched to the location in response to a “Woman not Breathing” call. […]
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Record number of women run for office
By: L.N. Reklai August 3, 2016 (Koror) A historical record was made on August 3rd when the highest number of women ever to run in the national election filed their petitions before the cut-off date for filing on Wednesday. Total of 13 women filed their petitions. 6 women filed for the House of Delegates, 6 […]
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APPU’s 46th General Assembly & 80th Council Meeting held in Palau
By: L.N. Reklai The 46th General Assembly and the 80th Council Meeting of the Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union (APPU) is being held this week in Palau, with 10 member countries participating. This is the second time for Palau to host the APPU General Assembly. In 2007, Palau hosted 38th General Assembly & the 72rd Council Meeting […]
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Asian Development Bank President Nakao to visit Palau
By: L.N. Reklai August 4, 2016 (Koror) Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao is slated to make a historic visit to Palau next week, considered to be a rare occurrence for Pacific Island member countries of ADB. Palau is a recipient of approximately $68m in development loans from ADB as well as hundreds of thousands […]