By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — “The expectation was that there would be no chaos and everyone would know their responsibilities,” said Bureau of Public Safety Director Curtis Elobt after emergency agencies completed a full-scale airport disaster drill designed to test how quickly responders react to a major aviation accident. The exercise, organized by the […]
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“Public Transportation Is Another Answer”: Palau Adds Buses to Offset Rising Fuel Costs
Government expands routes and capacity as global conflict pushes fuel prices higher By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (Island Times) — Palau is expanding its national public transportation program, adding buses and increasing passenger capacity to help residents cope with rising fuel prices linked to the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran. Public […]
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Koror Youth Volleyball Tourney Scores Big Against Drugs, Builds Leaders
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — “When you’re training, competing, and building relationships with your teammates, you’re naturally creating healthy habits that don’t leave much room for negative influences,” Omtilou Tellei, coordinator of Youth Activity for the Koror State Government Office, said of the island’s latest push to steer youth clear of drugs. The volleyball […]
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Palau President warns Guam, CNMI about deep-sea mining: ‘Don’t hurt your brother’
KOROR, 11 MARCH 2026 (THE GUAM DAILY POST) — Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr is taking his campaign against deep-sea mining to a global stage, and his message for the Marianas is personal. Speaking to The Guam Daily Post on Monday, a few days after delivering a keynote address at the World Ocean Summit in […]
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Meet the women next door: Farming for a difference in their community
9 March 2026 (SPREP) In Sabeto, just outside Nadi, Fiji, the harvest begins quietly. A guava drops from a tree. Duruka (Fijian asparagus or Saccharum edule) stands ready to be cut. A basket fills with greens. By the time the sun climbs higher, some of the harvest will become chutney, or jam, and some will […]
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Give to Gain: When the tides rise, women rise first
PONPHEI, 11 MARCH 2026 (SPREP) — The second of a three-part series that highlights Women in Micronesia this International Women’s Day. It forms part of the Federated States of Micronesia National Adaptation Plan Project funded by the Green Climate Fund, implemented by SPREP in partnership with the Government of FSM and Haskoning New Zealand. Meet […]