Masahiro Togushi, president of the Matsuri celebration, shared heartfelt remarks during the recent event in Palau, emphasizing the significance of their visit. “We are here for only three days,” Togushi explained, “with 60 members of JCI Japan participating, alongside 22 students from Japan whom we brought with us.” The event, organized by Junior Chamber International […]
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Peleliu South Dock Rehabilitation aims to boost community access, Emergency response
PELELIU, Palau — The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), working with the Palau government and Peleliu State, has outlined plans to rehabilitate and modernize the South Dock in Peleliu following public meetings held Aug. 12 in Peleliu and Aug. 14 in Koror. The $12 million project, led by the U.S. Pacific Fleet and overseen by […]
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EKEI Women’s Organization Awards $1,500 Scholarship to PCC Freshman Mystique Wilson
Koror, Palau – The EKEI Women’s Organization has awarded a $1,500 scholarship grant to Mystique Wilson, a freshman at Palau Community College. This marks a special recognition from the group, which has been promoting women’s education since its founding in 1984. The EKEI Women’s Organization is funded through a local market sale held every Thursday […]
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Palau NYCC shifts Dil Belau Contest from pageant to Youth Leadership Challenge
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — The Palau National Youth and Cheldebechel Council (NYCC) is reshaping the traditional Dil Belau contest into a competition centered on youth leadership, community engagement and professional development, moving away from conventional pageant-style formats. “This is not a beauty pageant,” NYCC Executive Director said. “We wanted Dil Belau to have […]
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Palau President acknowledges failures in Shipping Registry, pledges reform
KOROR, Palau — President Surangel Whipps Jr. has admitted Palau’s ship registry has a poor record of oversight and pledged to tighten monitoring after international watchdogs ranked the Pacific nation among the worst for labor and safety standards. In an interview with Context, produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, Whipps said […]
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Rescued Hawksbill Turtle finds new home after losing limb to Fishing Line
By: Summer Kennard On a bright afternoon in Palau, Marine Law officials carried a blue cooler into the Palau National Aquaculture Center. Inside lay an injured hawksbill sea turtle—its bright, alert eyes peering up at us despite a grievous wound. Its right forelimb had been severed, the bone exposed, tangled in a fishing line. The […]