PSS Remeliik will be deployed to Southwest Islands today to delivers ballots, medical supplies, and educational materials. Remeliik will depart at 4p.m. today to deliver the ballots in time for the May 1 referendum to the outlying states of Hatohobei and Sonsorol. The patrol boat will also bring medical supplies and educational learning materials to […]
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Palauan students braving COVID challenges in Cuba
Four Palauan medical students in Cuba brave the challenges of working and studying in a foreign country during a world pandemic. The four students, Demei Yobech, Ngesmaus Hosei, Maia Siang and Lara Reklai are all medical students in different years of study in Cuba. Yobech and Hosei are in Havanna and Lara Reklai is in […]
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Palau Election Commission busy preparing for upcoming election in May
Since the announcement of the nationwide election to be held on May 1st, the staffs from the Palau Election Commission have been busy preparing for it. Palau Election Commission estimates it will cost $50,000 to conduct this election. Also, due to time constraints the Palau Election Commission will not be utilizing the new machine that […]
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Law authorizing loan passed, May require fiscal policy change in order to obtain
Getting a $60million-dollar loan to help Palau mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may require certain fiscal policy changes reported Minister of Finance Elbuchel Sadang. On Wednesday, President Remengesau signed into law RPPL 10-55, the Presidential Borrowing Act of 2020, which authorized the President of the Republic to seek and acquire a loan […]
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Bill to exempt foreign fishing fleets from export tax referred back to OEK
President Remengesau Jr. referred back to Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK), Wednesday a proposed measure that will exempt foreign fishing fleets using Palau as a transshipment port for fish caught outside of Palau waters from export tax. Remengesau urged the OEK to re-think the “unintended consequences” of Senate Bill 10-174, SD2, PD1. The bill removed the […]
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BSCC attempt to gain second fiber hampered
Belau Submarine Cable Corporation’s (BSCC) attempt to obtain financing to connect to a second fiber optic cable link to U.S. west coast has been hampered by the world COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, BSCC reported that it was seeking to connect to Project Echo, a submarine cable linking Jakarta, Indonesia to Eureka, California. The Echo […]