While Palau acknowledged and celebrated the Presidents day, Taiwan has started off June with a big announcement for tourists on the occasion of 100th anniversary of the Presidential Office Building. Taiwan Presidential Office Spokesperson announced on Twitter that tourists visiting Taiwan might win a chance to spend a night at the Presidential Office Building. However, […]
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Court grants TRO, block sales of Sea Passion shares
A rapid response to the filed request for a Temporary Restraining Order against the public auction of Sea Passion shares was granted by the Court yesterday to Mr. Chiu Hung-Chao and his family, the Intervenors to the Civil Action No. 18-098. The Order issued by Associate Justice Kathleen Salii, granted the TRO and set a […]
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Housing loan bill clears both houses of OEK
The Housing Development Loan Project (HDLP), House bill 10-108-10,HD2, SD5 passed both House of Delegates and Senate yesterday at final reading and will now be transmitted to President of the Republic for his action. The final version of the bill as it was passed authorized both Palau Housing Authority (PHA) and National Development Bank of […]
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Dengue cases reach over 200
The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that the number of individuals infected with dengue virus has now reached 203 since the declaration of its outbreak in December. As of the latest data sent to Island Times, 34 dengue cases were recorded for the month of May and out of these, 12 were recorded between May […]
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Palau gets $1.2-M funding from US after Trump meeting
The United States had announced $1,209,666 worth of financial assistance to Palau under its fiscal year 2019 Technical Assistance Program (TAP) shortly after President Donald Trump’s meeting with Palau President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. and two other Freely Associated State (FAS) leaders in Washington last month. In a press statement furnished to the media, the United […]
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Major tuna stocks in PNA waters assessed as healthy, not overfished
The major tuna stocks in the waters of the members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) are found to be healthy and not overfished as revealed in the communique signed during the conclusion of the 14th annual PNA ministerial meeting held in Palau on May 31. Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Tourism […]