The Koror State Government animal shelter has gained criticism by former veterinary who worked with the animal shelter and very recently by a current resident of Palau. Tereza Hudcova who worked with the shelter wrote a letter last year in which alleged that animals were kept in poor conditions. “I was shocked how animals were […]
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Public Information Officer bids goodbye
The Public Information Office (PIO) under the Ministry of Justice(MOJ) is set to get a new officer as the old one bids goodbye. Keiden Kintol who has served as an officer in charge of PIO since its establishment is set to pursue his future aspirations. The in charge of the PIO will now be Earnest […]
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US to send more senior officials to Palau, FAS after ‘historic’ Trump meeting
Expect visitations by high-ranking United States officials to Palau and other Freely Associated States (FAS) and increasing number of US-cosponsored projects in the region after the recently concluded ‘historic’ meeting of FAS leaders and President Donald Trump on May 21. US Senior Administration Officials, in a background briefing, told the media on May 21 (Palau […]
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Palau asks WHA to grant Taiwan an observer status
Palau has asked the World Health Assembly (WHA), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision-making body, to invite Taiwan as an observer in the provisional agenda of its 72nd session slated May 20-28 in Geneva, Switzerland. Palau’s Health Minister Emais Roberts, in his speech to the WHA on May 20, said that WHO should recognize the […]
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Export of fish caught within 20% of PNMS recommended
A proposal amending the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act(PNMS) to allow long-line fishing within the 20% Domestic Fishing Zone was introduced in the Senate, OEK this April. According to bill findings, restrictions placed on the designated Domestic Fishing Zone of the PNMS Act are over burdensome and do not help the main objectives of PNMS […]
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Palau hints support for US Pacific military strategy amid tensions with China
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. had hinted support for the United States’ military strategy in the Pacific ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump along with two other Pacific nation leaders on May 21. In an op-ed article contributed by President Remengesau to The Hill on May 17, he said that it is in the […]