Palau’s iconic traditional men’s meeting house in Airai State. (File Photo) A Palauan traditional meeting house locally called as Bai will be built on Saipan’s Capital Hill and is eyed for completion before 2020. President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., during his visit to Saipan to attend the inauguration of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) […]
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Remengesau attends Governor Torres’ inaugural ceremony
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. (1st from left) and First Lady Debbie Remengesau (3rd from left) with Guam Senator Louise Borja Muna (2nd from left) at the Northern Mariana Islands Soccer Training Center in Saipan for the inaugural ceremony of Governor Ralph Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold Palacios on January 14. With them in the photo […]
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CNMI monitors travellers following dengue outbreak in Palau
Following the news of dengue outbreak in Palau, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has taken precautions by monitoring travellers from neighboring countries. The Marianas Variety reported that although there is no report of dengue fever in the CNMI, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. (CHCC) is closely monitoring travellers. CHCC-Bureau of Environmental Health Director […]
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CNMI thanks Palau for Typhoon Yutu aid
Relief drive conducted in the streets of Koror in Palau for the victims of Typhoon Yutu that hit the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. In the photo is Palau Vice President Raynold Oilouch (rightmost) participating in the relief drive along with Palau Red Cross members. (Rhealyn Callao Pojas) Honolulu – Commonwealth of the Northern […]
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Around 1,000 Palauans affected by Super Typhoon Yutu in NMI
Around 1,000 Palauans are estimated to have been affected by the Super Typhoon Yutu that devastated the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) as it made landfall on the United States Commonwealth on October 24. Vice President Raynold Oilouch, in a press conference on Wednesday, said that the government has received reports that most of Palauans’ homes […]
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CNMI wants to replicate Palau’s recycling program
A delegation from Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) had visited Palau’s Recycling Center in Koror last week to learn and replicate its recycling policy. Koror State Government Solid Waste Management Office (SWMO) Manager Selby P. Etibek said in an interview with Island Times that CNMI Public Works Secretary James Ada and Solid […]