By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — Palau’s hospital has resolved its recent medicine shortage, with 98% of required medicines now in stock, but the Ministry of Health and Human Services cannot guarantee a consistent supply as the government’s current budget restrictions delay the next orders. Sonsorol Governor with women from Sonsorol at the MHHS Townhall […]
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Last-minute CBA again keeps Palau government running
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang NGERULMUD, Palau (Oct. 1, 2026)— “I believe we have to look carefully again at the budget process so that we don’t always hustle in the last hour to push for a continuing budget just so that the government will not shut down,” Sen. Secilil Eldebechel said as lawmakers approved another temporary […]
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House, Senate trade budget riders as FY2027 funding fight nears deadline
By Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang NGERULMUD, Palau (Sept. 28, 2026) — With the end of the fiscal year just two days away, the House of Delegates and Senate are trading competing budget provisions through amendments and bill riders as they remain divided over how to keep the government funded while work on the FY2027 budget continues. […]
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House proposes FY 2027 continuing budget as Oct. 1 deadline nears
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — Palau could enter another continuing budget period this year after the House of Delegates proposed temporary funding for the first three months of fiscal year 2027, despite having received the Senate version of the annual budget on Aug. 21. House Bill 12-52-75, introduced Sept. 11, would authorize continuing budget […]