Six new ambassadors had been accredited by President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. as Palau celebrated its 25th year of independence. Non-resident Ambassadors José Miguel Capdevila Villarroel of the Republic of Chile, Jana Šedivá of the Czech Republic, Anke Reiffenstuel of the Federal Republic of Germany, Saskia Elisabeth De Lang of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Jorge […]
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Untold story of Palauans’ first contact with European
Young Sonsorolese wearing traditional attire posed with a foreigner during the Olchotel Belau Fair 2018. (Photo by Rhealyn C. Pojas) The story of Palauans’ first contact with the Europeans is often begun with the re-telling of English Captain Henry Wilson’s accidental discovery of Palau in 1783 when the boat named Antelope that was under his […]