By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (Sept. 10, 2026) — Palau’s Ministry of State is seeking $130,000 in the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget to pay rent arrears owed by its embassy in Taipei and the apartment housing Palau’s ambassador. The unpaid rent was disclosed during Senate oversight hearings in August as the Senate Committee […]
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Consumer Reports Raise Food-Safety Questions
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — “I just threw away the food and had to buy another one.” One consumer’s response after finding a bandage in prepared food points to a larger public-health question: Are consumers in Palau aware of where and how to report suspected food-safety problems? Island Times spoke with five consumers who […]