Palau and United States delegations met for the mid-Joint Committee Meeting (mid-JCM) to tackle bilateral defense exercises and other activities from May 6 to 9 at the Joint Region Marianas Headquarters in Guam. Vice President and Minister of Justice (MOJ) Raynold B. Oilouch headed the Palauan delegation composed of 14 officials while US Ambassador to […]
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PCAG to work with two agencies to address Palauan homelessness in Guam
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth and Social Welfare revealed that the Palau Community Association of Guam (PCAG) is going to work with two Guam-based agencies to address the concern over report of homeless Palauans in Guam. Senator Regis Akitaya, who chairs the Youth and Social Welfare Committee (YSWC), has confirmed in a […]
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Palauan man dies in Guam stabbing incident
Another tragic and violent death was reported this weekend of a Palauan man who was allegedly stabbed by his fellow Palauan housemate in Yigo, Guam during an argument on Saturday. Brandy Ngiraibai Stephanus, 39, was arraigned on Saturday on charges of murder in the first degree and aggravated assault in the death of Randy Tomei […]
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19 homeless Palauans in Guam
Volunteers doing homeless count in Guam. (Photo screen grab from a video posted on Pacific Daily News) There are 19 homeless Palauans in Guam according to the 2018 Guam Homeless Point-In-time Count Report. The number of homeless Palauans in Guam dropped to 19 in 2018 from 25 in 2017. This is also further down from […]
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Palauan serves as General Member of GMHA under new Guam administration
A Palauan woman who hails from Ngatpang State will continue to serve as a General Member of the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Board of Trustees under the new Guam administration. Sonia L. Siliang was first appointed as GMHA Board of Trustees General Member during the administration of then Guam Governor Eddie J. Baza Calvo […]
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Guam sets world record for highest number of women represented in government leadership
Photo courtesy of Kuam News Guam, United States territory in the western Pacific may have just set a world record for having most women represented in an elected government. 35th Guam’s legislature membership is 67% women. It is definitely a historical record for Guam and Micronesia. In the recently assembled 15-member legislature, 10 members are […]