Getting a $60million-dollar loan to help Palau mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may require certain fiscal policy changes reported Minister of Finance Elbuchel Sadang. On Wednesday, President Remengesau signed into law RPPL 10-55, the Presidential Borrowing Act of 2020, which authorized the President of the Republic to seek and acquire a loan […]
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Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Coronavirus and climate disasters – Small vulnerable countries face dual threats
LONDON,20 APRIL 2020 (COMSEC)—The widespread destruction wreaked by Tropical Cyclone Harold in several Pacific countries just days ago has been nothing short of heart-breaking. At least 32 people have died, while more than 45,000 men, women and children in Vanuatu’s hardest-hit province, Sanma, are now homeless. In Tonga, hundreds of businesses and homes were gutted, […]
Posted inSports
What Would Have Been: Fiers in Houston and NBA playoffs
While watching more replays of classic games with the national sports calendar on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press looks at some of the events that would have been live the week of April 20-26: MLB: — Sign-stealing whistleblower Mike Fiers would have been in Houston with the Oakland A’s for a weekend series. […]
Posted inWorld News
Lockdown politics increasingly pit economic, health concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to keep the coronavirus at bay and people yearning to restart stalled economies and forestall fears of a depression. Protesters worrying about their livelihoods and bucking infringements on their freedom have taken to the streets in some […]
Posted inPacific News
No new cases on Guam, Navy identifies USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who died of COVID-19
HAGATNA, 20 APRIL 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST)—All nine samples returned negative, according to the Government of Guam Joint Information Center. There were no samples tested at Guam Memorial Hospital. The government of Guam also contracted with Diagnostic Laboratory Services, a private laboratory, to handle the samples and testing of individuals who are asymptomatic or […]
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Embassy of Taiwan announces that they will undergo testing for COVID-19
Ambassador Wallace Chow announced on April 20th that him along with staff as well as agencies that came into contact with the Naval Fleet Academy that visited Palau a month ago will undergo testing to confirm that Palau is still free from COVID-19. “Personally, I feel pretty healthy and energetic and so do my colleagues,” […]