A year has passed since the completion of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Water Supply Improvement Project which activated the one-year warranty against defects as stated in the contract between Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) and contractor Tobishima Corporation. An inspection of all facilities done through the project was conducted on April 22,2019. All […]
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Remengesau lauds JICA volunteers in Palau
President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr. expressed his appreciation to the Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA)volunteers for their efforts in fostering people-to-people exchange and contribution in nation building on April 9. A new JICA volunteer, Tsukasa Maeda, also joined the team and is currently assigned to the Palau Community College (PCC) to work on refrigeration and air […]
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JICA signs loan agreement with Palau International Airport Corporation
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed the loan agreement with the Palau International Airport Corporation — a special purpose company established by the government of the Republic of Palau and the Japan Airport Management Partners Company Limited (JAMP) — for the “renovation, expansion and management of Palau International Airport Project”. The project will undertake expansion, […]
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Over 50 participants from PICs, Japan tackle disaster waste management
Participants from Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Marshall Islands during the launching of the 2nd sub-regional workshop on disaster waste management at the Koror State Constitutional Hall on February 18. Over 50 participants from Pacific Island Countries (PICs)and Japan kicked off the three-day workshop that tackles a unique way of dealing […]
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Securing Sustainability, Securing Savings
Following the Paris Agreement (COP21), Palau committed to producing 45% of its energy from renewable sources by 2025 and to a 22% reduction of our energy sector emissions below 2005 levels by the same year. Long reliant on imported diesel fuel, which has recently accounted for more than 95% of its energy generation, Palau organized […]
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Learning Palauan Education
Two years ago, I left Japan for the first time and started to live in Palau. I had never traveled abroad, so it was my very first time to be out of Japan. However, looking at people driving Japanese cars and listening to people speaking Japanese, I started to wonder if I was actually living […]