A public hearing for the proposed Koror State legislation which seeks to ensure that proper nutrition is given to infants and pregnant or nursing mothers will be held at the Koror State Constitutional Hall on February 7. The bill, dubbed as the Koror Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (KWIC), attempts to […]
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Koror proposed “KWIC Act” turns into discussions on rape victims
A Koror State legislator said that “if a woman is raped and doesn’t have the sperm pumped out of her and becomes pregnant, it wasn’t a rape, she wanted the act,” in response to a discussion of a proposed bill to provide support, such as food and milk, for children of mothers who have limited […]
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Koror Coastal Cleanup happening today
Director Jennifer Olgeriil of Koror State Coastal Management and Law Enforcement Division informed the public about the coastal cleanup collaborated by Koror State and National government during the press conference on December 19. A complete coastal cleanup around Koror State is happening today, a joint effort between Koror State government and national government. The event […]
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Koror State, PPUC sign MOU for construction of public restrooms
The Koror State Government and the Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of public restrooms in six sites of Koror. The project, which is part of the Koror-Airai Sanitation Project and is funded through a grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), aims to provide public […]
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Car crashes to another after avoiding road hole
A car crashed into another vehicle on early Saturday morning after trying to avoid the road hole caused by an on-going construction. Public Safety Director Aloysius Alonz told Island Times in an interview that the driver of the Nissan X-Trail identified as Ngeliei Barao was allegedly speeding off and had lost control of the vehicle […]
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“Bul” on Jellyfish Lake lifted: Koror HOTL cites study as basis for reopening
Over a year and five months after a traditional decree called “Bul” was issued to order the closure of the famous Jellyfish Lake following the vanishing of its millions of Jellyfish population, Koror’s House of Traditional Leaders has opted to lift the Bul on Wednesday, October 17, citing positive development based on a scientific study […]