Recently, an Executive Order was passed to mandate a nationwide election on May 1st, 2020 to amend Palau’s national constitution, particularly the language used in defining the country’s boundaries. The amendment will seek to make the language used in demarcating Palau’s boundary more general and allowing for the specifics to be set by law. “Putting […]
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Jailing of Nauru protesters ‘disturbing’ – Australian lawyer
YAREN, 24 DECEMBER 2019 — Australian taxpayers should be disturbed that they’ve helped fund a new prison in Nauru that will house a group of political protesters, says a lawyer. The group of 12, originally known as the ‘Nauru 19’, was sentenced last week to terms from three to 11 months. They had been found […]
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30 laws passed in two years
Thirty bills have been enacted into laws in the first two years of this 10th government, according to recent announcement by President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. The law RPPL 10-30, The Responsible Tourism Education Act of 2018 is the 30th RPPL to be enacted yesterday when President Remengesau Jr. signed it into law before the […]