President Tommy Remengesau Jr. and the Micronesian leaders will push for selection of a new Secretary General for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat from Micronesia. Remengesau told reporters here that Palau would support a candidate from the Republic of the Marshall Islands(RMI). “The presidents and Heads of Delegation confirmed that it is Micronesia’s rotational […]
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Micronesian countries ink MOU to institutionalize MPS
Five Micronesian countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to draft rules and regulations and intergovernmental agreements to formally institutionalize the Micronesia Presidents’ Summit (MPS). The MOU, which was signed by Palau, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, and Nauru during the 19th Micronesia Presidents’ Summit in Palau on February 22, designates the […]
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PNMS gains support from Micronesian leaders
Palau’s National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) gained the commitments and support from the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, and Nauru to “work with one another” to expand national and regional marine protection initiatives. In the communique signed by the Micronesian leaders during the annual Micronesia Presidents’ Summit held here last week […]
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FSM, RMI support Guido’s presidency, Palau neutral on Venezuela crisis
Koror – Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. said it will remain neutral on calls by powerful nations to Juan Guido’s claim on Venezuela presidency but instead called for the need for a dialogue to solve the country’s crisis. At the sidelines of the 19th Micronesian President’s Summit being held here in Palau, Remengesau said his […]
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Untold story of Palauans’ first contact with European
Young Sonsorolese wearing traditional attire posed with a foreigner during the Olchotel Belau Fair 2018. (Photo by Rhealyn C. Pojas) The story of Palauans’ first contact with the Europeans is often begun with the re-telling of English Captain Henry Wilson’s accidental discovery of Palau in 1783 when the boat named Antelope that was under his […]