President Tommy Remengesau Jr. last week delivered the opening video address at the World Economic Forum: Virtual Ocean Dialogue, a global online conference for ocean action which started June 1 to 5, 2020. In a virtual address, President Remengesau Jr made a call for “blue recovery” citing that the border closure is keeping the virus at bay. […]
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Young Anglers Celebrate 2020 President’s Day with Fishing Derby
On Friday, June 5, 57 young Palauans, ages 9 to 14, celebrated President’s Day by learning how to fish. The President’s Day Junior Anglers Catch and Release Fishing Derby is a chance for the youth to participate in a friendly competition and learn the basics of traditional hand-line fishing. Each receiving a fishing line with a […]
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Palau divided on bringing home stranded citizens
While most countries in the Pacific and around the world are seeking ways and means to bring home their stranded citizens overseas during this COVID-19 pandemic, Palau is sharply divided on the issue. Whilst President Tommy Remengesau Jr. and his cabinet are preparing for the return of Palau’s students and stranded overseas, Palau’s national congress, […]
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4-Day Workweek working group directive issued
A directive establishing a working group to look into the possibility of a temporary 4-day workweek for the executive branch was signed by President Remengesau Jr. yesterday. The group consisting of the Chief of Staff of the President, Minister of Finance, Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs, Director of Bureau of Public Service and Director […]
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Cost of repatriating 143 to reach $1m
The estimated costs of bringing back home 143 Palauan students and stranded citizens and putting them through 2 levels of quarantine, in Guam and in Palau will cost approximately $1,018,839 dollars according to the report provided to Olbiil Era Kelulau by the Office of the President on May 22, 2020. In a letter to Senate […]
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4-Day work week proposed
President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. is entertaining a proposal to change from a 5-day work week to 4-day work week. After reporting the idea to the national leadership this week, he convened a group to study the proposal and its potential effects. The proposal is to have a 4-day work week while employees continue to […]