By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (September 10, 2026) — Palau Community College will continue under the leadership of President Dr. Patrick U. Tellei for another two years, with the college’s Board of Trustees extending his tenure through April 2029. The board announced that it has entered into an agreement with Tellei to continue leading the […]
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Palau’s Clean Air Tested as Haze Carries Smoke Across the Pacific
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — The haze hanging over Palau in recent weeks is an unusual sight in a country scientists describe as having some of the cleanest air on Earth — and new measurements are helping explain where the pollution came from. Haze covers the island of Koror, showing contrast against Ngetmeduch. Haze […]
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Palau Students Turn Island Challenges Into Business Ideas During Forum Week
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau (Sept. 2, 2026) — “Start small, start ugly, start now.” That message summed up an entrepreneurship session Wednesday that brought Palau Community College and high school students together with entrepreneurs, impact investors and companies working on solar energy, circular production, health and other island solutions during the 55th Pacific Islands […]
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Political will and better coordination needed to translate security commitments into action
KOROR, Palau (2 September 2026) – Sustained leadership, strengthened regional architecture, people-centred planning, and coordinated partnerships would help the region translate security declarations and commitments into action, panellists at a side event at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting have said. ‘Towards a region of peace and security: From political vision to action’, hosted […]
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Ms. Auryn Benhart’s APIC Program Experience
On August 12, 2026, Ms. Auryn Uriik Benhart gave a presentation at the Embassy of Japan about her experience as a participant in the APIC Pacific Islands and West Indies Student Invitational’s Summer Session in East Asian Studies in Japan. APIC, or the Association for the Promotion of International Cooperation, hosts a variety of programs […]
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Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur, Son of Mau Piailug, Passes Away at 56
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau — Grandmaster navigator Sesario Sewralur, who carried on his father’s mission to preserve traditional Pacific wayfinding, died July 10 in Taiwan due to heart complications, hours before his 57th birthday, according to a GoFundMe account set up by a student and family friend on behalf of his family. Known […]