By: Summer Kennard Saipan — A Palauan national, undergoing Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) training in Saipan, is in custody on $25,000 cash bail after allegedly assaulting a man in Garapan on Nov. 16. Police identified the suspect as Jeremy Meseche Guillermin, 29, who was taken into custody after officers found a man injured and […]
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Palau’s Festival of Life Promotes Mental Well-being and Overall Wellness
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — The Ministry of Health and Human Services held a full-day community event on Nov. 24 to celebrate life and raise awareness about self-harm prevention, opioid overdose prevention and recovery, mental health, and substance use issues. The campaign, called Bellemakl el Klengar, or Festival of Life, brought an array of […]
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Palau Minister warns COP30: “Islands could disappear” without climate action
By Sanjeshni Kumar BELEM, 21 NOVEMBER 2025 (PASIFIKA ENVIRONEWS/PACNEWS) — Palau’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment, Steven Victor, raised the alarm at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, urging world leaders to meet climate targets and deliver climate finance for the world’s most vulnerable nations. Victor said COP30 had become the “COP of Truth” for small […]
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Sakuma Wins Ngaraard Governorship as Write-In After Final Ballots Counted
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Ngaraard, Palau (November 20, 2025) — Incumbent Gov. Sharp Sakuma retained his seat in Ngaraard State’s 12th General Election as a write-in candidate, according to unofficial results released after absentee, confined and walk-in ballots were tabulated on Tuesday. Sakuma headed for the second term as Governor of Ngaraard State after the […]
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U.S. Delivers $20M for Palau Pension Plan, but Use Hinges on Reform
By: L.N. Reklai Koror, Palau — President Surangel Whipps Jr. has received the United States’ $20 million grant for Palau’s struggling Civil Service Pension Plan, but the funds come with a key condition: Palau must enact pension reform within one year. President Surangel Whipps Jr. received $20 million grant that was pledged by the United […]
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Palau Highlights Disability Awareness with Focus on Creativity and Culture
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau (Dec. 3, 2025) — “It means setting aside a day to think about people like me,” said Mial Baskasio, a board member of Omekesang, as Palau prepares to join the global observance of the National Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3. “It’s about recognizing each other for being […]