On Tuesday September 10, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) was honored to welcome to the Palau Aquarium RDML Timothy Gallaudet, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Dr. Jim Reilly, Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Douglas Domenech, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas, and Tricia Hooper, NOS […]
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Palau Judiciary gets first Court Counsel for 2019–2020
Lauren graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing and international affairs. In 2018, she received her Juris Doctor from William and Mary Law School. While in law school, she was the Managing Editor of the Environmental Law and Policy Review, as well as the […]
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BCET accredits community members from States for Food Handlers’ Permit
About 18 individuals from States were given an opportunity to get their own Food Handler’s permit from the National Government’s Ministry of Health with the support and assistance from the project called Babeldaob Community Eco-Tour (BCET) sponsored by the Sasagawa Peace Foundation (SPF) from Japan. Community members from villages in Babeldaob were trained by the […]
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MOE urged to levy fees on foreign students attending public schools
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is now seeking the intervention of the national leadership regarding concerns on rising number of foreign students attending public schools in Palau, saying their office had been urged to levy fees on foreign students. Education Minister Sinton Soalablai, in a letter dated September 3 which was addressed to President Tommy […]
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Palau’s dengue outbreak spills over to neighboring islands
Palau’s dengue outbreak is now affecting other islands in the region as reports stated that some dengue cases in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) this year were confirmed to have been contracted by patients during a visit in the country. The CNMI’s Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC), in a press statement […]
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Around 70 participants join 42nd annual US Coral Reef Task Force meeting in Palau
Around 70 participants from Pacific island nations including Palau had joined the kickoff event of the 42nd annual US Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) meeting held in Koror, Palau on September 9. Among the events conducted during the first day of the one-week meeting included field trips to Palau’s watersheds. Site visits to the fisheries […]