Woman who was caught at the Palau airport arrivals for possessing meth in her body got sentenced to 25 years imprisonment and a fine of $50,000. Happy Fritz, 39, carried 50 grams of methamphetamine in her body while entering Palau from Manila, Philippines on Saturday. Fritz is ordered to serve first ten years in the […]
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MOH to hold a meeting in Ngermid to address dengue outbreak
In collaboration with Koror State Government, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has organized a town hall meeting in Ngermid this Friday 6pm to address the ongoing rise of Dengue fever. The MOH released a statement requesting all the residents to attend the meeting to discuss how the spread of dengue can be prevented. This will […]
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486 Dengue cases since dengue outbreak declaration
The dengue outbreak that was declared in December last year continues to infect people as Ministry of Health (MOH) states that total 29 cases were recorded from August 5 to 11. The MOH report reveals that there is a total of 486 cases of dengue from December 1, 2018 to August 12, 2019 and one […]
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Court finds President’s Chief Security Officer guilty of money laundering, theft
As of Tuesday this week, Presidents Chief Security Officer Clifton Soalablai has been found guilty on counts of theft of a government property and money laundering. Soalablai has not yet been sentenced and the sentencing hearing was set for September 12. However as Special Prosecutor is scheduled to have an off-island training on September 12, […]
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Stranded crew of an Indonesian boat in Palau waters rescued
The US coast guard along with Palau Marine Law Enforcement rescued a crew of eight stranded on an Indonesian flag boat Hallelujar. As of Thursday, the boat was being towed by the US coast guard who were on their way to Guam. The Chief of Staff at Ministry of Justice Earnest Ongidobel said, “The US […]
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VP hopes US would take Pacific Veterans’ issues “seriously”
Vice President Raynold Oilouch said he hopes the United States will take seriously the call of the Pacific Veterans to establish an office in their respective island nations where they could have easy access to benefits entitled to them after serving the United States military. “This is an on-going issue. I hope the US would […]