Taiwan will soon award the grant assistance for the installment of CCTV cameras in two of the most populated states of Palau in an initiative to support the latter’s enhancement of surveillance and security operations. Vice President and Justice Minister Raynold Oilouch, who met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in an official visit to Taiwan on […]
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Immigration systems upgraded
Immigration systems have been upgraded to withstand hacking according to press release by the Ministry of Justice. It was confirmed in earlier interview with Chief of Immigration Flavin Misech that Immigration systems were hacked sometime between November and December of last year. In an interview with Island Times, the Chief of Immigration Flavin Misech had […]
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Man pleads guilty to threatening juvenile with gun
A man who threatened a juvenile with a gun inside school premises over a theft of his son’s bicycle pled guilty and is now liable for 40 hours of community service and one year of probation. Morgan Mira who is in his mid-30s pled guilty to a crime that he committed in the month of […]
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Palau to host Pacific Islands Sports Ministers Meeting in 2021
KOROR, PALAU – Palau will host the Pacific Islands Sports Ministers Meeting (PISMM) in 2021 after ministers from Pacific island nations agreed to grant the country’s offer to host the next event during the convention held in Apia, Samoa on July 6. The PISMM, which was held prior to the opening of the 2019 Pacific […]
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PVA report continues to show decline in tourists
The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) report on the number of tourist arrival in Palau has shown a drop 11,827 tourist up till now as compared to last year. The total number of tourist arrival till June has been 48,250 till while last year it was 60,077 with Chinese tourists being more in number. While the […]
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Women detained but not arrested: MOJ
The mystery around the two women reportedly detained at the airport on suspicion of illegal drugs continues as the Narcotics Enforcement Agency officials directed enquires to the MOJ Chief of Staff who himself isnot fully appraised of the incidents but is certain they were not arrested. There are no reports of these two alleged incidents […]