The Senate Committee on Public Utilities, Communications and Housing Development is investigating Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) Chairman and Board member Sam Masang for Code of Ethics violation by allegedly facilitating business relationship between a company he owns and PPUC. Sen. Rukebai Inabo, chair of the committee stated in her March 9 letter to Masang […]
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Tmewang leads Airai gubernatorial race
UNOFFICIAL results of the recently concluded 8th General Election of Airai State Government shows incumbent Governor Tmewang Rengulbai leading the race for the gubernatorial seat again. Candidate Jack Master is behind by just 81 votes. For the nine Legislator-at-Large seats, Ms. Helena Yoichi-Arurang leads the race with 649 votes. Other eight top vote getters, according […]
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Signs of famous stingless jellyfish coming back seen
Signs of stingless jellyfish coming back to the famous Jellyfish Lake of the Eil Malk Island in Palau has been observed by a research organization recently. The Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF), who has been monitoring the famous Jellyfish every month since 1999, had observed four Golden Jellyfish and two Moon Jellies during their monthly […]
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Palau sells PNA fishing days to Philippine company
PALAU for the first time is selling its fishing days under the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) vessel day scheme (VDS) to a fishing company in the Philippines. Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism (MNRET) Umiich Sengebau in an interview said Palau has recently entered into a bilateral agreement with RD Fishing Group, […]
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PSS Remeliik returns from 8-day mission
Palau’s patrol vessel, PSS H. I. Remeliik concluded its eight-day surveillance of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS), and marine law enforcement officers are delighted to return with no illegal activity sighted during the mission. All vessels were determined to be transiting through Palauan waters to fish in either the high seas or the Indonesian […]
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Inabo, Masang accuse each other of misconduct
The word war between Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) Chairman of the Board Sam Masang and Senator Rukebai Inabo continue, as they accused each other of official misconduct. Inabo, in her March 4 letter to Masang, said she has not committed any official misconduct when she negotiated for a housing allowance during her role as […]