The Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) announced on November 13, 2019 that it has opened refund applications for accounts that are overpaid by at least $50. PPUC said that applications will be entertained at its Customer Service office or online at www.ppuc.com. Applications, according to PPUC, will be accepted no later than December 5, 2019. […]
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World Diabetes day
It was a wonderful productive day of awareness for World Diabetes day. Celebrating today at Ernguul Park, booths where set up there to provide screening, health tips, nutrition and dietary foods for better self-care along with vegetables plants you can take home to plant and grow. Some people from the Belau National Hospital came to […]
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Worker forced to leave despite amnesty
A 24-year old woman is said to have been forced to leave the country on November 8 by her employer despite the fact that she was married to a 33 year old Palauan man and that an amnesty program was in effect. The woman who worked as a waitress at Business Class bar in Malakal […]
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New voting machines not used due to costs
New voting machines not used due to costs Despite having brand new $100,000 voting machines available at the Palau Election, Aimeliik State general election and tabulation had to be done manually. The new voting machines could not be used to tally just little over 400 ballots casted at the 11th Aimeliik State General Election on […]
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Simer leads in Aimeliik election for governor; unofficial results 164 absentee ballots received
Unofficial results of the 11th Aimeliik State general election shows candidate Browny Simer with 63 votes lead over incumbent Governor Demei Obak for the governor’s seat after the tabulation on Tuesday. Counting of absentee ballots is scheduled for Tuesday next week and up until yesterday, a total of 164 absentee ballots out of the 224 […]
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Japanese students from Takatsuki High School are taken on a tour around Palau
Students from Takatsuki High School were taken on a tour around Palau on Thursday with the purpose of learning about Palau’s history, landmarks, and cultural practices. The all day trip started off with a bus ride going through the different states in Babeldaob. Along the way, Bernie Ngiralmau, who was the tour guide of the […]