Mr. Mcgee Mereb and Ms. Laura Del Rio are part of the new team of Aquarists that are implementing a new management plan to improve the tank displays at the Palau Aquarium. Mr.Mereb started working at PICRC on December 29, 2017. Originally hired as part of the maintenance team, Mr. Mereb was transferred to the […]
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Palau’s loanwords from Japanese language published into a dictionary
A Japanese national had compiled some Palauan words that are borrowed from Japanese language and published it into a dictionary. The dictionary which is entitled “A Dictionary of Japanese Loanwords in Palauan” is the product of the research project that Japanese national, Dr. Keisuke Imamura, started with the collaboration of the Palau Language Commission (PLC). […]
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Palau gets over $400,000 fund from US for underwater mapping, conservation projects
Palau received $414,795 fund from the United States government which will be used to conduct a detailed underwater mapping of the reef slope of the main island group of the country and also to rehabilitate the UNESCO-heritage site in the Rock Island Southern Lagoon. Out of this fund, $170,039 will go to the Coral Reef […]
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Palau imposes stiffer bail procedures for drug-related cases
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. signed a bill into law that mandates stiffer measures in dealing with drug-related cases by imposing at least a $50,000 cash bail. RPPL No. 10-40, which was signed by the president during the 26th Mechesil Belau Conference on September 18 at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center, amended some provisions of Chapter 6 […]
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Palau president slams allegations of shutting down ‘state of emergency’ for dengue problem
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. slammed the allegations of shutting down a recommendation to declare a state of emergency (SOE) to solve dengue outbreak in Palau. During the press conference on Wednesday, Remengesau took a defensive stance that no one has ever shut down plans to declare SOE to address the dengue problem in the country. […]
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$3 million shortfall expected this 2019
Minister of Finance Elbuchel Sadang reported that due to lower tourism performance this year, they are expecting a $3 million shortfall in the projected revenue for 2019. “We had projected for 115,000 visitors for 2019, but I think we will hit 100,000 this year resulting in about $3 million shortfall over our projected revenue for […]