Verna Kyota, Diabetes Coordinator at the Ministry of Health’s Public Health, will be attending JICA’s Knowledge Co-Creation Program for Young Leaders in Japan. This program targets individuals who will become nation-building leaders in the future. They are invited for 18 days in Japan to develop their specialties through experiencing and learning technologies and skills and […]
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Japan’s GGP Grant to the Division of Fire and Rescue, MOJ
On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Ambassador of Japan Akira Karasawa and Vice President / Minister of Justice Raynold B. Oilouch signed the grant contract for “The Project for Procurement of Fire Truck and Ambulance to the Republic of Palau”, valued $90,800, under the Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). The signing ceremony […]
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Regional scheme to raise organic farming standards introduced to Palau farmers
A regional certifying scheme that trademarks quality organic agriculture products is being introduced to local farmers in Palau and other Pacific island nations. In an interview, Building Prosperity for Women Producers, Processors and Women-Owned Businesses (BPWP) Project Manager Neema Nand said that local farmers in Palau have shown interests in the certifying scheme for organic […]
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Toribiong to hold a declaration meeting on Friday
Johnson Toribiong, a former president, is to hold a declaration meeting at Ming’s s Hall located in Palasia Hotel on Friday, 11AM this week which will be open to all. There have been talks among the locals that Toribiong will run again for President in the upcoming election. In the meeting, he plans to speak […]
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Constitution says free education only for citizens: Toribiong
On the issue of levying fees on foreign students in schools, Johnson Toribiong, one of the framers of Palauan constitution said that right to free education applies to the citizens only. “Palau’s constitution provides that Palauans can be given favorable treatment,” Toribiong said. However, he said that it is a policy decision adding that it […]
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Human rights violated in Koror Jail
A human being, regardless of the crime he has committed, should not be treated as less than a human: Court The Division of Corrections, Bureau of Public Safety that falls under the Ministry of Justice violated human rights of an inmate by keeping him in gruesome conditions for about five months in solitary confinement. The […]