President Tommy Remengesau Jr passed a law by signing a bill to support local production of meat and seafood products. The new law aims to lower the cost of domestically produced and sea food and intends to provide funds and mechanism to foster the growth of agriculture and aquaculture in Palau and increase food security. […]
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Palau observes President’s day
Palau is up for a long weekend as the entire country commemorates the contributions of all its presidents through the President’s Day celebration which kicked off yesterday, May 30. The commemoration started off with a Cook Off contest held at the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) parking lot yesterday evening. The contest promoted the […]
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Climate change brought up in Trump meeting but from another angle
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr clarified that climate mitigation and adaptation were brought up during a meeting with United States President Donald Trump, a vocal climate change skeptic, but from a different angle. Remengesau was responding to the media’s inquiry on Wednesday who pointed out that the joint statement issued by the Freely Associated State leaders […]
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COFA should not only benefit militarization but also civilian purposes: Remengesau
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., in a meeting with United States Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, took the chance to discuss with the US cabinet official that the Compact of Free Association (COFA) agreement should not just benefit militarization interest but also its civilian purposes. Remengesau, who was meeting Shanahan prior to the historic […]
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Remengesau to deliver keynote speech at ‘Oceans Meeting’ in Portugal
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., after a meeting with the United Nations secretary general in Fiji, travelled to Lisbon,Portugal to give a keynote address at the Oceans Meeting, an international ministerial conference on smart ocean governance, that is slated May 16-17. Remengesau, who was in Fiji since May 12 to attend the third Climate Action Pacific […]
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Future is economy not on compact dependence: Remengesau
“Growing the economy is the future of Palau, not the dependence on the Compact”, expressed President Remengesau at this week’s press conference, reiterating his statements at the State of the Republic Address which calls for greater ownership and responsibility for Palau’s own development. “Budget should not be contingent on the amount of money we receive […]