President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. expressed concern over the imposition of a single religious sector’s will, emphasizing that everyone should respect each other’s differences as a response to the news that over 700 individuals in the country had petitioned for the government to stop yoga exercises in schools due to religious reasons. Remengesau said that as […]
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Remengesau vows to reject any moves to delay PNMS, Senate to still push for the bill
Although President Tommy Remengesau Jr. has made known his position against any delay to the implementation of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS), the Senate Committee on Resources, Commerce, Trade and Development (RCTD) will still push one of the proposed bill that will extend the transition period of the marine sanctuary to another five years. […]
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Remengesau to conduct presidential state visits
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. is set to visit each state of Palau to bring to the public the agenda and programs of the national government. Three states are already scheduled for the presidential visits beginning with Ngatpang State on February 5, Ngchesar State on February 6, and Aimeliik State on February 7. These state visits […]
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Remengesau says he will not run for any gov’t position in 2020
Two years ahead of the end of his term, President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. already provided closure that he will not run for any government position in the future before the public could even start speculating about who’s who in the 2020 national elections. In a press conference on Wednesday, December 26, at the Presidential Office […]
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Remengesau notes major accomplishments of 2018
When asked how he would characterize 2018, what was successful and what was not, President Tommy Remengesau Jr. noted that “2018 was a good year”, citing a number of successful milestones accomplished in 2018. Connecting Palau to the world via fiber optic cable was a major success of 2018 reported President Remengesau. Instead of the […]
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Christmas is the time to say nice and loving things: Remengesau
President Thomas Remengesau, Jr. (center) posed with children and their guardians during the Children’s Christmas Program at Ngerulmud on December 17. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) President Thomas Remengesau, Jr. said that the Christmas season is the time of the year where everyone should say “nice and loving things” to their love ones and this include the […]