February 28, 2020 (Sonsorol State) Unofficial results of recently held Sonsorol State government general election, showed Nicholas Aquino ahead of incumbent Laura I. Miles for the gubernatorial seat by a margin of 13 votes (44 to 31) and in third was Valiant Tirso with 29 after the central counts were done. For the Office of […]
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Sonsorol becomes 16th state to join PAN
Sonsorol State has become the 16th state to join the Protected Areas Network (PAN). Their nominated site, the Merir Protected Area, has a rich ecosystem that supports a variety of habitats that includes diverse marine and terrestrial organisms such as birds, green turtles, coconut crabs, fish, and other marine species. The Merir Island is a […]
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Sonsoral gets a special guest
The man behind the annual Christmas Drops to 68 Micronesian Islands including Palau and the remote northern islands of the CNMI for the past 35 years visited Palau on June 10 to 17. Bruce Best was accompanied by his better half Gretchen Grimm and two young and expert radio/solar technicians, Taro Rokuro Mori, known popularly […]
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PSS Kedam delivers supplies to southwest islands
The PSS Kedam patrol boat had transported supplies to Palau’s southwest islands and brought with it government and medical staff to extend health and other services to people. The vessel, which was captained by PSS KEDAM captained by Mayce Sinaich Ngirmeriil left Koror on April 25 for a one-week mission to the southwest islands. The […]
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Sonsorol rescue could not be done due to assets failure – Marine Law Office
Photos courtesy of Senator Rukebai Inabo. Marine Law Enforcement Acting Chief Lt. Cdr. Emerson Nobuo confirmed that they received a call around noon of March 6 to respond to an emergency in Sonsorol where an injured boy was reportedly needing medical assistance but he said that they could not respond to the emergency because their […]
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SSWA launches audio book of children’s story narrated in Sonsorol’s language
The Sonsorol State Women Association (SSWA) launched the project in developing audio accompaniment to the Sonsorol children’s story book that was published in 2016 on October 5, 2018 at the VIP Conference Room. The SSWA received the India-Palau Small Grant to collect, write and publish a Sonsorol children’s story book in the Sonsorol language. The […]