U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech announced Tuesday, September 17, that the United States had presented $300,000 to assist in Palau’s hosting of the Our Ocean 2020. Domenech, who was speaking before guests during the groundbreaking ceremony for the road and dock rehabilitation projects in Palau, said that the grant is intended to assist Palau […]
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Around 70 participants join 42nd annual US Coral Reef Task Force meeting in Palau
Around 70 participants from Pacific island nations including Palau had joined the kickoff event of the 42nd annual US Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) meeting held in Koror, Palau on September 9. Among the events conducted during the first day of the one-week meeting included field trips to Palau’s watersheds. Site visits to the fisheries […]
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Koror-Airai road rehab project ground breaking on Tuesday
A ground breaking ceremony for Koror-Airai road rehabilitation project is to be held across PRA Happy Landing on Tuesday this week at 10 AM.The project is under the Capital Improvement Program led by Bureau of Public Works. The project funded by Compact of Free Association Infrastructure Funds has 4 packages. Package A is Airport Intersection […]
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Hong Kong tells US to stay out; students form protest chains
HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. The silent protest comes as the Hong Kong government condemned the “illegal behavior of radical protesters” and warned the U.S. to […]
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World War II Pacific battlegrounds now site of US-China tug of war
MAJURO,12 AUGUST 2019(AFP)— Pacific islands that were key World War II battlegrounds but largely neglected for the past 30 years are now back in the spotlight as China challenges traditional US supremacy in the region. Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, whose territories stretch thousands of kilometres across the Pacific, have […]
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US opens ‘COFA’ negotiations with Palau, 2 FAS
United States (US) Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced that the US has begun the negotiation to extend the expiring Compact of Free Association (COFA) agreements with the Freely Associated States (FAS) of Palau, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). In a joint press conference with the presidents […]