Two new microbuses were recently donated to Palau High School through the government of Japan. The microbuses were handed over to the school on January 9th during a brief ceremony. The buses will address transportation issues for students participating in work-base activities outside of school grounds. The buses were procured through “the project for procurement …
Two Papua New Guinean men are finally returning home for the first time since their planned boat trip turned into an unexpected ordeal at sea. Michael Bolong and Ambrose Wavut departed to PNG on January 15th after their November 2014 rescue by a Micronesian tuna fishing boat. The duo were temporary housed in Pohnpei, pills …
President Remengesau’s administration is steadily moving forward in securing funding to support the Palau National Marine Sanctuary initiative. This past Wednesday during the administration’s weekly press conference, site Umiich Sengebau Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism discussed the work being done with a non-profit organization called Oceans 5. Minister Sengebau disclosed that Palau recently …
Oceans 5 Consults With Palau For Possible Marine Sanctuary Grant Read More »
About 160 subscribers in addition to hundreds of Wi-Fi users have been enjoying high-speed Internet services for the past few weeks. This is following the installation of Palau Telecom’s new service with O3b Networks. The locally owned telecommunications company has been operating under a 30-day trial with O3b since mid-December 2014. This trial period allows …
Although a previous court ruling concluded that the conditions of Koror Jail’s solitary confinement quarters violate Palau’s Constitution that forbids “torture, find cruel, pharmacy inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment”, it did not end the use of the facility. But a new case has forced the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) to cease use of …
Court Orders BPS to Temporarily Cease Use Of Solitary Confinement Read More »
The New Year started off with many pondering about letting go off their expensive habits not only as part of their resolutions, treatment but also because of new changes in the law. On New Year’s Day, about it the Tobacco Excise Tax left many of Palau’s tobacco users scratching their heads and wondering if they …
