Weekend News Report Feb. 24, 2012

[hdvideo id=29] Senator Diaz arraigned in court             On Feb, visit this site 14, 2011, the Attorney General filed a four count criminal complaint charging Diaz with failing to provide unaltered copies of his radio shows as required by section 15 PNC 131.  This law should be familiar to Diaz since in 2007, the Supreme …

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Question Raised On Reprogram of ADB Water & Sewer Loan for Fiber-optic

The Palau House of Traditional Leaders has sent a letter to President Toribiong challenging the reprogramming of funds from the ADB Loan for water and sewer development to instead purchase a used fiber-optic cable to upgrade Palau’s internet.  In the letter, the traditional leaders choose health and the environment over telecommunications.  Some parts of Palau, …

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Protests against gas hikes and minimum wage begin

In the past two months gas prices in Palau have increased three times already.  This week commuters are paying an average of $5.35 per gallon for regular unleaded gas and $5.62 per gallon for diesel. In response, Moses Uludong, Santy Asanuma, Gale Ngirmidol and Kirino Mekoll began protesting in downtown Koror against the gas hikes …

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OTV New Website – Help Us

The new Oceania Television Network website has launched after months of development.  Over the coming weeks we will be integrating Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other new media to make your access to the North Pacific easier than ever before.  While we still have a long way to go, we are looking for your input on …

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Palau is in the movies this month

This month Palau meets Tinseltown with the release of two films.  The Last Reef by Yes/No Productions, the Creators of the musical “Stomp” filmed much of this 3D extravaganza in Palau.  Roll’em Productions is proud to be a part of this new wonder. Also in theaters is Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.  While not filmed …

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Palau – Mosquito Woes in Malakal

The hour of sunset, one of the most enjoyable times of day in the islands, is fast losing its appeal in some parts of Palau due to large clouds of mosquitoes plaguing areas of Koror.  The problem is especially noticeable in Malakal, where the water treatment facility is located.  As mosquitoes require pools of water …

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Weekend News Report Feb. 17, 2012

PACIFIC MEDIA WATCHDOG URGES PALAU PRESIDENT TO LIFT GAG ON ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE The news of Palaus Presidential order banning the Attorney General from giving a legal opinion directly to those seeking it has spread across the Pacific. A regional media watchdog group, Pacific Freedom Forum, says this raises serious concerns over access to information …

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