The Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK), Palau’s Congress has passed a legislation that would allow for the appointment of an interim Special Prosecutor in the event that the Senate fails to come to an agreement on confirmation of an SP appointment. The legislation introduced by the House of Delegates reportedly allows for the appointment of an read more... ...
Micronesians on Hawaii staged a rally last week in support of keeping their medical benefits. A large number of the Micronesian community residing in the state of Hawaii marched along the Ala Moana boulevard in support of medical benefits for Micronesians, following a court ruling earlier this month. According to KHON news in Hawaii, a read more... ...
The Ministry of Health has further confirmed that there are no cases of the Avian Influenza also known as the bird flu in Palau. In a press release to the media last week, MOH disclosed that samples collected from the farm were tested negative for the virus by U.S. laboratories. Officials earlier suspected the bird read more... ...
The investigation into Tyler Henry’s death is leading towards accidental death, reports Bureau of Public Safety Director Ismael Aguon. However nothing is conclusive at this time until the investigation is complete. A report from a local newspaper, Island Times, claims that the police are looking at drowning as the most possible cause of death, but read more... ...
On April 10, 2014 at approximately 3:15 pm, rescuers found a young man who was reported missing on Monday April 7, 2014. After more than three-days of search on land and underwater, rescuers found the vehicle containing the body of 20-year old Tyler Henry underwater in the M-dock area where he was last seen. Police read more... ...
The Palau Ministry of Health this week has further confirmed that all test results taken from the PMA Poultry Farm are negative for Avian Influenza also known as the bird flu. On March 31, 2014, about 171 chickens fell ill and died in a matter of days from a still unknown cause. Since then about read more... ...
Governor of Texas, the honorable Rick Perry was bestowed the title of Palau Honorary Consul on April 10, 2014 by the Olbiil Era Kelulau — Palau’s National Congress. Governor Perry who is making his first visit to the Republic of Palau is assisting the BentProp Project in the search for missing American servicemen who fought read more... ...
A 20-year old Palauan male has been reported missing in the Republic. On April 7, 2014, 20-year old Tyler M. Henry was reported missing to the Bureau of Public Safety since early Sunday morning April 6, 2014. Henry was reportedly last seen in the M-dock area on the same evening. He is reported to read more... ...
President Tommy Remengesau Junior on April 7, 2014, publicly expressed support for American attorney Victoria Roe’s resignation as the Republic’s top prosecutor. A press release to the media states “the President regrets that the AG’s tenure was limited, but understands her reasons for leaving and respects her decision.” Further adding, “The President is grateful to read more... ...
Hundreds of Palauans were concerned about Tropical Storm Peipah’s potential strength as it made its way pass the Republic in the early hours of Monday April 7, 2014. In preparation, some families found shelter in hotels, homes of relatives, and other places. But TS Peipah proved to be a minor storm and did not cause read more... ...
Texas Governor Rick Perry and his wife Anita are scheduled to help the BentProp Project team in the search for missing American servicemen in Palau. Governor Perry and his wife will help assist the team for this year’s mission beginning this week before returning back to the U.S. In a statement to the media, Governor read more... ...
Test results from a Hawaii lab has confirmed that the dead chickens from the Palau Mission Academy (PMA) Poultry Farm are negative for Avian Influenza also known as the bird flu. Last week, 300 out of 7,000 chickens from the farm fell ill and died of still unknown causes. Officials initially tested samples taken from read more... ...
A mass amount of chickens from the Palau Mission Academy (PMA) Poultry Farm died in a matter of days causing concerns in the Republic. On March 31, 2014, a team of experts from the Ministry of Health, Quarantine Office, Bureau of Agriculture, and the Koror State Animal Shelter were dispatched to the farm in Airai read more... ...
An overdue boat from the state of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia that was reported missing on March 13, 2014 was located off Satawal Island last week. According to online reports, residents of Satawal spotted the boat drifting about one-mile from shore. One man was found on board and when residents determined the read more... ...
The Marshall Islands current Finance Minister has become the fifth person to resign from a ministerial position in the country’s constitutional history. On Monday March 24, 2014, Minister of Finance Dennis Momotaro resigned from his position following the administration’s second no vote of confidence motion in parliament. Momotaro reportedly met with President Loeak on the read more... ...
Palau’s Attorney General Victoria Roe is resigning from her position after serving as the nation’s Attorney General for more than a year. In a statement received by OTV, Roe expressed, “It is with great sadness that I will be leaving the Republic of Palau. I have been honored to be appointed Attorney General by President read more... ...
On March 11, 2014, the Senate successfully hosted the 2nd Youth Mock Congress in celebration of the National Youth Day. Twelve high school students swore in as Senators and debated on a number of legislations in the Senate Chamber with support from families, teachers and the Senate staff. One of the bills introduced by the read more... ...
The Australian Government and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have signed a partnership agreement that would optimize effective regional development for the next decade. This 10-year agreement entitled ‘Partnership for Pacific Regionalism and Enhanced Development will support SPC’s delivery of regional services and programs such as managing coastal fisheries for economic growth; improving...
One of eight Ministerial positions in Palau’s Executive Branch has been vacant since President Remengesau took office in January 2013. The Minister of Education position has remained without a new nominee after Andrew Tabelual, current Principal of Koror Elementary School and President Remengesau’s earlier appointee failed to secure the required votes from the Senate. This read more... ...
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) has tripled what fishing industries are paying for to fish in their respective waters. PNA, which comprises of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Nauru, Palau, FSM, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, and Tuvalu, now enforces $6,000 payment per fishing day for its vessel day scheme. Dr. Transform Aqorau, CEO read more... ...