August 23, 2020
Koror- No word from Palau officials about U.S. Secretary of Defense's visit here this week
The United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper will be visiting Palau this week according to an August 19 press release from the US Defense Department.
While the news of the vi...
March 9, 2020
Koror- United Airlines announced today said that it it will be reducing flights from Guam to Japan and Pacific nations , including Palau because of the "decline in demand" due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the region.
In a press statement, United Airlines sa...
January 27, 2020
January 27, 2020 - Given the rapidly increasing number of confirmed 2019 Novel coronavirus (nCoV) cases in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and in Macau, the National Emergency Committee on January 27th recommended to President Tommy E. Remegnesau, Jr. to pro...
October 10, 2019
Koror- A US Compact consultation team is in Palau this week for a “fact-finding” mission that will set the stage for a formal compact review to take place.
Vice President Raynold Oilouch told the media on Wednesday that the offer to start Compact talks early is based on...
October 8, 2019
Koror- The United States and Palau will conduct an initial Compact Agreement consultation which starts today.
According to an earlier statement made to the local media, a team of US officials will be in Palau from Oct. 8 and 9 for an initial consultation on the Palau-U...
September 24, 2019
UN,New York- President Tommy Remengesau Jr. echoed the global call to action to combat the impacts of climate change, “Our house is on fire,” vowing that small island developing states (SIDS) like Palau will lead the way in dealing with climate change or “we will have...
September 23, 2019
Pacific leaders plea to the world to act on “climate crisis”
New York - As the world’s leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly and climate summit today, heads of states of Pacific nations are again making a plea to the world for an effective action on the...
September 13, 2019
Koror(Seafood Source)- Pacific island countries could lose an estimated USD 60 million (EUR 54.5 million) in revenue annually due to the impacts of climate change on the tuna population within the next 30 years, according to Conservation International (CI).
In a fact sh...
September 5, 2019
New Zealand (Pacific Media Network) - A leading Pacific diplomat based in New York says focus and solidarity will be key to outcomes for regional leaders heading to the United Nations annual leaders meeting this month.
See you in New York in September- the UN boss spen...
September 4, 2019
Koror- Tourism arrivals in the tiny nation of Palau continue to drop dramatically, with forecasts signaling visitors for 2019 will fall under 100,000 for the first time since 2011.
Tourists at Palau's famous Rock Island. Photo by Kambes Kesolei
The latest economic rev...
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