-
As Earth Day celebrations around the world and in Palau were winding down, the sound of children laughing and excitedly asking questions could still be heard in the air.
Earth Day was celebrated this year in most elementary schools in Koror and Airai...
-
The Division of Customs today concludes the 2007 Harmonized Tariff Education/Workshop for its stakeholders and personnel.
The workshop, which started Tuesday, was sponsored by the Oceania Customs Organization for its member countries including Palau, C...
-
In ensuring the protection of its marine environment, the Government of Aimeliik State has stopped the collection of sea cucumber in its waters until it completes its marine survey.
{reg} In a statement, Gov. Leilani Reklai stated that she is very proact...
-
An expert on seagrass yesterday said that species of seagrass in Palau is declining due to human activity, sediment run off and global climate change.
{reg} Dr. Frederick Short, who is the project director of Seagrassnet, a worldwide seagrass monitoring ...
-
With the aim to expose their students on what goes on a daily basis inside a supermarket, Ngerbeched Headstart toured 31 students at Payless Market yesterday.
{reg} Teacher Hilaria Ichiro said the field trip aims to let the children identify the needs an...
-
Team 7K showed might as they took the championship crown in the recently concluded 4-on-4 co-ed volleyball tournament organized by the Palau High School (PHS) Sports Club at the Long Island Park.
{reg} With team 7K taking the first place, teams Ngerchama...
-
Defending champion Ngerbeched will get a chance to defend its crown after securing the first slot in the championship while team Airai leveled its series against Koror in the ongoing playoffs of the 2010 Palau Major League played at the Asahi Baseball Fie...
-
LAS VEGAS – WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley is unconcerned about being labeled an underdog for Saturday's fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas, believing he will knock out his opponent.{reg} Mayweather, renowned as a superlative defens...
-
ORLANDO, Florida – Orlando Magic star centre Dwight Howard has been slapped with a 35,000 dollar fine by the NBA's disciplinary officials Wednesday for criticizing the referees on his private blog.{reg} Howard was in foul trouble and constantly comp...
-
ST. LOUIS – Jaime Garcia pitched seven scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals handed the Atlanta Braves an eighth straight loss with a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday.{reg} Garcia struck out five batters for his second win of the year and got early run s...
-
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Tiger Woods answered questions for 16 minutes on Wednesday but offered few new revelations of his private troubles other than that the paparazzi are still camped outside his gated community in Florida.{reg} "There?s papar...
-
ROME – Rafael Nadal opened his bid for a fifth Rome Masters title with a quick 6-1, 6-3 victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber on Wednesday.{reg} After withdrawing from last week's Barcelona Open, Nadal appeared fresh and dictated play with his usual combin...
-
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Ten years after its gymnastics team won an Olympic bronze medal in Sydney, China was ordered to give it back for using an underage girl, allowing the United States to claim it instead.{reg} Acting on evidence that Dong Fang...
-
MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS-The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office was officially launched today in the presence of the RMI President and the PNA Ministers.
The PNA brings together eight Pacific Island countries to sustainably manage tuna and inc...
-
A 29 year old male individual was arrested for assaulting an 18 year old female for failing to go out on a date with him.
{reg} In the police report, on April 19 at around 4:10 a.m. a caller reported that a van pulled over near the Meda-loop basket...
-
The Palau Pacific Resort recently held a clam planting activity to celebrate Earth Day with more than 30 guests and associates.
{reg} About 35 baby clams were planted in front of the resort’s beach which is also a conservation area and where fish...
-
With the aim to raise the needed funds for their trip to Guam, the Palau Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) elementary school choir will be holding a fundraising concert on May 2 at the SDA gym.
{reg} The event, dubbed as “A Little Night of Music,” wi...
-
A total of 50 participants, ages 4 to 12 years old, joined the Kids for Christ (KFC) Palau Chapter monthly session at the Mindszenty High School gym.
{reg} KFC, which is a family ministry of the Couples for Christ Palau Chapter, treated the kids wi...
-
Palau Community College (PCC) Sailors showed might as they top the men’s division of the recently concluded canoe sprint races held at the Meyuns Ramp (Skojio).
{reg} PCC Sailors first took the 500 meters event with a time of 2:28.44 besting Pete...
-
President Toribiong last week visited the training of Team Palau in various venues.
{reg} The president first met with the men’s and women’s canoe team, who had their training at Rip Tide Beach. Toribiong’s visit gave them support and encoura...
