Palau Climate Champion calls for resource, capacity support for SIDS on Article 6

The high level political champion flying the flag for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and its outcomes from COP26 says there is still a long way to go for information, capacity and resourcing for work in this area. Palau’s Minister of...

Palau International Coral Reef Center Wraps Up Successful Fellowship with Ms. Sophia Siegel and Stanford University

Palau Health Ministry splits Public Health into three Bureaus Under Executive Order

By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau (Aug. 28, 2025) — The Ministry of Health announced a major restructuring on Wednesday with the signing of Executive Order 496, which reorganizes three of its divisions into separate bureaus. Director Madraisau of...

Palau Bureau of Agriculture employees suspended, terminated after Safe Stolen, $50K Missing

By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Ngchesar, Palau — A break-in at the Bureau of Agriculture’s Livestock Division in Ngchesar has prompted employee suspensions and terminations, officials said. On July 14, the Bureau of Agriculture (BOA) reported to...

Palau hosts Northern Pacific ICE Advanced Intelligence training course

Immigration representatives from Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) gathered for the highly anticipated Northern Pacific Immigration Core Elements (ICE) Advanced Intelligence course from the...

Palau and Pacific Islands push for Equity, funding in High-Seas Biodiversity Treaty

UNITED NATIONS — As the world negotiates the future of life in the oceans beyond national borders, small island developing states are making their voices heard. At the second session of the Preparatory Commission for the Marine Biodiversity of...

Bulk Carrier Damaged In Black Sea Blast Near Odesa

Palau-flagged bulk carrier Aroyat and general cargo vessel Resilient Africa arrive to the sea port of Chornomorsk for loading with grain, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Odesa, Ukraine September 16, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer KYIV, Aug 31...

Whipps urges continued Dialogue with U.S. despite Palau Leadership rejecting Asylum Proposal

By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau – President Surangel Whipps Jr. said Wednesday that Palau should maintain dialogue with the United States, despite the country’s congress and Council of Chiefs rejecting a U.S. proposal to have Palau...

Palau Court dismisses Tax Evasion case against Ex-Speaker after Payment

By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (AP) — A criminal case against former Speaker Sabino Anastacio was dismissed earlier this month after he paid back taxes owed from real estate sales made in 2016. Court records show Anastacio sold land...

Petition calls for clear US-Palau defense agreement to protect civilians

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — A petition circulating in Palau calls on the national leadership to open talks with the United States on a separate, detailed agreement spelling out when and how Washington would defend Palau — and how civilians...

Palau President Whipps rejects political dialogue with new PIF Secretary-General

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr on Wednesday rejected the call of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) new Secretary-General Henry Puna for a continued political dialogue over Micronesia’s withdrawal from the regional body. “Probably not, we are out...

U.S. Senators visit Palau to discuss Security, Military presence

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (AP) — Two senior U.S. senators are visiting Palau this week to meet with President Surangel Whipps Jr. and his cabinet, reaffirming Washington’s security commitments while facing questions about the scope of America’s...

Audit Office says Supplemental Review of Palau Stablecoin Project no longer necessary

By: Bernadette Carreon The Office of the Public Auditor has determined that a supplemental audit of Palau’s Stablecoin Project (PSC) is no longer necessary, stating that legal matters fall outside its jurisdiction, according to the office’s...

U.S. Marine Corps mulling new prepositioning sites in Palau and Australia to counter growing Chinese Missile threat

By Carter Johnston Published on 23/08/2025 (Naval News) The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to branch out across the West Pacific with new prepositioning sites as the force continues to shape its force design and long term planning goals around...

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2nd JCC meeting for J-PRISM3 in Palau is successfully held

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been implementing “Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries Phase 3 (J-PRISM3)” since July 2023 in the...

‘Celestial collisions’ in Palau: Senior missionary finds woman whose life he saved 40 years earlier

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KOROR: 2nd JCC Meeting for J-PRISM3 in the Republic of Palau is successfully held

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Qantas continues its weekly flight to Palau

SYDNEY, 26 August 2025: Qantas will operate direct flights between Brisbane and Koror, Palau’s capital, for a second year following the route’s success since its launch in December 2024. The service, known as the ‘Palau Paradise Express’, will...

Dawn discipline

Timothy Asaivao IN the quiet, pre-dawn darkness of Saipan, while most of the island sleeps, Timothy L. Asaivao is already moving. The sea is still, reflecting the last stars of the night, as he and five teammates from the Marianas Outrigger Club...