Koror

Palau's President Cited By Environmental Quality Board

pacificislands.cc     Aug 21, 2008          

By David Miho in Koror Thursday: August 21, 2008 President Tommy Remengesau, who has been internationally recognized as a leading environmentalist, was recently cited by the nation’s Environmental Quality Protection Board for...                    

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Study Says Palau Budget Planning Hampered By 'Entitlement Mentality'

pacificislands.cc     Jun 28, 2008          

By David Miho in Koror Saturday: June 28, 2008 ’s national government is saddled with the belief that “someone else should pay” for government services as well as an “entitlement mentality,” a major study has found. John...                    

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Trimaran Earthrace hits stormy seas in PNG

apn.co.nz     May 31, 2008   1 related          

New Zealand skipper Pete Bethune was yesterday steering the trimaran Earthrace through a vicious storm north of Papua New Guinea to reach Koror, in Palau. "We've been thundering through the Pacific amidst massive cracks of...                    

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Business Executives Call For Declaration Of 'Economic Emergency'

pacificislands.cc     May 30, 2008          

A Palau Senate hearing last night on the worsening economy turned into an opportunity for leading business executives to urge lawmakers to declare a national emergency. Nancy Wong, owner of the Doughnut House in Koror, told lawmakers...                    

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Sea and tell

news.com.au     May 16, 2008          

Graham Fricke discovers gentle pleasures above and below the water in Palau | May 17, 2008 WHERE to go to celebrate a February birthday by snorkelling in the tropics? My wife and I opt for Palau in Micronesia, a few hundred kilometres north of Darwin (but accessible only from Australia via Cairns...                    

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Zero Fighter, Palau

divemagazine.co.uk     May 7, 2008          

I had seen an old black-and-white photograph of the Zero wreck before I left the UK and I wanted to have a go at photographing it. ... Situated on the Ngaremediu reef, 10km southeast of Koror, it makes a pleasant snorkel while travelling to or from the more established...                    

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Tulsa Media People in the 1970s Made Major Difference in Race Relations

tulsatvmemories.com     May 2, 2008          

A new and fascinating article by Madeline (Midge) Caruthers: Media People in the 1970s Made Major Difference in Race Relations. ... by Madeline (Midge) Caruthers, 4/29/2008 I'd like to pay tribute to some outstanding media people in Tulsa, with whom I worked many years...                    

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Coast Guard Rear Admiral Official Visit Cements Sea Rider Agreement

pacificislands.cc     Apr 11, 2008          

Palau and the United States have signed the Sea Rider Agreement which is intended to help Palau protect its Exclusive Economic Zone from illegal fishing and... ... By David Miho in Koror Thursday: April 10, 2008 have signed the Sea Rider Agreement which is intended to...                    

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WW II Fliers Human Remains Going To Hawaii With Recovery Team

pacificislands.cc     Mar 4, 2008          

After more than 45 days of excavation and recovery diving, the specialized Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) is on its way back to its Camp Smith base in... ... By David Miho in Koror Tuesday: March 04, 2008 After more than 45 days of excavation and recovery diving,...                    

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House Wants To Lower Tax On Low Income Workers

pacificislands.cc     Feb 26, 2008          

(Koror) Palau’s House of Delegates has passed a bill to lower the tax rates of workerds earning less than $2,000 per year. The bill was introduced by... ... By David Miho in Koror Tuesday: February 26, 2008 ’s House of Delegates has passed a bill to lower the tax rates of...                    

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