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PHS earns full six-year Accreditation from WASC
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
Koror, Palau — Palau High School has proudly secured a full six-year accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC), reaffirming the school’s commitment to academic excellence and...
Welcome, $100 please: The countries with the weirdest entry requirements
WAtoday
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July 3, 2025
Sign a climate pledge: Palau For understandable reasons, tiny island nations tend to take sustainability seriously. But in 2017, the Micronesian nation of Palau (population 18,000) took things one step further by requiring all international...
Palau launches hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments
Samoa News
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January 27, 2025
Ngerulmud, PALAU — A two thousand, four hundred-year-old (2,400) earthworks has been revealed as predating stone moai statues of Rapa Nui and megalithic Nan Madol in Micronesia. Palauan tourism official Lelly Obakerbau shakes her head and motions...
EU Ambassador highlights strengthened ties with Palau, Eyes Trade and Climate Cooperation
Island Times
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March 21, 2025
KOROR, Palau — European Union (EU) Ambassador Barbara Plinkert reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to strengthening cooperation with Palau, focusing on climate action, ocean governance, economic development, and trade relations during her official...
PH, Palau sign deal on trade, fisheries
Manila Standard
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March 16, 2025
The Philippines and Palau signed a landmark agreement to promote sustainable fisheries, boost trade and investment and enhance technical cooperation. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Palau’s Battle Against Cancer:
Island Times
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January 31, 2025
Cancer is more than a medical diagnosis—it is a deeply personal battle affecting individuals, families, and the nation as a whole. Behind every cancer diagnosis lies a unique story of pain, healing, grief, resilience, and love. In the Republic of...
PICRC partners with Pacific RISA to implement climate change adaptation in Palau
Island Times
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March 21, 2025
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) has signed a project award of $269,535 funded by the US Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the project titled, “Supporting WMO Region V and the...
The Pacific diving paradise of Palau wants travelers to explore its cultural depths, too
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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March 19, 2025
KOROR, Palau — While researching an upcoming trip to Palau, a tiny island nation dotting Micronesia’s western edge, I found endless information about its famed mushroom-shaped Rock Islands and spectacular diving sites, including over 50 World War...
Coral adaptation unlikely to keep up with global warming
Scimex Newsfeed
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November 28, 2024
From: The University of Queensland Coral adaptation to global warming will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions in global greenhouse gasses, according to an international team of scientists. Professor Peter Mumby from The University of...
Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments
RNZ
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January 23, 2025
By Harry Pearl, Benar News An aerial view of Ouballang terrace, the largest of a series of ancient man-made earthworks spread across Aimeliik state in Palau on Nov. 29, 2024. Photo: Rivers Reklai/BenarNews 2,400-year-old earthworks revealed as...
Climate change and China will define US relations with Pacific Islands under Donald Trump, security experts say
Island Times
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January 24, 2025
By Doug Dingwall (ABC-Australia) Soon after Donald Trump’s election victory in November, a leader from one of the world’s smallest nations voiced a hope to take him snorkelling. Palau’s president Surangel Whipps Jr, leading a Pacific Island nation...
India Grant lights up Palau’s remote areas
Island Times
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March 18, 2025
A grant from the Government of India has brought much-needed solar lighting to Palau’s most isolated communities, providing sustainable energy solutions for households off the power grid. Through this initiative, the Barefoot Institute facilitated...
Taiwanese business leader Stan Shih named Senior Economic Advisor to Palau
Island Times
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March 18, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau — Taiwanese engineer, businessman, and philanthropist Stan Shih was recently appointed by President Whipps as his senior economic advisor, according to the President’s Office social media post. “As...
Coral adaptation unlikely to keep pace with global warming
ScienceDaily
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November 29, 2024
Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heatwaves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to an international team of scientists. Their study, led by Dr. Liam Lachs of Newcastle...
Japanese experts Explore Palau’s appeal for long-term stays
Island Times
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March 14, 2025
Koror, Palau – In a strategic move to diversify its tourism sector and enhance sustainable economic growth, Palau recently welcomed a delegation of key figures from Japan’s Long Stay Foundation and Shotoku University. The visit, organized by the...
Philippines signs sustainable fisheries management deal with Palau
Business World
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March 16, 2025
THE PHILIPPINES and Palau have signed an agreement to manage their fisheries more sustainably, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The parties to the agreement — the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Palau’s Ministry of...
Palau signs Agreement for Pacific Ocean Commissioner Office
Island Times
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January 21, 2025
The government of Palau and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Jan. 17, 2025, to officially establish the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) in Palau. The signing ceremony took place in...
Snorkel With Me To Understand Climate Change, Palau President Tells Trump
International Business Times
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March 12, 2025
The leader of climate-vulnerable Palau wants US President Donald Trump to come snorkelling with him to understand the "slow death" caused by climate change, he told AFP in an interview on Wednesday. "I think it's good if we go snorkelling and look...
Global leaders pledge bolder cooperation and solidarity to accelerate a just and equitable energy transition and climate resilience
The AI Journal
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March 18, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ministers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Pacific have recommitted to exploring collaborative opportunities to accelerate a just and equitable energy transition. At...
Philippines, Palau strengthen ties on fisheries
Manila Bulletin
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March 15, 2025
The Philippines has entered into an agreement with Palau to enhance bilateral relations in the fisheries sector, covering mutual trade and investment, sustainable practices, and technical cooperation, according to the Department of Agriculture...