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Palau Horizon (August 30 - Sep. 1)
Gibbons says, "I want to preserve our culture. That's why our campaign is to ensure the balancing between the democratic priniciples and traditional values". In reference to his campagin opponent KSL Speaker Yoshitaka Adachi, Mr. Gibbons says, "They need to have a sense of traditional wisdom. I hate a new government that will be destroying what we want to improve".
Joe in this Open Thread mentioned a possible presidential ticket of Sens.Reklai/Seid, asking "Is it far fetched to think that Senators Reklai/Seid could be a possible ticket?". Reklai's candidacy doesn't surprise me. I remember an item I posted last January about Reklai's intention of running for the highest office of the land.
Palau BroadBand a subsidiary of MIDCORPis set to offer "broadband communication services which will focus in providing high speed wireless service in internet and long distance phone services. The company will also provide a handheld phones that you can use for calls abd check your email as well as browse throught he internet". A Korean Telecom infotech is to build the and initially supply communication links and services to and from Palau via satellite. This is a second comapny within a month to take on PNCC. A month ago a company Palau Telecom owned by Sam Masang began its broadband wireless services.
Coming in the heels of a 2 cents/kw hour from 7 cents to 9 cents Division of Water Distribution Chief Techur Rengulbai in a statement said that water bills may go up like any other cost of basic commodities that are affected by the sudden increase in the prices of fuel...saying his office is directly afffected since they use crude oil to run pumping station and the use of gasoline to operate their vehicle to carry out meet their commitment to the community.
Palau Horizon (August 26 - 29)
According to Minister of Commerce and Trade Otoichi Besebes two Thai government officials based in Hong Kong, Labor Counsel Wannaporn Chu-Umnart and Royal Thai Consulate General Napaporn Senathaun visited him yesterday with the intention of seeking jobs for their citizens to work as domestic helpers, cooks, waitresses, etc.
Ar present there are 12 Thai nationals employed in Palau as cooks and waitresses particularly at the Suryothai Restaurant.
Palau Horizon (August 26 - 29)
Police Officers II Dollyn Tell and Jonnie Ngeluk will arrive in East Timor on September 1 after having completed a four-week training in the United States and Greece in preparation for their deployment. This is the first time Palau will send police officers as part of the UN-approved resolution through its Security Council.
After President Remengesau signed last week Thursday a bill approving the $1.4 million dollar Supplementary Budget to the ROP FY 2005 Budget. A Complementary Budget of $351,000 was passed the next day to supplement the $1.4 million Suplementary Budget to the ROP FY 2005 Budget of $53,538,697 which was subsequently reduced by Remengesau to $52,686,679 by excersising his item veto power.
With the imminent completion of the Babeldaob Compact Road sometimes early spring next year, a plan to build a $30 million called Reef Road Project has been revived by Gov. John Gibbons of Koror State. The plan is to construct a diversion road from the causeway in Malakal that will connect with Koror-Meyuns Causeway to T-Dock and all the way to JP Friendship Bridge. Funding for this project is contingent on a grant from the Japanese Government. An application for a grant to Japan Gov. is said to being readied for the realization of the project.
Palau Horizon (August 23 - 25)
Introducer of the Bill 7-87Senator Santy Asanuma said, " it is in the best interest of the republic that the citizens engage in traditional male-female marriages with the hope of increased procreation. Therefore same-sex marriages and unions should not be permitted in the republic and should not be recognized".
Palau Horizon (August 23 - 25)
At the age of 83 and a matriarch of Ikelau Clan of Koror, Gabriela Ngirmang bears the title of Mirair - the second ruling queen of Koror. "Still strong despite her advanced age, Ngirmang's relentless pursuit to a nuclear-free Palau along with many women and men back in the late 70's has earned her recognition. This peace activist's nomination was endorsed by the Ecumenical Center for Research, Education and Advocacy in Fiji".
It was not the first time for Palauans to be nominated in this global peace award. Two Palauan organizations - Kltal Reng and Otil A Beluad - were in the forefront of legal and political battle to retain provisions to prohibit nuclear weapons for Palau were nominated in 1989. Nigrmang was the president of Otil A Beluad. She says, "But I feel there were many women who worked very hard courageously. Some of them have passed away. I share this nomination with them".
p.s. I believe Gabriela Ngirmang is a grandmother of a fellow commenter on this site, Ms. Sunny Williams. Yoo hoooo!!
Tia Belau (Aug. 19 - 26)
"Some politicians, including President Remengesau, publically supported the suspension of the lunch program saying that it is the responsibility of parents to feed their children and that the program was swamped with abuses and wastes as the food were not nutritious and were only consumed by students who are used to eating junk food."
Tia Belau (Aug. 19 - 26)
"Justification for the suspension is shortage of funds for food service to cover the last two months of August and September left in the 2005 budget yea". In his letter to the President with cc to OEK, governors, school principals, and PTA's, Education Minister Katosang told the President that "they have met all school principals and PTA Chairmen and have informed them of the suspension of school lunch for three months and further requested them to make arrangements for parents to prepare their children's lunch until FY 2006 becomes available". The letter did not explain why the notice was not issued in June of July but waited until four days before school started". Education Director Emery Wenty explained that the amount requirdd last year and for this year , was $649,000 but Olbiil Era Kelulau appropriated only $565,000 which is enough only for seven months leaving the last two months of school year without funds. The amount needed for one month is $30,000."
Tia Belau (August 19 - 26)
"Dr. Manix Jonathan, a resident physician in Belau National Hospital who was accepted for a five year Pathology Residency Training Program at Chang Kung Memorial Hospital in Taipei is nearing completion of his third year residency training. Jonathan will also be the first pathologist in Micronesia...Dr. Jonathan is also undergoing special training at the Taiwan Forensic Institute for "police case" autopsies and forensic policies and procedures."
For their part, Director of Public Safety Hazime Telei said theat Jonathan's training has a big impact in the investigation of high profile case in Palau. Authorities could now save moneyfor they will ot anymore be hiring pathologist from Guam to carry out autopsies. $10,000 every time the government request for a pathologist from Guam to do an untopsy of send evidence for a lab examination.
Palau Horizon (August 16 - 18)
Former Senator Steven Kanai has been found by the Supreme Court guilty of guilty of perjury. The order states that "the court found defendant guilty on Count I because it found that the invoice submitted by defendant concerning Sept. 3, 2001 meeting had been fraudulently altered...and therefore that the statetments under oath by defendant about the invoice were false and with the belief that they were false". The case stemmed from the investigation of travel expenditures of public officials and certain payments made by the Medical Referral Program including a trip taken by Kanai in Hawaii last Sept. 2001.
Tia Belau (Aug. 12 - 19)
On November 8, Koror State will pit two term Governor Johnny Gibbons going for his final term against Yoshitaka Adachi, Speaker of the Koror State Legislature.
Ngaraard will hold its election two days later. Only Jonathan Maui has declared a run for the governorship while report says that Ngaraard State Olbetibel Speaker Gibson Kanai, Martin Sokau, and Albert Shiro are said to be interested.
Ngchesar State will hold their election later on November 26 with 9 seats up for grabs. The nine elected members and the eight traditional chiefs will then select a governor from the elected members only. The current Governor Florencio Adelbai needs to be elected first by the people and then to win again the majority support of legislature to retain his governorship.
Today is the first day of school for all public schools in Palau. Over 2,800 students from grades 1 - 12 are enrolled for this year. However, lessons will be half-day only. No money to pay lunch.
Diaz was on the radio this morning preaching to the effect that parents should shift away from the prevalent TT mentality about the need for government handout and start providing lunch for their children. Mentioning in one instance that it might come down to a choice between cutting your Social Security check to pay for school lunch programs. How lame?
Even if argument can be made for parents to pick-up the tab for their children's lunch, I think it is total neglect of responsibility for our leaders to tell them at this stage that they will have to fork more of their money to pay their children's lunch. If that was the plan all along why weren't the parents informed and to prepare themselves ahead of time.
Now to go on the radio and sermonize about the handout TT mentality of the parents is only to build a strawman for an argument. There is no TT mentality, I bet most of the parents of the school children are to young to have a clear memory of the TT government. And to lay blame on them unfortunately is another sign of leaders disconnected with reality. Nevertheless, unfortunately there are leaders with empty mentality who have failed miserably to grasp the problem at hand. Is it any wonder why OEK members are enjoying their $50K salary per annum while lecturing the populace about the virtue of picking-up the tab?
There's a buzz around town that Continental Airlines has banned Yap Governor Robert Ruecho on all its future flights after an alleged indecent assault on a female flight attendant. It is reported that the flight attendant with her arms held up with trays and well above the seats came to a halt in front of the governor. With her waiting for the traffic to clear before making her way down aisle the governor then allegedly took liberty to grope the pair of the pointed mammary glands (breasts) of the female flight attendant. At that instance she turned around and walked up and reported the incident to the flight supervisor.
The governor is said to have drank heavily with his Palauan friends prior to his flight from Palau to Yap. And continued to drink while in flight. He is said to have made a lot of commotion and keep asking fellow flyers whether they know that he is the governor from Yap. It is also reported that the flight captain was said to have told the governor that such action cannot be from the governor of Yap but can only be from an animal.
Ruecho still have a year to go in office but it is reported that his fellow citizens just coudn't wait for the election time to kick him out. He has trully embarrased his people of Yap, his nation of the FSM and defiled the office of the governor.
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