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Indo-Palau Film And Cultural Forum Showcases Island Heritage Through Fashion At 9Th Global Fashion And Design Week
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Noida, India – The Indo-Palau Film and Cultural Forum, in association with the Office of the Consul General of Palau in India, proudly joined hands to celebrate cultural diplomacy through fashion at the 9th Global Fashion...
Pacific airlines team up for pilot cadetships, four countries sign new trade and healthy food deal
The New Zealand Herald
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July 4, 2025
The airlines said the programme would include “rigorous training, structured mentorship, and professional development to produce a pilot workforce trained to operate in complex and remote Pacific environments”. The two airlines said they would...
Cuba advocates for global financial justice at international summit
Cuban News Agency
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July 3, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (ACN) Speaking at the IV International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Seville, Spain under the theme “Achieving a sovereign debt architecture oriented toward development”, Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Inés...
Senator calls for Supplemental Audit of Palau stablecoin project, citing oversight gaps and legal concerns
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
KOROR, Palau — Senator Mark Rudimch is calling on the Office of the Public Auditor to conduct a supplemental audit of the Palau Stablecoin Pilot Project, citing serious concerns over legal compliance, use of government resources, and what he...
Strengthening Taiwan-Palau Friendship
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), under the auspices of the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), is proud to present the Taiwan-Palau Trade and Cultural Show, held from July 11 to 13, 2025, at the Surangel & Son’s Super...
Palau Congress-requested audit flags legal lapses in stablecoin pilot with ripple
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
KOROR, Palau — A congressional request has prompted a critical audit of Palau’s Stablecoin Pilot Project, revealing legal oversights by the Ministry of Finance in its partnership with blockchain firm Ripple. The findings raise doubts about the...
Palau’s Jerrica Davis selected for FIBA Oceania Women in Media Program
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — Jerrica Yumiko Davis, Communications Officer for the Protected Areas Network under the Bureau of Environment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment (MAFE), has been selected for the 2025 FIBA...
John Tafi Wins 3 Gold Medals for Samoa at Palau
Samoa Global News
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July 3, 2025
John Tafi wins 3 GOLD MEDALS in the Men’s 71kg at the Palau Pacific Mini Games 2025. Samoa’s Golden Boy also set 3 New Oceania records and 3 New Pacific Games records. The Samoa Weightlifting Federation acknowledged NBS – National Bank of Samoa...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 1, Stop 2: Palau Men and Fiji Women Victorious
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The competition was fierce at Stop 2 of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania, Conference 1. Multiple games went to overtime, Vanuatu achieved a major upset victory, two-point shots were raining down, and the home fans had a...
Rising debt is not bad if it leads to economic expansion
Manila Standard
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July 2, 2025
Managing the debt level properly, thus, is critical to sustain economic growth. The country’s increasing debt level has alarmed many Filipinos. Critics have feared that future generations will unfairly inherit the enormous debt and suffer the...
Niue not at 2025 Pacific Mini Games due to travel costs to Palau
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
The 2025 Pacific Mini Games set to officially open on Sunday. Photo: Facebook / Pacific Mini Games Palau 2025 Team Niue is not competing at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Both the Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association and...
Palau Audit Finds Legal Gaps in Ripple-Backed Stablecoin Pilot Project
Blockonomi
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June 24, 2025
TLDR: Palau audit found Ripple-funded stablecoin project lacked two required legal certifications. Agreements skipped Attorney General review and fund availability confirmation. $25K grant was properly deposited and spent during the trial with no...
Palau Wraps XRP Ledger Stablecoin Audit: Here’s What Ripple Paid
Bitcoinist
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June 24, 2025
Palau’s Office of the Public Auditor (OPA) has released the long-awaited performance audit of the government’s XRP-Ledger-based stablecoin pilot, confirming that Ripple Services Inc. funded the 25-month experiment with a single $25,000 payment and...
Republic of Palau Hosts a WCO National Workshop on HS and Focuses on Strengthening Tariff Classification Work
World Customs Organization
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A National Workshop on the Harmonized System (HS) was held in Koror, Palau, from 9 to 12 June 2025. The Workshop was organized jointly by the WCO and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of Palau, with the sponsorship of the Customs...
The ”la Caixa” Foundation presents the celebration of the 10th anniversary of CaixaImpulse at Palau Macaya
Atalayar
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July 1, 2025
Over the past decade, the call for grants for innovative health projects organised by the ”la Caixa” Foundation in collaboration with Criteria Bio Ventures has promoted health research projects in Spain and Portugal and brought them closer to the...
China's aircraft carriers push into waters long dominated by US
The Economic Times
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July 16, 2025
As China girds for a deepening global rivalry with the United States, Beijing is testing how far its navy can operate from home, and how well its warships can work together on the open seas. In recent exercises involving two aircraft carriers,...
Introducing your National Bank of Samoa Weightlifting Team in Palau for the Mini Games
Samoa Global News
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June 30, 2025
Your nbs Weightlifting Team 🇼🇸 PALAU 2025 Pacific Mini Games Women’s ⚡️Iuniara SIPAIA Event division Super 87kg+ Village : Saoluafata & Vaoala ⚡️Lesila FIAPULE Event division Super 80kg+ Village : Alafua ⚡️Avatu OPELOGE Event division 77kg Village...
Air NZ, Qantas lag some rival airlines for on-time arrivals, Honolulu is best Oceania airport, Solomon Airlines pushes Auckland-Vanuatu route
The New Zealand Herald
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July 15, 2025
Data from Cirium showed Thai AirAsia had 87.71% on-time arrivals. Japan’s ANA and Philippine Airlines rounded out the region’s top three. Qantas, Singapore and Air New Zealand ranged from 78.96% to 78.61%. Kate Boyer, Air New Zealand airports...
BDA and OPA deliver overview of Public Finance Management standard operating procedures to six states
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
Koror, Palau – The Bureau of Domestic Affairs, Ministry of State (BDA MOS), in partnership with the Office of the Public Auditor (OPA), delivered an overview activity on the Public Finance Management Standard Operating Procedure (PFM-SOP) to six...
Mori ends term as representative at JICA Palau
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
JICA Palau Representative, MORI Junki, has completed his term in Palau after three and a half years. Through his tireless efforts, MORI has contributed in many ways to make a number of projects become a reality in Palau and further improved the...