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  1. Babauta: US To Repair Palau's Compact Road


    Guam News Watch - Jeff Marchesseault - 1 hour ago

    The US-Palau compact road is a 53- mile long road which encircles the island of Babeldaob, the largest of Palau's more than 300 islands. ...
  2. Djou welcomes audit of pact with Pacific islands


    Washington Post - 5 days ago

    ... island nations that cost states like Hawaii millions for health care. ... the Marshall Islands and Palau who travel to the United States under the ...
  3. WWII veteran recalls Christmas mission that delivered holiday cheer


    TribLocal - Annemarie Mannion - 6 hours ago

    The battle of Peleliu—an island in the Palau chain of islands –was fought from September to November 1944 between the US and Japan. ...


  4. WikiLeaks: Pacific Islands betray NZ over whales


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 21 hours ago

    (SBU) GNZ feels betrayed by Pacific Island countries (PICs) that voted in ... of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Republic of Palau, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. ...
    WikiLeaks: Chinese/NZ talks on Pacific Island issues- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 73 news articles »
  5. Congress should help pay for migrants' health care


    Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 2 days ago

    Hawaii has been saddled since 1986 with providing health care to low-income migrants from Palau, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia that had been promised ...
  6. Fitial leads change of command at 14th MCES


    Saipan Tribune - 5 days ago

    KOROR, Palau-The chief executives of the nine jurisdictions of Micronesia have ... “For the very first time, our island nations were afforded an opportunity ...
  7. Micronesia leaders to tackle water supply problems.


    Radio Australia - 21 hours ago

    Water resource experts from SOPAC, the Pacific Islands Applied GeoScience ... COUTTS; Marc Wilson, your department at SOPAC helped Palau produce an award ...
  8. Top 10 countries that didn't exist 20 years ago


    NEWS.com.au - 23 Nov 2010

    Picture: Patrick Horton / Lonely Planet Images Source: Lonely Planet Aerial view of Palau Rock Islands in the Pacific. Picture: Tim Rock / Lonely Planet ...


  9. Belize totally bans bottom trawling


    Amandala - Adele Ramos - 10 Dec 2010

    Belize has joined Venezuela and the Pacific island nation of Palau to be the third country in the world to impose a complete ban of bottom-trawling in the ...
  10. COVER REPORT: OUR OCEANIC GUARDIANS


    Island Business - Samisoni Pareti - 6 days ago

    Leaders of PNA members namely Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu also ...
    VIEWPOINT: Pacific solidarity crucial to negotiations- Island Business
    WCPFC meeting leads to cuts in bluefin tuna fishing for 2011-12- FIS
    all 48 news articles »


  11. PNA comment on WCPFC


    Solomon Star - 12 Dec 2010

    The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) - the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands ...
  12. Legal battle over Hawaii health care benefits continues


    Radio Australia - 3 days ago

    But under COFA, the Compact of Free Association, residents from Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau, FSM and CNMI are entitled to the same benefits as US citizens ...
  13. "Countries Least Responsible for Climate Change are the Ones Most ...


    Democracy Now - 8 Dec 2010

    Stephen is the leader of the Pacific Small Island Developing States at the climate change talks. Johnson Toribiong, president of the island state of Palau, ...
    Draft outcomes fall short of AOSIS expectations- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 35 news articles »


  14. INTERVIEW: Robert Wihtol Director General Pacific Department ...


    Island Business - 6 days ago

    ... Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, .... from other parts of the region: the remoteness of the island countries; ...
  15. Islands champion tuna ban


    Nature.com - Christopher Pala - 8 Dec 2010

    They comprise the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. ...


  16. Pacific to introduce innovative fish-day trading scheme to reduce tuna


    Radio Australia - 2 Dec 2010

    As we have heard on Pacific Beat this week the eight nations who are signatories to the Nauru Agreement, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, Nauru, ...
  17. A Whale Shark of an Opportunity Lost in Hawaii


    NatGeo News Watch (blog) - Amanda Nickson - Julie Arner - 2 days ago

    Its membership ranges from small island states like Fiji and Palau to major economic powers such as China, Japan and the United States. ...
  18. Fitial, Inos mend broken ties


    Saipan Tribune - Haidee V. Eugenio - 13 Dec 2010

    Fitial's trip to Palau this week will be his second official off-island travel in just a few weeks. The 14th Micronesian Chief Executives Summit in Palau ...
  19. Fitial, other leaders honor Guam's outgoing governor


    Saipan Tribune - 4 days ago

    KOROR, Palau-During its second day of proceedings, CNMI Gov. ... a very respectable leader of the island of Guahan and the Micronesian region,” said Fitial. ...
  20. From Humane Society International, something a little different:


    Orlando Sentinel (blog) - 6 days ago

    With the nearby island nations such as Palau and Maldives implementing shark protection policy in recent months, the passage of this bill shows the world ...
    Northern Mariana Islands To Protect Its Sharks From The Shark Fin ...- World-Wire (press release)
    all 5 news articles »
  21. Pacific nations to cut tuna fishing days by almost 30 per cent


    Radio Australia - 1 Dec 2010

    Ministers and officials from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia ...
  22. Action to restrict access to fishing grounds


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 27 Nov 2010

    MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS, FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2010: The Ministerial Meeting ...Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, ... Marshall
  23. ENVIRONMENT: Pacific biodiversity under threat


    Island Business - David Sheppard - 6 days ago

    In our region, we also have the Micronesia Challenge, a commitment by the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Guam and the Northern ...
  24. Hawaii ordered to restore health coverage


    Manila Bulletin - 6 days ago

    Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau are beneficiaries of the Compact of Free Association, a 1986 pact with the United States granting it the right to ...
  25. PNA wants to reduce number of tuna boats


    Solomon Star - 24 Nov 2010

    PNA is made up of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Kiribati and Tuvalu - a group of ...
  26. Q&A on the EU – Pacific Island Countries relations and EU actions ...


    IEWY News - 4 days ago

    Renewable energy is the focal sector for 7 out of 15 Pacific ACP countries (Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue, Nauru, Palau, ...
    Commissioner Piebalgs and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General ...- IEWY News
    all 7 news articles »
  27. 'Survivor: Nicaragua': the king (or queen) of season 21


    Examiner.com - 13 hours ago

    Panama: Exile Island: Quite possibly the greatest tribe ever here with the ... Palau: So many touching moments here, from Stephenie's one-person tribe to ...
  28. Some Logistical Issues Concerning Zombies


    dagblog (blog) - 6 Dec 2010

    Consider Palau. To travel among the islands comprising the nation of Palau (the former American Micronesia, in the South Pacific), you have to fly through ...
  29. New FM station spices up the airwaves


    Saipan Tribune - Haidee V. Eugenio - 6 days ago

    The first one was in American Samoa in 1999, followed by stations in Western Samoa, Palau and the Marshall Islands in 2005. “I thought this type of island ...
  30. Presents for pilgrims


    Sydney Morning Herald - Ben Groundwater - 2 days ago

    Otherwise, I've a real hankering for the Kimberley, Palau, Puerto Rico and a jaunt ... Bali, because the "Island of the Gods" is a soul-stealing place. ...
  31. Tour of Duty: Navy vet remembers decisive World War II battle


    Baxter Bulletin - Frank Wallis - 6 Dec 2010

    12: Had a beer party over on the island. Sept. 4: Set out from Tulagi for Palau Islands. Japs hold the island. Sept. 15: Arrived at Palau. Today is D-Day. ...
  32. Johnny Yerby: "His grave was the vast Pacific"


    OregonLive.com - 7 Dec 2010

    In June, I was assigned to snoop out an important enemy base, Palau, in the Peleliu Islands north of New Guinea. Palau was 2000 miles northwest of Nadzab, ...
  33. The world's 10 fattest countries: Canada is out, Palau is in


    Toronto Life - Jon Sufrin - 24 Nov 2010

    ... with a BMI north of 25—the top 10 were all far-flung island states. ... realms included in the top 10 are Tonga (#4), Niue (#5) and Palau (#7). ...
    [Tidbit] World's fattest countries/Overweight animals- The Korea Herald
    all 3 news articles »
  34. ARNewsline Report 1740 -- Dec 19, 2010:


    eHam.net - 2 days ago

    Hams in Hawaii are ready as a Pacific storm hits the island state, ..... JE1RXJ, will be on the air as T88RX from Palau between January 21st and the 26th. ...
  35. Costa Rica Places 4th Of Top 10 Best Ethical Destinations


    Inside Costa Rica - 11 Dec 2010

    Ethical Traveler, a project of the Earth Island Institute, based in San Francisco, ... Costa Rica are Dominica, Latvia, Lithuania, Palau, Poland and Urugua. ...
  36. New book focuses on a Micronesia success story


    Saipan Tribune - 30 Nov 2010

    The book has 159 photographs and eight essays about Xavier and its 175 students, who come from the FSM, Palau, Marshall Islands, Guam, and the Philippines. ...
  37. International Fisheries Management Commission Agrees to Strategy ...


    World-Wire (press release) - 4 days ago

    The Cook Island's proposal for a Special Management Area in the Eastern High Seas ... Korea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, ...
  38. Online Only: Domestic violence is a form of torture


    Penfield Post - Felice Gaer - 3 days ago

    But it has not ratified the treaty, leaving the US outside – along with only Sudan, Iran, Somalia and three Pacific Island nations (Palau, Tonga and Nauru). ...
  39. Meeting to address overfishing of bigeye


    Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Gary T. Kubota - 6 Dec 2010

    The countries signing the agreement were the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, the Republic of Palau, ...
  40. PATA Micronesia Chapter Elects New Officers


    Pacific News Center - 5 days ago

    ... by Darin DeLeon of Palau Visitors Authority, received overwhelming support. ... village fiesta at a local home through the GVB Guam Island Fiesta Tour. ...
  41. The Micronesian Exodus


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 6 days ago

    ... as Micronesian leaders attend their bi-annual summit in Palau this week. ... Movement within the islands and, for the past few decades, ...
  42. Governor Camacho Signs $3.8M in Compact Impact Grants; Health ...


    Pacific News Center - 5 days ago

    The agreement was signed yesterday [Tuesday], before the Governor left for Palau. ... “The grant funding awarded to our island will assist some of our ...
  43. "Islands, Castles & Portable Operations"


    Southgate Amateur Radio Club - 3 Dec 2010

    ... of Palau (IOTA OC-009) between 22nd December 2010 and 6th January 2011. ... The plan is to operate for 4 days from Herschel Island (IOTA SA-031) and ...
    DX News from the ARRL- Southgate Amateur Radio Club
    all 3 news articles »
  44. Culture offers opportunities for economic development


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 9 Dec 2010

    The Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have been assisted to formulate policy and legal frameworks to ...
  45. Judge orders Hawaii to restore health care for legal immigrants


    Watchdog - 30 Nov 2010

    His clients include some of the 7500 low-income adults from Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau who migrated to Hawaii legally under the Compacts of ...
  46. Forgotten species: the plummeting cycad


    Mongabay.com - Jeremy Hance - 6 Dec 2010

    This devastating insect has immigrated to Rota and some Palau islands, and is now threatening the Cycas plants in these islands," says Marler. ...


  47. 26 years of providing the island with its car needs


    Saipan Tribune - Clarissa David - 25 Nov 2010

    While internationally known car rental businesses exist on island, Marfega maintains that ... adding that she plans to reopen their branch in Palau soon. ...
  48. Can Fiat Paper Currency Bring Prosperity?


    The Market Oracle - Mike Hewitt - 10 Dec 2010

    THOMAS: Yes, on the Yap Islands a type of limestone was used. These stones were very rare and were quarried on Palau, some 250 miles to the southwest. ...


  49. Veterans remember Pearl Harbor Day


    Katy Times - Tracy Dang - 7 Dec 2010

    ... to the Solomons, the Marshall Islands, the Aleutians, Palau, Leyte Gulf, ... “The Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu on ...
  50. DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #51:


    eHam.net - 9 Dec 2010

    PALAU, T8. Operators JA1LPH and JG1IDX are QRV as T88SC and T88SQ, respectively, ...Island, ... Craig, VK4LDX will be QRV as home call/p from Magnetic
  51. Rastguiy off to New Zealand tonight


    Saipan Tribune - Roselyn Monroyo - 2 Dec 2010

    ... to the off-island tournaments, joining the Pacific Oceania Touring Team. ... Guam to meet teammates Nadine Del Carmen of Guam and Palau's Ayana Rengiil. ...
  52. Taiwan President reasserts goal of meaningful UN participation


    Times LIVE - 6 days ago

    Taiwan voters go to the polls on Saturday to choose mayors of the island's biggest cities in ... El Salvador, Palau and Tuvalu in the Presidential Office. ...


  53. Is travel to Costa Rica ethical?


    Tico Times - Chrissie Long - 6 days ago

    ... San Francisco-based Earth Island Institute, Costa Rican President Laura ... Barbados, Chile, Dominica, Latvia, Lithuania, Palau, Poland and Uruguay. ...
  54. NMBA to push for Micronesian Badminton Open


    Badminton Oceania - 30 Nov 2010

    We will coordinate with our counterparts in Guam and Palau and discuss with them ...island-nations play together,” the NMBA ... It will be great to see three


  55. Cancun Must Set Stage for Planet-Saving Agreement


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 30 Nov 2010

    Heads of state and government from the Pacific island nations of Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu will be attending the Cancun ...
  56. INTRIGUING, INTERESTING INDONESIA


    TravPR.com (press release) - 30 Nov 2010

    Palau Pelangi, a small beautiful island is a part of the Thousand Island group. This island has mostly been developed into beautiful resorts which provide a ...
  57. Survivor Philippines, Star Factor winners named


    BusinessWorld Online - 6 Dec 2010

    The second season, called Survivor Philippines: Palau aired from August to ... the competition after being marooned in the island of Peleliu for 39 days. ...
  58. WikiLeaks Docs on Obama's Gitmo Diplomacy


    The Weekly Standard (blog) - Thomas Joscelyn - 29 Nov 2010

    The island nation of Palau did agree, however, to accept some of the “Chinese Muslim detainees” and that agreement was almost certainly tied to a ...
  59. Storytellers pass on tales of Guam's Insular Guard


    Pacific Daily News - Erin Thompson - 10 Dec 2010

    ... against what would be a three-and-a-half-year occupation of the island. ... the Pacific Arts Festival in Palau formally organized the group in 2004, ...
  60. Top 10: Best Ethical Destinations for Your Vacation in 2011


    openPR (press release) - 2 days ago

    ... Costa Rica, Dominica*, Latvia, Lithuania*, Palau, Poland* and Uruguay. ... is a California-based non-profit project of the Earth Island Institute. ...
  61. Obesity is a growing problem in every corner of the world


    MinnPost.com - Emily Stone - 26 Nov 2010

    The tiny island of Nauru tops the world's fattest list, and is one of the eight Pacific ... 5) Niue: 84 percent; 6) Samoa: 83 percent; 7) Palau: 81 percent; ...
  62. DFS donates $7.3K to Guma Esperansa


    Saipan Tribune - Clarissa David - 24 Nov 2010

    ... assistant general manager for Saipan and Palau; Ben Babauta, ... charity that helps children on island so we decided to help Guma Esperansa,” she said. ...
  63. Christmas at Kona Village raises funds for culinary arts (Dec. 4)


    Hawaii 24/7 - 28 Nov 2010

    ... typical to New Zealand, Tahiti, New Hebrides, Palau, the Marquesas and Hawaii. ... Kona Brewery and the new Humpy's Big Island Ale House to name a few. ...


  64. Tuna industry players call for establishment of a fisheries department


    Zamboanga Today Online - 25 Nov 2010

    Bayani Fredeluces, SFFAII executive director, urged the national government to hammer out fishing access agreements with Palau and other Pacific island ...
  65. UN, a refuge for war criminals and abettors


    TamilCanadian.com - 6 Dec 2010

    ... with the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations trust ... The Tamils on the island... of Sri Lanka have lived there from time immemorial.
  66. GORDON: Sunny days for Gitmo


    Washington Times - J.D. Gordon - 7 Dec 2010

    For Kiribati, a small Pacific island country, discussions involved $3 million to take the remaining 17 Uighurs, a deal that was never sealed. Palau ...


  67. The Irrelevance Of Wikileaks' Guantánamo Revelations


    Eurasia Review - Andy Worthington - 1 Dec 2010

    ... it would have to accept a prisoner,” that “the island nation of Kiribati [in ... which took four in June 2009, and Palau, which took six in October 2009 ...
  68. Senate Revisits the 'Women's Treaty'


    World Politics Review - Amy Lieberman - 24 Nov 2010

    ... ratified the treaty, leaving the US, Sudan, Somalia, Iran and three small Pacific Island nations -- Nauru, Palau and Tonga -- as the sole hold-outs. ...
    Linda Tarr-Whelan: World's women need a treaty too- Capital Times
    all 14 news articles »


  69. Will WikiLeaks Keep Gitmo Open?


    Fox News - J.D. Gordon - 3 Dec 2010

    For Kiribati, a tiny Pacific island, discussions focused on $3 million to take ... Another Pacific scuba diving paradise, Palau, ultimately agreed to accept ...
  70. Stephen's Survivor Strategy Blog: Die, Quitters!


    People Magazine - Stephen Fishbach - 2 Dec 2010

    ... jury stage of the game was Janu on Palau – and many people accused Jeff Probst of pressuring ...island to die. ... And, ideally, they should be left on the
  71. Climate talks host says it's time for agreements


    BusinessWeek - Arthur Max - 8 Dec 2010

    "The oceans that once sustained us now threaten to swallow us, said President Johnson Toribiong of Palau, a Pacific island nation. ...
  72. iReport Global Challenge: Earth's Most Fascinating Places


    WIBW - 4 days ago

    Florent Baarsch, 23, of Lyon, France, moved to the island nation in September ... Ethan Daniels of Berkeley, California, lived in Palau for nine years as a ...
  73. India and New Zealand: Engaging Each Other In Asia


    Eurasia Review - Rajaram Panda - 25 Nov 2010

    In 2010, India provided assistance for computerization of ministries in Palau and a ... New Zealand is an active participant in the Pacific Island Forum. ...
  74. UN chief warns climate talks are too slow


    Hindustan Times - 7 Dec 2010

    ... president of the island of Nauru, which has fewer than 10000 inhabitants. ... us now threaten to swallow us, said President Johnson Toribiong of Palau. ...
  75. 30米深蓝


    金羊网 - 18 hours ago

    ... 心意)、马来西亚诗巴丹(Sipadan)、刁曼岛(Tioman Island)、印度尼西亚的科 ... 金金一起已经飞去了太平洋上的美丽岛国帕劳(Palau),继续着她们的潜水之旅。 ...


  76. 歡迎收看今日的英語新聞,我是安東尼,感恩收看,今天的提要:


    大愛新聞 - 4 days ago

    小金門義診< Little island gym turned into clinic > First up today, ... UN representatives for Tuvalu, Palau, El Salvador, and Belize -- all of which have ...
  77. Guantanamo And The Wikileaks Documents


    The Public Record - Andy Worthington - 2 Dec 2010

    ... the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, China, Germany, Finland, Albania, ..... Begg even argued that if detainees could fit in in Palau, they could do ...


  78. Nå blir det balkanske forhandlinger


    NRK - 6 days ago

    ... Belgia, Bulgaria, Danmark, Estland, Finland, Frankrike, Irland, Island, Italia, ... Marshall-øyene, Mikronesia, New Zealand, Palau, Nauru, Samoa og Vanuatu.
  79. – Her er det ikke trygt å stemme


    NRK - 12 Dec 2010

    ... Bulgaria, Danmark, Estland, Finland, Frankrike, Irland, Island, Italia, ... Marshall-øyene, Mikronesia, New Zealand, Palau, Nauru, Samoa og Vanuatu. ...
  80. - Her finnes ikke håp for ungdommen


    NRK - 11 Dec 2010

    ... Belgia, Bulgaria, Danmark, Estland, Finland, Frankrike, Irland, Island, Italia, ... Marshall-øyene, Mikronesia, New Zealand, Palau, Nauru, Samoa og Vanuatu.
  81. Galgenfrist for Kosovo


    NRK - 10 Dec 2010

    ... Belgia, Bulgaria, Danmark, Estland, Finland, Frankrike, Irland, Island, Italia, ... Marshall-øyene, Mikronesia, New Zealand, Palau, Nauru, Samoa og Vanuatu.
  82. Justin Bieber también en Barcelona


    Revista Generacción - 25 Nov 2010

    ... donde actuará el 6 de abril en el Palau Sant Jordi. ... Más adelante Usher puso a Island Records al corriente de este fenómeno y el sello decidió fichar ...


  83. Emma Watson en su papel de Lucy para la película My Week With Marilyn


    Objetivo Famosos.com - 10 Dec 2010

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