News - Palau

KOROR and MELEKEOK, Palau — A select group of businesses participated in the Guam Business Magazine Trade Mission to Palau the week of Sept. 28, which was also supported by the Journal.

The United States and Australia announced on Sept. 2 at the Pacific Island Forum that each country will donate funding for the Pacific Islands, for a total of $580 million.

Qantas will double its direct service between Brisbane and Koror to two return flights a week during the peak season, after signing a new agreement to continue operating the Palau Paradise Express.

The Pacific Prosperity Exhibit officially opened Aug. 27 at the Palau National Gym ahead of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.

Palau is expecting to welcome about 2,000 people, including Pacific leaders and senior officials from Aug. 30 to Sept. 4 for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, the region’s top annual gathering of heads of state and government.

A Stinger missile is fired from a U.S. Marine Corps Marine Air Defense Integrated System Tenacious Archer at Airai in Palau on July 30, according to the photo and information released Aug. 24.

While military construction is a lucrative field, unforeseen circumstances can cause painful delays and additional complications. At the Guam Post of the Society of American Military Engineers Guam Industry Forum on July 29 and 30 at the Dusit Guam Resort, the message during multiple presentations was simple: while economies of scale and efficiencies are sought for example through bundling, projects should facilitate speedy readiness for any geopolitical situation that threatens the islands.

Ngerulmud, Palau — Within the next few weeks, Palau expects a report on the new national hospital relocation project, President Surangel Whipps Jr. told lawmakers in a rescheduled State of the Republic Address on July 22.