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In another  lengthy weekly press conference on Wednesday, President Surangel  Whipps,  Jr.though  off-island in the Middle  East, announced  through his…

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President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. held a bilateral meeting with the Honorable Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the United Nations…

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“The ultimate goal has been how do we optimize the use of our marine resources … for our people. And…

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On May 21, 2025, the Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) team traveled to Taipei to participate in the 2025 Taipei Tourism…

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ThePalauInternationalCoralReefCenter(PICRC)ispleasedtowelcomeJueAlefAvanzadoLalasasthenewCoralFuturesSupervisorforthe Coral FuturesAcademy.TheCoralFutures Academy isa regional initiative carriedout in collaboration betweenPICRC,TheNatureConservancy(TNC),StanfordUniversity,theMarshallIslandsConservationSociety(MICS),andtheConservationSocietyofPohnpei(CSP).Theprojectaimstoscaleuptheidentification,protection,andlocalmanagementofclimate-resilientcoralreefsacrossMicronesiaanddevelopthefirstCoralFuturesAcademyandCoralRestorationTeamsstructureintheMarshallIslands,FederatedStatesofMicronesiaand Palau.OriginallyfromthePhilippines,Juebringsastrongbackgroundinmarinescience,withexpertiseincoralreefecologyandexperienceinrelatedfieldssuchasfisheries,marineprotectedareas,resourcemanagement,andbiodiversity.From2015to2021,heservedasaresearcherattheMarineScienceInstituteoftheUniversityofthePhilippines.HelaterbecamealectureratXavierUniversity–AteneodeCagayan,beforepursuinghisPhDinMarineandEnvironmentalSciencesattheUniversityoftheRyukyusinOkinawa,Japan.Whilecompletinghisdoctoralstudies,Juealsoworkedasaresearchassistantintheuniversity’sMolecularInvertebrateSystematicsandEcologyLab.Duringhispreviousworkassignments,Juehasgainedextensiveexposureworkingwithdiversegroups,includingthescientificcommunity,localcommunitiesacrossvariousregions,governmentagencies,andnonprofitorganizations,toadvancecoralreefmanagement through moreholisticapproaches.SincejoiningPICRCinFebruary2025,JuehasplayedakeyroleincoordinatingtheCoralFuturesAcademy.HeoverseeseffortsacrossMicronesia,collaboratingwithlocalteamleadersfromthedifferentjurisdictionsandscientistsfromStanfordUniversitytoidentifyheat-tolerantcoralspecies,coordinatefieldwork, andensurestrongcollaborationacrossprojectsites, effortsthat are criticalin thefaceof risingsea…

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PAWS volunteers Nixon (top left), Tyrone (top right), veterinarian Pamela (middle) and intern Rose (right) with our 1000th SNIP (Spay…

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By ElilaiRengiilFrom left to right: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, President Surangel Whipps Jr., and former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at…

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Although RPPL 12-1, which was signed into law last Sunday, June 1, authorizes a $480 subsidy for low-income senior citizens…

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By ElilaiRengiilLast month, Vice President and Minister of Health and Human Services Raynold A. Oilouch accepted the Vice Chair position…

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By ElilaiRengiilThe singer of the “Footprints in the Sand” educational recording found online, Jaylene Louis (r) and videographer Nishida Ryota…

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