Author: TMC Palau

Eight swimmers from Palau are ready to create waves in the pool as the 2026 Oceania Swimming Championships kick off today at the Damodar City National Aquatic Centre. Leading the team is head coach Jimmy Jonas, getting them geared up and ready to make a statement at this meet. “We’re glad to be here; we’re loving the hospitality that the Fijian people are giving us, and we’re just amped up and getting ready,” he said. Jonas is expecting stiff competition against their main competitor, Fiji, but remains confident in his team’s ability to rise to the occasion and secure a…

[Photo: FSSRL/ FACEBOOK] Queen Victoria School has been crowned champions of the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby League Under-19 competition after edging Ratu Kadavulevu School 28-26 in a thrilling national final. QVS took a commanding 16-6 lead into halftime, but RKS fought hard in the second spell to claw their way back into contention. Despite the late surge and additional points from RKS, QVS held firm and maintained their advantage until the final hooter. Fresh off their success at the Coca-Cola Games last weekend, the victory further highlights the school’s strong commitment to sporting excellence.Article continues after advertisement In the Under-17…

As of 10 a.m., the storm’s center was located 1,065 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao, moving westward at a speed of 20 km/h. Its maximum sustained winds have decreased to 65 km/h near the center, with gusts of up to 80 km/h.Despite the slight downgrade in intensity, the system remains on track to cross the country’s monitoring boundary.“It will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) today and will be given the local name Caloy,” PAGASA said.Forecasters anticipate the storm will “move west-northwestward during the majority of the forecast period and will remain over the Philippine Sea, far from the…

[Photo: FILE] The Consumer Council states it has not detected any significant rise in prices of basic supermarket goods following the fuel price hike. However, concerns continue to grow over the rising cost of living. The issue was raised during scrutiny of the Council’s 2020–2021 and 2023–2024 annual reports before the Standing Committee on Social Affairs. Consumer Council Chief Executive Seema Shandil said the increase in fuel price was having an impact on everyone. She said the council anticipated the rise and began market surveillance two weeks before the adjustment. This involved tracking a basket of commonly purchased household items…

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Cheng Lei hopes to tour her play internationally to raise awareness about hostage diplomacy. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS) Detained in Beijing for more than three years, Chinese born Australian journalist Cheng Lei is making a theatre show based on her experiences. Having survived more than three years falsely imprisoned in China on espionage charges, it’s hard to imagine journalist Cheng Lei as a teenager in Australia, too scared to try out for her high school theatre production. “I was a nerd, I was fugly. My friends and I called ourselves the underdogs, ” she recalls. “We were a motley crew and…

Overview: New Zealand says the United States, China and Taiwan will be invited back to next year’s Pacific Islands Forum, signaling a return to broader regional engagement after last year’s controversial exclusion of development partners in the Solomon Islands. The move comes as Palau prepares to host this year’s Forum under the theme “Belau: Building Economies, Life, Action, Unity.” WELLINGTON, 06 MAY 2026 (NEWSTALK ZB)—New Zealand will invite the U.S, China, and Taiwan to next year’s Pacific Island Forum talks after the three countries were controversially excluded from last year’s meeting in the Solomon Islands.  A spokesman for Foreign Affairs…

CAMP KATUU, Palau — The Civic Action Team Palau’s apprentice program is where passion meets purpose. Designed to equip local community members with valuable technical skills, the program offers free hands-on training in key engineering fields such as equipment operation, plumbing, electrical work, welding, and carpentry. Each participant who completes the program earns a certification, through the National Center for Construction Education and Research. “Experiencing this program will help me obtain skills needed to operate heavy equipment. It is motivating to know that we will be certified after this program,” said equipment operator apprentice Kasian Lewis.This program is unique as…

The chance to share their experiences of bullying, harassment and fear in the face of anti-Semitism has been years in the making for many Jewish Australians. Jewish Australians have described being harassed in schools, at work, on sports fields and university campuses and online. Many say they no longer feel they can practice their religion […] Source link

KOROR, Palau  – As climate risks intensify across Palau’s reefs, coastlines, and communities, the country has begun advancing its national climate priorities in a structured, fundable pipeline of projects that can meet the standards of international climate finance.  From 17 to 19 February 2026, Palau’s Office of Climate Change (OCC) led a climate finance writeshop in Koror to develop and refine the country’s first national climate finance pipeline for its emerging Climate Finance Country Programme.  Facilitated by the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Climate Finance Unit, it was a hands-on technical process in which Palauan stakeholders worked together to conceptualise, prioritise, and strengthen project ideas in real time, using structured tools that mirror the requirements…