Author: TMC Palau

Throughout the 2026-27 season, peace will resonate on many occasions, in a diversity of forms, voices, styles and composers, at the Palau de la Música Catalana. But we want this cry for peace, which is so necessary at the moment, to cross borders, as Pau Casals said, because “music […] transcends the borders of language, politics and nations. It goes directly to the soul”. That is why the Palau de la Música Catalana continues with the aim of arousing this desire in the public with a broad and diverse programme that includes great international bands and performers, along with the…

By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (Sept. 10, 2026) — Palau’s Ministry of State is seeking $130,000 in the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget to pay rent arrears owed by its embassy in Taipei and the apartment housing Palau’s ambassador. The unpaid rent was disclosed during Senate oversight hearings in August as the Senate Committee […]The post Palau Seeks $130,000 to Clear Taipei Embassy Rent Arrears  appeared first on Island Times News. Source link

The Pacific is more than a distant ocean or geopolitical theatre. The EU is part of the Pacific landscape, through territory and maritime space, treaty commitments and increasingly direct geopolitical and geoeconomic interests. That’s why last week’s 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM55) in Palau deserves more European attention than a passing glance at a headlines about the recent Chinese missile test or Taiwan’s attendance. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) used its principal political gathering to advance a much broader agenda, spanning climate resilience, oceans, economic security, digital governance and the region’s right to choose its own…

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (September 10, 2026) — Palau Community College will continue under the leadership of President Dr. Patrick U. Tellei for another two years, with the college’s Board of Trustees extending his tenure through April 2029. The board announced that it has entered into an agreement with Tellei to continue leading the […]The post PCC extends President Tellei’s tenure through 2029 appeared first on Island Times News. Source link

By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang TAIPEI, Taiwan (September 9, 2026) — Palau Ambassador Gaafar J. Uherbelau formally presented his Letters of Credence to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Sept. 9, marking the start of his diplomatic assignment and reaffirming the longstanding relationship between Palau and Taiwan. The ceremony was held at Taiwan’s Presidential Office Building and […]The post Palau Ambassador Uherbelau Presents Credentials to Taiwan President Lai appeared first on Island Times News. Source link

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters did not consult Cabinet before making a commitment to host the Pacific Islands Forum in 2027, according to the Treasury.Budget 2026 committed $20 million for this year and the next to host the annual PIF summit in New Zealand, with Peters making the offer at a Forum Foreign Ministers meeting in August of last year.But advice to Finance Minister Nicola Willis in March, which recommended excluding a NZ$30m funding proposal to cover the hosting costs in September 2027, said that The “Cabinet approval was not sought before announcement of the hosting…

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Sept. 9, 2026) — “We had $25 million before and it was gone in four years. This money for the port is not a lot,” Koror Gov. Eyos Rudimch said, stressing that the state must take a more disciplined approach to managing the approximately $29.1 million it expects to receive […]The post Koror governor urges discipline over $29.1M port proceeds appeared first on Island Times News. Source link

Palau de la Musica Catalana is a Modernist concert hall in Barcelona, designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and opened in 1908. Its exterior mixes brick, sculpture, mosaic and glass, while the interior gathers those materials into a dense, ceremonial whole.Domènech i Montaner’s concert hall in BarcelonaLluís Domènech i Montaner stands behind the building’s core identity, and his name belongs with Catalan Modernisme. The hall was built between 1905 and 1908, and that period gives the place its historical frame. Lluís Domènech i Montaner and built between 1905 and 1908 remain the clearest anchors for understanding it.The building belongs to…

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he was under no obligation to consult with Cabinet before making an offer to Pacific Island Forum (PIF) member nations to host the annual leaders meeting in 2027.It comes after Treasury released documents showing, in March, they advised Finance Minister Nicola Willis to gut Peters’ NZ$30 million proposal to fund PIF, saying the “value for money of the bid is not clear.”It was noted that this, in part, was because “Cabinet approval was not sought before announcement of the hosting initiative,” and therefore it was “more difficult to assess the strategic alignment” with the government’s…

Spain’s 11-0 demolition of New Caledonia in the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup has put a spotlight on how far behind the Oceania region is in the global game.The New Caledonia women’s side is playing in their first-ever FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland.Prior to this tournament, a New Caledonia women’s team had never played an international match against an opponent outside the Oceania region. They are one of six debutants at the tournament this year, including host nation Poland.The French territory secured its debut spot by defeating Fiji 2-0 in the semi-finals of the OFC U19 Women’s Championship…