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Palau will welcome two more airlines in November.

A $1,240,411 grant aims to reduce invasive species in U.S. territories and Freely Associated States. This grant, from the U.S. Department of Interior follows a $1.4 million grant for coral reef management and protection, according to a press release.

KOROR, Palau — In a room filled with digital residents, Palau law makers, and media representatives, Ethereum co-founder and digital resident of Palau Vitalik Buterin minted his Legal DID, or Decentralized Identification.

Entrepreneurship is in the blood for Miel Sequeira-Holm, creator of Pura Vida Palau products. Her reef-friendly products are sold primarily online though she’s aspiring to open a brick-and-mortar once she saves enough money. 

While the process of stationing the Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense System in Guam has just begun, officials shared some details on what the island can expect.
 

A $3.6 million effort is being made to stop the spread of the brown treesnake. The species, which was accidentally introduced to Guam, has wreaked havoc on the local bird population and has caused multiple Guam Power Authority outages over the decades.  
 

KOROR, Palau — Serial entrepreneur Alan Seid has his sights set on a new project that utilizes new technology in a way that he hopes will lead to other larger projects in the island nation and the region. 

MALAKAL, Palau — Palau is striving to rebuild its economy, aiming for additional airlines and routes to enter the market, like Air Niugini’s flight from Brisbane in Australia to Palau via Papua New Guinea. The country also has mainstays like the United Airlines flights to Guam and the Philippines, and the fully-booked China Airlines flights between Palau and Taiwan.