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Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Engineer Detachment - Palau continue to work on restoring a World War II runway to operating conditions on Peleliu. The work is part of an ongoing rotational deployment of Navy Seabees and Marine Corps Engineers.

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.

Koror, Palau — From the Marshall Islands to Ukraine, to New York, to the Northern Mariana Islands, Web3 explorers and innovators from around the world attended the Palau Blockchain Summit from Aug. 26 to 28.

The House Committee on Natural Resources will host a Congressional Field Hearing on Guam from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 24 at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa.

The countdown has begun to see whether a new regional airline will take to the air. Alii Palau is due to fly between Singapore and Palau, with its maiden flight scheduled for Sept. 12, according to the airline.

While the U.S. Missile Defense Agency awaits approval for the $9.6 billion it’s seeking in the fiscal 2023 budget, it is moving ahead with plans for Guam.