Wednesday, July 25, 2012

In legal news, the Palau Court of Appeals handed down a landmark copyright decision in favor of arti




Micronesian presidents agreed to pursue cheaper airline tickets a "debt swap" strategy for climate change mitigation together with exploring ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) as key measures to combat the global carbon emissions problem that is threatening these small island nations with rising seas. "We cannot afford delays" in climate change cheaper airline tickets action, said Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak Thursday, who was joined by Palau President Johnson Toribiong and Federated States of Micronesia President Emanuel Mori at the 12 th annual cheaper airline tickets Micronesia Presidents' Summit held in Majuro. The communiqué signed Thursday July 5 by the three presidents agreed to collaborate cheaper airline tickets on the debt swap proposal and to participate in a workshop in the Marshall Islands scheduled for October that is being facilitated by The Nature Conservancy. The Presidents also discussed air service opportunities with Nauru's Our Airline and Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines. They also called for a meeting with high-level officials in United Airlines, which has recently cheaper airline tickets taken over service connecting the Micronesia area with Guam and Hawaii through its merger with Continental Airlines amongst other issues.
The national government may need to lay off employees and find other means to keep the government afloat until the budget is passed according to a directive from the Vice President. Earlier in the week, the Ministry of Health asked for the President's assistance in seeking funding for essentials drugs and medical supplies cheaper airline tickets as the Ministry's requisition has been sitting in the Ministry of Finance for weeks waiting for approval. In addition, cheaper airline tickets the Bureau of Public Works asked for funding to purchase chemical supplies for water treatment and funding to continue other services. With OEK concerns regarding over expenditures, the President instructed Ministry of Finance Budget and Planning Director Dennis Oilouch to observer strict austerity measures. However, on July 3 rd , the President directed Oilouch to immediately pay the MOH's RQ. According to Director Rengulbai of Public Works, on Friday July 6 they received some funding to cover chemical supplies for two weeks. And according to the hospital's Administrator, the MOH's RQ's are being worked out by the Finance Ministry.
In legal news, the Palau Court of Appeals cheaper airline tickets handed down a landmark copyright decision in favor of artists, cheaper airline tickets poets, musicians, writers and performers in Roll 'em Productions v. Alfonso Diaz. The Appellate Court found that the Chief Justice misapplied the plain and unambiguous language of the copyright act when the three-judge panel found in favor of Roll 'em. The Court explained that the "statue and sound public policy" demands that the artist retain the copyright to his work unless there is a written agreement. Kassi Berg, Roll' Productions attorney said that this is a long awaited victory. She further stated that the Appellate Court's decision restored the original intention of the Copyright Act, as the Act was meant to protect creative cheaper airline tickets artists. The amount of damages cheaper airline tickets that Diaz will be required to pay for his unlawful conduct includes cheaper airline tickets costs of suit and attorney fees, all of which will be determined at the trial set for November 30, just after the general election in which Diaz is again seeking for a senate seat. In 2008, Roll 'em Production sued Senator Diaz for airing a video it created for the Government cheaper airline tickets that Diaz aired on his TV station without consent from Roll 'em Productions. This decision by the appellate court is final and therefore cannot be any future appeals.
On July 2, Palau Supreme Court began jury selection in preparation for the country's first trial by jury. The trial in which the Court is preparing for is of Amador Misech, a teenager who is accused in the stabbing death and attack of Virginia Ventura Galo last year. Although the case is still sealed, Misech is likely facing first-degree murder charge, related charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and others. At the meantime, the Court has issued summonses for jury duty where the Trial Division in consultation cheaper airline tickets with the lawyers involved in the case is expected to empanel six jurors and two alternate cheaper airline tickets jurors. In this case, Assistant Attorney General Victoria Roe represents the Republic, while attorney Siegfried Nakamura represents the defendant.
Palau made history when the country's cheaper airline tickets Rock Island Southern Lagoon was inscribed UNESCO's World Heritage List this week. According to the Director of the Bureau of Arts Culture, cheaper airline tickets Palau has been working on inscribing the site to the coveted list for many years. Fortunately during the recent World Heritage Committee session, Palau's site was inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural site. The Rock Island's Southern Lagoon is Palau's first property to be inscribed on the list, however other Pacific Island countries are also on the list including the Marshall Islands Bikini Atoll and Kiribati's Phoenix Island Protected Areas.
The East-West Center in Hawaii, which is supported by the US Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor invited PICRC CEO and Presidential candidate Sandra Sumang Pierantozzi as a member cheaper airline tickets of the election cheaper airline tickets observation team for the East Timor general parliamentary elections. East Timor, a new sovereign country requested international cheaper airline tickets observation during the election, which prompt cheaper airline tickets countries to dispatch teams of observers for the July 2 nd election. South Korea, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and other countries all sent an observation team for the country's elections. In 2010, Pierantozzi and Tutii Chilton of PCC were part of the US East West Center observation team to the general parliamentary elections in the Solomon Islands.
On July 27, 2012, Delta Airlines top management for the Asia region visited Palau at the invitation of Belau Tourism Association to present cheaper airline tickets their future plans for Palau. Jeff Bernier, the Managing Director for Asia Pacific, proclaimed Delta's commitment to Palau and announced that Delta has gone from seasonal service in Palau to all year round service 3 times every week.  Delta boasts the highest profit margins of any international airline exceeding both United Airlines and US Airways. cheaper airline tickets Delta has seen a 30% growth in the Asian market cheaper airline tickets over the past 3 years and will continue to invest in this region. They are improving cheaper airline tickets their services to include flatbed seats in Business class and Wi-Fi on all International flights by 2013.
On Tuesday July 2 nd the 11 th Festival of Pacific Arts grand opening ceremony was held in Honiara, Solomon Islands with delegations from twenty cheaper airline tickets Pacific island countries that marched through Lawson Tama Stadium to greet an audience of thousands.  A fleet of seven traditional canoes that's been traveling all over the pacific also arrived over the weekend to join the festival.  Despite all the excitement cheaper airline tickets and festival buzz, controversy surfaced after many felt that the opening ceremony emcee's attempt at making humorous remarks were in bad taste.  Some, however, such as the head of New Zealand's delegation, disagreed and said in a Solomon Star article that it was a natural pacific humor and that they were there to share cultures, cheaper airline tickets cultural humors and to learn from each other and that it was part of the uniqueness of this festival.  Other criticism also rose over the failure of the organizing committee to provide an official program to relevant dignitaries in order to follow the activities lined up for the two-week event.  Since 1972 the festival of pacific arts has brought together cheaper airline tickets twenty-seven independent pacific nations to a different host country every four years.  Unfortunately, countries not participating this year include the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, CNMI, Wallis and Futuna, Tonga and Tuvalu.  The 12th Festival will be hosted by Guam in 2016 and Hawaii has officially presented its bid to host the 13 th Festival of Pacific Arts in 2020.
The 2011 Annual Report of Palau Conservation Society is now available. Electronic copies are available in CD for members of PCS. The Ngerel a Biib Newsletter for the months cheaper airline tickets of May and June are available for the membership in electronic format. Members can call PCS office at 488-3993 for their copies. An announcement to all youths in Palau this summer to come to a Youth for Conservation Concert. The summer interns of PCS are organizing a Youth for Conservation Concert to held at the Bethlehem Park on Friday, July 13th, from 9am to 4pm. Come and join the Youth for Conservation Concert and sing the turtle song, fruit dove song, Palauan songs, along with good messages to strengthen conservation programs in Palau. Mr. Ron Dizzle will be the Master of Ceremony. The Youth Conservation Concert will feature young singers such as Neil Fisher, Kimie Ueki, Ewette Demei, Iwang Blesam and many more young Palauan artists. Ticket on sale is only $5. Please come and join and listen to the messages from the youths of Palau. Come to Bethlehem Park on July 13th, from 9am to 4pm, and join the Youth for Conservation  Concert.
The more people cheaper airline tickets are dependent on technology particularly computers cheaper airline tickets and the internet both for personal and professional purposes, the more people are susceptible to become cheaper airline tickets victims of cybercrime. cheaper airline tickets Cybercrime is a global problem and the Pacific region is vulnerable to its threat according to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Areas of concern involving cybercrime include child pornography, cyber-bullying, and theft of money by stealing bank account numbers and even credit card details. cheaper airline tickets In Tonga, legislation has been established making the use of information and communication technology for illegal purposes as a criminal offense. Other Pacific countries are also beginning to address cyber threat, however according to SPC's Pacific ICT Outreach Programme, the legislations does not appear to be sufficient to effectively block illegal activities.
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