AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHigher Education: Frankie Eliptico’s election as WICHE chair marks a first for a commissioner representing the U.S. Pacific territories and freely associated states, including Palau. Climate & Pacific Voices: Fifteen Pacific journalists, including one from Palau, are covering COP31, where the Belau Declaration calls for faster emissions cuts and more climate finance. Palau-UAE Ties: President Surangel Whipps Jr. and UAE Minister Noura Al Kaabi discussed cooperation in tourism, renewable energy, digitisation and investment. Youth & Schools: Palau organizers plan a yearlong youth program for 2027, while 114 students from across the country gathered to discuss traditional values, mental health and drug abuse. Culture & Community: A new Taiwan scholarship pathway aims to help Palauan students build careers at home; meanwhile, community sea cucumber farming in Ngatpang is showing growth in local stocks. Travel: Qantas will add a second weekly Brisbane–Palau flight from Dec. 2, as Australian visitor arrivals rose 55% in the first nine months of 2026.
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