Michigan must remove gender ideology from health program’s sex ed material, feds say

Michigan is among the 46 U.S. states and territories facing demands from the Trump administration to remove mentions of gender ideology from sexual education material used in a federally financed health program — or risk losing the funding...

HHS Order States to Remove Gender Ideology Content From Sex Education

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced on August 26 in a press release that it has demanded that 46 states and territories remove all references to gender...

Health Department threatens to pull states' sex ed funding for including 'gender ideology' in programs

The Trump administration has escalated its efforts to ban sex ed programs from teaching youth about being transgender, threatening to pull a total of more than $81 million in funding from 40 states and six territories unless they remove “all...

South Carolina grant funding on chopping block over ‘gender ideology’ in sex ed

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina is at risk of losing nearly $1.6 million in sex education funding if it does not remove curriculum content on gender ideology, according to the Trump administration. The Palmetto State is just one of 46...

Iowa included in Trump funding threat over gender ideology content in sex ed materials

Iowa is one of 46 states and U.S. territories ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remove references to gender ideology from federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program materials within 60 days. Millions in...

Trump puts W.Va. on notice to remove gender ideology content from sex ed materials

WASHINGTON, DC (WDTV) - The Trump administration has put West Virginia on notice to immediately remove gender ideology content from sex education materials. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through its Administration for...

Reclaiming Education

Dear Editor, In the 21st century, the most powerful institution shaping our lives in Palau remains the one we inherited not created: the education system. Imported, imposed, and repurposed by four successive colonial powers, this system was never...

U.S. Senators visit Palau to discuss Security, Military presence

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (AP) — Two senior U.S. senators are visiting Palau this week to meet with President Surangel Whipps Jr. and his cabinet, reaffirming Washington’s security commitments while facing questions about the scope of America’s...

Activist slams Pacific’s ‘dreadful response’ to Palestine amid growing links with Israel

By ‘Alakihihifo Vailala of Pacific Media Network As Israel expands its relationships with Pacific Island nations, an activist is criticising the region for its “dreadful response” to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...

3 Micronesian students awarded prestigious scholarship

Three Micronesian students in Hawaiʻi, Guam and Alaska were awarded the A+Jojo Scholarship award. The annual scholarship, funded by the Oʻahu-based nonprofit We Are Oceania, is given to students from three Pacific countries in Micronesia, which...

Whipps pushes $1B Infrastructure Vision for Palau at Pacific Conference

BY: L.N. Reklai with Stefan Ambrusters BRISBANE, Australia (Aug. 21, 2025) — Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. outlined an ambitious vision for more than $1 billion in infrastructure investment over the next five years, telling regional leaders...

Gender awareness event celebrates women’s leadership in agriculture

By: NgeldeiTulopOn August 12, the “Empowering Women in the Agrifood Systems of Palau” project brought together farmers, educators, government officials,… You must be logged in and subscribed to view this content.

Palau anticipates Compact to be signed next month

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr unveiled some of the details of the new economic package under the renegotiated provisions of the nation’s Compact of Free Association with Washington. Palau stands to receive US$890 million in economic...

The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments

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Lessons from legend of Palau fisherman drawn upon in critical juncture of COP29

As global attention turn to what and how COP29 would decide on a new finance goal, the legend of a Palauan fisherman from the village of Ngarchemai has been used to illustrate the risks of indecision, and the need for world leaders to choose...

Agriculture in Palau: The lifeline between land, culture, and community

States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, Trump admin says

The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a...

States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, HHS says

The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a...

4 new JICA volunteers arrived in Palau

On the 24th of July, 4 new JICA Volunteers arrived in Palau. The four volunteers are, Mr. SUZUKI Satoshi assigned to Belau Modekngei School for Science Education Kume Kokoro assigned to Palau Community Action Agency (PCAA) for Nutrition. KITAYAMA...

Gun Maw’s Call for Unity: Will the KIO Become Myanmar’s ‘Mufasa’?

On Aug. 22, Lieutenant General Gun Maw, deputy chair of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), posted a symbolic message through his Facebook account. He shared a movie clip from “Mufasa: The Lion King,” titling his post “Mufasa & Milele” in...