The Palau Fellowship Award 2024 internship programme saw 29 students accepted this summer; 22 of them successfully completed their internship

Faced with what law enforcement officials described as a drug crisis, President Surangel Whipps Jr. identified the fight against illegal drugs as a top priority, pledging to toughen penalties for related crimes and offenders

President Surangel Whipps Jr. signed into law RPPL 11-40, a comprehensive amendment to the government wage structure, which introduces a 10% across-the-board wage increase for all public and contract employees which will be in force from 1 October 2025

President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. proclaimed the months of December 2024 to February 2025 as Red Ribbon Months, under the theme 'Life is a movie, live drug-free' to promote drug-free lifestyles

A spawning monitoring dive will be conducted the Koror State Government Department of Conservation Law and Enforcement through the Palau Pledge Dive Club as part of Koror State's Resilient Reef Initiative Sustainable Fisheries Project