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Photo Source: United States Trade Development Agency By Christopher Cottrell March 9, 2026, Palau___Hawaii Architects, a Honolulu based construction firm, has been awarded a US$ 2.37 million United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA) award to study how to best assist Palau’s ocean embattled Belau National Hospital. First built in 1992 with just 90 beds for Palau’s 17,700 population across 340 …

Photos: Cover Pohnpei State of Public Information, Office of the Governor. Below: East Micronesia Cable Project By Christopher Cottrell March 2, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__ Pohnpei Governor Steven A. Joseph held strategic talks with Robert Kaproth, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia & Pacific for the U.S. Treasury Department delegation last week to bolster better banking. The talks are timely …