Palau FestPac Delegates
An advance team of the 2016 Festival of Pacific Arts from the Republic of Palau met with Governor Eddie Baza Calvo (center left) and Festival Director Rose Ramsey (far left) on Oct. 19. The Palau team was lead by ROP’s Cultural Affairs Minister Baklai Temengil (second from left), and First Lady Debbie Remengesau (center right). They was on Guam to check the facilities that would house their cultural delegates, as well as the locations for the performances during the  as well as share what they learned when the western Pacific island hosted the 9th Festival of Pacific Arts in 2004. The upcoming festival will be hosted by Guam from May 22, 2016 to June 4, 2016 with the theme: “HÃ¥fa Iyo-ta, HÃ¥fa GuinahÃ¥-ta, HÃ¥fa Ta PÃ¥tte, Dinanña’ Sunidu Siha Giya Pasifiku” or “What We Own, What We Have, What We Share, United Voices of the Pacific.”

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