Tommy Remengesau, Jr. secured a historic win in the recent Palau election, making another mark in Palau’s political history through his recent reelection to a second four-year term as president, the second time he has done so. The race was in a dead heat with challenger Sen. Surangel Whipps Jr. ahead after early counting at one point. Although Remengesau hit the front by the end of counting of votes within Palau, the incumbent was only ahead with a very slim margin of 78. In

Associate Justice Kathleen Salii on Monday denied the motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction aimed at stopping the Palau Election Commission from opening or counting the absentee ballots cast by overseas voters during the Sept. 27 primary elections. Office of the Palau Election Commission The scheduled counting of absentee of ballots will continue Oct. 4 without a hinge after the court shot down the petition prohibiting the election commission f

A debate organized for the three vice presidential candidates turned into a question and answer session when only one of the candidates showed up. The debate which was held last night at PCC Assembly Hall was organized by the Palau Community College and Palau Media Council (PMC). Vice Presidential candidate Raynold "Arnold" Oilouch during the debate. Photo by Ongerung Kambes Kesolei Sen. Raynold “Arnold” Oilouch was the lone vice presidential hopeful who showed up to take on

A Palau Media Council (PMC) survey showed that presidential candidate Sen. Surangel Whipps Jr. got the most support from the recent debate. Surangel Whipps Jr. Out of 47 respondents, 21 said they will support Whipps after hearing and watching the Aug. 17 debate, hosted by the PMC. Tommy Remengesau Jr. came in second with 16, Sandra Pierantozzi at 7, while Antonio Bells did not get any support from the poll. The survey also indicated that before the debate, Whipps and Remenges

Palau Presidential Debate 9:03 Antonio Bells: Furnish the hospital with the essential medicine. Make sure that the essential medicine has to be in stock all the time. I will push for more doctors and nurses. 9:01 Sandra Piernatozzi: We are very short sighted. Our hospital is 20 years old and its crumbling. Training Palauans for auxiliary health programs can help our medical and health services. 8:59 Tommy E. Remengesa Jr: I beg to differ that the hospital is referred t

Palau Presidential candidates Surangel Whipps Jr., Sandra Pierantozzi, Antonio Bells and Tommy Remengesau, Jr., will face off at a debate Wednesday night being staged by the newly formed Palau Media Council (PMC) and Palau Community College (PCC). Presidential candidates (from left to right) Surangel Whipps Jr., Sandra Pierantozzi, Antonio Bells and Tommy Remengesau Jr. The debate comes more than a month before the field is narrowed down to two candidates in the Sept. 27 prim

With last Wednesday’s filing deadline, Palau’s general election has officially begun. There are 83 days of election campaigning before the polls open on 1 November, but indications are there that this will be an election prognosticators are bound to shine. It’s not that the local prognosticators have refined their skills in assessing the electorate or that a scientific polling is finally here on island, but it’s more about the surprisingly low number of candidates who filed t

Vice President Antonio Bells sealed his bid for presidency as he filed his election papers on Aug. 1. Promising accomplishments within 100 days of taking office, Bells said his platform is focused on four programs: rule of law, transparency, merit system and honesty. He also seeks equality and a balanced Palauan society. The vice president, when trying to explain his platform, stated that the failure to implement the rule of law could be exemplified by his experience with the

Sen. Sandra Pierantozzi, who has formalized her presidential bid, said she is running on platform of change. Pierantozzi filed her election papers at the Palau Election Commission on July 21, becoming the second presidential aspirant to enter the race for the top political post. Pierantozzi emphasized the need to improve the welfare of all Palauan citizens and promised to find opportunities for them secure lands and have better access to own homes. She expressed concerns abou

Sen. Surangel Whipps Jr. has officially thrown his hat into the 2016 presidential race by submitting nominating petition and officially filing his candidacy at the Palau Elections Commission Office, Wednesday at 4 .pm. Senator Surangel Whipps Jr. files candidacy. Photos by Richard W. Brooks Members of Whipps family, friends and supporters pose for the camera after the filing of nominating petition. Members of his family, friends and supporters accompanied Whipps whe