

Palau senators raise more questions on airport project documents
Koror- While Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. stated that the multi million airport expansion project is well underway, members of the Senate minority bloc raises more questions on Tuesday by asking the court to review the airport documents. A rendering of the future Airport Expansion Project venture by the Palau government and two Japanese firms. The opposition senators alleged in their motion before the court ,that the documents reviewed held by the Senate legal counse


Palau Court sides with government in airport expansion case
Koror- The Palau Supreme Court yesterday ruled yesterday that Minister of Public Infrastructure, Industries, and Commerce Charles Obichang complied with the Open Government Act when he made available copies of requested documents to the Palau National Congress, instead of delivering them to the individual senators or their counsel. Associate Justice Kathleen Salii ruled that because each of the plaintiffs – senate minority bloc – is a current senator, the requested documents


Palau president rebukes senators over airport project lawsuit
Koror- Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. on Thursday rebuked five members of the Senate who earlier initiated a lawsuit questioning a provision of the Open Government Act pertaining to the government’s transaction with Japanese firms regarding the planned airport expansion project. In a letter to Sens. Regis Akitaya, Camsek Chin, Rukebai Inabo, J. Uduch Senior and Mason Whipps, Remengesau blasted the senators for backpedaling on their support of the airport expansion proj