By Nazario Rodriguez Jr.
Horizon news staff

The Senate referred four different resolutions regarding three presidential appointees to the Board of the Palau National Communications Corporation and one member to the Palau Public Utilities Corporation Board of Directors to the Committee on Resources, Commerce and Trade Development during its Feb. 2 regular session.
The Committee is chaired by Sen. Alfonso Diaz.
The three who were appointed by President Remengesau to the PNCC Board are Arvin Raymond, Mariana Espangel and Everett Belelai while Terangue Gillham is appointed to the PPUC Board.
In his letter to Senate President Johnny Reklai, Remengesau said that Raymond was a fine employee of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade for many years, serving as Port Inspector, Administrative Officer, Chief of the Division of Transportation and Communication and Acting Director of the Bureau of Commercial Development.
Raymond recently left government service to work in the private sector.
The president said that Raymond will add a strong administrative and management of the PCC Board and a strong knowledge of communication issues that face the PNCC.
Espangel worked for the Gua Supreme Court for 25 years, as an Executive Assistant and Chief Deputy Clerk.
The president said that following her esteemed career in Guam, Espangel returned home and is willing and able to serve Palau.
He said that Espangel will have a very positive impact on the Board, taking into consideration her strong administrative experience.
Belelai graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts at Hawaai Pacific University and has a strong experience in computer technology and information systems.
The president said that this technical experience and knowledge would serve the PNCC Board well, taking into account the on-going modernization requirements of the telecommunications industry.
The president also stressed the strong engineering background of Gillham as well as his administrative and management background, which he had demonstrated during his effective term as Executive Officer of the Environmental Quality Protection Board.
The president said that the overall management of the PPUC would be greatly enhanced by Gillham.
This, he said, is critical considering the major infrastructure requirements facing the corporation over the coming years as well as the need to improve the overall management of PPUC.