PNG Power Ltd (PPL) is taking steps to put a stop to illegal connections and power theft by moving towards implementing something new that is being used by other countries in the world. PNG Power General Manager Retail, Mr. Kingston Albert, said the new devices should be brought into the country next year upon which PPL will commence roll out with the installations. “We are looking into installing smart meters with SIM cards in them and if there is tampering done, the system itself will automatically notify us,” Mr Albert said. “So, we are going towards that direction. Many countries…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
PNG Power Ltd (PPL) is sending a message to its customers in Port Moresby city that theft of electricity will be seriously dealt with, even if it means laying charges on the offenders. This was demonstrated yesterday afternoon when a foreign business owner was taken in for questioning by police upon PNG Power’s request after the business owner was alleged to have stolen electricity from PNG Power by tempering with a power meter box at his shop located at the Hohola suburb. PNG Power General Manager Retail, Mr. Kingston Albert, said the bust yesterday is part of the state-owned company’s…
Parts of the Modilon General Hospital in Madang town went up in flames in the early hours of this morning destroying equipment and some documents but claiming no casualties or affecting too much of the service. According to the Director of Public Health of the Madang Provincial Health Authority, Dr. Martin Daimen, the parts that got burned down was the hospital library and part of the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNG IMR) office, which lost some of the laboratory research equipment in the fire. He added that the hospital library used to be the old section B…
The recent signing of the recommencement agreement between the National Government and Barrick Niugini Limited (BNL) has been welcomed by local businesses in the Porgera Valley in after the closure of the Porgera mine 18 months ago affected their operations. The President of the Porgera Valley Women in Business (WiB) and businesswoman, Mrs. Elizabeth Iarume, said it is great news because they have suffered for far too long. “People are welcoming the decision the prime minister has made but they must do it in a timely manner so that all the other agreements are met and signed off by the…
Coca- Cola worldwide has made a new brand change to the iconic brand name, and that new look especially on the can, has now reached the shores of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Coca- Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) PNG General Manager, Mr. Philippe Mondada, said the new look tells consumers that the brand continues to produce the top product everyone around the globe loves for over 125 years. “From time to time every icon brand needs a bit of refreshing,” said Mr. Mondada. “We have a new design, and the purpose of the new design is basically to celebrate the authenticity…
There have been growing concerns regarding the mistakes and sometime fraudulent practices taking place during the application for a new driver’s license or to renew an existing license. The matter of duplication of driver license numbers has popped up recently where people renewing licenses were told their license number is being used by someone else; therefore, delaying the process for them to have that sorted out. The Road Traffic Authority (RTA) Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nelson Terema, said this has been happening, but the RTA is now doing something to address it. “We do not have an IT system or…
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Military Band will stand out the next time it performs for the defence force, to the public or even performing at the international stage. The military band today received new ceremonial uniforms presented by Japan-PNG Association with the support of JICA, the Japan Ground Self Defence Force Military Band and the Japan Ministry of Defence. Director of the Japan-PNG Association, Mr. Akinori Ito, said the presentation of the new uniforms is the third official assistance to the military band. The first was the assistance given to establish the band in 2016 and the…
The PNG Defence Force (PNGDF) will soon have a new aircraft operating to boost its air capability and also to provide further training for new young pilots who have recently completed training in both New Zealand and Australia. The new aircraft, the PAC 750, was acquired by the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government in 2018 and has been sitting at the Air Transport Wing (ATW) since its’ arrival. Major Darius Kaule, the Acting Commanding Officer of the Training Squadron, said since 2018 up till now the aircraft has not been airborne because the defence force had to comply with civil…
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is sending a message out to those who would engage in corrupt practices to be recruited that it will not hesitate to remove them from recruitment training if they are found to be involved. That message was shown today when the Defence Force hierarchy removed over 160 male and female trainee recruits from the Goldie River Training Depot outside Port Moresby, who were found to have entered without going through the proper checks and processes. The PNGDF Chief of Training, Colonel Dickers Esso, said they are implementing the Commander of Defence Force (CDF)…
In light of the recent workers protest on allegations that some companies are imposing the so called “no jab, no job” policy, the Business Council of Papua New Guinea (BCPNG) has come out to say that no company or business have Covid-19 workplace policies that forcefully remove employees who do not wish to be vaccinated. According to the BCPNG Executive Director Mr. Douveri Henao, workplace COVID-19 policies are there to protect the employees and to ensure the continuity of a business or a company’s operation. He went on to explain that Papua New Guinea’s work environment, unlike industrialized nations where…