City resident took to the streets to express their happiness and the turning of a new year, while police had to deal with drunk and disorderly residents all throughout the night. That was the scene in Port Moresby city in the early hours of this morning right after the clock struck 12midnight, brining in the New Year. Waigani Police this morning reported no major incidents; however, Police Station Commander (PSC) Bill Werake said they will have to wait and see today if police may have missed anything yesterday. PSC Werake said they did not attend to any major incidents except…
Author: Nigel-Francis MADO
East Sepik Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent Christopher Tamari will not be pulling any punches this New Year’s Eve as they gear up for operations. Supt. Tamari said police will be out in full force and ready for any situation should anything turn sideways, but he is expecting the general public to be respectful on the eve of 2023. “We expect everybody to celebrate peacefully and within the confines of the law. We’re setting up roadblocks and patrolling the coastal highways.” After getting tipoffs that these areas are highly likely to have armed holdups, Tamari stated that police will be looking…
A good number of police personnel will take to the streets on New Year’s Eve in Mt. Hagen to conduct foot patrols as they plan to ensure that the New Year is being welcomed in a more sensible way. That’s from Western Highlands Provincial Police Commander (PPC) John Sagom said there will be motorized patrols as well but they will be focusing on the Hot Spot within the City to make sure that opportunists do not take advantage of the celebrations to cause problems. He added that since they reintroduced the foot patrols back into the city, police have been…
“A feeling of happiness and a blessing.” Words used by group members of the family turned boyband Jnr Viginutz group as they described what it’s like to see their music reach different heights this year. Jnr Viginutz is comprised of 3 members, Emmanuel, Adrian and Amini the producer, whose idea of incorporating indigenous PNG sounds into their music resonates with most of their influences. The Keapara boys say they are taken aback by the positive response and the fan-base that has grown over the year. They further said they have set their sights on 2023, promising that they are holding…
Police in the Enga province have reported no major incidents so far since the operations order was launched last week in the province. Enga Police Boss, Superintendent George Kakas said this is in conjunction with the 100 Day Restoration Period, which has been ongoing for the past two months and will be concluded in January 2023. “We launched the Christmas and New Year operations last week, that’s a mini ops order for this period and is in conjunction with the ongoing 100 Day restoration operation the is still continuing.” The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) also said that a supplementary operation…
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Southern Highlands, Chief Superintendent Joseph Puri has advised that for this Christmas period, the province has been quiet. CSP Puri said he was immensely overwhelmed by the positive attitude portrayed by the people and commend them for their actions. “I am so happy that the people remained peaceful during this festive period. I know that over the past months, the province was tough. There has been death, there has been destruction, displacement of families and my operation was specifically to make sure that there was peace during the Christmas period.” He added that over the…
Police in Lae city dealt with a high number of alcohol related cases and traffic offences during the Christmas period alone. Lae Metropolitan Superintendent, Chris Kunyanban advised that although generally peaceful, police recorded 62 alcohol related incidents and 72 traffic offences. Kunyanban added that everything in the city has gone back to normal, but as Lae police prepare for New Year’s Eve they will be expecting more such cases. “That is what happened over Christmas. But as we are going towards New Year we don’t know what’s going to happen but we will just conduct awareness to the community on…
Hela in recent times has been labelled a melting pot of unrest, but thanks to an early Christmas present in the form of new Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Superintendent Joseph Tondop, this Christmas has seen little to no major incidents being reported in the province. Tondop said since their operations were launched on Thursday last week, Hela province for the first time in a long time has been quiet and he attributed this to the ongoing awareness being conducted by police in Hela. “As far as the Christmas operations are concerned, we have not received any reports of any…
As the country takes time to reflect on the year this festive period, our beloved Men & Women in blue will be out and about to ensure that the safety of the people remains paramount this Christmas. As operations are being conducted in various parts of the country, newly appointed Southern Division Commander, Chief Superintendent Clement Dalla has pointed out that as we celebrate this festive season, we must ensure to do so responsibly. “I’d like to wish everyone in the southern region a very Merry Christmas. To the men in blue, I want to wish you all the best…
As the year comes to a close and many wind down to spend time with family and friends, those who operate in the security forces will still be on duty this festive period. As for the Correctional Services, they play a vital role in the rehabilitation and reintegration of convicted persons back into society. CS Commissioner, Stephen Pokanis took the time to reflect on the year in celebration of the Christmas spirit. Commissioner Pokanis stated that it had been a tough year for the CS, having to deal with the loss of 5 servicemen with work being as hectic as…