131021PEMANA LEADS WITH VACCINATION OF ITS WORKERS
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PEMANA LIMITED has again taken the lead in making sure its workers are protected and safe to work during these tough times of the rising corona virus in Papua New Guinea.
Today the management of PEMANA LIMITED invited the staff of the Health Department to vaccinate staff who were willing to be vaccinated outside their office.
Owner of PEMANA LIMITED, FIDELIS SEMOSO told New Dawn FM that he wants to make sure his workers are protected and wants customers entering his stores to make sure they were masks and maintain social distancing at all times.
He said it’s no longer something that we can just know and keep silent as it was getting worse in other parts of Papua New Guinea especially the Highlands region.
Eighteen staff of PEMANA LIMITED were vaccinated today whilst MR. SEMOSO and his family will be vaccinated at the BEL ISI PARK this Friday.
Tomorrow the Health team will be at the HOUSEHOLD Supermarket between 9am and 12middday.
The health officials told New Dawn FM that vaccination teams were currently visiting communities throughout North Bougainville before they move into Central and South Bougainville.
They said they need to vaccinate more Bougainvilleans as so far they have vaccinated just below one hundred persons.
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16 October 2021
151021 BUKA CELEBRATE GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY
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Bougainville today joined the rest of the Globe to commemorate the Global Handwashing Day at the BEL ISI Park in Buka town.
The program started with floats by schools and NGO’S in Buka town before Speeches and activities were held at the BEL ISI PARK.
Schools that participated in todays Program were Schools that the WASH programs are currently supported by Plan International and other NGO’s.
Schools that attended today’s activities are Lontis, Taiof, Hamatana,Pateki, Lemankoa, Hahela, Malasang and Hanahan Primary Schools.
The program was organized by Plan International and partners Live and Learn, Water for women and PNG Australia Partnership, Care International, Save the Children, Redcross,Catholic Health, Covid 19 awareness teams and the ABG Education Department.
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15 October 2021
151021SEMOSO WANTS ICCC TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANOTHER BANK ON BOUGAINVILLE
Buka Town Manager and Buka Businessman, FIDELIS SEMOSO today called on the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission to get another Bank to establish its services in Bougainville.
Speaking at the signing of the MOU with ICCC and the Commerce Trade and Industry in Buka, MR.SEMOSO said monopoly by the only Bank in Buka BSP is not helping the customers on Bougainville.
He said that because the job of ICCC is also to make sure major Businesses in PNG are not monopolized it must support Bougainville to establish another Bank in the region.
Just last week, MR. SEMOSO wanted the ICCC to increase the tariff for Buka Power because it was not making enough monies to supply power to its customers.
He also wanted the EASY PAYMENTS to remain in Bougainville so that these funds can be used to operate the Power in Buka.
MR SEMOSO said Bougainville was moving forward however the ICCC service into Bougainville was welcomed.
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151021 INDEPENDENT CONSUMER AND COMPETITION COMMISSION SIGNS MOU WITH ABG DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission and the ABG Department of Commerce and Industry this morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work on establishing their programs in Bougainville.
The signing was done by the Acting Secretary Department of Commerce Trade and Industry, STANDFORD KOMENA and the Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner of ICCC, MR PAULUS AIN.
This MOU will now pave the way for Bougainville to enjoy the services of the ICCC on Bougainville working towards draw down of powers to Bougainville.
The work of the ICCC is to control Price of Goods and also makes sure quality goods are sold and also answer and action complaints by customers on prices and services of Business houses.
It also controls and allows competition by business houses so that monopoly in Business activities are minimized.
They also approve tariffs for Power, Prices for Port Services, water services and other such services.
The ICCC can also check if applications for Businesses operations in the country follow the laws of the country.
They also check Business houses and check their prices, check quality and date of expiry of goods sold and they can order Business houses to adjust their prices.
Today’s ceremony will help the ABG to make sure Business are carried out in Bougainville according to the laws and to also protect Consumers in the process.
Some officers of the Commerce and Trade Department will be trained to carry out this tasks under the supervision of ICCC and eventually Bougainville will have its own INDEPENDENT CONSUMER AND COMPETITION COMMISSION for Bougainville.
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151021 PAULUS AIN HAPPY TO SUPPORT BOUGAINVILLE ESTABLISH ITS ICCC
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The Commissioner and Chief Executive officer for the INDEPENDENT CONSUMER AND COMPETITION COMMISSION, PAULUS AIN said that the MOU between ICCC and the Department of Commerce Trade and Industry will pave the way for many good things to happen in Bougainville.
He said that the ICCC will work with the Department of Commerce Trade and Industry and train its officers to carry out their tasks in Bougainville.
MR. AIN said that the people of Bougainville will see and feel the benefits of Price control and other services that ICCC administers in PNG.
He thanked STANDFORD KOMENA for his tireless efforts to make sure this MOU is finally signed to progress ICCC work in the region.
MR, AIN said that as MR. KOMENA had mentioned they will help the ABG build its capacity to fully take over the ICCC powers on Bougainville and once capacity is addressed Bougainville can have its own ICCC.
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