Promotions

K92 announces new promotions

The company said the promotion of Medilek and Kinver is part of an organisational restructure, which is designed to enhance the operational, technical and project execution capacity of the Company. 

Medilek is a mining professional with over 16 years of mining capital markets, corporate strategy and technical operating experience. 

He joined K92 in 2019, most recently holding the position of President, and before that was its Vice President of Business Development and Investor Relations. 

Digicel slashes smartphone prices this Valentine’s

From Friday, 3 February, until Friday 17 February, Digicel will significantly reduce the prices on a variety of smartphones, including Blackberry, Alcatel and CAT.

Featured handsets include the Blackberry Z10 for K499.50, down from K1, 299; the Blackberry 9790, which was K1, 399 and will now sell for K649.50; the Alcatel 5050 now priced at K199.50 from K499 and the CAT B15, which was K949, and will sell for K499.40.

Digicel Managing Director, Mobile, Shivan Bhargava said the smartphone sales event was expected to be popular among locals.

Three PNGDF officers receive promotions

Major Ivan Timo, Major Raphael Yapu and Lieutenant Robin Gaius were promoted to their new roles in the force as Lieutenant Colonels and Lieutenant Commander by the Acting Chief of Staff Colonel Jeremy Ramsden. 

Col Ramsden says promotions such as this are very important because it recognises the individual’s confidence, fairness and long hours of work over a long period of time. It also recognises most importantly and should never forget that support that they get from their partners and wives as individuals to fulfill our obligations and responsibilities.