Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary

Classics Engineering assisted the officers with shirts to be used during the week-long conference that is starting on Monday.

During the presentation, managing director James Kennedy Steven said this was not their first time to help police in the province.

He said the company is  happy to play an important role in dressing the policewomen to run their week-long meeting.

"We have assisted police many times but not in the presence of media for publicity. It is a give and take thing so we are glad to have helped them out," Steven said.

Women leaders around the country and the facilitators of this movement convened the first meeting last Saturday to come up with a strategic framework for the movement.

In that meeting 5 core activities were identified for which the committee members were asked to draw up action plans and methodologies to implement them.

The core activities which the Women Arise Committee would like to partner with and collaborate more on are with issues to the citizens of the country, government roles, media, police and the churches roles in addressing women's issues.

Despite the overwhelming challenges, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary’s will and

determination to protect and serve the people of Papua New Guinea continues undiminished.

For Papua New Guinea, the successful Pacific Games in Port Moresby in July this year was perhaps the highlight of 2015.

Everyone, including members of the RPNGC, the PNG Defence Force and the Correctional Services came together to raise the PNG flag higher.

The Games experience is indeed invaluable for PNG’s determination to host the APEC in Port Moresby in 2018.

“Power has been restored after receiving a cheque of K800,000 this morning,” PPL acting chief executive officer John Yanis told Loop PNG.

The state-owned power supplier turned off power supply to the police headquarters after the department failed to settle their bills amounting to K2.2 million.

Yanis said PNG Power needs money to operate, and other state institutions who owe the company will see their power switched off also.

“We are running a business, we need money to operate.

The arrival of the officers flooded the small Buka Township after they were warmly received at the airport on Saturday with Bougainville bamboo bands.

Commissioner of Police Gari Baki and his two acting deputies, Raphael Huafolo (Administration) and Jim Andrews, led Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), Provincial Police Commanders (PPCs) and metropolitan superintendents.

Australia Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Allan Scott was also part of the group for what is scheduled to be a week-long conference.

The huge area has been split into Highlands Western Regional Command and Highlands Eastern Regional Command.

Western command will be based in Mendi, to cater for Hela, Southern Highlands and Enga provinces.

The Eastern end will be headquartered in Mount Hagen and will look after Western Highlands, Jiwaka and Chimbu provinces while Eastern Highlands comes under Momase.

The commanders are Assistant Commissioner of Police Teddy Tei for the Western Command and his counterpart Nema Mondiai  will control the Eastern End.

Baki told PNG Loop that the stance taken by NCD Commander Sylvester Kalaut and his Metropolitan Superintendent Ben Turi was appropriate given the tensions on the ground.

Public safety and decorum could not be guaranteed while opportunists were among genuine protestors looking to stir up  tensions.

Meantime, he welcomed the alleged victims filing their complaints, saying  that investigations will be held into the conduct of the police who are referred.

Baki says that police are not machines and have emotions as well as breaking points in their patience.

While he condemned the alleged assault that took place during this week's public protest, he says that from experience police are always on the receiving end of public scrutiny from various alleged assault cases.

Bake says that while police must act accordingly, the public must also not agitate the situation by bad mouthing the duties that are carried out by police who ensure the public's safety.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Momase Nema Mondiai said they have to play some parental roles for those new passouts posted to Vanimo in the recent graduation from Bomana Police College.

"The police career is a new profession they have chosen to (take on) and this is their first field experience. And we as seniors, let's be their parents and give them the parental advice.

"They are like our children.  Let's guide them with the dos and the don'ts. They are here to boost our strength," Mondiai said.

Members of the Lae metropolitan command and colleagues from the Australian Federal Police put on a parade during the handover takeover ceremony between former Metropolitan superintendent Iven Lakatani and welcomed Wagambie Jr.

"I will continue on from where the former Met Supt has left. But policing priorities will be focused on motor vehicle thefts, armed robberies, and school fights," he said.

"Lae is a very challenging command because of increasing business activities as well as increased settlements and it is connected by road and sea to many other provinces."