In July, over $6,000 Palau Public Utility Corporation (PPUC) money was reported to be missing, the Criminal Investigation Division has now registered a case of theft against a PPUC employee. Jesse Edward who works at PPUC plead not guilty in his arraignment on August 20 and is out on bail of $500 after he was […]
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Over $6,000 PPUC money missing
Earlier this month, Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) money that was being transported from Peleliu to Koror through state boat employees was reported lost or stolen. The missing money amounts to $6,100.69 in form of both cash and checks. The incident took place on Wednesday last week and the case has been registered under Theft in 2nd degree which […]
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PPUC holds workshop on gender
The Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) conducted a Gender Equity Workshop to discuss the importance of gender in the infrastructure sector on July 11, 2019. Participants included PPUC staff from each of the 10 departments. Participants raised mutual views on barriers of women in the labor force including stigma, culture, fear and work conditions among […]
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Grease found in sewers last year, PPUC suspects downtown restaurants
PPUC suspects restaurants in downtown Koror to have released grease found in sewers last year, however due to lack of evidence it remains to be a suspicion. PPUC Director of Administration Tmetuchl Baules said that the ideal way to dispose of the waste grease would be to pack it up in jars or containers and […]
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Road construction delayed by a year
The construction of roads after the installation of sewer pipes in Malakal remains incomplete as the Italian company given the contract to by PPUC in September of 2016 was supposed to wind up the project by last year’s August. The project which is a part of Koror-Airai Sanitation is given to two companies that won […]
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PPUC Board member contests allegation of theft
Mr. Telchalb Merep, a Board member of Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) contests the police report that alleges that he had stolen three empty oil drums from PPUC plant in Malakal. According to police blotter report of June 18, a person had walked into police central office to report that Mr. Telchalb, had ordered a […]