A former employee of the Palau Public Utility Corporation (PPUC) who was jailed after he was found guilty of stealing PPUC money was caught in possession of Marijuana while serving his sentence under a plea agreement. Sacked PPUC employee Jesse Edward, who is serving the first six months of the five-year supervised probation in prison […]
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Power outage post-midnight to prevent future unscheduled power outage
As per PPUC statement, some areas experienced power outage in the early hours of Friday to prevent future major unscheduled power outages due to faulty hardware. The outage was because of Power Distribution crews who were making necessary repairs to a pole insulator on the 34.5kv transmission line. The affected areas were Elechui, Mongami, Imul […]
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Scheduled power outage to affect Kesebelau area
The Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) announced that there will be a power outage today, September 17, that will affect the whole area of Kesebelau in Airai State. In a statement sent to the Times, the PPUC said that the scheduled power outage is due to the resumption of necessary upgrades to be done by […]
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PPUC employee charged with Theft of Govt Property
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 […]