Dede Sophie

Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain Governor Michael Marum is calling for a united effort from all stakeholders to rebuild Rabaul town, a potential tourist destination. The Governor made this call when paying a courtesy visit to the Rabaul Urban LLG office last Friday. He was accompanied by ENB acting provincial administrator Levi Mano and deputy provincial administrator for Districts and LLGs Nicholas Larme. The team also did inspections on roads in Rabaul, port services and Queen’s Park. He commended the tireless efforts of longtime residents and government officers that have committed themselves over the years to Rabaul, down the road to recovery and confronting challenges of hardships as they went. However, he stressed that for the once- famous town to improve especially with its roads, port handling of large cargo vessels and other vital services, there needs to be a collective approach to dealing these issues. He said discussions must commence with political leaders, stakeholders

A new state-of-the-art headquarters in Dublin’s Citywest has been unveiled by Gowan Auto, following the consolidation of nine major motor brands and the completion of a phased relocation of 129 staff.  Gowan Auto is the exclusive importer and distributor of Alfa Romeo, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Honda, Jeep, Opel, and Peugeot in the Republic of Ireland. The company has united its suite of car brands, teams and expertise and presented its expansive office space, to include a 110,000 sq ft parts warehouse, a contemporary training academy, and an extensive marketing showroom. Gowan Auto, a member of the family-owned holding company, the Gowan Group, has made a significant commercial investment in the new Citywest premises, to future-proof the business and to meet its dealer partners’ sales, parts, technical and aftersales needs, more readily.  The complex is equipped with 26 electric vehicle chargers, 123 car parking spaces, seven meeting rooms, and two training cla