Dede Sophie

Asset recovery and corruption investigations efforts in PNG have received a boost from the European Union-funded Project on Preventing and Countering Corruption in Papua New Guinea, implemented jointly by the United Nations Office on Drugs (UNODC) and Crime and the United Nations Development Programme. The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary’s National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate (NFACD) recently collaborated with UNODC to increase its capacity through mentoring, training and other assistance. UNODC and NFACD worked together to identify good practices for investigation planning of corruption cases and asset recovery, as well as to explore options on how these practices can be applied in the PNG context. “Under the EU-PNG Partnership for Good Governance, the European Union allocated approximately 100 million Kina for actions aiming at promoting good governance and the respect of the rule of law. The European Union stands by the PNG Government to progress core reforms to streng...

The Irish Sailing Team has welcomed a new Mercedes-Benz Vito van to its fleet of commercial vehicles, writes Trish Whelan.  The second of its kind to be added to the fleet, it will soon be put through its paces transporting the team’s boats and equipment to international training camps and competitions throughout Europe in destinations such as Portugal, Italy, and the Olympic sailing venue of Marseille.  Thanks to the support of Irish Sailing and the Irish Sailing Foundation, the new Vito 114 Style model arrived fully equipped with fixtures and fittings from CAFCO Vehicle Solutions and finished with sign writing by FISH Graphics.  Mercedes-Benz previously supported Ireland’s Olympic medal winning sailor, Annalise Murphy, in her preparations for the Rio and Tokyo Olympic Games.