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South Pacific Post A STAGGERING K26 million “disappeared without a trace” from the Works Department - part of the money paid out for improvements and structures in the Highlands Highway Rehabilitation Program in Chimbu. The K26 million was part of the K54 million reportedly paid to the landowners for improvements and structures along the 20m corridors on the Highlands Highway between 2005 and 2006. “It is as if the money has sunk into a big hole. We can’t tell. There is not a single trace of it, we can’t account for this money,” Works Secretary Joel Luma said yesterday. Mr Luma said police could not carry out an investigation into the massive fraud involving the first payment of K54 million because their own investigation into the whole affair was incomplete. “We have names on the cheques but we do not have addresses and telephone numbers. How do you trace these payments? It is very hard because we can’t verify the payments,” Mr Luma said. Mr Luma said there was an investigation by pol

South Pacific Post A STAGGERING K26 million “disappeared without a trace” from the Works Department - part of the money paid out for improvements and structures in the Highlands Highway Rehabilitation Program in Chimbu. The K26 million was part of the K54 million reportedly paid to the landowners for improvements and structures along the 20m corridors on the Highlands Highway between 2005 and 2006. “It is as if the money has sunk into a big hole. We can’t tell. There is not a single trace of it, we can’t account for this money,” Works Secretary Joel Luma said yesterday. Mr Luma said police could not carry out an investigation into the massive fraud involving the first payment of K54 million because their own investigation into the whole affair was incomplete. “We have names on the cheques but we do not have addresses and telephone numbers. How do you trace these payments? It is very hard because we can’t verify the payments,” Mr Luma said. Mr Luma said there was an investigation