Health experts are urging Kiwis to put a Covid-19 booster shot on their Christmas list for the best chance to avoid the latest variant impacting their summer holidays. According to the Science Media Centre, modelling was suggesting that hospitalisations for the current Covid wave will peak this week – just days before Christmas Day. And while the newest variant JN.1 is picking up speed in New Zealand, stocks of antiviral Paxlovid are running out, it said. University of Canterbury’s Professor Michael Plank said JN.1 was likely the fastest growing variant seen this year, and could lengthen the time New Zealand…
Author: Aseneth WAIDE
Media can have a huge impact in terms of bringing truth to the masses, however for multiple reasons, oftentimes mainstream media and churches do not engage with one another. Sometimes churches have their own media outlets, or they only trust specific media outlets to bring their message to the masses; other times it could simply be a lack of knowledge in the media’s role in helping churches; or it could be church leaders having deep reverence towards God, hence they are cautious in giving out information to just anyone especially a message that comes from a divine source. Layman of…
SP Lager announced the winner of its Red Cap Promotion for the Southern Region this Tuesday, December 12th – which was Janet Algon. Ms. Algon was the lucky recipient of one of four 25-seater coaster buses. The promotion started in August and ran for three months ending on October 31st. Participants were required to collect six red promotional bottle caps and submit into an entry bin in order to go into the draw to win. Sales Manager for SP Brewery Matthew Green further elaborated on why this promotion was done. “This National Consumer Promotion (NCP) was aimed at retaining very…
Minister for Education, Dr Uke Kombra, OBE, reiterated the importance of the Government’s ‘No child left Behind’ policy when speaking at the Year 8 graduation ceremony of Ono Primary School in Usino, Madang Province on Thursday, December 7. “We must ensure that all children enter the education system at preparatory and complete Grade 12. No one in PNG must be left behind.” He added that there are a number of changes as a result of the implementation of this policy: · We have introduced the tuition fee policy. The Tuition fee policy helps to relieve parents off the burden of…
Peterson Mathius, a lawyer – a graduate from the University of Papua New Guinea – a person living with disability is an advocate for individuals like himself. He graduated in 2021 and was admitted in 2022. As a young man he wanted to pursue medicine but when he was in second year of his under-graduation degree, he was told by the medical faculty management that it will not be possible for him to pursue a career in medicine because it will ‘compromise’ the dignity of his patients because he would require an assistant all the time. Eventually, Mathius had to…
Recently, LiteHaus International, in collaboration with Niunet, donated 20 computers to St John Ambulance for ambulance education. SJA PNG is embracing digital platforms for learning, and we recognize that using technology to improve education is consistent with the philosophies of both LiteHaus International and Niunet. CEO of Niunet, David Valentine expressed great delight towards aiding SJA. “Niunet PNG has been assisting LiteHaus International in identifying recipients for its Pacific Digital Infrastructure Program, and it gives both of our companies’ great pleasure to be able to assist the St John Ambulance Training Academy with this computer donation.” “In addition to the…
The eldest of five siblings, Bartholomew is from Baimuru within Gulf, and was born and raised in Kapuna after his parents initially moved there to study and eventually settled there. He was the first local to get employed at Kapuna Hospital full-time, in a managerial role, the young man has pioneered a lot of firsts. In his younger schooling years, he was part of the first batch of the Kapuna Life School and later was part of the first batch of students from Gulf to be sponsored by TotalEnergies EP PNG Ltd (TotalEnergies) to attend Port Moresby Technical School (POM…
The United States is providing immediate emergency assistance to communities affected by Mount Ulawun volcanic eruptions through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is providing US $500,000 (1.85 million Kina) to meet immediate humanitarian needs and assist displaced families in safely returning to their homes when permitted by the government of Papua New Guinea. This contribution supplements existing USAID-supported disaster preparedness programs, through which USAID partner the International Organization for Migration (IOM) immediately deployed disaster response experts to assess evacuee needs in support of provincial authorities in West New Britain and East New Britain. Since November 20,…
TotalEnergies EP PNG Ltd (TEP PNG) as operator of the Papua LNG Project, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNG Unitech) for a tertiary scholarship program. The Unitech Scholarship program will be available to third-year students in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering, Applied Physics, Communication for Development, Geographical Information Sciences, or a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture beginning in 2024. The first phase of the program will be open to 25 high-achieving students and will cover full tuition, round-trip airfare, full board and lodging, book allowances, and stipends. In addition, consideration will be…
Amazing Port Moresby is expanding into the lucrative Chinese tourism market in a groundbreaking initiative to boost tourism and economic opportunities, with the city’s efforts to attract Chinese visitors advanced significantly as it prepares for the inaugural flight from Guangzhou on December 20th. On November 23, the National Capital District (NCD) Governor Powes Parkop convened a critical meeting at Seoul Restaurant with key stakeholders such as the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chinese Association, the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), tour agencies, and Amazing Port Moresby. This gathering was a watershed moment in the city’s journey to becoming a popular tourist…