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…
Author: Aseneth WAIDE
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…
More gold medals will be decided on Saturday as some of the team sports close off their competition. Taniela Rainibogi, Fiji’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony, secured three weightlifting gold medals in the men’s 157 kilogram category to lead his country’s jump on the medal tally. Fiji were at 13th spot on Thursday with two gold, 11 silver and nine bronze but claimed four gold on Friday to climb up the ladder. Paralympic table tennis player Merewalesi Roden also claimed a gold in her final match, adding to Fiji’s tally. But New Caledonia added another 14 gold to their tally…
Two new Pacific Games swimming records were set on Thursday at the Aquatic Centre in Honiara as the 2023 Pacific Games rolls towards it first full week of competition. The day also saw 24 gold medals won and New Caledonia’s dominance in the pool being disrupted again, although they continue to advance in their lead at the top of medal tally. New Caledonia’s hold at the top increased overnight with their gold medal haul at 32 and their total haul of medals now standing at 80. Australia keeps the second spot with 23 gold and Samoa retains third overnight with…
During a recent meeting hosted by the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) at Lamana Hotel, speakers and representatives spoke of issues affecting their various sectors and departments. Among those present was Mr. Kinsella Geoffrey, Executive Director for the National Training Council (NTC) and while presenting updates and recommendations on the National Training Policy 2022-2032, he spoke of mining labour improvements in relation to education. “One of our key aims of the movement of mine function to DHERST, in terms of registration of private training provided, is to ensure conformity and standards – that is the same skills, knowledge and…