Like their counterparts across the country, the Grade 10s of Gordons Secondary School in Port Moresby city are presently sitting for their Grade 10 National Examinations starting today Monday October 7th, 2024. The 412 students from a total of eight classes were already seated, silent and hard at work on their Mathematics paper by the time it was 9am. Deputy Principal of Gordons Secondary, Johnymar Cudal stated that leading up to the exam dates the school took time to prepare its students by having remedial classes during afternoons. “We held remedials during afternoons with subject teachers.” “Additionally, like other schools,…
Author: Aseneth WAIDE
Through its numerous partnerships and activities, South Pacific (SP) Brewery continues to raise awareness of social concerns as part of its corporate social responsibility, with its new violence campaign scheduled to begin soon. Through its National Gender Based Violence Secretariat (NGVBS), the Department for Community Development & Religion (DFCDR) and SP Brewery have teamed up to use synergy to speak out against gender-based violence throughout PNG. The DFCDR/NGBVS and SP Brewery formalized this significant partnership when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at SP Brewery’s head office in Port Moresby on Thursday 03rd October. Speaking at the signing of…
The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) this week hosted the Tourism Convention marking World Tourism Day, where the country’s unique tourism market was one of the topics of discussion. The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Eric Mossman Uvovo, who was a guest speaker at the Convention, spoke about the unique tourism markets in the country, explaining that PNG has much to offer in tourism. “Our country is a unique tourism destination.” “Those who come to visit PNG, understand the risks and they visit because of the niche markets that we have.”…
Children enrolled at one of BbP’s Library Learning Centres in Port Moresby will receive a healthy breakfast every day as part of a new pilot program recently launched in partnership with the Australian Export Consortia (AEC), Market 2000 and Sanitarium PNG. International research has found that education and nutrition reinforce each other, and that Early Childhood Education Programs which offer breakfast for the children are particularly efficient in improving overall health and education outcomes. As part of BbP’s newly launched Nutrition Education program, enrolled children are encouraged to “eat a rainbow” of differently coloured fruits and vegetables, grains, vitamin-enriched rice,…
The recent celebration of the Ksawang Cultural Festival in Bapa Village in the Buang Local Level Government (LLG) of the Morobe Province, received a K10, 000 support from the National Cultural Commission (NCC). The festival not only featured exquisite performances and beautiful traditional displays but also strengthened community togetherness, encouraged local businesses and fostered pride among residents. Present at the event were the Governor of Morobe Province Luther Wange, representing the Executive Director of NCC, Betty Neanda (Senior Cultural Service Officer at NCC), Chairman of the Ksawang Festival Russell Yakam, other dignitaries and local leaders. The chairman of the Kawasang…
Digicel PNG Foundation has once again made a crucial contribution to the education of young minds partnering with Lae Secondary School to refurbish their computer lab. Lae Secondary is the 8th school to receive a BeLit Computer Lab, which includes the installation of 40 brand new laptops, chairs, tables and other equipment. At the recent launching ceremony, Head Boy, Samuel Nelson recalled his experiences prior to the lab upgrade. “When I was in grade nine, we had to share one laptop among three to four students… so it was a bit difficult at times doing work but with these new…
Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) marked World Heart Day on Sunday (29th/09/24) emphasizing the message that prevention is key to beating heart disease, as demonstrated by the recent completion of the hospital’s new catheterization laboratory. During the occasion, PMGH Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Paki Molumi and the hospital’s pioneering cardiologist, Professor Sir Isi Kevau, both stressed that although cutting-edge therapies are important, the best way to lessen the effect of heart disease in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is to prevent it through early intervention and lifestyle modifications. “We must remember that prevention is the key to reducing heart disease,…
Port Moresby Nature Park was honored to present certificates to five (5) of their on-the-job trainees from the University of Papua New Guinea on Friday September 27th. Nature Park’s CEO, Johnpaul Houston, led the small ceremony and personally presented the students with their certificates and gifts as tokens of appreciation for their dedication and efforts in various departments such as HR Administration, Guest Relations, Marketing, and Park Presentation under the Commercial Division during their 9-week tenure. These final year students, were selected by their school to complete a portion of their on-the-job training assessment at Nature Park. They come from…
The Young Minds Savings Campaign (YMSC) in Kimbe, West New Britain province, ended on a high note with over 236 kids savings accounts opened. The Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) Executive Director, Mr. Saliya Ranasinghe thanked the WNB Provincial Government (WNBPG), participating schools and financial institutions for making the second YMSC a success following the first YMSC held in Milne Bay province in August this year. Ranasinghe encouraged head teachers of participating schools and branch managers of the participating financial institutions to teach the basics of finance. “Convey the message of savings to your children and educate…
Because of the collaboration with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PNG (CCEP PNG), residents of Koki village in Port Moresby can now return their PET plastic bottles for recycling. On Tuesday, September 24, the village hosted a unique recycling event organized by Branis Recycling and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PNG (CCEP PNG). Koki village Councilor, Geelong Auma and CCEP have been in communication and held an awareness workshop for the past month, with the goal of encouraging the villagers to save their PET plastic bottles. On Tuesday 24th October, Branis Recycling set up a temporary collection site in the village to collect the…