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…
Author: Aseneth WAIDE
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…
Alexander Guere, a youngster from Central and East New Britain was one of the competitors who recently participated in the recent Mountain Dew x Wan Squad Dance Competition which was held at Hilton Hotel. Guere who is a member of a crew called the Resistance, who competed in the Open Division, came in 6th place out of a total of nineteen (19) crews in Port Moresby. Their group consisted of thirteen (13) members in total; five (5) males and eight ( females and led by Nelson Kokoa. According to Guere, coming in at 6th place was unexpected. “The Resistance competed…
YUMIFM’s Featured Artist for September, Kalu T (Thomas Pumi) & Jay Tee Kola (Jonathan Kola) including their hardworking team recently graced PNGFM’s studios speaking about their latest song on 93 FM’s airwaves, Amox Akoma Georgina. The track which currently sits at number 12 on Yumi FM’s Top 20 countdown, could be summed up as a song about homesickness as explained by the artists. “This woman we are singing about, Georgina, misses her home greatly and we are telling a story about her going back to her people to spend the holidays among her people.” “She is someone who married a…
The launching of the 29th National Literacy Week 2024, which was supposed to be held earlier this month from 2nd to the 6th of September, unfortunately did not occur due to multiple setbacks. National Literacy Awareness Secretariat, Nicholas Nembo confirmed that the event was to be launched in Tari, Hela Province under the theme: ‘Be Literate! Be Counted! Leave No One Behind,’ but did not happen because of circumstances beyond their control. “Literacy week activities around the country took place, however the main launching at Hela was deferred due to issues with logistics, staff recruitment and staff movement between divisions.”…
Title: Coraline Director: Henry Selick Rating: PG Genre(s): Family/Horror Duration: 1h 55min Coraline is a 2009 American stop-motion dark fantasy animated film based on a novella written by Neil Gaiman of the same name. The main protagonist is Coraline Jones (voiced by Dakota Fanning), a feisty and adventurous, eleven-year-old girl. Wandering around in her new house out of boredom, Coraline stumbles upon a tiny door that leads her to the ‘Other World’ where she encounters her Other Mother also known as the Beldam, and her Other Father who are seemingly an ideal version of Coraline’s parents living in a perfect…