A new water catchment project that was recently launched at the Kokonda village in the North Fly district of Western province, comes as a great relief for the people who have had to travel far to fetch water. Kokonda village, celebrated the successful completion of their community water catchment project on 6th June. This was made possible through their Village Development Funds (VDF) under the Wai Tri CMCA Trust. The project was supported by Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF), and the villagers expressed their gratitude for the efforts and logistical support provided. Mr. Adam Soke, a dedicated community representative, conveyed…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
The recently settled disputes and issues relating to the old Porgera tax matters between the Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) and Barrick Niugini Limited (BNL), has got the thumbs up from the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chamber of Mines and Petroleum because of the final stage this has brought about before the reopening of the New Porgera Mine. This followed the announcement of a Deed of Settlement earlier this week, signed by IRC Commissioner General, Sam Koim, and Barrick Chief Operations Officer (COO) Latin America and Asia Pacific, Mark Hill. The Chamber President Anthony Smaré said this development brings the imminent…
The Ambunti- Dreikikir District in the East Sepik province is setting the pace for the province with the establishment of the first District Youth Development Council along with four Local Youth Councils. National Youth Development Authority (NYDA) Director General, Mr. Joe Itaki officially launched the youth councils on Tuesday 20th June. Mr. Itaki emphasized the importance of having the youth network structure in place so that youth programs can easily be channeled and implemented through the structure by NYDA and youth service providers. Also present was the East Sepik Provincial Legal Officer, Vitus Jim, who commissioned the youth executives and…
The United States Embassy has expressed thanks to the Government of Papua New Guinea for its support regarding an unscheduled diversion of four aircraft to Port Moresby’s Jacksons International Airport. On June 21, four American military jets were traveling through international airspace when they were forced to make an unscheduled diversion to their planned flight path. “ With permission from Papua New Guinea’s Department of Transport, the aircraft landed at Jacksons International Airport for about one hour and were able to continue their flight. Thanks to the quick work of the Department of Transport and Jacksons Airport staff, the American…
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supported over 115 women from mining impacted communities in Ramu District Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, to access financial literacy training. From February to April 2023, Erusta Bill, a certified local trainer under the USAID’s partnership with the Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI), conducted training mostly for women in the basics of financial literacy. Participants now have a better understanding on savings and budgeting; foundational skills for creating new enterprises and increasing household and personal financial security, particularly for women. The training will also promote a savings culture and help improve management…
In the early hours of Monday morning, June 19, Dirio Central Province Power Station was the target of a security incident. Dirio and its contractors are cooperating fully with police enquiries. As there is an open investigation into this, no further details can be provided at this time. Dirio notes that during the security event, supply from its power station to the Port Moresby grid was disrupted, however Dirio was able to return to its normal dispatch levels from late Monday morning.
Barrick (Niugini) Limited (BNL) and the Internal Revenue Commission of Papua New Guinea (IRC) are pleased to announce that BNL, Barrick Gold Corporation, and the IRC have settled all disputes and issues relating to old Porgera tax matters on terms satisfactory to the parties. Although BNL and Barrick had the option of appealing the objection assessment, the parties resolved to settle the matter amicably in the interest of reopening the Porgera mine. The settlement enables BNL and the State to reopen Porgera as soon as other pending matters are finalized. BNL would like to express its appreciation to the IRC…
The Highlands Regional Youth Games (HRYG) is set to be hosted in the month of September and already things are moving forward in preparation for the event. District sports officers from the Highlands region gathered in Mt Hagen during the weekend for a consultative meeting to host HRYGs in September. The Regional Youth Games (RYG) or Grassroots Sports is a new sporting concept, which was devised under a tripartite arrangement with the National Youth Development Authority (NYDA), Papua New Guinea Sports Foundation (PNGSF) and Department of Community Development, tailored to bring sporting opportunities down to the Local Level Government (LLG)…
The Member for Rai Coast Open wants the government bodies responsible for mining and environment to investigate what had happened at Ramu Nico’s Basamuk Refinery in Madang, which she claimed is now affecting the people in the area using the sea for their food source. Member Kessy Sawang said that acidic slurry from a burst pipe due to an accident at the refinery, has leaked into the sea and is damaging the marine life in the environment. She said that accident occurred in mid- May. There have been reports as well of people becoming ill after eating fish that were…
BSP Financial Group (BSP) Chairman Robert Bradshaw paid tribute to Sir Kostas Constantinou, who recently passed away. “Sir Kostas Constantinou passing is a huge loss for the business community in PNG and across the Pacific region,” Mr Bradshaw said. “As Chairman of BSP for 12 years, many of us at BSP were able to personally witness Sir Kostas’s drive and warmth and benefit from the wisdom he so kindly shared with others.” Sir Kostas joined the BSP Board in 2009 and was BSP’s Chairman from 2011 to his recent retirement in February 2023. During Sir Kostas’s time as Chairman BSP…