Students of the Erap Primary School in the Huon Gulf district of the Morobe province have been urged to pursue all sources of information to learn from, instead of just focusing on one source. Erap Primary School’s senior subject master teacher, Mr. Brandon Thomas delivered this statement on Friday 11th August during the school’s observation of National Book week. “Though the school doesn’t have a library doesn’t mean you don’t have access to information,” he said. “Information coming from different background of people is similar to having access to books and the internet.” “These information, are from books, the internet…
Author: Fredrick JEJERI
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) University of Technology (UOT) has been locked down as students set a peaceful protest on Monday morning regarding the controversial Defence Cooperation. The protest commenced as early as 6am this morning with the aim of convincing the Marape – Rosso government to delay the signing of Defence Cooperation deal between United States. University of Technology Students Representative Senator (SRS) Kenzie Walipi said the aim of the protest was to get government’s attention to delay the signing of the deal between the two countries because the majority of citizens of this country were not aware of…
Police in Morobe province have withdrawn three of its officers who have been serving logging companies for some years. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Superintendent Jacob Singura exercised orders issued by Police Commissioner David Manning to withdraw officers serving logging camps throughout the country to withdraw officers serving in logging camps in the area. He stated that the three officers have been serving logging camps under previous PPCs in different logging camps. “Under commissioner’s advice, I have instructed the officers to leave the logging camps immediately.” “I have issued a memo advising these officers to return to their normal duties.”…
Primary schools in Lae city, Morobe province require suitable teachers to occupy teaching positions to better deliver the curriculum to the students. Morobe Teaching Commission Advisor Mufuanu Zurete said that the primary schools have elevated from level seven to level eight, thus the schools need teachers at that level to occupy the positions. “With the increase in population in the city, we have schools shifting up to the highest level in primary,” he said. He said most of the primary school teachers are at level five and six, few head teachers are at level seven. “We now greatly need teachers…
Women from the proposed Wafi Golpu Mining in affected areas in the Morobe province observed International Women’s Day yesterday at City Link Hotel in Lae city. The women from the proposed Mining area down to the pipeline and tailing disposal areas were on their way to attend a business conference the next day when they were led to observe the day. Yaitung Jonath representing women from Salamaua Local Level Government (LLG) area in Huon Gulf District said such an occasion allows women to take get- togethers to table challenges and issues they face and find the best ways forward. She…
Alarming reports of fights resulting in deaths in Morobe Province is a major concern for the wider community and stakeholders and is a wake up call for authorities to intervene and look into possible ways to address. Fighting and deaths have been reported since 2022 after the National General Election and is reportedly ongoing and is rising in different electorates. Police alone cannot address these issues. They need support from communities, the local leaders and the government to step in and address. Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector Jacob Singura said police cannot be everywhere to attend to such cases. He…
Two infants were among 17 passengers who went missing along the Fly river in the middle Fly district, Western Province. The kids are one a month old and the other three weeks old. Both were with their parents with other passengers who boarded a 40-horsepower engine dinghy at Kiunga wharf last Saturday at 11 am and were traveling to Lake Murray. While on their way at around 6 pm they encountered engine failure. The 20-foot banana boat operator tried all means to repair the failed engine but were not able to. The boat with passengers drifted over the mighty fly…
Pema, last of the villages situated upriver along the Waria river in Morobe Local Level Government area, Huon Gulf District in Morobe Province and bordering with Sohe district in Northern province is currently under siege by a group of local men. The group is alleged to have committed killings, sexual harassment against women, violent physical attacks against men, burning and looting of family houses, and destroying government properties worth thousands of kina. Nelson Zatura, a local from the area who resides in Lae just returned from a holiday from the village said situation has gone to worse since last Christmas…
Teachers and students of the newly upgraded secondary school in Nawaeb District of Morobe have been challenged to demonstrate academic excellence in their end of the year results. Nawaeb Lutheran Secondary School Board of Governing Council Chairman Sir Reverend Giegere Wenge issued the challenge during the official welcome of first grade 11 students of Nawaeb Lutheran Secondary School for this year. Rev. Wenge said the plight of Nawaeb parents’ to have their own secondary school has been heard and achieved with the first grade 11 intake for this academic year so they want to see commitments by teachers to their…
The first Land Access Agreements (LAA) to allow for feasibility studies to be undertaken on the Labu Special Economic Zone project site, has been signed between the developers and the first of the three Labu communities, who are customary landowners. Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) Board Chairman, Dr. Benedict Yaru and AG Energy General Manager, Chris Bais, signed the LAA with the leaders of Labu-Tale village, represented by the Wampar 6 Councilor and Lunda clan chief Aron Aima, Ehaloulu clan chief Ronald Salasie and Spatele Hapa chief of Kakala clan, witnessed by the Labu people and visitors from the neighboring…