The Women in Leadership Retreat is being hosted by the National Parliament & the Bougainville House of Representatives today at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby. The first order of the day were welcoming remarks by supporting actor UNDP’s Resident Representative as well as by the Governor of the Central Province, followed on by two sessions of penal discussions. The first panel discussion involved, amongst four other speakers, the Chairman of the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) & National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop. He began by reiterating that Gender Equality is a fundamental role…
Author: Helen-Jennifer BUBUWAU
The Gildipasi, a local Community Based Organisation (CBO) recently organized and hosted a Mini-Agriculture and Micro, Small Medium Enterprise (MSME) exposition at the Yadigam Village in the Sumkar District in the Madang Province. Gildipasi acts as an umbrella organization for 10 CBOs from communities of Karkum, Mirap, Tokain, Simbukanam, Malas and Murukanam within the wards 3 and 6 of Sumgilbar LLG, Sumkar District of Madang. The event was organized with support from United States Agency for International Development’s under the Lukautim Graun Program (USAID LGP). Over 200 people attended the two-day event which coincided with the opening of the newly…
Public servants and political leaders in East New Britain have been urged to be accountable and enable key programs to thrive at the Local Level Government (LLG) and Ward levels. Deputy Provincial Administrator for District and LLG Affairs Nicholas Larme made this call during the annual LLG Leaders Conference recently at the Gazelle International Hotel in Kokopo. The four districts-Kokopo, Rabaul, Gazelle and Pomio each presented a diagnosis to address strategies in their respective LLGs and wards. Mr. Larme said the presentations have been an eye opener especially for the LLG presidents and indicated the missing link between the administration…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) undertook a review of the National Population Policy (NPP) just yesterday. This was the information that was relayed in a speech by UNFPA Representative Ms. Saira Shameem, at the first ever National Statistical Convention at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby this morning. She said one of the goals that they formulated from the review of the NPP was to improve the national capacity to produce population data. Ms. Saira explained that this is so research results meet the needs of policy makers and planners and ensures that this information is available in a…
The National Statistical Office (NSO) alongside the UNFPA, is hosting a first of its kind, National Statistical Convention at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby today. In his opening remarks, Chief Statistician at the NSO Mr. John A. Igitoi said this is the first time to bring together professionals from the public and private sector to engage and discuss with the experts on the thematic report on the Social Demographics and Economic Survey (SDES) that was conducted last year. “This is very important because it’s a first of its kind for PNG and is a show of NSO’s capability, despite…
The amendments to procurement laws have increased the threshold of funding, allowing more leverage in terms of the ceiling level of public funds for development. This amendment was applauded during the official swearing-in ceremony of the Samarai-Murua District Procurement Committee (SMDPC). The SMDPC comprises of individuals from various sectors in the district, including Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Garo Bala, District Finance Manager Sosola Wame, Justice Law and Order Representative Kevin Muri, Community Representative Ronnie Mansa and Women’s representative Atelin Kira. Also present at the swearing in ceremony were the National Procurement Commission (NPC) CEO Joe Sapa, with MP for Samarai…
Security firms have been retained by the East New Britain Provincial Government to assist maintain peace and good order in Rabaul Town. This, after a month of a spate of law-and-order issues that have affected businesses, schools and key institutions like health and banking services, including a number of families losing their homes and damage to properties. Black Fox Security Services and NKCL Security will cooperate and assist the police to man access road from Rapolo junction to Rabaul Town patrolled and free of loitering groups harassing travelers. Governor Michael Marum together with the Minister for Fisheries and Gazelle MP,…
A taste of Morobe will now be available in the United States of America (USA), after Lae based Muruk Tropical Produce Limited exported their first container load of Morobe taros to the State of California. Owner and Managing Director of Muruk Tropical Produce, Mrs. Anna Wissinks, when speaking to PNGHAUSBUNG, said there is a big demand for traditional food in the USA. “There is a big island community in the USA and although they live far away from their island homes, they still like to eat traditional food, including taro.” She said that this is what prompted her to attempt…
A resounding challenge that many presenters talked about at the last day of the 14th World Indigenous Business Forum on Thursday 26th October, was the need to find suitable markets for indigenous products. These similar sentiments were also shared by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Cocoa Board, Mr. Jesse Anjen, who was part of a panel from the cocoa industry in the country that presented their topic at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby. Anjen said they hear a lot of stories of cocoa farmers, carrying their bags of produce and climbing mountains and…
Blue Mountain Coffee is one of many Papua New Guinean owned companies that have set up booths to display their products at the 14th World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF) today, at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby. Speaking to PNG HAUSBUNG was Blue Mountain Coffee’s consultant and ambassador of sorts, Mr. Michael Lachlam. He explained that Blue Mountain Coffee and its sister, Off the Beaten Track Coffee, are based out of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands Province. “We buy coffee from small farmers in the rural areas and transport it to Goroka for processing.” Michael said they go as far…