The Bubiang Moreng Mama Group in the Nawaeb District of the Morobe Province, is the first Women’s Group in the area to get Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) seed capital from their District Administration. According to the President of the Womens Group, they have active 12, 000 members from Mamas at Labuta, Wain/Erap and Nabak Local Level Governments (LLGs). They received K5, 000 provided for by the local Member of Parliament (MP), Theo Pelgen through the District Development Authority (DDA), to enhance their SME activities. “We will (also) send four (4) new sewing machines and 20 laplap rolls (material) to…
Author: Helen-Jennifer BUBUWAU
20 years of Kokoda Track Foundations (KTF) was commemorated with the hosting of the Kokoda Festival. It was a celebration of the impact of the KTF in affecting change in the areas of education, health, equality, and leadership in rural and remote Papua New Guinea. The Kokoda Festival provided an opportunity for local community members, Government and non-government partners, and donors to attend the Kokoda FODE College and Kou Kou Community to learn about the diverse range of life-changing projects currently being implemented along and around the Kokoda Track and broader Oro Province. KTF’s CEO, Dr Genevieve Nelson, reflected on…
Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) issued a final letter of notice to the State, seeking payment of its outstanding rental arrears. This after the State’s failure to consistently make scheduled payments for its current rental invoices and arrears amounting to K113 million as at Tuesday, 1 August 2023. These are rental areas for several years by the State Departments occupying NSL’s Revenue Haus, Vulupindi Haus, Eda Tano Haus, Treasury Haus, AOPI Centre and NSL Haus in Lae. Last year, NSL and the State reached an agreement whereby the State would settle the remaining balance of its rental arrears in K10 million…
Nasfund Contributors Savings & Loan Society (NCSL) has now added another feature to the Member Online Portal that will enable parent members to view savings balance for their children under the Kids Savings Account (KSA) product. This is in line with NCSL’s vision of being the best provider of e-Banking service in Papua New Guinea. NCSL Manager for Member Services & Branch Support, Mr. Noel Keyala said this added feature creates good customer experience for its members and better product proposition for future growth and revenue generation. “Trustees/parents can now view KSA account balance and deposit transactions on their member…
A couple of commercial rice farm trainees are now in Rigo in the Central Province, to under intensive commercial rice training with Rigo Rice. The five Sepik natives were welcomed to Port Moresby by the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru, and the owner of Rigo Rice, Mr. Jeffery Kennedy. Minister Maru expressed gratitude to Rigo Rice for providing their expertise and training for this commercial rice farm trainees who will be Master Trainers upon completion of their training. They are expected to learn the skills of growing rice from nursery to growing stage, as well as…
Development projects in the Matupit, Matalau, Nordup and Baai wards of the Kombiu local level government in the Rabaul District is progressing well. Contractors have moved in the area to clear the land and make way for power poles to be erected as well as putting in place necessary infrastructure such as roads. Vital services in these communities were destroyed following the twin volcanic eruptions in 1994. But this is about to change with the K4 million Rural Electricity project and K2 million Namanula road upgrade. Locals have been engaged in the clearing exercise along marked areas where the power…
People in Rabaul District of the East New Britain (ENB) province must not purchase or consume any medical drugs that are sold by street vendors or any unauthorized person. This was the call made during the awareness on the illegal sales of medical drugs and its effects, which was conducted recently by the ENB Provincial Authority in the 4 Local Level Governments of the Rabaul district. Speaking during the awareness at Tavui No.1 of Balanataman LLG was the District Health Coordinator Mr. Garry Mano, who highlighted some of the effects of taking medicine sold by street vendors or from unauthorized…
Bougainville Experience Tourism (BET), based out of Arawa in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB), also attended the Melanesian Arts Culture Festival 2023 (MACFEST 23) in Port Vila in Vanuatu, to showcase what Bougainville has to offer for tourists. Owner and Manager of BET, Mr. Zhon Bosco Miriona, was thrilled to be part of the PNG contingent to attend the MACFEST 23. This is the second time that Mr. Miriona attended the MACFEST. Mr. Miriona explained that events like the MACFEST were important for Papua New Guinean tour operators like himself, as it gave him the opportunity to showcase and…
Head of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Cultural Contingent to Vanuatu, Mr. Steven Enomb Kilanda, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of PNG’s participation at the 7th Melanesian Arts & Cultural Festival in Port Vila. He thanked all the participants for showcasing the country’s heritage with pride and great enthusiasm. Mr. Kilanda, who is also the Executive Director of the National Cultural Commission of Papua New Guinea was impressed with the performances and display of PNG’s cultural heritage. He said the delegation that accompanied the Minister for Tourism Arts & Culture Isi Henry Leonard, is made up of persons with…
Nasfund Contributors Savings and Loans Society (NCSL) now has available the Self-Service Kiosk or the Biometric Identification System (BIS), after undergoing device enhancements to improve the service offerings. The trendy self-service kiosk has an easy function and is accessible through fingerprint recognition for members to view savings and loan balances, applying for 1:1, 1:2 loans and transfers apart from performing other transactions such as, funds transfers, savings withdrawal and emailing of statements. Electronic Banking Manager, Mr. Gila Ebenosi said he is pleased to have this service back online to help members at the NCSL branches. The Self-Service Kiosk is intended…