Public Servants in the East New Britain (ENB) Province held their dedication service at the Vunamami United Church Ground recently. Speaking during the service, the ENB Provincial Administrator Mr. Levi Mani urged more than 500 public servants who gathered for the service to be dedicated to serving the people of the province. He said the implementation of services rest entirely on the level of work that public servants do every day. “We stsnd here today to offer ourselves as public servants to improve service delivery to the 400, 000 population in province and the entire population of Papua New Guinea…
Author: Helen-Jennifer BUBUWAU
The East New Britain (ENB) handed down its annual budget recently, with the Law & Justice Sector receiving a significant increase and cut from this year’s total budget of K519 816 218 million. This allocation amounts to K12 million and is the second largest allocation, owing to the East New Britain Provincial Government (ENBPG) commitment to addressing the escalating law and order problems being experienced all over the province in the past couple of years. The ENBP Governor & Chairman of Finance Michael Maru made this announcement during his budget speech at the 2024 Provincial Budget during a special budget…
Mr. Jackson Mark and Ms. Rose Nol who live in the Chuave District of the Chimbu Province have been trailing bulb onions and potatoes in their gardens in their village. Speaking on behalf of his wife, Mr. Jackson Mark, who has a background in agriculture from the University of Technology, ran through an explanation of their backyard garden project. “Our first and most important objective, is to help stop the mentality of waiting for free handouts. We have so much land and potential to develop the land and help ourselves.” Mr. Jackson said communities need to do away with sitting…
The Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea in Kokopo, East New Britain, is ready to take on the challenges of the New Year 2024, following their Dedication Service recently that was launched under the theme ‘Working Together with Dedication to Achieve the Goals of the Cocoa Board of PNG. Present at the Kenabot United Church in Kokopo for this dedication service were the Board Director Benjamin Irima, staff from the headquarter Kokopo office, Research Extension Development (REDS) at the Tavilo office and the PNG Agriculture Diversification and Commercialization Project (PACD). Leading the Dedication Service was United Church Reverend Ezekiel Tioti,…
Two East New Britain Financial Institutions in East New Britain Province have inked agreements with the Credit Guarantee Corporation (CGC) recently at the Gazelle International Hotel in Kokopo, East New Britain Province (ENBP). These two institutions are Kada Poroman Microfinance Limited (KPML) and East New Britain Savings & Loans Society (ENBSLS). CGC chief executive officer (CEO) Dominic Sikakau said CGC was set up to assist the SME sector by giving them credit guarantees and is done through establishing partnerships with financial institutions. “CGC is an initiative of the government under the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) 3 and was setup to…
The East New Britain Provincial Administration is carrying out a 10-day Digital Ward Reporting training in Kokopo, East New Britain Province (ENBP). Ward developments officers (WDO) and LLG managers from 4 Local Level Governments (LLGs) have been selected from each district in ENBP to pilot this training that is being facilitated by Allied Technologies. The LLGs are Duke of York Island of Kokopo district, Balanataman from Rabaul, Sininvit in Pomio and Central Gazelle in the Gazelle District. The system will enable WDOs and CDOs to promptly upload new user information on births, farming practices, community projects, and necessary ward details…
The farmers that supply Stop & Shop Outlooks with fresh produce, are now left without a market and a steady income. This after the devastation of Black Wednesday 10th of January 2024, in Port Moresby where there was widespread civil unrest and the looting and destruction of a number of CPL’s shopping outlets. This is the present state of affairs, as relayed by CPL’s Project Manager Mr. Pierre Dobunaba, during an open forum that was jointly hosted by the Consultative Implementation & Monitoring Council (CIMC), Institute of National Affairs (INA) and the Department of Agriculture Livestock (DAL) at the Lamana…
Pay 2, 2024 will correct any deduction of Pay 1, 2024, that was caused by the non-configuration of the income tax threshold of K20 000. This from the Chief Secretary to the Government, Mr. Ivan Pomaleu. “In Pay 2, officers affected by the now permanent income tax threshold of K20, 000 should expect to see a correction of the deduction from Pay 1.” “You should also see the correct tax application in Pay 2. Your total net pay will therefore be slightly higher.” “However, it will go back to the normal pay level in Pay 3.” “That means that the…
Household barbeque name Abus Na Kumu is preparing to open their very first restaurant soon, at the Waigani Steamships Compound in National Capital District in the coming months. Speaking at the launching of the groundworks, founder and head chef, Mr. Richard Mark said for them to reach this stage, where they will be launching their outlet soon, is a milestone achievement. “Äbus na Kumu started off, cooking on the roadside. And through a lot of hard work, dedication, and commitment, were able to build up a brand that is now a household name.” “Today I represent all our families, all…
The catastrophic incident of Black Wednesday and ensuing incidences here in the Nation’s Capital Port Moresby and throughout the country, laid bare the critical food supply chain, resulting in both food producers and consumers being affected. This prompted a quick response from the Consultative Implementation & Monitoring Council (CIMC), to hold an open forum at the Lamana Hotel in Port Moresby that was hosted in partnership with the Institute of National Affairs (INA) and the Department of Agriculture Livestock (DAL). Opening remarks by the head of the INA, Mr. Paul Barker, spelt out an urgent need for public private partnerships,…