The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the five-year Peace project worth K97, 817, 200.00 ($26 million). This project is intended to prevent conflict, promote stability and address gender-based violence in both Hela and Morobe province. The Peace project is the largest initiative to date under the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS), a ten-year United States commitment to partner with PNG to mitigate emerging threats to peace and take advantage of opportunities to promote stability. United States ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Ann Marie Yastishock, explained that the United States…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
PNG Ports Marlins defied the odds and claimed the Bowl title in season five of the Port Moresby Corporate Volleyball Competition (POMCVC), beating Pacific Palms Property three sets to nil during the grand final in the women’s division. The win capped off a rewarding season ending for the women’s team. The men’s team also fared well throughout the season, missing out on a placing in the grand final weekend after a Bowl Quarter final loss to Mineral Resources Development Company. Chief Executive Officer of PNG Ports, Neil Papenfus, congratulated the Marlins for an outstanding season and thanked them for being…
Papua New Guinea’s Kevin Kassman made his historic Olympic debut this week at the Paris 2024 Summer Games, competing in the men’s -68kg taekwondo event at the iconic Grand Palais. Facing off against one of the world’s top athletes, Bradly Sinden from Great Britain, Kassman showcased both skill and composure in what was an intense and challenging match. Despite his best efforts, Kassman was defeated 2-0 by Sinden, the reigning Olympic silver medalist and two-time world champion. Kassman, a first-time Olympian, entered the Paris 2024 Olympics with significant achievements already under his belt, including a silver medal at the 2024…
Hope Institute in Tari-Pori District of Hela province has delivered its first batch of graduates this week to work in Australia under the Pacific-Australia Labour Mobility scheme. Albert Angai age 35; Kingston Arigo, 31; Ison Tomai, 25 and Aluako Tako age 24, make up the first batch of the successful 28 candidates who passed the scheme’s recruitment process with Hope Institute processing the rest to follow suit. The four men, who dropped out of high school and altogether spent a total of nearly thirty years as unemployed village men, have made a big jump after being accepted to work for…
Alternative Prime Minister nominee and Member for Finschhafen, Rainbo Paita, expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the late member of Central Bougainville, Fr Simon Dumarinu. He expressed that it is always a sad time to learn of the passing of a fellow member of parliament, and the death of Fr Simon Dumarinu is no different. He was a man of principle, a man who cared for his people, and a man who wanted to use his time wisely to serve his people to his fullest capacity. “My interactions with Fr Dumarinu were always positive. He was a…
Massive effort displayed by our champion Weightlifter Morea Baru! It was all smiles for Morea when he cleared all three lifts in the clean and jerk with 161kg. This placed Morea in 5th place overall; an improvement from his last Olympics performance in Tokyo. ”Although I did not do well in the snatch, I knew I had to do a big clean & jerk to give me a good total; I was happy that I did all the three lifts in the clean & jerk.” “After competing and looking at my placing, I knew this was the fruit of all…
Having reliable solar electricity is a much-needed necessity for the people of Mougulu; a remote community in the foothills of Mt Bosavi in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province. Missionary Sally Lloyd, shared upon moments of times people needed this service and recalled a time when a critically ill child, who was admitted to the health centre and was relying on an oxygen concentrator, tragically passed away due to the lack of power supply. Sally, who is also the daughter of missionary couple, Tom and Salome Hoey, along with her husband, Ian Lloyd, have taken on her parents’ roles in Mougulu,…
The Grade 12 students at the Gordons Secondary School in the city of Port Moresby have kicked off their first examination paper for the year, which is the National Written Expression Examination, this morning at 8.30am. The students started off their exams with the distribution of exam papers made by each of the invigilators before officially starting off. According to Deputy Principal Academic, Mr. Johnymar Cudal, a total of 335 students, that is 167 male students and 168 female students, were expected to sit for this year’s Written Expression exam, however, twenty students have withdrawn due to personal issues and…
Tamiok Strike 2024, which is the fourth iteration of the bilateral training exercise between the United States Army and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, recently concluded with a closing ceremony at Murray Barracks in Port Moresby on the 26th of July 2024. The exercise involves approximately 100 service members from both the U.S. and PNGDF and aims to enhance combined interoperability through training and cultural exchanges. This year was the first year that the two nations conducted a staff exercise together, enhancing the planning and decision-making capabilities of the PNGDF soldiers. By working together in this structured environment, participants…
Minister for Health, Dr Lino Tom and Member for Wapenamanda and Minister for Finance, Miki Kaeok, recently travelled to Talyokos, Wapenamanda in Enga province to officially launch the construction of the new Talyokos Community Health Post. The Ministers were joined by Health Secretary, Dr Osborne Liko, representatives from the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby, Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Health Services Sector Development Program, National Department of Health, Enga Provincial Health Authority and Community leaders. The existing Talyokos Aid Post is a small, basic structure made from bush materials, along with rudimentary water and sanitation facilities. A single community health…