The PNG Olympic Committee today hosted the 2024 Olympic Day in which took place at the Taurama Aquatic Centre, Port Moresby.
Author: Katrina ANGELI
PNG Power Limited is currently undertaking a number of major rehabilitation works on the Boroko Feeder 8 to improve power reliability for all our customers along the Magi Highway, up to Kwikila Station and the Hula area in Central Province. The Government, through Kumul Consolidated Holdings, funded this rehabilitation work, which cost more than K2 Million. The work commenced in May and will run for the next three (3) months. The rehabilitation work includes: • Replacing a total of 103 High Voltage wooden power poles with steel poles, • Relocation of power poles towards the roadside for easier access for…
Nasfund Contributors Savings and Loan Society (NCSL) is excited to announce a groundbreaking enhancement to its services. Employees who are seeking membership can now join NCSL within five minutes, thanks to the newly launched instant member onboarding process by using its Wokabaut tablet. The Wokabaut tablet instant member onboarding process aligns with NCSL’s vision to eliminate the use of paperwork and to be a leading digital financial service. The customized Wokabout tablet features offline capability, duplication checks, and real-time member account opening. Manager for Digital Services & Call Centre, Gila Ebenosi, expressed his enthusiasm about this innovative solution expressing how…
PNG Power would like to advise all its valued customers of the following outages and restoration timings where as in POM Grid, there is currently an outage on Bomana Feeder 1, affecting customers at Rouna Quaries, Nebiri Quaries, Laloki Mental Hospital, Police College, Correctional Service College, Nari 1 &2, Goldie Barracks, Mt Laws and Nazareth Mission. PNG Power’s Lines teams are currently patrolling the lines to identify fault, rectify the issue and will restore power supply. In the Ramu Grid, Goroka Township experienced a total power outage from Friday, 14th June, 2024, following disgruntled landowners at Yauna Village, between Yonki…
The 2024 National Census officially begins today after Prime Minister James Marape announced the National Census 2024 went live at 12am midnight. PM Marape announced this during a press conference held on Sunday afternoon and urged all Papua New Guineans and resident to remain in their main residences to allow for the smooth flow of the census to happen. The Prime Minister’s Household survey and census also took place last night in Port Moresby. All data collected will be uploaded on a cloud data base and will be displayed on a dashboard at the National Statistics Office. This dashboard will…
The volcanic town and former provincial capital, Rabaul town in Rabaul District was the host of the recent 47th East New Britain Provincial Day held this year. The program was hosted by the ENB Provincial Government (ENBPG) at the Queen Elizabeth Park on the 31st of May to commemorate the birth of the East New Britain Provincial Government (ENBPG). The ENB Provincial Government was established on the 31st of May 1977, under Section 6 of the Organic Law, and was witnessed by the then Governor General, late Sir Tore Lokoloko. The event was attended by members of the ENBPG, the…
Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed Speaker of Parliament, Job Pomat’s decision to ask the Courts for clarification on the process of bringing to Parliament the Motion of Vote of No Confidence in the Prime Minister as per Section 145 of the Constitution. PM Marape who spoke during a press conference on Wednesday in light of the decision made by the Parliamentary Private Business Committee, to reject the latest motion filed by the Opposition on the basis that certain sections of the application had not been properly filled as per the requirements of parliamentary standing orders. This is the fifth…
With much disagreement thrown on the floor of Parliament this afternoon, from both the Government and the Opposition sides respectively, the Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Private Business Committee, Job Pomat said, out of the 5 technical requirements for a motion of a Vote of No Confidence, another error was found on the notice number 4 of the Alternate Government’s VoNC. He said, the defect in number 5 of the technical requirements was due to submission of names which was written with the last names of the candidate put first instead of the candidate’s first names. The Opposition…
“Youth are the pillar of development and the change the country needs as they constitute the energetic population of this country.” These were the words echoed by Mrs. Mileng, Deputy Director General of National Youth Development Authority during a recent graduation for, ‘Young Girls and Women Empowerment Program’ in partnership with Sinesine Yongolmugl District Development Authority (DDA) in Ku village, Simbu province. She said the government focuses on rural youth empowerment to change focus in some areas and prioritize youth development programs in the country because the rise and fall depends on young people; therefore appeal is made to all…
PNG Air expressed how delightful they were to be a part of a significant milestone which saw on the 29th of April 2024, a proving flight landed at Mendi airport in Southern Highlands Province which was well received by the community. This saw three PNG Air aircraft in which flew into Mendi for the official opening of the new look Mendi airport and terminal over the weekend. The flight resumption comes after seven years of no service which forced the people of Mendi to travel to neighboring towns to catch flights to Port Moresby. This signifies a commitment to regional…