Communities in Papua New Guinea are now receiving the Bible in their own languages for the first time all thanks to innovations that are speeding up the work of Bible translators. This exciting new era means that Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Technologies can help organizations like Wycliffe Associates by updating software and apps on their computers and mobile phones that translators use in their work. According to MAF Technologies Ministry Partnership Officer, Caine Ruruk, so far MAF Technologies has supplied over four hundred translation kits to Wycliffe translation teams across the country, allowing them to translate various local language Bibles.…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Athletics competition gets underway at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara this week. Athletes from around the Pacific arrived in the Solomon Islands capital over the past two days in preparation for their track and field events. The National Stadium will be the centre of activities, as competition rolls off at 3pm New Zealand time. Events that are scheduled for Monday includes the women’s heptathlon, men’s decathlon, 100 metres heats and the 5,000m on home soil. Fijian sprinter Banuve Tabakaucoro is missing from the Games after he retired early this year, having dominated the 100 and 200 metres in the…
On the 26th of this month November, will mark 150 years since the Missionaries of the London Missionary Society arrived in Poreporena village with the Gospel. The day will be significantly remembered for the remarkable transformation of the village from hostility to peacefulness as the villagers accepted the arrival of the missionaries with the gospel and the ensuing settling of Christianity. A week-long program of celebration has been organized in Poreporena involving the United Church congregations in Hanuabada, Elevala, and Gabi. The villagers through the celebration will remember and honor the heroic efforts of the missionaries from Rarotonga to bring…
“Education is the pathway for the people of Simbu to rise and shine out in the different stages of development.” These were the words from Simbu Governor, Noah Kool who addressed a total of 76 garde twelve graduates of Boromil Technical Secondary School in its second open graduation held recently at Boromil of Gumine district. Kool said in his first term as Governor in 2012 and again in 2022, remained consistent in ensuring that Simbu has viable educational facilities in the province for accessibility, and also affordable. He also announced that the province now has a primary school teachers’ college,…
Football or soccer will be the first sport on the 2023 Pacific Games program when PNG Mens National Team and the Womens National Teams play on November 17, 2023. Both the men and the women’s team left early Monday morning on the first Charter Flight to Honiara, Solomon Island. The football competition will kick off two days early prior to the Official Opening of the Games on November 19, 2023, at the new Honiara Stadium. PNG Mens National Team: Dave Tomare, Roland Warisan, Vagi Koniel (goalkeepers), Daniel Joe, Abel Redenut, Godfrey Haro, Kolu Kepo, Emmanuel Simon, Joseph Joe, Troy Dobbin,…
In a significant event held on Thursday, the launching of the name changing of what was known as the Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance (PILAG) is now known as the Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance (SILAG). This renaming marks a pivotal moment in the institution’s history, as it pays tribute to the late Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare, a visionary statesman who played a crucial role in shaping the nation’s development. Honouring a visionary leader, Sir Michael, fondly known as the “Father of the Nation,” was a towering figure in Papua New Guinea’s political landscape and as the…
John Swire & Sons (JS&S) PNG Limited and owner of Swire Shipping Limited, yesterday officially launched two new scholarships for Papua New Guinean students: Swire University Scholarships and Taikoo College Scholarships. The fully funded scholarships will enable Papua New Guinean students to access financial support for vocational and tertiary studies for next year’s academic year, 2024. This is part of Swire’s Higher Education Scholarship Program aimed to support those pursuing their studies. Steamships Trading Company Limited, whose biggest investor is John Swire & Sons (JS&S), will now be administering the scholarship program on behalf of Swire. The new Swire Scholarships…
The PNG Games Council Executive Committee recently met in Port Moresby and deliberated on a request for the rescheduling of the 8th PNG Games from the National Government through the Sports Minister, Don Polye. Chairman of the PNG Games Council, Albert Veratau, informed the Executive Committee that the government’s reasons were threefold. Firstly, the government funding commitment for the Games was not released to complete Games preparations. Secondly, Team PNG participation at the 2023 Honiara Pacific Games from November 17th to the 4th of December 2023, was too close to the PNG Games scheduled on the 6th- 16th December 2023.…
A brand-new aid post aimed at enhancing maternal health care and treatment of children was commissioned recently in Sarkim, Wosera-Gawi in East Sepik province. The aid post is part of work implemented under Save the Children’s Safe Children Healthy Mothers (SCHM) nutrition project in partnership with the East Sepik Provincial Health Authority (PHA) and Sarkim community members. This initiative is set to have a profound and positive impact on the health and nutrition of the community, which consists of approximately 1,300 people who previously had to walk two and a half hours to access medical services at Wombisa or Kaukia…
A major barrier that affects proper service delivery down to the Ward levels is the lack of communication between the Local Level Government (LLG) president, managers, LLG sector officers and District Administrations. This was one of the main challenges identified during the recent East New Britain Provincial Administration (ENBPA) annual LLG Leaders’ Conference that was held at the Gazelle International hotel. President of Sinivit LLG, Boniface Gerep, who was a participant representative during the conference, stated that communication is lacking in all levels of government. “All LLGs have their own issues such as not working together and the lack of…