Nominations for the 2025 PNG Media Awards are now open only for the month of March. This means that mainstream media members of the Media Council of Papua New Guinea have this month to collect, decide on, and submit the work of their news personnel for a total of eighteen awards covering Journalism, Radio, Television, Print, Online, and an additional category of Special Awards. The 2025 PNG Media Awards is the return of this annual event to recognize and acknowledge the performance of media personnel over the past year. President of the Media Council of Papua New Guinea, Neville Choi…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
The Divine Word University (DWU) in Madang has graduated more women than men over the years. These were the words from the President of Divine Word University, Professor Father Philip Gibbs who spoke during the 43rd Graduation today at the DWU campus in Madang town. In line with the International Women’s Day, Fr Gibbs stated that over the last twenty years, DWU has graduated over 24, 000 graduates in which 12, 193 are women and 11, 832 men and this he stated has surely made a difference in the country. “We strive to make gender equity and social inclusion a…
Prime Minister James Marape was among others who paid tribute to the Late founding father, Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare yesterday. PM Marape attended two separate occasions in commemoration of the Late founding father and the country’s first Prime Minister; first at the Late Grand Chief’s gravesite at Kreer Heights in Wewak, East Sepik Province where he attended the Dawn Service and the second one at the Sir John Guise Indoor stadium in Port Moresby for the Memorial Service. This year marks the fourth year since the Grand Chief’s passing on the 26th of February 2021. PM Marape during…
Citizens from around Port Moresby gathered Wednesday evening at the Sir John Guise Indoor stadium to pay their respect in honour of the Late Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare. The day marked the fourth death anniversary of the Late Grand Chief since his passing on the 26th of February 2021. Distinguished guests including the Prime Minister James Marape, Members of Parliament and other dignitaries also attended to witness this special occasion of the Memorial Service of the Late Grand Chief. The service began with an entrance walk from a group of NCD mothers accompanied by a police band. The…
As the country marks the 4th Anniversary of the Late Grand Chief Sir Michael, people from around the Capital city of Port Moresby braved the rains and weather to gather at the Sir John Guise Indoor stadium for the Memorial Service in honour of the Late Grand Chief. A number of distinguished members have also come to witness this significant event in honour of the Late Grand Chief. The program started with an entrance walk from a group of mothers from NCD in show of their respect and mourning to the Late founding father and father of this nation, late…
Miss Bird of Paradise Papua New Guinea, May T Hasola, today paid her respect in honour of the Late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare as the country marks his 4th Anniversary since his passing on the 26th of February 2021. “As we pause to remember and honor the remarkable life of our Late Grand Chief on this Memorial Day, I find myself reflecting on the extraordinary legacy he has left behind.” “Late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare was more than just a leader, he was the heart and soul of our journey to independence and the guiding force that shaped…
A total of 57 employees working with the Simberi Gold Company Limited (SGCL) recently celebrated their long service of ten to fifteen years with the company, with 39 locals and eighteen national staff. The awards were presented early this month, with 27 staff which included three females and 24 males being presented with certificates and a Lenovo ThinkPad Laptop each for their fifteen years of service to SGCL. The ten-year awardees who were six females and 24 males, received their long service certificates with customized company branded watches. The Simberi gold mine has been in production since 2008, with the…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) highlighted some of the challenges of achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health for women, girls and young people in Papua New Guinea that was re-emphasized at the start of the new year. The infrastructural constraints, limited funding and insufficient human resources continue to have a significant impact on the access to quality sexual and reproductive health in the country. Despite this, the country office has had a busy few months during the tail-end of 2024 as they closed off the year, 2024. Together with UNFPA’s partners, they recently opened the refurbished Youth…
Contracts worth over K9 million for the upgrade and maintenance of two Agriculture Feeder Roads in East New Britain province (ENBP) were signed last Thursday at the National Procurement Commission (NPC) in Port Moresby. The agreements were formalized between NPC, the Cocoa Board of PNG through the PNG Commercialisation and Diversification (PACD) World Bank funded project and two contractors. The signing program was witnessed by the PACD Cocoa PMU Project Manager, Roland Kerina and Senior Engineer and Agriculture Feeder Road Component Coordinator, Raymond Paulias together with contractors’ representatives and NPC officers. According to Mr. Paulias, the two contracts signed includes…
With few hours away, local music artists are now preparing to come together to perform in tonight’s Medical Appeal concert for well-known fellow music artist, Daniel Bilip. Bilip is currently battling a challenging medical condition that needs to undergo urgent medical treatments overseas. In response to his medical appeal, Willie Sarenga, also known as Parix, has come up with the initiative to host this medical appeal concert under the banner, ‘Musicians Unite in Concert.’ Parix is a local keyboardist in the PNG music industry who aims to help support Daniel in his journey to recovery. “After hearing the news of…