A total of K1 million will be committed to farmers in East New Britain (ENB) province for re-planting of cash crops and to start downstream processing in the province. This funding will be co-funded by the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock and Member for Goroka, Aiye Tambua with K500, 000 along with Kokopo MP, Hereman ToBaining Jnr with another K500, 000. This commitment was revealed last week during the Minister’s visitation to the province. Speaking during the event, Minister Tambua said that ENB always set the pace and standards in terms of the government system, business system, local government system,…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Minister for Internal Security, Peter Tsiamalili, along with the East New Britain (ENB) Provincial Executive Council (PEC) recently attended a dialogue in Kokopo regarding the emerging law and order concerns along with other important matters in the province. The Ministerial-Provincial Dialogue was a high-level dialogue that provided the platform for all stakeholders in the law enforcement space to engage in more strategic approach in addressing law and order issues in the province and the New Guinea Islands (NGI) region. According to Tsiamalili, the discussion was a proactive move towards promoting collaboration, dialogue, and real action in dealing with the critical…
One more day to go before the 2023 FASHION FOR PEACE runway show will take place at the Stanley Hotel in Port Moresby hosted by PNG Fashion and Design Week Limited. Since its establishment in 2016, this will be the first time that this year’s runway has collaborated with the Creative Arts and Design students and lecturers from the University of Papua New Guinea with the aim of promoting the need for greater recognition and opportunities for youths who graduate from this course into the real world. Speaking at a press conference this week held at Stanley Hotel, Founder and…
PNG’s international talent, Anslom, has won the Band of Year award at the 2023 International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) annual ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States of America (USA). The win opens doors for many opportunities not only in the USA, but around the world including recording contracts, tours, radio and TV airplay, promotions and networking with big industry players in music. Finalists flew in from across America and around the world to attend the awards ceremony held at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Centre in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia. Anslom was accompanied by his producer and…
The Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea (BFPNG) has thanked the Australian Defence Forces and FIBA for the success of the recent workshops held in Port Moresby and Madang. In most sports, there is a technical official who plays an important role in ensuring that the action takes place according to the rules. To ensure that the game is played in a fair and safe way, our basketball referees play an integral role. The Australian Defence Forces (ADF) and FIBA coaching and officiating workshop ended on a high note with over one hundred participants graduating with FIBA Level 1 Start…
Preparations for the 2023 Trukai Fun Run (TFR) on Lihir Island are progressing well with local business houses and community groups supporting the event through the purchase of t-shirts. This includes Petro Oil, Lihir Athletics, Nationwide Scaffolding Services (NSS) Lihir Civil Construction (LCC), Anitua Retail, Lihir Auto Services, Monadelphous, Lihir Police and Anitua Protective Services (APS). Event Lead, Nancy Gah expressed that Anitua Limited is grateful for the support shown by these local businesses as well as the sports association, as the funds will go towards supporting two worthy causes. “We are fundraising to support the Kavieng General Hospital’s cancer…
A fundamental element of health care delivery is accessibility, whether impaired by an illness, injury or living with a disability, being able to access and navigate a health care facility is the first step to receiving good care. For this reason, from the very start, the Australia-funded ANGAU Hospital Redevelopment, incorporated universal accessibility guidelines into the design. This includes access for people who are physically immobile; color contrast around doorways to provide contrast between frame, door, ceiling, wall; touchable signage for people who are visually impaired and a sound loop for people who are hearing-impaired; it has appropriate signage for…
Snapchat users were alarmed on Tuesday night when the platform’s artificial intelligence chatbot posted a live update to its profile and stopped responding to messages. The Snapchat My AI feature — which is powered by the viral AI chatbot tool ChatGPT — typically offers recommendations, answers questions and converses with users. But posting a live Story (a short video of what appeared to be a wall) for all Snapchat users to see was a new one: It’s a capability typically reserved for only its human users. The app’s fans were quick to share their concerns on social media. “Why does My AI have a…
Madonna is feeling good. The singer has rescheduled the “Celebration Tour” dates she postponed following a health scare at her home in New York in June. The queen of pop was hospitalized in the ICU due to a bacterial infection and was later discharged to continue recovering at home. Madonna’s longtime manager Guy Oseary announced at the time that she would be postponing the launch of her tour that was scheduled to begin in July. On Tuesday, Live Nation announced that the North America rescheduled dates will take place immediately following the originally announced UK and Europe dates. Tickets for…
“Barbie” has broken numerous records since its July 21 opening and the summer blockbuster is close to breaking another one. Trailing behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” by an estimated $48 million, writer-director Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” appears destined to gain the top spot for highest grossing domestic film of 2023. “Barbie” raked in a stunning $155 million domestically in its opening weekend and last week joined the $1 billion club in global box office sales – a feat only achieved by about 50 films in history, adjusted for inflation, Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, told CNN. While “Pink…