Trukai Industries has achieved a safety milestone of 1, 000 days or six million man- hours Loss Time Injury (LTI) free. This demonstrates the company’s commitment to the safety of its employees in ensuring a safe workplace is provided, safe systems and controls are in place, effective training for its people facilitated by qualified, and that certified trainers are ongoing to ensure work is conducted safely with a zero-harm compliance. This has seen the last LTI recorded back in 2020. Trukai Industries’ General Manager for Operations, Risk and Corporate Services, David Newton commended employees for this achievement, stating that a…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Health facilities in the Pomio District of East New Britain (ENB) Province were fortunate enough to receive new medical equipment from the Pomio District Administration recently. The medical assets include medical equipment such as mattress, wheel chairs, and information technologies satellite transmitters. This also included a vehicle, first aid kit, and mud strap, plant machineries, a Lucas Mill and a chain saw. East New Britain Provincial Health Authority (ENBPHA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Ako Yap and Provincial Health Authority Director Curative Health, Dr. Patrick Kiromat, were present at the Pomio District Administration to officially handover the assets. Speaking during…
A total of K50, 000 from the Kokopo District Service Improvement Program (DSIP) will be engaged to the St Mary’s Vunapope Hospital in Kokopo, East New Britain Province, for infrastructural renovations and other hospital resources and needs. Member of Kokopo, Hereman ToBaining Jnr revealed this during the recent commissioning and handing over of a digital X-ray machine in Kokopo. ToBaining stressed that health is a key priority area and the district administration will be handing this fund to the hospital so that the management will look into areas that needs improvement. He added that the hospital has been looking after…
St Mary’s Vunapope Hospital in Kokopo, East New Britain (ENB) province, recently received a donation of a new Digital X-ray machine funded by Caritas Australia through the National Catholic Church Health Services PNG. The recent Commissioning and Handover of the X-ray machine was witnessed by official representatives from Caritas Australia, National Catholic Church Health Service Office, Kokopo Open Member, Hereman ToBaining Jnr, the Provincial Administration and other guests. Speaking during the ceremony was Hospital Director Medical Services, Dr. Felix Diaku who thanked Caritas Australia for the big assistance, stating that this is a big achievement for the hospital and the…
The Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) schools in East New Britain (ENB) province are in dire need for infrastructural renovations and other school resources to better their operations. New Guinea Islands Regional TVET Coordinator, Tasman Dau said this during the recent presentation of a school truck to Raval Vocational Center in the Gazelle District. Tasman acknowledged all those for the support including the ENB Governor, Michael Marum, Provincial Education Division and Provincial Executive Council (PEC) members for the new school truck presented to the school under the Governor’s support. He said Raval school is in need of a transport…
The Kerevat Correctional Services (CS) facility, Kokopo police station and three schools in East New Britain (ENB) province now have trucks to assist them in their everyday business. The trucks were given to them by the Office of the Governor and presented to the five entities during the recent ENB Day celebrations at that was held in Kokopo. Ten boats were also presented to ten micro-business groups and to Nakukur Ward to assist them in their business operations in their respective areas. The schools that received the trucks were Kalamanagunan Primary, Palmalmal Secondary and Raval Vocational in the Gazelle district.…
FairPrice Furniture & Electrical is proud to be one of the sponsors for the City Mission PNG’s 30th Anniversary Charity Golf Challenge that took place recently at the Royal Port Moresby Golf Club. This is aimed to raise funds to support the core activities of providing effective rehabilitation and training programs for youths at risk and safe havens as well as refuge centers for vulnerable women and children. As part of its sponsorship, FairPrice Furniture provided four stand fans as prizes for the charity Golf challenge. Human Resource Manager of City Mission PNG, Julie Bengesser, extended gratitude on behalf of…
Nominations for the Listeners Choice Song of the Year is still open this week but this time, it is for the Year 2022 for the YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards 2023 that will take place on the 17th of June at the Lamana Gold Club Arena. The nominations opened as of this week Monday the 29th of May and will go on for a week. The YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards for this year will recognize and feature the work of local artists over the last two years 2021-2022. The nominations for the Listeners Choice Song of the Year is…
The Little Mermaid made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney’s live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday (May 28). And Disney estimates the film starring Halle Bailey as the titular mermaid Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as her sea witch nemesis Ursula will reach $117.5 million by the time the holiday is over. It ranks as the fifth biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever. It displaces Fast X in the top spot. The 10th installment in the Fast and Furious franchise starring Vin…
A special, four-legged friend was among the thousands of graduates receiving a diploma at the commencement ceremony for New Jersey’s Seton Hall University. Justin, a 6-year-old service dog for graduating student Grace Mariani, wagged his tail as he walked across the stage at the Prudential Center in Newark on May 22, a video from the university’s Twitter page showed. The labrador-golden retriever mix wore a blue mortar board and matching Class of 2023 bandana as he sniffed the diploma Seton Hall president Joseph E. Nyre presented him, the video showed. The crowd of families and graduates loudly cheered as Justin grabbed…