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…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
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…
South Pacific (SP) Brewery Limited once again hosted another successful SP Sports Awards, its 31st one since it started in 1992, to recognize the achievements of Papua New Guinea’s sports athletes, sports teams and sporting officials and delegates. This significant event, which was hosted at the Crowne Hotel in Port Moresby, recognizes elite talents and sporting achievements throughout the country for the year 2022. It has been three years since hosting the awards night as a public event due to Covid19 restrictions. For the past three years, the SP Sports Awards was hosted virtually. The night portrayed a total of…
The Fisheries Development in East New Britain Province has reached another milestone with the successful launching of small to medium business ventures in the province in support for the people. This follows the recent launching of the East New Britain Fisheries Micro Small Medium Enterprise that took place at the Provincial Fisheries Station in Rabaul town. The support comprises of outboard motors, dinghies, deep freezers as well as eskies worth K250, 000 that will go towards assisting the local people in making fishing a viable small business venture. According to ENB Provincial Fisheries Coordinator, Dickson Kondaul, this initiative by the…
Celine Dion announced the cancellation of her “Courage World Tour” dates through 2024 and “will likely never tour again,” a source close to Dion told CNN Friday.” “She is in a lot of pain,” the individual said. “She does daily physical therapy.” “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again,” an announcement on the singer’s social media read “I’m working really hard to build back my strength, but touring can be very difficult even when you’re 100%. It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything…