Strong bilateral relations shared between PNG and China is paving way for the advancement in education at Butuka Academy Secondary School in Port Moresby, Not only is the Chinese Government facilitating the contruction and maintenance of the school’s existing infrastructure, but more so, with raising the bar in academic standards by bringing in specialized teachers to provide quality education in subjects such as Mathematics, Music and Sports. In addition, the friendship in education will open doors for over 3,000 students who complete their studies to excel their education with a chance to study in China through scholarships provided by the…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Seeking chemotherapy can be quite a challenge for one who has been fighting breast cancer for three years now. Shulei ToGuata, age 39, has been on a journey on her road to recovery since finding out the appalling news about what she was going to endure. It was in 2020 when Shulei and her family found out about the shocking news when she first realized a lump on her right breast. She had it checked in 2021 and a biopsy revealed Stage 2A invasive ductal carcinoma. Quick checks were done before a mastectomy took place towards the end of 2021.…
Prime Minister (PM) James Marape has offered the country’s support to Vanuatu after the disasters brought on by tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin. PM Marape offered his sympathies to the people of Vanuatu and said that Papua New Guinea (PNG) stood ready to assist its Melanesian brother regain its footing after natural disasters hit the island nation last Friday. According to the Fiji Meteorology Service, Vanuatu was first hit by Category 4 tropical Cyclone Judy and two days later by Tropical Cyclone Kevin, with winds measuring up to 230 kilometers an hour. In addition to the natural disaster caused by…
Female students attending the Tabubil International and Secondary School were recently given the opportunity to learn about the different trades training provided by OK Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML). The students visited OTML’s Dr. Jacob Weiss Training Centre last month as part of the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. Their visit was organized by the Ok Tedi Women’s Network and OTML’s Organizational Training and Development Department. The students consisted grades eight to twelve where they were given a tour of the training center; the type of trade training available, what is involved in each trade as well as…
The PNG University of Technology (PNGUoT) and the University of PNG School of Medicine and Health Sciences (UPNG SMHS) are the first two universities in the country to co-create policies to make education more inclusive for women and girls. In February, the Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership’s Incentive Fund worked with Unitech and the UPNG SMHS to develop new Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) policies which will embed equity, access and inclusion in all structures, policies and practices to support the welfare of staff and students. The policies were developed during workshops facilitated by Incentive Fund and attended by…
United Nations has released reports on the latest estimates of maternal deaths, showing that a woman dies every two minutes during pregnancy or childbirth. The report, which tracks maternal deaths nationally, regionally and globally from 2000 to 2020, shows there were an estimated 287,000 maternal deaths worldwide in 2020. This marks only a slight decrease in 2016 when the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect. In Papua New Guinea, the report estimates the likelihood of a 15-year-old girl will eventually die from a maternal cause is 1 in 150. This is compared to 1 in 960 for a girl…
Papua New Guinea, a home to a thousand tribes and cultures, has seen and gone through a lot of changes in terms of modernization and adapting to the Western culture. However, many Papua New Guineans still stand firm to their traditional beliefs and culture and as a result, the PNG Music Foundation plans to bring about empowering the Music Industry especially contemporary and traditional cultural music. Being the first of its kind for this year, the PNG Music Foundation hosted a PNG Contemporary Ethno and Folklore Music Festival to bring about promoting culture through traditional songs and dances. Founder of…
The Ministerial Vaccine Taskforce from the National Control Centre, led by Deputy Controller Dr. Daoni Esorom, recently met with the West Sepik Provincial Health Authority (PHA) to discuss and implement effective ways to solve some of West Sepik Province’s challenges in terms of COVID 19 vaccination. As per the mission of the Vaccine Taskforce, it was identified that out of 38 health facilities in West Sepik, 28 had no stock of COVID 19 vaccines while 7 only had access to COVID 19 vaccines. Three facilities neither had COVID 19 vaccines, nor Cold Chain Equipment to store vaccines. Dr. Daoni strongly…
A total of seventeen prisoners broke out yesterday at the Kerevat Prison in East New Britain Province. This was confirmed by Kerevat Correctional Service Jail Commander, Margaret Garap, who said that out of the seventeen who escaped, twelve are remandees and five convicted criminals. According to Garap, the prisonbreak took place between 10am to 12pm. “The prisoners broke out during the time it was raining where they had managed to escape through the fence that was mended due to previous breakouts at the prison. The fence was easy to break open due to it being rusty which made it easy…
United Nations Population Fund Agencies has reported that every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth. This report of trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world. Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while pregnancy should be a time of immense hope and a positive experience for all women, it is tragically still a shockingly dangerous experience for millions around the world who lack access to high quality, respectful health care. “These new…