All the hard work, efforts and sleepless nights have paid off for Fatima Ai’io when she finally received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) during the institution’s 68th graduation this week in Port Moresby. Ai’io graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in School of Business and Public Policy and was the top best performing female student in the School. Ai’io who comes from a mix parentage of Manus, Central and Western Province, has been under the care of a single parent for most of her life along with her five siblings. She shared with PNGHAUSBUNG the…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
The Pacific Regional Education Framework (PacREF) Programme Facilitating Unit (PFU), has successfully coordinated stakeholders and nations towards meeting education targets in the Pacific region. PFU Coordinator, Mr. Filipe Jitoko, shared valuable insights on the key challenges and takeaways in advancing the framework at the Oceania Sport and SDGs Strategic Partners Forum opening session during the 43rd Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Annual General Assembly in Brisbane, Australia. One of the key challenges was coordinating regional activities without disrupting the everyday work of country officials, which was overcome by ensuring all activities were well-structured and efficiently run. The PFU also identified…
Two strong earthquakes at a magnitude of 5.9 and 5.3 have struck near Pōrangahau in the lower North Island. GeoNet said the first was the magnitude 5.9 which hit about 10.16am at a depth of 22km. It was followed three minutes later by the magnitude 5.3 one, which was at a depth of 15km. On GeoNet’s website, about 22,000 people reported having felt the first and about 20,000 reported feeling the second. The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed there is no tsunami risk from the earthquakes. A couple of dozen aftershocks have occurred since then, which was typical for…
Students from Water House Memorial Primary school in the Gelegele Resettlement of Rabaul District in East New Britain province, will now be using a newly built six-in-one double classroom that was officially opened recently. The opening was a double celebration for the students in the primary school as well for the Water House Junior High school, teachers and surrounding communities because the opening also coincided with the commissioning of the new school uniform. Officiating the program was East New Britain Governor, Micheal Marum, Acting Provincial Administrator Levi Mano, Provincial Education Advisor Alkan Mararang and officers from the Rabaul District Administration.…
After so much work and preparations, five young Papua New Guinean missionaries of the Society of Divine Word (SVD) will now be taking up their missions abroad. A Mission Cross service was conducted at the St. Paul’s Parish in Mt Hagen in Western Highlands Province, where Fr. Jerry Kurai of Enga, Fr. John Sine of Simbu, Fr. Rex Andrew of Mt Hagen, and Fr. John Hal of Mendi with Br. Raphael Goima of Mt Hagen were commissioned. The missionaries were blessed and bestowed with the Mission Cross, allowing them to be of service to people and communities they will be…
Faith based organization Believe Global, recently opened its first Community Hub in Mandress in Gazelle district in the East New Britain Province. The community hub first opened on the 22nd of April in the presence of East New Britain Governor, Michael Marum, Open Member for Gazelle and Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Jelta Wong as well as Believe Global Director, Neil Smith along with leaders and members of the community. The opening ceremony was a momentous occasion not only for Believe Global but for the local community, the district and the province as a whole. Believe Global exists to…
Warangoi Secondary School in East New Britain Province resumed its second term on a high note with majority of the students returning from their term break on time. Principal of Warangoi Secondary Mrs. Naomi Vuvu said the first week of school went well with no major issues. “We have had our students return to school back on time and are now looking forward to term two.” “We successfully completed the first term as we experienced some new changes, such as the introduction and implementation of the new curriculum, which is the Standard Based Education/ Curriculum.” “The curriculum will only be…
The National Capital District (NCD) is leading the way in the implementation of the Urban Youth Employment Project Phase Two (UYEP 2). NCD Governor Powes Parkop supports this because he wants to see youths become employable and self-reliant in line with the National Youth Strategy, which goes in lines with the Government’s Vision 2050 Plans. UYEP II Project Coordination Manager, Tom Gilis said with the success of the Project in Phase One (UYEP 1) from 2011 to 2019, the PNG Government has approved the Project to continue in NCD and will then expand to Lae, Morobe Province. “You are the…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) representative Ua Ravu, has officially signed a deal with the Canberra Raiders for the clubs inaugural season in the NRLW. The PNG Orchids representative plays for the Harden Worhawks in the local Katrina Fanning Shield (KFS) competition. Ravu attended the club’s Regional Women’s Skills clinic in Griffith in January and was also part of the KFS Academy that ran for six weeks earlier in the year. This will be her first NRLW contract; a proud moment for the young PNG lass. Ravu represented the Orchids at the 2021 World Cup as well as the 2019 World…
The country must revisit and drastically revise its approach to royalties, equity participation and taxation in the mining, oil and gas sector. This was the remark from New Ireland Governor, Sir Julius Chan whilst speaking to an enthusiastic crowd of students at the IBS University in Port Moresby this week. Sir Julius who was invited by the University to address the future leaders, spoke on the theme; “Dramatically increasing the Benefits stream from the Mining and Oil and Gas sector,” stating that implementing reforms in the Oil and Gas sector will have a positive outlook on PNG’s economy. He said…