A total of ten students attending the University of PNG and the PNG University of Technology are the recipients of Ok Tedi Mining Limited’s (OTML) 2023 Undergraduate Scholarship Award Scheme with a funding of over K250, 000. The students who are in their third year of studies are studying various science and engineering courses. Of the ten students, three are studying Environmental Science, and Geology at UPNG while seven students are studying Applied Physics/Instrumentation, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mineral Processing and Mining Engineering at Unitech. The 2023 batch of awardees include five females and five…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
PNG’s well known brand in the fashion industry, Lavagirl and Maku Gifts, will be hosting their first ever Lavagirl Xplosion Fashion Show which will take place on the 6th of May at the APEC Haus. Entrepreneur and Owner of Maku Gifts, Annette Sete, said the Runway Show will be give them the opportunity to be able to tell a story on their journey and challenges showcasing them as a homegrown business in PNG. Being the first ever runway show for Lavagirl and Maku Gifts, Sete said preparations leading to the big event, took over two years which has been budgeted…
Papua New Guinea- Australia Partnership highlighted how Incentive Fund is contributing towards empowering women across PNG. This following the recent PNG Women’s Day which took place on the 24th of March. Through Incentive Fund Phase IV, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) – Australia Partnership is supporting women from across the country to access economic and education opportunities and to participate equally in all aspects of society. Across all Incentive Fund projects, 80% of projects are empowering women and girls. Since 2015, Incentive Fund has: • Provided livelihoods and sanitation training for over 3000 women • Worked with 17 partner organizations…
Bilum Books are proving a valuable resource to teachers who want to foster both fluency and a love of English among their students. Rachel Damien, a teacher who has taught for fourteen years, said she was first introduced to Bilum Books six years ago in which she has found them to be of positive teaching and learning resources. “Bilum Books have helped our students to build their reading skills at an early stage, starting from Preparatory, Grade 1 and 2 and from there are then ready for Grade 3.” “The child-centered learning activities and lessons are interesting and promote good…
The World Health Organization PNG recently hosted a two- day consultative workshop on the 23rd of March along with key stakeholders and partners. This was part of a process to develop the Country Cooperation strategy (CCS) for PNG for the next five-years (2024-2028). This follows on from one-on-one consultative meetings which was held recently with the National Department of Health, key development partners, donors and relevant UN agencies who work closely with WHO to help achieve the country’s health agendas. In opening the workshop, WHO PNG Country Representative, Dr. Sevil Huseynova, said the country cooperation strategy is; WHO’s strategic framework…
City Pharmacy Limited (CPL) Group is pleased to announce the opening of our newest City Pharmacy branch in Eriku, Morobe Province. The new branch, placed conveniently in the heart of the busy suburb of Eriku, now takes the total number of City Pharmacy outlets in the Morobean Capital to three, adding to the number of branches in Top Town and Market. The opening of this new branch further strengthens City Pharmacy’s commitment in providing quality and affordable healthcare as well as wellbeing retail services to the people of Morobe and Papua New Guinea. City Phamacy Eriku was officially opened with…
Moses Koairi, who was once a TB patient, now works as a Treatment Supporter officer at World Vision and shares his experience on how he got through battling the illness. Koairi who comes from Kikori district in Gulf province has been working with United Church Health services in most of the rural areas for thirty years. Speaking during the recent World TB Day that was held at Port Moresby General Hospital, Koairi shared his experiences for someone who lived and overcame TB. “For six years I took up the office as a Regional Health Secretary at the United Church Health…
The Remington Group recently announced that their third batch of apprentices under their Apprenticeship Program are now recognized apprentices in the country. Last week saw five of their Service Technicians from their business units Remington Technology, FX Business Centre and BizPrint & Scan achieved a milestone in their careers by signing their Apprenticeship contract with the National Trade and Testing Board (NATTB). The Remington Group Apprenticeship Program is facilitated in collaboration with the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations (DLIR) through the National Apprenticeship Trade and Testing Board (NATTB). Quality Assurance Accreditation Officer at NATTB, William Tiru, expressed his concern…
The staff and students at the Divine Word University (DWU) in Madang joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Social Works Day on the 21st of March. Themed, “Respecting Diversity Through Joint Social Action,” it was the first time for the university especially for the students and staff from the Social and Religious Studies (SRS) Department, to take part in this significant event. On the day, they remember all the hard-working Social Workers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and around the world who dedicated their lives to serve humanities. World Social Works Day is a celebration that aims…
Staff and patients from the TB Clinic at the Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) today commemorated World TB Day that is observed every year on the 24th of March, with the theme, “Yes! We can end TB.” The day itself provides awareness to the global community and efforts taken to end the disease as it is 100% curable. Statistics show that in Papua New Guinea (PNG) alone, a total of 5, 000 people lose their lives every year from the deadly disease when not treated quickly. PMGH Acting Coordinator for Internal Medicine, Dr. Cassius Maingu, stressed on the importance of…