Divine Word University (DWU) in Madang province is now preparing for the 2025 Academic Year with registrations to begin on the 3rd-7th of February 2025. President of DWU, Professor Father Philip Gibbs stated that registrations will be carried out for a week whereas for anyone who wishes to register after the scheduled registration dates will be considered a late registration. “There are two sets of payment that students will have to pay to study, and that is the Tuition fees as well as the Board & Lodging fee (for residential students only).” The On-Registration fee which comes under tuition fees,…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Prime Minister James Marape and National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop met this week to initiate discussions on the planning for Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations and related activities. The meeting is preliminary to a full stakeholders’ meeting to be held on Monday, 6th of January 2025 when PM Marape, Governor Parkop and Minister in charge of National Events, Justin Tkatchenko, meet with representatives from all agencies involved in planning and executing the activities for this milestone event. The Prime Minister stated that he is in discussion with Governor Parkop to have the National Government and the municipal…
For the month of December 2024, a total of 1,118 deliveries were recorded at the Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) Labour Ward. This is as per a media statement from PMGH today. In welcoming the New Year, PMGH Labour Ward delivered a total of 38 babies on New Year’s Eve with a baby boy recorded to have been clocked in the heaviest weighing 4.5kg. As of midday today, New Year babies stood at fourteen babies delivered with more expected to be delivered by the end of the first day of the year, 2025. All births were recorded to be live…
With the opening round of Pre-Season Challenge matches a little over a month away, NRL.com takes a look at the injury news for all 17 clubs. The Cowboys suffered a cruel double blow just before Christmas with back-rower Heilum Luki and outside back Tom Chester both suffering ACL injuries at training. The Cowboys confirmed that star back-rower Luki would have surgery in January and miss the entire 2025 season. Townsville local Chester has endured a terrible run of injuries in recent years, with an ACL injury also cutting short his season in 2023. Since making his debut in 2022, the…
The National St John Ambulance (NStJA) service today presented certificates to a total of 109 participants who successful took part in the Community First Aid Training organized and hosted by NStJA. The training took place from the 11th to the 17th of December 2024 with a total of seven sessions each that the participants took part in. This is the first of its kind training that NStJA had initiated purposely for both taxi and PMV bus drivers, however, members of the community also showed interest in taking part in training. Manager for Communities Programs of NStJA, Zoe Saulep, said that…
This December 2024 marks the midway point between the 2022 and the 2027 National General Election and Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) is sounding the alarm over the lack of any real action to address the failings of the 2022 National General Election and the many problems experienced in past elections. TIPNG has observed the election process over two decades and the verdict is the management and conduct of the elections is severely flawed and has witnessed significant failures in all stages of the election process from preparation, conduct, delivery, and declaration. Key issues identified by TIPNG in 2022 included glaring…
ANZ Bank has urged all customers to be aware of scams, as cyber criminals find ways to take advantage of the festive season. ANZ Country Head, Papua New Guinea, Lachlan Halstead stated that the Banks work around the clock to help protect customers from fraud, but scammers don’t take a break over Christmas, so PNG communities should remain vigilant. “Scammers will target and prey on people’s generosity and vulnerabilities during the festive season.” “They may use a range of tactics to trick people into providing their personal or banking details including digital e-cards from someone you don’t know, phishing emails…
Rabaul District in East New Britain (ENB) province, recently launched an SME website and an Economic Empowerment Program which is an initiative aimed at supporting local SMEs in the district to market and reach their target customers. Member for Rabaul, Dr. Allan Marat launched the website recently at the District Headquarters, Kurakakaul during the opening of the District Education Resource Centre. The Empowerment program aims to support small businesses in the four Local Level Governments (LLGs) in the district itself by supporting them financially with a portion of fund upon presentation of certain requirements such as IPA registration, legitimate ID…
The Rabaul District Administration officially commissioned and opened the ‘Trinity Centre of Excellence’; a District Education Resource Centre aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for students. Approved in 2022 by the District Procurement Committee, the project was awarded to contractor Bela Investment Limited under the District Services Improvement Program (DSIP) Funds and was successfully completed this year. This significant occasion recently took place at the Rabaul District Administration’s Headquarter, Kurakakaul, along the North Coast Rd, which was officiated by member for Rabaul, Dr. Allan Marat, along with his Board members from the District Development Authority (DDA) and the Provincial Education Division.…
The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) and IBS University (IBSU) have strengthened their shared commitment to community development through an initiative that bridges education and sports. Last week saw the two organizations celebrate this collaboration by announcing the winners of the 2024 IBSU Scholarships, drawn from indemnity forms submitted by participants of the Trukai Fun Run which was held in July. A total of five individuals were awarded scholarships including Rickilah Wura, Everlyn Gumabugo, Veivei John, Essie Vartom from Port Moresby and Delailah Dilyndiwi from Lae. These scholarships will fund six-month programs at IBSU, offering certificate-level courses in accounting,…