Hope Institute in Tari-Pori District of Hela province has delivered its first batch of graduates this week to work in Australia under the Pacific-Australia Labour Mobility scheme. Albert Angai age 35; Kingston Arigo, 31; Ison Tomai, 25 and Aluako Tako age 24, make up the first batch of the successful 28 candidates who passed the scheme’s recruitment process with Hope Institute processing the rest to follow suit. The four men, who dropped out of high school and altogether spent a total of nearly thirty years as unemployed village men, have made a big jump after being accepted to work for…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Alternative Prime Minister nominee and Member for Finschhafen, Rainbo Paita, expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the late member of Central Bougainville, Fr Simon Dumarinu. He expressed that it is always a sad time to learn of the passing of a fellow member of parliament, and the death of Fr Simon Dumarinu is no different. He was a man of principle, a man who cared for his people, and a man who wanted to use his time wisely to serve his people to his fullest capacity. “My interactions with Fr Dumarinu were always positive. He was a…
Massive effort displayed by our champion Weightlifter Morea Baru! It was all smiles for Morea when he cleared all three lifts in the clean and jerk with 161kg. This placed Morea in 5th place overall; an improvement from his last Olympics performance in Tokyo. ”Although I did not do well in the snatch, I knew I had to do a big clean & jerk to give me a good total; I was happy that I did all the three lifts in the clean & jerk.” “After competing and looking at my placing, I knew this was the fruit of all…
Having reliable solar electricity is a much-needed necessity for the people of Mougulu; a remote community in the foothills of Mt Bosavi in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province. Missionary Sally Lloyd, shared upon moments of times people needed this service and recalled a time when a critically ill child, who was admitted to the health centre and was relying on an oxygen concentrator, tragically passed away due to the lack of power supply. Sally, who is also the daughter of missionary couple, Tom and Salome Hoey, along with her husband, Ian Lloyd, have taken on her parents’ roles in Mougulu,…
The Grade 12 students at the Gordons Secondary School in the city of Port Moresby have kicked off their first examination paper for the year, which is the National Written Expression Examination, this morning at 8.30am. The students started off their exams with the distribution of exam papers made by each of the invigilators before officially starting off. According to Deputy Principal Academic, Mr. Johnymar Cudal, a total of 335 students, that is 167 male students and 168 female students, were expected to sit for this year’s Written Expression exam, however, twenty students have withdrawn due to personal issues and…
Tamiok Strike 2024, which is the fourth iteration of the bilateral training exercise between the United States Army and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, recently concluded with a closing ceremony at Murray Barracks in Port Moresby on the 26th of July 2024. The exercise involves approximately 100 service members from both the U.S. and PNGDF and aims to enhance combined interoperability through training and cultural exchanges. This year was the first year that the two nations conducted a staff exercise together, enhancing the planning and decision-making capabilities of the PNGDF soldiers. By working together in this structured environment, participants…
Minister for Health, Dr Lino Tom and Member for Wapenamanda and Minister for Finance, Miki Kaeok, recently travelled to Talyokos, Wapenamanda in Enga province to officially launch the construction of the new Talyokos Community Health Post. The Ministers were joined by Health Secretary, Dr Osborne Liko, representatives from the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby, Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Health Services Sector Development Program, National Department of Health, Enga Provincial Health Authority and Community leaders. The existing Talyokos Aid Post is a small, basic structure made from bush materials, along with rudimentary water and sanitation facilities. A single community health…
In commemoration of American aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart’s birthday, the United States Embassy awarded the first ever Amelia Earhart scholarship to pilot, Deborah Bidang, at a ceremony held at the University of technology in Morobe province on July 24, 2024. This broke ground on a monument that will honour Amelia’s legacy and inspire future engineers and pilots. The scholarship will fund Debora’s travel to Hawai’i where she will complete her certification to become a helicopter pilot. She currently works at Manolos Aviation and is currently certified to fly fixed-wing aircraft. Upon completion of her certification, she will be able to…
Papua New Guinea National Department of Health (NDoH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is currently hosting a Digital Health Strategy Consultation Workshop in Port Moresby. This is towards marking a significant step of transforming the health sector in Papua New Guinea through digital innovation. The workshop will focus on the National Digital Health Strategy, which aims to improve healthcare delivery and accessibility, enhance data management, and strengthen health systems across the country by leveraging digital technologies. The strategy is aligned with the Department of ICT’s whole-of-government digital plans demonstrating the…
Team Papua New Guinea settled in well at the Olympic Village in Paris, with six of its athletes already in Paris and one to arrive on the 1st of August. Following the Opening Ceremony on the 27th of July 2024, John Ume was the first of the seven athletes to take on the field of play. Competing in the 63.5kg weight division in Boxing, Ume fought with heart but went down to Cuba’s Erislandy Alvarez Borges, a highly accomplished Boxer who won Silver at the 2023 Boxing World Championships. Ume shared that it’s always a blessing to represent his country.…