Pacific leaders launched their “bold vision” which they hope will “create transformational partnerships” for a prosperous region on Sunday. The ‘Blue Pacific Prosperity’ initiative was unveiled on the side-lines of the UN climate talks in Dubai. It is made up focuses on three goals to protect the ocean, have healthy people and ensure finance is accessible. Almost a third of the region’s ocean is to be put under protection under the new proposal, in line with [https://www.context.news/nature/what-is-the-30-by-30-goal-and-can-it-save-global-biodiversity UN 30 by 30 goal. A major design of the initiative allows philanthropic organisations and the private sector to give money. The chief…
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The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network says while the Loss and Damage Fund deal reached at the COP28 summit in Dubai is significant, it does not go far enough. PICAN’s Lavetanalagi Seru, who is in Dubai, said the fund is what climate justice advocates view as responding to the needs and the calls from climate frontline communities and countries. But, he said, at the same time, it was not what they hoped for in terms of what the package. “It’s not a package that we happy about where there’s definitely been compromises,” he said. “For instance, around ensuring that the principle…
The body of a young man was found early this morning inside a drain just adjacent to the Gordons police station, Port Moresby. The morning rush hour was brought to halt as the passing public lined up beside the drain to see the lifeless body that was lying inside the drain between the Pilipino Basket Hall and the police station. Gordons Police confirmed that the body was identified by relatives as a young man in his 20’s from the Hela Province. Gordons Police stated that there was no rain last night that could have caused the drain to flood and…
The previously terminated and then reinstated senior staff of the Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA), Mr. Alfred Rungol, has accused the CCDA for misleading the public and stakeholders about the nature of his termination, which was presented in a press statement to the media just recently. Mr. Rungol has come out to give his side of the story to PNG HAUSBUNG, stating that all that was said in the statement made by CCDA’s Acting Managing Director, Mr. William Lakain, are not true accounts of what led up to his termination in 2022. “My reputation is on the line when CCDA…
Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) has issued out a statement to provide clarification regarding the termination and subsequent “reinstatement” of Mr. Alfred Rungol, who was terminated in 2022. William Lakain Acting Managing Director for CCDA clarified that in 2022, the CCDA terminated the employment of Mr. Rungol, a senior staff member, following a comprehensive review of a number of serious disciplinary matters by CCDA’s Internal Disciplinary Committee. Mr. Lakain stated that the decision to terminate was reached following due process and in accordance with the terms and conditions of his employment contract. The following are the series of serious…
25 youths from Ragamuga settlement outside 6mile were all smiles today when they graduated with certificates in different trades at Don Bosco Technical School. Ragamuga Youth Coordinator Adamson Nul highlighted that this was first of its kind where all fees were paid in full under the sponsorship of Moresby South member Justin Tkatchenko and NCD Governor Powes Parkop. “The short courses were part of the TVET scholarship which was facilitated by TVET Coordinator Ms Rose Agua in partnership with Don Bosco Technical School.” Mr Nul stated that most of the youths were grades 10 and 12 drop outs and this…
An exclusive workshop facilitated by the South Pacific Community (SPC), in partnership with the PNG Office of Ocean Affairs (OOA), the Department of Justice and Attorney General and the European Union is currently underway in Port Moresby. SPC through the European Union funded Pacific Solutions Integrated Ocean Management (PSIOM) Programme, is supporting PNG to review existing legislations and policies with the aim of progressing the implementation of the National Ocean Policy 2020-2030. This comes in line with Papua New Guinea (PNG) taking bold steps to safeguarding its ocean resources and ecosystems, to ensure sustainability for future generations. Acting Director of…
In a country like Papua New Guinea, a nation with over 800 languages and tribal group, how do we define a Papua New Guinea woman in such a society? Dame Carol Anne Kidu DBE AO, the first women to enter politics in 1997 and having further served 3 terms in parliament recently defined what a Papua New Guinea woman. She stated that a modern Papua New Guinea woman operating in a Western World is climbing up the ladder efficiently now. It may be slow but it’s happening, this woman is also a traditional Papua New Guinea woman. “We must not…
The Nadi Weather Office says they are anticipating Tropical Disturbance TD02F to become a Tropical Cyclone in the next 6 to 18 hours, and we are expected to feel further effects from tomorrow into Wednesday. The centre of the Tropical Depression is located 1,000 kilometres West North West of Rotuma or 1,300 kilometres North West of Yasawa I Ra. Based on the current forecast track, the cyclone is expected to pass to the West of Viti Levu with a possibility of landfall on the Western Division. It is expected to be a Category 2 Cyclone when it affects most of…
United Nations Development Program in partnership with Australian Government and the Joint Parliamentary Women’s Caucus -PNGs National Parliament and Bougainville House of Representatives has held Woman in Leadership retreat, which was launched on Thursday 09th November 2023 and is running a one-day retreat today Friday 10th November 2023 at the Hilton Hotel here in Port Moresby. The joint Parliamentary women speakers plays a pivotal role in unifying forces for female members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea and this retreat is to bring all women leaders in the national level together to advocate and empower each other. This…