Sea Eagles and NSW star Tom Trbojevic has been cleared to play in Friday night’s clash against the Dolphins at 4 Pines Park. The Sea Eagles released a statement on Tuesday morning indicating they had undertaken a lengthy process, both internally and externally, into Trbojevic’s health after he was taken from the field late in Origin I at Adelaide Oval. “Our Chief Club Medical Officer, Dr Paul Bloomfield, agreed that Tom had to be removed from the field but at no point was he diagnosed with concussion,” Sea Eagles CEO Tony Mestrov said in a statement. “Furthermore, Tom does not have a…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
Carbon trading, once fully operational, will be the next source of income for the Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA) as well as for the country given its potential to generate income. CCDA Managing Director, William Lakain said Carbon Trade is going to be the next biggest commodity for Papua New Guinea (PNG). Currently, there are about 1 or 2 Carbon Project operating in the country and that number is expected to grow in the coming years. Mr. Lakain stated that CCDA will make a submission to the National Executive Council (NEC) to review the Climate Change Management Act and to…
A workshop on phase three of the national rollout of the Department of Implementation & Rural Development’s (DIRD) integrated Digital Reporting Platform was held recently. The two days consultative workshop was facilitated by the Catalpa International, an international Information Technology expert contracted by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT). DFAT is responsible for the design and development of the Service Improvement Program (SIP) Management System (MS) and District Information Management Systems (DIMS) platform project. The SIP – MS and DIMS program platform is basically being developed to the DIRD’s specifications (users name) as required…
The Solomon Islands has lifted all its COVID-19 related requirements and travelers to the destination will no longer need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or COVID-19 test. This new measure is effective immediately. However, passengers will still be required to complete a health declaration card which will be made available on-board arriving aircraft or at point of entry into Solomon Islands. Mr Dagnal Dereveke, Tourism Solomons CEO (acting) stated that the announcement by the Ministry of Health & Medical Services (MHMS) would significantly enhance the appeal of the Solomon Islands to those travelers who might have been deterred by…
The meeting between Acting Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Gary Seddon and his executives with the Palau President, Surangel Whipps Jr in Port Moresby, explored more ways in which the airline company can expand its services to Palau and the pacific. The first Air Niugini PNG/Palau flights commenced in February this year, which saw weekly flights operating every Tuesday from Brisbane via Port Moresby and Koror (Palau) and has continued since. Both parties expressed that there are further opportunities to explore, to promote the sector, build interest and steadily grow passenger volumes. They further added that by connecting…
The spouses of the Pacific Islands leaders who are attending the 3rd Forum of the India- Pacific Islands Cooperation meeting had a tour of the metropolitan city of Port Moresby on Monday. Prime Minister James Marape’s wife Racheal Marape, Fiji Prime Minister’s Wife Sulutei Rabuka, Solomon Islands Prime Minister’s wife Emmy Songovare and Vanuatu Prime Minister’s wife Ellene Kalsakau started their tour with the first visit the National Museum. After the visit to the National Museum, they then proceeded to the Unity Shopping Mall where they were give tour on the different SME stalls in the Mall. The leaders’ spouses’…
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins paid today an official visit to the Gordons market at 10:30 am. The new Gordons market was a project that was funded by the people and the Government of New Zealand. The New Zealand Government gave K15million for the new Gordons market. The market which was opened in November 6th 2019 has become a business hub of the city. Prime Minster Hipkins was welcomed with the sound of whistles, claps and cheers by the vendors and the general public also there to witness the official visit. NCD Governor Powes Parkop thanked the NZ Government…
The Prime Minister (PM) of New Zealand, Chris Hipkins is now in country after arriving at the Jackson’s International Airport APEC Terminal on a Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft at around 7:20pm, Sunday evening. Today, PM Hipkins will pay a curtesy visit to Governor General Grand Chief, Sir Bob Dadae at the Government House around 9:55am. Later on, around 10:25am Hipkins will proceed to visit Gordons Market, which is a New Zealand Government project. And around 11am he will pay a visit to the New Zealand High Commission Chancery. PM Hipkins later on in the afternoon will have a…
Drilling and blasting is currently happening at the land slide site at Pausa, Wapenamanda in Enga Province. Clearance work has been going on for 3 days now and will continue into the weekend. That’s from Mr Peter Jimbi, Supervisor for Highlands Drilling and Blasting Contractors. Mr Jimbi told PNG HAUSBUNG that there are two contractors engaged in the clearing exercise, the Holden Blasting Contractor and the Highlands Drilling and Blasting Contractors. “Holden Blasting for the last two days was trying to blast the boulders but the boulders were too strong and huge and as a result some of their machines…
The Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) met this week to prepare for their first round public hearings that will run on the 24th -26th May at the Parliament Haus. Chairman of the Committee, Governor Powes Parkop stated that the committee will use all its powers to hold government agencies to account on how they respond to matters that affects our mothers and girls. “We have to make sure in this term of Parliament that we use our oversight powers to demand better responses from Government agencies.” “We want to know what funds are being allocated, what…