No teachers want to come to Mt Bosavi and teach because it is so isolated and there are no basic services on the ground. The children at the heart of Mt Bosavi have being missing out on the much needed education service. Mt Bosavi region is the 3rd largest Rainforest area in the world and share borders with 4 different provinces, the Western Province, Gulf Province, Southern Highlands and Hela Province. Because of the vegetation and isolation, there are no basic services in the area; there is no road access thus no basic services and development have reached the people…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
The Right Honourable Late Sir Mekere Morauta was laid to rest on Independence Hill on Friday afternoon 08th January 2021, following his state funeral at the Reverend Sioni Kami Memorial Church at Boroko. The Right Honourable Late Sir Mekere Morauta was born in 1946 in Kukipi, a coastal village east of Kerema in the Gulf Province and died at the age of 74 on December 19, 2020 in Brisbane Australia. Late Sir Mekere Morauta was a politician and an economist. He entered the national parliament in July 1997 as the member for Moresby North-West. From 1998 to 1999 he served…
The last leg of the 8-day State Funeral program is underway with the State Funeral Service at the Sioni Kami Memorial United Church at Gordons, Port Moresby. Thousands of city residents, dignitaries, families and friends of the late Statesman turned up to witness the Funeral Service at Rev. Sioni Kami Memorial Church. The casket arrived from funeral home and escorted into the Church by PNGDF. PM James Marape, Opposition Leader Belden Namah, Grand Chief Michael Somare, Governor General Sir Bob Dadae are some of the many other dignitaries present at the State Funeral. The casket leaves for Independence Hill after…
Friday 8th January has been set aside as a nation-wide public holiday for the country to pay respect to the late Sir Mekere Morauta as he will be laid to rest on that day. The announcement was made today by Housing Minister and Chairman of the Organizing Committee responsible for the State Funeral Justin Tkatchenko on behalf of the Marape/Basil government. Minister TKatchenko said this has been sanctioned by the PM James Marape and it is being gazetted so that the whole country can mourn and pay their last respect wherever they are for Late Sir Mekere Morauta. This is…
For the first time since Independence the people of Cloudy Bay Area in Abau District, Central Province now have an operating health centre. The health centre which was built by the Cloudy Bay Timber Products Ltd more than a decade ago was never opened and used until just recently. Moreguina Health Centre OIC Ravu Kapa said he had being making trips by foot to and from Moreguina and Cloudy Bay serving the sick people during bad weather and on fine days people of Cloudy Bay walk miles to excess health service at Moreguina Health Centre, thus this had pushed him…
The much anticipated NCD Governors Cup semi final that was scheduled to be played today is now being deferred to Tuesday. Final wash out game between QPR Colts and Boarder Storms on Sunday at Kaugere Sir William Skate Oval was a show that went down to the wire when the QPR Colts beat Boarder Storm 8-6 points. QPR Colts have secured a semi final berth and advances to take on the Garden Hills Mapex Eagles. However all semi- final games scheduled to go down today had to be deferred to Tuesday (tomorrow) by tournament officials in respect of the late…
Six (6) mothers at Port Moresby Maternity Ward were all smiles today when they each received double gifts in the form of their New Year’s babies born today and Huggies gift hampers from Huggies PNG this morning. These 6 mothers were the ones who gave birth to 6 New Year babies, two (2) girls and four (4) boys. Huggies PNG Marketing Executive Ms Meta –Lynne Murphy said the gift hampers consists of a Huggies baby wipes, huggies new born diaper, Kotex maternity pads, a baby suit and a dish. Ms Murphy added that the first 6 hampers were given to…
A two- week refresher training is currently on in Milne Bay Province to prepare police personnel for the festive operations. Milne Bay Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Peter Barkie, said this training will prepare officers to better carry out the Christmas and New Year Operations. “This training is to refresh themselves on basic policing, like weapon handling, patrolling tactics and all other basic trainings to get the police ready for the operations,” said the PPC. Straight after the training ends the Festive Season Operations will commence with police personals to be divided into two teams. One…
The Kickboxing Championship that is due to go down this month in Kimbe, West New Britain Province is now being deferred to February 2021. President for the PNG Kickboxing Federation Mr Stanley Nandex said on behalf of the PNG Kickboxing Federation and the WKF Oceania, the host Committee for the Kick Boxing Championships has decided that the Kickboxing Championships that was supposed to be held on the 28th -29th of November this year is now being deferred to next year February 27th -28th. Mr Nandex said the Kickboxing event was organised by the West New Britain Provincial Administration, the West…