The Central Provincial Government Central Dabaris will be going up against the Kimbe Cutters in Round 13 of the Digicel Cup challenge in Kimbe this weekend and the Dabari boys are looking for a back to back win. Coach Steve Gunua said they won Isou in their last game 24-6 and are looking forward for a back to back win with crossed fingers. Coach Gunua further stated that if they win the Kimbe Cutters this weekend, it will be their second back to back win. “The last back to back win was in round 9 and round 10 against the…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
Almost a year now and Kwikila Health Centre in the Central Province has being serving patients under a makeshift canvas tent. The health centre has gone under a major renovation late last year and since then all health services was done outside of the health centre, under a canvas tent. Sister-In-Charge, Anna Atop said the renovation was already completed, however the refurbished health center is yet to be opened for use. “I do not know what the delay is, it’s probably with the Provincial Health Authority, but then we can’t continue like this because it’s affecting our service to the…
“The Law has been breached, conduct of polling and the whole process of the election was unlawful and we as candidates of the 3 seats of NCD have all the evidence.” This is from one of the Moresby North West candidates Mr Issac Lupari during a recent media conference in the city this week. Mr Lupari said all candidates have agreed on 3 points to go by ; 1) All candidates have agreed to engage a lawyer to do a thorough check on the whole process of this election, and the lawyer will put a stop to all the counting…
Polling in Simbu Province was quiet and smooth with no disturbance. Simbu Election Manager Mr Tom Sine said most ballot boxes from all the districts have being brought in for counting already. However, ballot box from the isolated part of Gumini District, and ballot boxes from Nomane and Karimui in the Sol-Nomane Karimui district have not being brought in yet due to bad weather. Mr Sine said if weather is good later on during the day then chopper will be sent to retrieve the ballot boxes so hopefully counting can start tomorrow.
The 5-day polling period for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville will kick start tomorrow, Wednesday 06th July. AROB Election Manager Justine Pantumari said Autonomous Region was suppose to start their polling on Monday, however they had to postponed because it was a public holiday in the regions calendar. Monday was Remembrance Day for French Admiral and Explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811) who was the first Explorer to discover the island of Bougainville. Mr Pantumari said a thorough checklist of the materials were done and Returning Officers and Assisting Returning Officers were all dispatched with their materials to their respective regions,…
“We are voting for road access into Mt Bosavi region,” said Mr Andrew Awabi, who is the Chairman for Mt Bosavi Sustainable Agriculture Development Inc. For decades and generations there has never being a road access into the Mt Bosavi region and the people of Mt Bosavi have being cut off from the rest of the country. “Mt Bosavi lies between four (4) provinces, part of it towards the Western Province side, another part to the Gulf side, other side toward the Hela Province and the other part towards the Southern Highlands Province, however it is sad to see no…
Election materials for Simbu province have already arrived in the province. “Ballot boxes and ballot papers have arrived last week in the province under heavy supervision and escort by police”, said Simbu Provincial Election Manager Mr Tom Sine. Mr Sine further stated that despite getting all election materials on the ground they still need few more ballot boxes and have requested for them and are hopeful some more ballot boxes will arrive in Simbu by next week. “By next week I will detail how many ballot boxes and ballot papers will be distributed to each districts,” he said. Trainings for…
Nine (9) mile cemetery outside Port Moresby city is about full to its capacity, but sadly relatives of the dead continue bring their loved ones in the hope of giving them a decent resting place in what is already an overcrowded cemetery. Financial difficulties and high costs involved in the repatriation of the dead back to their home provinces is one sad reality that determines the final resting place for their loved ones, but one candidates has raised his hand to support the struggling families in the city if given a chance to be their leader when the country goes…
The country’s economy has grown by K30 billion in the last three years, despite having to go through a pandemic, said Pangu Pati leader and Prime Minister James Marape. Speaking at a political rally in Port Moresby this week, PM Marape stated that the World Bank had announced that the country’s economy will hit K109 billion by the end of this year. Marape elaborated that despite being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last 3 and half hard years, his government used an economic tool “Deficit Budget Financing Strategy” to keep the country’s economy running. Marape said over…
The National Weather Service has warned that the risk of a possible drought is more likely to occur in some provinces as the dry season, which started in May, sets in until the month of September. “The country is well into the dry season which started in late May, and sadly some provinces are at risk of facing drought during this dry season,” says National Weather Services Director Mr Jimmy Gomoga. The Southern hemisphere winter sets over the country today 14th June, bringing the South Easterly winds to well established itself over the Papuan Region thus bringing Cold air from…