Hela PPC, Joseph Tondop has advised that all is calm in the surrounding areas of Hides after villagers entered the site to collect their dead. Two persons were killed in the attack on the site after an alleged drunken brawl incited violence. He added that for now, they are in a period of mourning as both bodies of the deceased were taken by their tribesman and returned to their home villages. Early Monday morning, villagers entered the site to retrieve the dead and soon after returned home. “They have taken their bodies back to their respective villages, and are doing…
Author: Nigel-Francis MADO
East Sepik Governor and Special Parliamentary Committee Chair, Allan Bird in his remarks on the first day of the Elections Seminar pointed out that the findings put out in the Observation Report tabled by Transparency International, showed a tremendous deterioration of public trust in government agencies. Bird expressed that all reports that were received all indicate that there is a lack of trust in the electoral process and a lack of trust in all government institutions. “This decline of trust has actually occurred over a number of years and it’s not recent,” Bird stated. He added that in many places…
New Provincial Police Commander to Hela Province, Chief Inspector Joseph Tondop is set to meet with tribal elders today concerning the recent violence at the Hides LNG plant a week ago leading to two confirmed deaths and an undisclosed number of injuries. Tondop stated that at the moment, situation surrounding the area is quite tense but he has men on the ground to contain an outbreak of violence. Earlier on today, villagers from the surrounding area took the initiative to look into the incident alongside the police, but Tondop has assured that he will personally visit the villages to speak…
As part of the first day of the 2022 Elections Seminar hosted by Transparency International, Australian National University Representative, Dr. Nicole Haley also took the stage to present their observation of the electoral processes during the 2022 National General Elections. The ANU was another accredited international observer, apart from the Commonwealth Group, who presented their findings this week. According to their findings, which centered mostly around the Central and Western parts of the Highlands region, there were distinctive deterioration in the election environment. “We can say with a fair degree of certainty and confidence that the 2022 Elections witnessed fairly,…
After over four decades of servicing the country as a firefighter in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Fire Service, Bernard Temu from Central province has called time after 45 years of commitment and dedication to the people. Growing up in the developing city of Port Moresby in the early 1960’s and 70’s, Bernard’s love for firefighting developed when he was a young boy. He witnessed the old engines from the Boroko Fire station put out a fire at a home next to where he resided at Sogeri. “I was still a young lad playing with my little brother when I…
After a very controversial 2022 National General Elections, accredited domestic observer Transparency International PNG have released their observations on the highly criticized election. The Report was a compilation of observations done throughout the country by 340 observers across 20 provinces in the country with a summary paper released in September soon after. TIPNG Deputy Director-Partnerships and Policy, Yuambari Haihuie, yesterday presented the much anticipated findings to Electoral Commissioner, Simon Sinai and Chairman of the Special Parliamentary Committee, East Sepik Governor, Allan Bird. While presenting the findings, Haihuie gave a brief overview of how TIPNG came about the formulation of the…
The Rita Flynn Sporting complex in the city of Port Moresby was bustling with families and friends, excited fans and athletes this morning as the 2nd round of the Private Companies Netball competition kicked off with great displays of athleticism. President of the Private Companies Netball Association, Julie Mai stated that she is happy with the turnout of participants that had shown and believes that it is a good avenue for people from all over the private sector to network with each other and to create friendships. “It’s good to see that there is a great turnout today. This is…
In a short but significant event this morning Digicel Foundation in partnership with the City Pharmacy Group of Companies Limited, launched a new line of Men of Honour (MOH) merchandise to signal the long-standing partnership between both entities. The Men of Honour is an initiative of the Digicel Foundation aimed at creating a network of men around the country who can collectively advocate on ending violence and shine the light on positive behaviour in their communities. Present to witness the launch was Digicel Group Senior Vice President Lorna McPherson, alongside other members of the Digicel Foundation and Retail Operations Manager…
Minister for Health, HIV and AIDS Dr. Lino Tom, has spoken out on his plan that he has outlined for his ministry for the first 100 days in office. Speaking at the parliament yesterday, he thanked the Marape-Rosso government for giving him the opportunity to take up the ministerial role as it is an integral part of the social sector and contributes to the greater aspect of human development. While giving his ministerial statement he acknowledged his predecessors who had once been custodians of the ministry. “As the population of Papua New Guinea continues to grow at a rate of…
This December will be very eventful for the home grown fashion designers and entrepreneurs who will be taking part in the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority Fashion Festival. The Festival will feature a gathering of cultural and creative intellect, a fusion of indigenous cultures, traditions and modernization. In an emotional address, Founder and Chairperson of the PNGFDW Mrs. Janet Sios stated that they have gone through to a lot of changes since they first stated in 2016 and seeing the support this week at the launch was a dream come true. “Thank you so much to all the sponsors’ representatives that…