Alternative Prime Minister Nominee and Member for Finschhafen Rainbo Paita is calling for an independent inquiry by ICAC and the Ombudsman Commission into the Government’s actions to transfer funds outside of the budgetary appropriation approved by the National Parliament. Mr Paita expressed serious concerns regarding the actions of the Prime Minister and the Treasurer following the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated to the people of Gulf Province. “In his statement, Governor Sir Chris Haiveta outlined how a Department of Treasury warrant (warrant 07.02 dated 8 July 2024) approved the release of K60 million to the Enga Provincial Government (EPG) was…
Author: Paula David
Frustrated landowners of the Papua Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in Gulf Province are requesting that the government reallocate the K60 million allocated for Business Development Grants to Gulf LO’s. Dominic Evere, Chairman of MEPO Holdings Ltd. and Papua LNG announced that K120 million, of which K60 million was allocated for in the 2024 National Budget, would be granted as a Business Development Grant to the Gulf Papua LNG landowners. The K60 million, he claimed, was budgeted and accessible for the landowners of Papua LNG to engage in economic prospects. However, he added they were shocked to learn that the funds…
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supported a five-day workshop on community-level sustainable land use planning in Lae from July 8-13. The workshop was led by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Forests for Certain: Forests for Life! (FORCERT) and was attended by representatives from national and provincial level government departments and NGOs. Participants shared best practices in sustainable land use planning, including integrating traditional knowledge, working within existing structures, and applying sustainable land-use approaches at the community level. The workshop was held as part of USAID’s ongoing partnership with the Department of Lands and Physical Planning…
Air Niugini’s PX100 cabin crew on the morning flight of Wednesday 17th July, acted swiftly to extinguish the smoke and fire from a damaged mobile phone battery belonging to a passenger and evacuated all 63 passengers. The Board and Management of Air Niugini are very grateful that there were no injuries from this incident. They commended the crew’s actions. This shows the high standard of training and experience of our staff. Air Niugini CEO Gary Seddon said, “our cabin crew are first and foremost safety professionals.” “They are well trained to deal with situations such as a fire in the…
Rugby League in PNG has received an enormous boost with the news that Digicel PNG, will televise the NRL Bid Academy Tournament on TVWAN 3 on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July. The tournament, which will take place in Goroka, will see the eyes of the PNG Rugby League world focused on the best school-based U19 males and U18 females in the country showcasing their skills. As part of this historic outcome for the sport, Digicel PNG will televise 16 of the 22 matches in the tournament. Coverage will begin at 9am on Saturday 20th, with eight male and female…
Investing in human capital development is a day-one priority for the Member for Samarai-Murua, Isi Henry Leonard who recently announced the allocation of K1.7million for Samarai-Murua students School Fee Program. Since the roll-out of the program in 2018, they have paid out K9.7million for the School Fee Program for all students from the Samarai-Murua District alone in the Milne Bay Province. “If you want to bring development, you must first and foremost empower your people.” “You must train the next generation” “They must be skilled, knowledgeable and equipped with the experience and knowledge that they will now use to bring…
NSW halves Jarome Luai and Mitchell Moses have combined to lead the Blues to a drought-breaking State of Origin series victory over Queensland. The pair stepped up with Wednesday night’s decider hanging in the balance, Luai producing a piece of individual brilliance to break the game open as NSW claimed a 14-4 victory. With his team trailing 4-2 in the 64th minute, the NSW five-eighth slid through the Maroons defensive line before linking up with centre Bradman Best to cross for the opening try of the game. Moses then put the match beyond doubt when he sliced through the Maroons…
A multi-agency delegation made up of representatives from the White House National Security Council, the State Department, the Department of Defense, and USAID arrived in Port Moresby on Sunday led by Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). During their visit, the delegates will meet with PNG government officials, heads of other diplomatic missions, business leaders, civil society groups, and students. The delegates will highlight the range of ongoing areas of cooperation between the United States and Papua New Guinea that both countries discussed at the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit in 2022 and the U.S. Pacific Islands…
The Premier Soccer League Round 2 matches at the PNG Football Stadium saw the United Highlands FC outmatch Lae City FC 2-1 on Saturday 13th July in Port Moresby. Coming out from a draw in the first round against Port Moresby Strikers, the United Highlands FC registered their first win this weekend against top team Lae City FC. Both teams showed promising football work when trying to score at first half of the game but kept the score board zero points all at first half. The visitors, Lae City FC showed more ball possession in the first half, more goal…
In ensuring that Port Moresby General Hospital continues to deliver its goals in the National Health Plan and National Health Service Standards 2021-2030, a 3-day workshop was held, dedicated to the reviewing of the 2024 midyear clinical performance and overall implementation of the 2022-2024 Corporate Plan. The focus of the third day will be on the development of the 5 years, 2025 to 2030, Corporate Plan. Day 1 began on Wednesday 10th July, on a high note at the Holiday Inn with the focus on presentations by the coordinators of each clinical departments in regard to how they have performed…