A joyous moment for students and teachers of Vula’a Rivilina Elementary School in the Hula village, Rigo District of Central province after receiving their newly built double classroom donated by John Swire & Sons Ltd (Swire) through the Swire Philanthropic Fund. John Swire & Sons Ltd is a privately held company with a long association with PNG through its shipping arm, Swire Shipping, and for the last 50 years as a major shareholder in flag-carrying local conglomerate, Steamships Trading Company Ltd. Finance Director of Steamships, Michael Scantlebury, shared that this project was a collaboration between Steamships staff and concerned members…
Author: Paula David
In the wake of Queensland legend Cameron Smith’s decision to step down from his role as an assistant with the Maroons, head coach Billy Slater has paid tribute to what he believes is an unmatched contribution to the Origin side. After playing a record 42 games for the state representative side between 2003-17, Smith helped mastermind Queensland’s back-to-back series victories over the past two years as Slater’s right-hand man. Across 48 games as both a player and assistant coach, Smith enjoyed a remarkable 62.5 percent winning rate over New South Wales, experiencing victory in 13 of the 17 series he…
The Health Minister Dr. Lino Tom recently announced the government’s commitment to co-host the Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination with the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance- APLMA on 6-7th of June in Port Moresby city. “Hosting the Leaders’ Summit will be a timely opportunity for countries in the Asia Pacific Region to share its achievements, renew political will and address challenges to achieving elimination by 2030,” said Dr. Tom. This high-level forum will be aligned under Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) Vision 2050 as well as the theme for the National Health Plan 2021-2030: Leaving no-one behind is everybody’s…
The Broncos NRL squad’s meeting with Tom Brady and an all-time touchdown clutch catch from the NFL legend to Broncos sensation Reece Walsh has gone viral, a month out from the NRL’s historic season opener in Vegas. The full squad, NRLW stars and key football and club personnel met and were photographed with Brady before his speaking event in Brisbane, as part of an exclusive brand promotional partnership, on the eve of the club’s US trip. 21 year old Walsh, who was born the same year Brady won his first Super Bowl with the Patriots, took part in a one-on-one…
The people of Tuonumbu village will soon have their very own school after the Education Department gave the approval. Tuonumbu Village is one of the biggest villages in the Yangoru-Saussia District of East Sepik Province situated along the Sepik Highway. Minister for International Trade and Investment & Yangoru-Saussia MP, Richard Maru said, many kids who travel to the nearby school take up t 6hours to a day to reach the school and is an exhausting journey for the kids. “The distance exhausts the kids, and their academic performance are not as good as it used to be in the old…
As the 2024 academic year commenced on Monday, Vunakanau Primary School in the East New Britain province experienced a slow start of enrolments for the first day of school. Head Teacher Mr. Steven Taharin told PNG HAUSBUNG there was a good turn up for continuing students but with the new enrolments, they only saw less than 100 students register. “Today, we just enrolled the new intakes and the continuing students and about 80+ students came in.” He added, they are expecting more students to enrol during the week especially, the inclusion of grade 1 students and grade 3 students to…
Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Rabbitohs recruit Jack Wighton have been cleared to make early returns from suspension but the pair will still miss the historic opening round in Las Vegas. Waerea-Hargreaves, Wighton and Raiders centre Sebastian Kris successfully applied to have representative fixtures they were expected to be selected for included as part of bans imposed before the end of the 2023 season. However, Waerea-Hargreaves will be unavailable for the Roosters’ historic opening round match against the Broncos at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, while Wighton will be a spectator when South Sydney play Manly. Kris and Waerea-Hargreaves will…
The Port Moresby General Hospital have hired 98 nurses on Short-Term Contract through the Office of the Director Nursing Services to assist with the shortage of manpower in the nursing division and contribute towards quality patient care. According to CEO, Dr Paki Molumi, currently the nursing manpower is at 800 and PMGH requires 3,000 nurses to effectively provide quality patient care. “We cannot provide quality patient care with this number. Patient care is compromised. Hence the recruitment of STC to fill the gaps. The contract is for 6 months only. We will be working with the Department of Personnel Management…
The Port Moresby General Hospital board, management and staff kick started the year with a dedication service and the distribution of its Annual Implementation Plan (AIP). The AIP is a compilation of all key action plans and initiatives that are planned for implementation in 2024 by all work unit of PMGH in order to achieve the Corporate Plan 2022-2024. This momentous occasion was held on Friday in the presence of distinguished guests from the National Department of Health, NCDPHA, Central PHA, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and others. Deputy Secretary, Public Health Division Mr. Ken Wai, highlighted the…
With the commitment to provide quality and accessible education to ensure that all children go to school and no child is left behind, no school fees or project fees are to be charged in the national education system in 2024. Under the Government Tuition Fee Subsidy (GTFS) Policy in 2024, the Marape/Rosso Government has allocated K850.935 million to pay for School Fees and Project Fees. This is from Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra who said, NO school administration or governing board is to refuse any child from enrolling in school or attend classes for non-payment of any form of fees.…