PNG can expect Vodafone to be a true partner and a catalyst for change with the aim at empowering people, improving and enriching PNG lives, with this, they have committed a total of K5million into education alone. Vodafone PNG Chairperson Ms. Kalpana Lal said, they are indeed excited to be here and are thrilled to announce a K5million education fund to lend a helping hand to students who aspire to study technology and contribute to nation building. “We will work with relevant authorities to announce further details in the coming weeks and we will continue to support local communities, as…
Author: Paula DAVID
The Digicel Cup competition was deferred by a week and now set to will kick off with round one at the different allocated venues on the 24th of April 2022. According to PNGRFL Competition Manager Ora Gairo, due to the Easter week and flights been fully booked, the organisation had a lot of preparations to handle before they kick start the competition. Digicel Cup Vice President Lorna McPherson said, Digicel PNG who is the proud sponsor of the semi-professional league competition since 2011 will remain committed to support the development of rugby league in PNG and continue to support and…
Buk Bilong Pikini (BbP) celebrated its 15 years of delivering Early Childhood Education (ECE) services all across the country. Executive Officer Leanne Resson said, it has been a humbling and rewarding experience to be part of this team. She added that the program has impacted thousands of children who are now performing well above standard at school and are well equipped with solid foundations allowing them to excel further at school. Buk Bilong Pikinini has a total of 20 Library Learning Centers in the country and 11 in Port Moresby with the mission to help increase literacy rates and improve…
The Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) in partnership with BCFW together with other partners, launched the “Leadership Matters: Benchmarking Women in Business Leadership in the Pacific” report today at the Stanley Hotel in POM. The report aims to provide data and guidance for private sector businesses and organisations. Civil society development partners and governments to develop in business and ultimately, women’s leadership in all aspects of society. Executive Director of BCFW Evonne Kennedy added that, PNG has one of the lowest rates of gender equality in the world and not only is this bad for women and girls but also…
Graduating with his diploma in Business Management during the Port Moresby Business College 35th graduation ceremony held at the Sir John Guise Stadium last Friday, Hosea Manas said he wished his mother was there to witness his special day. Hosea comes from a mixed parentage of East New Britain and East Sepik and is also a father to a beautiful little girl. He said it was really tough especially coping with parent-life and schooling at the same time. “Doing my studies and coming back home to being a father was quite a handful for me to deal with but it…
Friday 1st April 2022 marked the 35th graduation ceremony for the 2021 graduating class of Port Moresby Business College at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby. Port Moresby Business College Principal Mrs Carmela Mokulabeta congratulated the 539 graduands on completing their respective diploma courses. She said it is only fitting to celebrate the 2 years of hard work and effort each student has put in to make it this far. “Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was not easy for the students and the teaching staff of Port Moresby Business College but they all pulled through and have…
Being the first university in the Pacific to have a 3D technology called the Anatomage Table, president of the Divine Word University Fr Philip Gibbs says he is proud that his students now have the privilege to have such technology to work with. He said normally at a medical school, they use corpses most especially of pigs where they learn to operate on them but at some stage they have to start working on human bodies. Fr Gibbs said that it is very difficult to find human bodies to work with especially in PNG because families don’t like to donate…
Isolated rural elementary and primary schools in Sogeri especially those far from road access will by the end of this month or the first week of May receive books through the Sogeri Hikers & Adventures “Book Drive”. Founder for Sogeri Hikers & Adventures Mr Kevin Rau said, after his first donation to Kododa, he saw a great need for books for schools up in Sogeri including Iarowari Technical Secondary School where his team will have a 3day hike to deliver the books. “You can help by donating new or gentle used (age appropriate) children books for preschool to grade 10”.…
The UPNG ENB Students Association will be hosting its’ first mini ENB Night for the year to raise funds towards their end of year Book Drive Project and also towards supporting the welfare of the ENB students on campus. UPNG ENB Students Association President Mr Joachim Lolok said the Night is scheduled for the 22nd of April at Club Illusions and all are welcome to come and support the cause. “Due to the result of most students back home not making it into tertiary institutions; the funds raised will go towards transporting the books over to ENB after receive them…
Little Franko Barnabas only 10 years of age from Lese Oalai, a small village in Gulf province went missing around 2:30pm on Thursday 24th of March 2022 at Gordons in the Nation’s Capital. Jenny Toivita the mother of the missing boy says she brought in her 3 sons from the village because they were sick and took them to Gerehu General Hospital to seek medical treatment however it has only been two weeks into her visit and she has lost her son. Ms Toivata said they are simple village folks and her kids know very little of the city and…