Rural aid posts and health centres in the West New Britain Province have been suffering from an acute shortage of medicine and medical supplies to aid posts and health centres for a while now. Mrs. Veronica Tony, the Gasmata LLG women’s representative stated that the shortage of medicine had begun in 2022 and the WNB Provincial Health Authority still have not done anything about the issue. Mrs. Tony told PNG HAUSBUNG the WNB PHA indicated that they have contractors that were supposed to be moving medicine to respective districts but have not done so as yet. Tony added that the…
Author: Philip SAPAU
Schools in West New Britain (WNB) will have now up until week 10 going towards the end of this month December, by Friday next week, all schools should close down. The WNB Provincial Education Board is reminding schools particularly in the province as they are nearing closure for the school year to maintain control, especially the school board of management and the teachers ensuring that schools end well without any problems during the graduation period. One parent Mrs. Nancy Rebon told PNG HUSBUNG that due to all the law-and-order issues, schools should go straight to all the main parts of…
Kimbe police have arrested more than 15 young people from Kavutu village at the Hoskins LLG, following the burning and destruction of a government vehicle belonging to Hoskins LLG and also for brutally attacking a senior officer who is currently at Kimbe General Hospital sustaining serious injuries to his body. Police moved into the area on Monday and arrested more than 15 youths, some of whom were place at the new Hoskins police cell and Baluma Police Station. The relatives of the person who attacked the senior government officer, from Galewale village in Hoskins went on a rampage in Kavutu…
Towards the end of this week and next week, students involved in any criminal activities during the holidays or just before their graduation will have to be very careful. WNB PPC Superintendent Peter Barkie told PNG HAUSBUNG in hi warning to students that they will be treated the same as other criminals who commit offences. Students should avoid moving around in towns carrying with them metal items such as screw drivers, small knives, and scissors. PPC Barkie said that these are some items that young people carry with them; when there are small fights in town, they use them as…
The people in Ulamona, West New Britain (WNB) are being evacuated and moved to the Kabaya Care Center after Mt. Ulawun erupted just 48 hours ago. According to the Ward Councilor Member Mr. Christine Luvani, Mt Ulawun has reputed very badly in the last 48 hours. Mr. Luvani told PNG Hausbung that due to the current heat and dust from the eruption of the volcano, people are currently evacuating the area. The elderly were the first to move out to the care center. All surrounding villages are following the same procedure. Apart from the Kabaya Care Center, they are also…
The New Britain Highway is no longer safe with local armed criminals dominating the roads by vehicle hold-ups. New Britain highway is located in West New Britain linking over 30 local areas into the main town, Kimbe Town. Locals travel to access basic services and needs available in town. On 18th October a highway bus was held up at Galai 2 on the New Britain Highway by these unknown local criminals gaining control of the vehicle and maneuvered it off road. The passenger’s properties were stripped from them and they received multiple serious stab wounds. Furthermore, an elderly woman was…
While many around the country look forward to commemorating independence, authorities in West New Britain are working towards ascertaining the amount of damage done following the reported eruption of Mt. Ulawun in the early hours of this morning. This is according to PNG HAUSBUNG reporter on the ground in West New Britain observation report this morning. “Around 3am-4am this morning, villages in the Mera Mera Constituency, in the East Nakanai LLG were awoken by 6.5 magnitude tremors in the aftermath of the eruption where it is believed to have been categorized as a category 2 eruption.” “The WNB Provincial Disaster…