Fifty-two public servants from the Rabaul and Gazelle District administrations in East New Britain Province are currently attending a weeklong induction training to familiarize themselves to government processes, procedures and what is required of them as public servants. The induction which kicked off on Monday Oct 24th at St Mary’s Vuvu Secondary School is conducted by the Human Resources division of the ENB provincial administration (ENBPA) with assistance from the Department of Personal Management (DPM). Deputy Provincial Administrator for Corporate Services Mr Marakan Uvano when giving his opening remarks on Monday said the induction program is a mandated responsibility of…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
World Polio Day reminds us of the need to increase childhood immunisation to prevent polio and other serious diseases across Papua New Guinea. This year’s World Polio Day theme is focused on a healthier future for children. By ensuring that children are fully immunised – from birth through to early childhood – they will be well placed to reach their full developmental potential. Polio can cause death or result in life-long disability. It is not curable but can be easily prevented through vaccination. A child who is fully immunised for polio will be protected for life from this debilitating disease.…
The PNG National Research Institute (PNG NRI) will host a seminar on the challenges of state fragility and lessons learned. State fragility refers to fragile states having characteristics that substantially impair their economic and social performance. These include weak governance, limited administrative capacity, chronic humanitarian crises, persistent social tensions, and often, violence or the legacy of armed conflict and civil war. The seminar will be presented by a visiting academic from the Australian National University (ANU) Dr Nematullah Bizhan. Dr Bizhan is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian…
A powerful hurricane made landfall in western Mexico on Sunday, causing heavy rains, flash flooding and landslides. Roslyn, a category 3 hurricane, came ashore in Nayarit state, with maximum winds of 195km/h (120mph). The hurricane has since been downgraded to a tropical cyclone and is expected to dissipate overnight. Images of its aftermath showed flooded roads and upturned vehicles in Nayarit, with collapsed rooves and damaged homes in the worst affected area Tecuala. Further south along the coast in Sayulita, people were pictured wading through and clearing mud from the streets in the area. Flash flooding and power outages also…
The Grand Papua Hotel in Port Moresby is a proud winner of The Luxury Hotel Awards 2022. The Luxury Hotel Awards recognizes and celebrates the hotel industry worldwide, with votes cast by travellers, guests, and industry players. It is the third year the Grand Papua Hotel has entered the Luxury Hotel Awards and we are proud to have been awarded the following: Grand Papua Hotel – Luxury Boutique Hotel – Regional Winner in Australasia “It is another prestigious milestone for the Grand Papua Hotel again this year to be recognized as a world-class Upscale Boutique Hotel providing a high-end product…
Many businesses and individuals are being affected by the increased cost of business and increased cost of living with Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in PNG at 5.5% at the end of the June quarter, and the Bank of PNG (BPNG) forecasting 6.0% inflation for the year 2022. BPNG had forecast inflationary pressures rising in the second quarter and used its monetary policy instruments to address inflation. One of these monetary policy steps taken by BPNG was the increase of the Kina Facility Rate (KFR), which is the monetary policy, signalling rate, by 0.25% in July 2022 to 3.25%. The…
The Oceania Football Federation has begun an investigation into the dismissal of Papua New Guinea’s national women’s team coach, based on allegations that PNGFA’s President, John Kapi Natto, has breached OFC’s Code of Conduct. But against that background, preparations for the team’s historic appearance at the FIFA World Cup Qualifying event next year have begun at last. It’s understood the appointment of a new coach is imminent, but in the mean time 37 players have been called into camp at training centres in Port Moresby, Lae and Madang. The General Secretary and Chief Executive of the PNGFA, Pius Letenge, says…
Both our PNG Kumuls and Santos PNG Orchids are doing well. I am so proud of both teams for representing PNG very well as worthy ambassadors. I have seen the PNG Kumuls promote PNG coffee in the market of the host country. I have also seen the United Nations and United Kingdom Aid support the coffee trade and other trades. Further, I have seen the PNG Orchids doing well in working cohesively with the PNG High Commissioner paying respect as partner ambassadors. As far as sportsmanship is concerned, our players have come a long way and I am confident that…
PNG Dataco Limited will now be providing secure cloud storage solutions to Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) after signing an agreement last week. Through this agreement, PMGH will be using PNG Dataco’s data centre infrastructure to host its hospital data and do cloud services on shore. With the data centre, PNG Dataco bears the risks and responsibilities of maintaining and employing its communication infrastructure, the servers and data storage services which PMGH can lease for a certain period while concentrating more on its core business of providing healthcare services. Traditionally, organisations engage in the costly exercise of having their own…
Under the National Health Plan 2021-2030, Port Moresby General Hospital is now the National Specialist Referral and Teaching Hospital aligning with the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) to train all categories of health workers in the country. The PMGH Board representative Mr Luke Liria said the PMGH Corporate Plan 2022 – 2024 is aligned to the National Health Plan 2021 – 2030 and that the Board is ready to implement the National Health Plan 2021-2030 specifically the: Key Result Area 3: Increasing Access to Affordable Health Services; and Key Result Area 5: Strengthening Health System. “The…