A new ban on street cooking in Port Moresby has vendors worried about their future. Elis Tumu sells street food for a living and said she doesn’t know where she’ll earn money for her family. “I don’t have a husband, I have two young boys … I am worried about my life and the future of my two boys,” she said. The local government said the ban will improve public health but there’s questions over its legality. Allan Mana, president of Papua New Guinea’s law society, said there’s no provisions in the current law to validate the ban. “There are…
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Under its Rural Electrification program, the Rabaul District Administration continues to pump more money into making electricity more accessible to people in the communities. A recently approved RE project at the cost of K100, 000 will cover Iawakaka ward, Clifton resettlement ward 5 in Rabaul Urban LLG and Kuraip ward in Gazelle District. Under the public-private-partnership arrangement, BTK Constructions is being engaged to construct and rollout the programme in Rabaul district under the district services improvement program while the PNG Power is the regulator. District Architect Nathan Midian when giving an update on the project said 10 poles and an…
Only Darren Lockyer and Cameron Smith wore the green and gold more times than Mal Meninga, so when the Kangaroos coach talks about making the Australian jersey the pinnacle, his words come with authority and authenticity. The only man to have made four Kangaroo tours, Meninga played 46 Test maches between 1982 and 1994, and later enjoyed unprecedented success as Queensland Origin coach before taking over from Tim Sheens as coach of the national side in 2015. Meninga has made no secret of his desire to see the green and gold jumper regain its status as the most prestigious honour…
The Grand Opening of the upgraded state of the art Kavieng Airport has been deferred by a week to the 27th of October. The New Ireland Government and National Airports Corporation understands that parliament will still be in session on the 20th of October thus to ensure availability of all Chief guests the deferment has been made. The Airport celebration organizing committee which comprises representatives of National Airports Corporation and the New Ireland Government said “ The 27th has been chosen primarily because it will ensure most of our dignitaries and development partners will be available to attend this event.”…
Lae City FC returns to round three of the National Conference Soccer League Northern Conference on Saturday fielding a little less known side who stuck through the last two rounds. Lae City FC head Coach Bob Morris said today, the return of 9 of its core players from the victorious MSG Prime Minister Cup in Vanuatu boosts the side. Morris said but he believes maintaining the young boys who stood out the last two opening rounds add value to create combinations that is needed to build the team. The new boys including Jeremy Bart, Elijah Kamak, Karodin Robert and Gabby…
Prime Minister James Marape visited the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission on Tuesday 11th September 2022 to introduce and install the new Chairman Hon. Saki Soloma, making the visit to CLRC, a first by any Prime Minister of PNG. The visit also saw the Prime Minister praise the Commission for the work it had been doing in reforming and updating our laws and also signaled the important task for CLRC in the lead up the country’s 50 years of nationhood in 2025. “The next two years is important and this office will be at the forefront in driving the reform…
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon. Richard Marles MP, will visit Papua New Guinea from 12 October to 14 October. This is the Deputy Prime Minister’s first visit to Papua New Guinea since assuming office and is an important opportunity to reaffirm our close and enduring friendship with Papua New Guinea following National Elections held in both countries this year. During the visit, the Deputy Prime Minister will meet with key Papua New Guinean Ministers and officials including Prime Minister the Hon. James Marape, Deputy Prime Minister the Hon. John Rosso, Foreign Minister the Hon. Justin…
The Madang Jack’s of Papua New Guinea assisted the Madang Mayors 9’s pre-season cup with K5,000 in cash to sponsor the event as the game prepares to go into its finals this weekend. Madang Town Mayor, Peter Yalsi Masia said they were privileged to get assistance from Jack’s of PNG Madang to be part of this event as this is the first time a business house in Madang town has given such an amount in cash to support Madang rugby league. Mayor Masia stressed that, even though Jack’s of PNG is new in Madang they have indicated that they have…
The Rotary Club of Port Moresby will be hosting their Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) next week. The Rotary Club is a not for profit organization whose current projects include the Family Sexual Violence Unit, School desk distribution and wheelchair donation etc. Rotary engages in projects do to with provision of clean water, sanitation, hygiene, support education and fighting disease. After a two-year hiatus thanks to Covid-19, RYLA will be hosted at Emmaus Conference Haus at Don Bosco Technical Institute along Taurama Road. From Monday 17 October to Friday 21 October 2022. The program will be attended by 30 participants…
The country is experiencing yet another COVID-19 surge since the beginning of the month of September, 2022. A total number of 109 positive cases were reported in the last 7 days (3rd – 9th September). Said the Deputy Pandemic Controller Dr Daoni Esorom. Cases have been reported in all the provinces with the highest cases reported from NCD with 29 cases followed by Southern Highlands Province 12, Enga 9, Hela 6, Western Highlands 4, Eastern Highlands 3 and West Sepik 2. Central, Jiwaka, Morobe, New Ireland and Western all reported 1 case each. There were no reports of deaths in…