At around 11:30am Sunday morning, the 111 ambulance operations center received multiple calls about a motor vehicle incident on the Hiri-Tano Hwy about 100m west of Laloki hospital. Five ambulances, including a paramedic unit, and two emergency nurse units were dispatched to the scene. A total of 7 patients required treatment including four with serious injuries. All patients were transported to Port Moresby General Hospital. A total of 4 patients were the transported to hospital by St John and 3 by ambulance of Laloki hospital. However, it was frustrating for ambulance crews when bystanders forcefully remove patients from a vehicle…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
Report any illegal power connection, either done by individuals in residential areas or done by business houses and get rewarded for reporting it. That is the word from PNG Power Limited (PPL) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Obed Batia when announcing the power company’s new initiative that would work both ways; reward people that report illegal connection and safeguard the power company from more illegal activities that drain its revenues. The new initiative- the External Reward Program called ‘Pawa Tokaut,’ will see PPL reward any individual who reports any illegal power connection with cash rewards. Mr. Batia said the new…
NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu said two people were reportedly killed in a fight between the Helas and Eastern highlanders in Erima yesterday. Mr Ikumu said, the two groups mobilized and exchanged projectiles resulting in some injuries, before police intervened and stopped the fighting. He said the NCD Homicide unit is now investigating these reported killings, but the community leaders must also step in to assist the police in their investigations. Mr Ikumu said the leaders on both sides of the conflict must identify the suspects involved in the killings and bring them to the police. The Metsup and his…
City Pharmacy Limited (CPL) is proud to support the national women’s rugby league team, the Santos PNG Orchids in their World Cup campaign with a donation of health and hygiene packs. As the country’s largest retail organisation, CPL started its journey as the City Pharmacy chain providing primary healthcare support to communities across the country. Head of Pharmacy Mr Pradeep Panda when presenting the hygiene packs to the team said: “We all know how vital good health and hygiene is for everyone and especially for female athletes. CPL therefore prides itself on supplying only the best healthcare products,” said Mr…
In a major blow for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a huge explosion early Saturday severely damaged the only bridge connecting the annexed Crimean Peninsula with the Russian mainland, crimping a key supply route for Moscow’s faltering war in Ukraine. The blast collapsed part of the roadway on the Kerch Strait road-and-rail bridge – opened by Putin himself in 2018 – images and video from the scene showed. At least three people were killed in the explosion, Russian officials said, citing preliminary information. The exact cause of the blast at Europe’s longest bridge is yet to be confirmed. Russian officials said a truck exploded, causing Crimea-bound sections of…
A fire has damaged the enigmatic statues on Easter Island, with some of the charring said to be irreparable. An unknown number of the stone-carved statues have been affected by the blaze, Chile’s cultural heritage undersecretary said. Easter Island has nearly 1,000 of the megaliths, known as moai. They have oversized heads and generally stand about 4m (13ft) high. They were carved by a Polynesian tribe more than 500 years ago. The fire, which broke out on Monday, affected nearly 60 hectares (148 acres), cultural heritage official Carolina Perez Dattari tweeted. It is reported to have been started deliberately, and…
The Santos PNG Orchids will depart for England on Wednesday 12 October to prepare for the Women’s Rugby League World Cup (RLWC), which kicks off on Monday 1 November. PNG-based players and staff will depart Port Moresby on Monday 10 October to join their Australia based counterparts in Brisbane, and the full squad will travel together to the UK. The Orchids will conduct their pre-tournament training camp in Leeds, where they will be based for the duration of the event, and will play a warm-up match against English Women’s Grand Finalists York City Knights on Thursday 20 October. The Orchids…
Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) confirms that it received an additional K30 million from the State on Friday, 7 October 2022, towards the settlement of its rental arrears owed to the Members of Nambawan Super. This brings the total amount paid by the State to K82 million. Representatives from the Departments of Finance and Treasury have signed a Letter of Agreement committing to paying the outstanding balance of K90 million in a series of monthly payments starting in November. Nambawan Super Chairman, Mr Reg Monagi said, “We are pleased to have received the second payment of K30 million and we thank…
Ten people have died after a huge explosion at a petrol station in the Republic of Ireland. Four men, three women, a teenage boy and girl and a younger girl were killed, said gardaí (Irish police). The blast happened at the Applegreen service station in the County Donegal village of Creeslough on Friday. It destroyed the building and a section of an apartment block, with police saying the evidence gathered so far suggested it was a tragic accident. Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin described the explosion as an “enormous trauma”. “The entire nation is shocked at what has happened,”…
Effective management, eradication, and prevention of invasive species in the Pacific Islands region require a robust, coordinated, and collaborative regional approach. This was the resounding message and commitment made by over 100 representatives from across the Pacific region at the inaugural Pacific Ecological Security Conference (PESC) that took place from October 3-5 in Palau. The conference was hosted by the Government of Palau, the East-West Center, The Pacific Community (SPC), the Global Environment Facility, the Nature Conservancy, the US Office of Insular Affairs, and the US Forest Service. Biosecurity experts, development partners, regional organizations, agricultural and natural resource managers, researchers,…