Work on the construction of the West Coast Highway is steadily progressing. As of Thursday 29th of October 700 metres of road had its first coat of prime sealing. Sir Julius Chan emphasized to the contractor China Railway Construction Group and the New Ireland work men that the road works must be of quality and last for a long time. “The election promise by Sir J is taking shape,” said Deputy Governor and Tikana LLG President Sammy Missen. “This is his dream project to make the last, the best .” The West Coast highway begins at Para Junction, all through…
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Papua New Guinea’s HIV prevalence is on the rise, but unless it increases its testing it will be difficult to know the real situation. According to the National Department of Health technical officer, HIV counselling and testing, Mary Daniel, there were less tests done in the past five years which is of concern to NDoH. Starting on Monday this week, Mrs Daniel is co-facilitating a two-week HIV counselling training for 22 HIV counsellors and clinicians. The training is held at Tuhava, outside Port Moresby, and is on the Provider Initiated Counselling and Testing (PICT), one of the three models of…
Football chief and PNG Football Association President John Kapi-Natto has heaped praises for the huge contributions of the never-ending retiring player and PNG Captain Raymond Gunemba for his leadership in steering the PNG national men’s team into the first-ever MSG PM’s Cup grand finals this afternoon in Port Vila, Vanuatu. President Kapi-Natto said: “The leadership which I saw from you in the first match was outstanding and I knew that you will take our Team right through the Semis and through to the Grand final and bring the MSG Cup to PNG for the first time like our Women’s National Team…
Ever since its inception in 1967, the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea (LSPNG) has promoted the indigenous languages of Papua New Guinea through research and advocacy of literacy and language education. The International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022- 2032 has brought these issues to the forefront of our endeavours. Our “Land of a Thousand Tongues” is rapidly transforming into a modern multilingual and multicultural nation, united in its desire for social progress, justice, and prosperity. There are fears, however, that our indigenous languages and cultures may fade, diluted by the unstoppable socio-economic integration and the national English-based education system.…
New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan along with his brother Michael Chan marked 28 years of their father’s passing by visiting his grave in Sydney. Late Pak Chin passed away on the 28th of September 1994. In passing their well wishes a staff member from Sir J’s Port Moresby office wrote, “Today Marks 28 years of your beloved Father’s passing. Not most people on Earth remember & honor their parents though in their death. You have truly been a great blessing to your parents, family , colleagues and those around you. You have fulfilled one of the commandments in the…
Air Niugini Destinations Loyalty Program continues to increase its program partners as it welcomes back on board Axellerate Sports. Axellerate Sports is offering members of Air Niugini’s loyalty program the opportunity to earn and redeem Destinations points for specified products. Items include wheeled luggage bag, travel gear bag, runners, polo shirts, trucker caps, soccer balls, rugby league balls and netballs. Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer, Mr Bruce Alabaster welcomed back Axellerate Sports to the program highlighting the need to have a variety of avenues for members to earn and redeem points. “The Destinations Program now has a total 10 corporate…
Hurricane Ian has ploughed into Florida’s Gulf Coast with catastrophic force, assaulting the state with howling winds, torrential rain and a treacherous surge of ocean surf. About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate south-west Florida. The category four storm was heading inland, where it was expected to weaken, but residents in central Florida could still experience hurricane-force winds. Before making its way through the Gulf of Mexico to Florida, Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday, killing two people and bringing down the country’s electrical grid. Ian is one of the most powerful storms on record to hit…
Coolio, known for his ’90s hit “Gangsta’s Paradise” from the movie Dangerous Minds, died on Sept. 28 in Los Angeles. He was 59. TMZ was first to report the news of the rapper’s passing. Coolio’s manager Jarez Posey confirmed Coolio’s death to NBC News, stating, “As far as what I know now is that he was at a friend’s house and was in his bathroom. ” Jarez said Coolio died of a suspected heart attack, but no official cause of death has been confirmed. Per TMZ, when Coolio didn’t respond to his name being called, his friend went inside the bathroom and found him unresponsive on…
Nearly one million people in PNG have some form of disability, with only two percent having access to public services, says Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) Secretary Dr. Mange Matui. “Out of the 976, 500 estimated persons with disability, 30,000 people have hearing impairment,” Dr. Matui said. He said it was a wake-up call for government officers to know such vital facts to enable them to develop suitable policies and programs that can also impact the lives of these people. Dr. Matui was speaking at a workshop that marked the International Sign Languages Day on the 23rd of September…
In response to the National Newspaper’s cover story on Wednesday, 28 September 2022, we would like to reiterate Nambawan Super Limited’s (NSL) position on the proposed privatization of the State Owned Enterprise, Telikom PNG Limited (Telikom). At this point in time NSL has not made any commitment to purchase shares in Telikom. We will only do so after we have reviewed the investment through our established processes and have deemed the venture to be beneficial to our Members. We congratulate Telikom’s Management and staff on their successful performance this year in generating a profit of K28 million and delivering a…