As part of continually improving accessibility and services to its members, the National Superannuation Fund, Nasfund, has opened its second Client Service Centre in Lae, Morobe Province. Located on Malekula Street, this centre provides easy access for members within Lae city’s main market and surrounding areas – which includes our members in the Finance & Banking, Manufacturing & Construction, Tourism & Hospitality, Retail, and MSME sectors. Job Inimup, a Nasfund member for over 20 years, employed by Markharm Culverts, was given the honor of opening the new service centre, to signal the start of operations. The occasion was witnessed by…
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The New Ireland Government will be hosting the countries 47th Independence Celebrations on the West Coast of New Ireland, Lasiliba this Friday 16th September. It will be a privilege and an honour for the people of New Ireland and West coast to spend Independence day with one of our country’s remaining founding Fathers, Last Man Standing and Governor of New Ireland, Sir Julius Chan. On the occasion Sir J will also officially open the first 500 meters of sealed West Coast Highway to kick start the first phase of 5km of the road sealing. The West coast is a total…
Recent times have been tough for humanity, the world has been in a turbulent state, facing multiple crisis’s that require complex solutions, people all over the globe are overwhelmed by unrest, fronting illness, conflict, and disaster. A shift of direction is crucial, to avoid further deprivations and injustices, warns the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The newly launched 2021/22 Human Development Report (HDR) by UNDP, spotlights the continuous uncertainty that affects us in unprecedented ways, and argues that in the end, working towards shared goals and doubling down on human development are critical to creating a future in which we…
Cricket in Papua New Guinea has come far in the last 10 years. It used to exist on raw talent, passion and little else. Now, the men’s and women’s national teams are professional outfits that both sit inside the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) top-20 ranked T20 teams. Cricket PNG is about to receive a funding injection in partnership with Cricket Australia and the Australian government. Over the next 12 months, the funding will be rolled out to further develop the sport and strengthen ties with Australia as part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s ramped-up engagement in the Pacific. Pauke Siaka giggles at the…
A two-day National Climate Change Summit concluded successfully in Port Moresby today, reaffirming Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) climate change adaptation and mitigation priorities. This was the second Summit following the first in 2021. Facilitated by the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA), the Summit was regarded as a momentous occasion to identify key challenges and opportunities of addressing climate change in the country. The Summit also focused on strengthening coordination roles amongst stakeholders, promote private sector engagement in climate finance, and re-affirm climate action priorities and guidance from stakeholders for Government consideration. Participated at the Summit were Heads of Agencies,…
MY COUNTRY MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN On behalf of my spouse Rachael and my children, it gives me great pleasure to address the Nation as we celebrate 47 years of our coming of age as an Independent Nation. This occasion provides yet again, that opportunity for us to reflect on our development achievements and challenges over the past 46 years and re-chart a meaningful course for progress in the ensuing years and beyond. Before I proceed, let’s all give thanks to the Merciful and Almighty God for His continued presence and guidance upon us over the past 46 years. MY…
Nambawan Super members will continue to benefit from K50 off the cost of their one-way ticket when flying with PNG Air. This follows the renewal of a Discount Partnership Agreement this week between Nambawan Super and PNG Air in Port Moresby. Nambawan Super CEO Mr Paul Sayer said: “We are pleased that this discount can be offered to more than 200,000 of our members across the country, when they choose to travel with PNG Air for work or a holiday”. “We encourage all our Nambawan Super members including those in Retirement Savings and Choice Super, to use the discount when…
This week in Kokopo the Businesses for Health (B4H) TB project partnered with leading businesses to address PNG’s ongoing Tuberculosis crisis. Even though drugs that eradicate TB have been around since 1944, worldwide 1.5 million people still died of the illness in 2020. TB has been in PNG a long time. In the 1930s it was the largest cause of death at the Nonga hospital in East New Britain. In 2022, TB remains the most common reason for admission to hospital both in ENB and at the Port Moresby General Hospital in the National Capital. T his year PNG will…
Prime Minister James Marape, MP has welcomed King Charles III as the Head of State of Papua New Guinea at the Proclamation Ceremony held at the Parliament House yesterday. In his speech before the Governor-General His Excellency Sir Bob Dadae proclaimed King Charles III as the King of Papua New Guinea, he said as he watched the developments in the United Kingdom on Friday, 8th of September 2022, (PNG Time), and knew we would be witnessing some historic events happening in the life of our country as an Independent State and a member of the Realm of the Commonwealth. Prime…
A preparatory Games Workshop for Team Papua New Guinea (Team PNG) was held at the Gateway Hotel on Saturday 10th September by the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC). The workshop covered analysis of Team PNG’s performance at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games and 2022 Commonwealth Games, and preparations for the upcoming 2023 Pacific Games (PG2023) in the Solomon Islands scheduled for November . With a total of 27 sports highlighted for Team PNG national representative selection opportunities, the workshop has provided an avenue for both the PNGOC and the respective National Federations to set out very clear strategic planning…