Growing up, Susan Alape watched her father take daily medication. In high school, Susan resolved to become a nurse so she could provide support for her father and others like him. After graduating from Pacific Adventist University, Susan realized her goal of becoming a nurse. With 5 years’ experience, Susan joined UNFPA and Burnet Institute’s Faculty Development Programme. She completed the first module on evidence-based practice in 2022. “I was referred to the course by one of the Maternal and Child Health Coordinators for National Capital District Provincial Health Authority, who said I should try it out,” said Susan, after…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
PNG Fashion Week Limited through its economic arm, Miss Papua New Guinea has launched its second shop, this time an international branch in Brisbane, Australia which is a first for the business and a very first for the nation in this industry. The shop which specializes in selling locally designed clothing and local arts and craft is looking forward to serving the demand for Papua New Guinean made items in Australia and the surrounding international community. According to PNG Fashion Week Director Ms Philma Kelegai, the Brisbane branch located at 28/198 Adelaide Street, Anzac Square, Brisbane CDB, will provide an…
Coral Sea Hotels, which includes the Coral Sea Hotels nationwide, and the Grand Papua Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals; is the PNGAFF’s exclusive hospitality partner for 2023. According to Coral Sea Hotels General Manager, Peter Laigaard Jensen, Coral Sea Hotels has been a long-term supporter of the sporting ambitions of PNG, through the support of PNG AFFF. “We were there for the Pacific Games in 2015 as a major sponsor, and we have always welcomed sports officials and players at our establishments”, commented Mr. Jensen. “Sport is an important part of community living in PNG, and our representatives bring…
An agreement has been signed to allow more Papua New Guineans in the informal sector to save for retirement through the National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund). Nasfund signed a partnership with MiBank, to develop a member onboarding software, which will be used by MiBank agents and Nasfund officers to register citizens through the Fund’s Eda Supa product. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for an initial 2 year period, was signed today by Nasfund Acting Chief Executive Officer Rajeev Sharma, and MiBank Chief Executive Officer Tony Westaway. According to Nasfund Acting CEO Rajeev Sharma, this is exciting for the Fund, as it…
U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security Program representatives conducted a capacity-building seminar on port security audits in Port Moresby from February 13-16, 2023. The United States Embassy Port Moresby assisted the U.S. Coast Guard to organize a program for more than 40 Papua New Guinea port security officials. “The U.S. Coast Guard has worked directly with the Department of Transport to tailor this seminar to the needs that were identified by Papua New Guinea. The knowledge gained from this seminar will be used by ports around the country to enhance their port security programs, thus enhancing the security of worldwide…
Papua New Guinea’s latest corruption score is a damning indictment of the government’s failure to properly fund anti-corruption agencies and it confirms PNG as one of the most corrupt country in the world. The recently published Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) shows PNG’s ranking has dropped six places from 124th to 130th out of 180 countries . PNG’s CPI index score which is based on public sector corruption has dropped from 31 in 2021 to 30 in 2022. “Corruption is costing Papua New Guinea billions of Kina every year”, says Campaign Manager Eddie Tanago. “It is ruining our economy…
St Helens contingent of England World Cup representatives are hoping to make amends for their semi-final exit against a Samoa-stacked Panthers side in Saturday’s World Club Challenge. Jack Welsby, Tommy Makinson, Morgan Knowles, Matty Lees and Joe Batchelor were all involved in England’s heart-breaking World Cup campaign, which was ended by a Stephen Crichton extra time field goal at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium. Crichton and Panthers team-mates Jarome Luai, Brian To’o, Spencer Leniu, Taylan May and Izack Tago were members of the Samoa squad which created history by reaching the World Cup final, losing 30-10 to Australia at Old Trafford. “We…
Concerns have been expressed by the community as to the haste in which the Government is conducting consultation on a draft National Media Development Policy which could undermine media freedoms in Papua New Guinea. The Community Coalition Against Corruption (CCAC) in a media statement is calling on the Department of Information and Communication Technologies to extend the time and breadth of consultation on this proposed national policy. “Extended and broader consultation is required for this as media freedoms are vital to our democracy. The two weeks given for consultation is not sufficient to consider the national and societal impact of…
An independent commission looking into the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church said on Tuesday it had documented cases pointing to at least 4,815 victims. Set up by the Portuguese Episcopal Conference to examine abuse in recent decades, the commission added this was the tip of the iceberg. Presenting the report, the commission’s president, child psychiatrist Pedro Strecht, described its objective as “giving voice to the silence” of victims. He paid tribute to the hundreds who contacted its staff to provide testimony. “They have a voice; they have a name,” he said. In all, the commission documented 564…
US workplace safety regulators have fined a Pennsylvania factory after two workers fell into a vat of chocolate and had to be rescued. The Mars Wrigley factory in the city of Elizabethtown was fined more than $14,500 (£12,000) by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The workers were contractors who did not work full-time for the factory. The incident happened in June 2022. A hole had to be cut into the bottom of the partly-full tank to get them out. More than two dozen rescuers responded, and one worker was transported to hospital by helicopter, according to local reports. The…