Minister for Works and Highway Hon. Solan Mirisim was sworn- in as the Chairman of the Telefomin District Development Authority (TDDA) board. The swearing-in ceremony took place last week at the Cassowary Hotel in Kiunga, Western Province. Minister Mirisim together with Pastor Jeffery Moduwa (Church Rep), Quatroh Bisai (Women’s Rep) and Kepi Alungim (Business Rep) joins the TDDA board. Senior Provincial Magistrate David Susame witnessed the swearing-in ceremony in the presence of Telefomin District Administrator (DA) Mr. Nemsin Kibisep, Deputy DA Mr. Anslom Mani, Finance Manager Mr. Weka Fragim. Minister Mirisim thanked Mr. Susame for making his time available and…
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It is unfortunate the PNG National Men’s Youth U19 team could not travel out of Fiji on Sunday to Auckland, New Zealand enroute into Tahiti. PNGFA President John Kapi Natto, when informed of the situation was very disappointed and has been in contact with the team in Fiji and been communicating with OFC management to help resolve the issue. Mr. Natto after enquiring on the situation was informed that the main reason for not allowing the team to travel to New Zealand was because the PNG National Youth Team did not obtain an entry visa to enter Tahiti. However, the…
This news just in! It’s confirmed that Wewak Open MP Kevin Isifu has passed away today. The United Resources Party Inc has confirmed this saying it is with great regret that URP advises of two term member for Wewak open Vale Kevin Isifu. Details of the cause of his death are not yet established at this stage. We will keep you informed as more updates come in. Keep listening to the news on this station and follow our news website pnghausbung.com for more updates.
“I have been briefed by our team at the National Command Centre that has been stood up at Morauta Haus”, said Police Commissioner, David Manning. “At 9:46 morning, Sunday 11th September, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Markham Valley, reported by the US Geological Society to be at a depth of 90 kilometres. “A second 5.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 10:42 occurring 70 kilometres north of the original tremor, at a depth of 101 kilometres underground. “The most significant damage reported to date has been in districts of Morobe, Eastern Highlands and Madang provinces. “The tremors caused damage to…
France shows solidarity with Papua New Guinea following the earthquake that severely hit the country, a neighbor of New Caledonia. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the East of Papua New Guinea on Sunday. France stands in solidarity with Papua New Guinea. We are ready to send help from New Caledonia to address any requirements and needs expressed by the local authorities. The Crisis and Support Center of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in conjunction with the French Embassy in Port Moresby, is following the evolution of the situation. The delegated Minister in charge of the Overseas Territories, who…
All flags raised around the city for the 47th Independence Anniversary will fly at half-mast as Port Moresby mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. City Manager Ravu Frank issued the instructions at City Hall in compliance with the directive from the Department of Foreign Affairs for all flags in the country to be lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect for the late Queen of England and the Commonwealth of nations. “We have complied accordingly with all our flags in the city as we mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of…
US President Joe Biden has invoked the memory of America’s united response to the September 11, 2001 attacks by Al Qaeda and vowed to “never give up” in the face of terrorist threats in a solemn commemoration at the Pentagon. Mr Biden’s remarks about national unity on the 21st anniversary of the attacks on Sunday stood in contrast to his warnings in recent days about dangerous divisions in American society stoked by former Republican president Donald Trump. “I hope we’ll remember that in the midst of these dark days, we dug deep. We cared for each other. And we came together,” Mr Biden…
The Rabbitohs are through to week two of the Telstra Premiership finals after ending the Roosters’ season with a 30-14 win, coming at the end of a war of attrition on Sunday afternoon at Allianz Stadium. Across an 80 minutes best described as chaotic, there were seven sin-binnings – an NRL record, which included Victor Radley and Taane Milne both being sent on two separate occasions – and a high injury toll which saw four players suffer game-ending injuries inside the opening hour. Among the casualties, the Roosters lost star fullback James Tedesco to a failed HIA, with Angus Crichton (HIA) and…
Prime Minister James Marape, has thanked the UN Resident Coordinator, Mr Themba Kalua for calling upon him last Wednesday (07/09/22) at the Prime Minister’s Office, whereby Mr Kalua seized the occasion to congratulate Mr Marape on his resumption as Prime Minister as well as reaffirm the United Nations (UN) presence in Papua New Guinea and continuity of its development assistance programs. The Prime Minister informed Mr Kalua that the Resident UN Coordination Office continues to be a valuable development partner and the alignment of its work programs to the Medium-Term Development Plan III and the ensuing MTDP IV indeed complements…
Prima Smallgoods is continuing its support for Athletics with monthly product donations to national squad athletes training in Goroka , Port Moresby , East New Britain and NCD. Pictured is Prima’s Lae based Events Co Ordinator Brian Waongo handing the latest supply to national athletes Ongan Awa , Edna Boafob and Scholastica Herman.