Eleven Credit Corporation employees from various departments across the business recently completed the company’s annual leadership program. Currently in its second year running, the Accelerate Performance Program is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to invest in Credit Corporation’s human capital and enable its participants to lead and bring about change by enhancing their leadership skills Speaking at the graduation ceremony. APP Founder and Credit Corporation CEO Danny Robinson congratulated the 2022 APP Cohort and highlighted that, “The APP strives to empower the company’s employees to achieve their full potential as leaders within their respective departments.” Also present at the…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
The Hook in4 Health program is a new exciting multi-faceted initiative for participants, that has an overall objective to enable all participants involved in Papua New Guinea to live well, learn well, and lead well through hockey. This project is funded in part by the Australian Government as a Sport for Development opportunity under the TEAM Up umbrella. The project began in Port Moresby in 2021 and they are excited to now take it to Lae, Kokopo & Manus on the 25th to the 29th July 2022 and a Hockey Workshop via Zoom to be held on the 30th of…
Police Commissioner David Manning said security has always been critical in the conduct of elections in Papua New Guinea. In light of an increased threat and risk assessment on counting centres in the highlands and parts of the coastal region, Mr Manning said the Joint Security Task Force for the 2022 National General Election has advised the PNG Electoral Commissioner, Mr Simon Sinai, to conduct counting as soon as security personnel are on the ground. He said the security forces are now being preoccupied with the extension of polling in various parts of the highlands due to election related violence.…
Ireland made history last weekend when they won their first Test against the All Blacks in New Zealand, and they’ve done it again with a 32-22 win at Sky Stadium to seal a famous series win. Andy Farrell’s men led 22-3 at half-time and while the All Blacks closed to within three points in the 60th minute, Rob Herring’s try put the result beyond doubt. The defeat leaves Ian Foster’s grip on the All Blacks coaching job in major doubt. Saturday’s defeat was the All Blacks’ fourth from their past five Tests under Foster, who was promoted from assistant coach…
Prime Minister James Marape has condemned in the strongest terms the violence being perpetrated upon government and public property in certain areas of the country while stressing that these incidents are being turned over to police to investigate and bring to justice those responsible, including candidates.The Prime Minister also said he was in the process of putting out an added 500 police and army personnel to hotspot areas to further protect key institutions, sites, assets, and government and public property such as Porgera, Hides, Kutubu and other key installations.“The Police Commissioner has been given instruction to follow this through. We…
Police Commissioner David Manning has warned that he will recommend to the PNG Electoral Commission to declare failed elections for the Enga Province if the violence, death and destruction continues. Commissioner Manning made this remark following an upsurge in lawlessness within the last 72 hours in parts of the Enga Province. Mr Manning said a joint task force comprising of military and police personnel will be established and inserted into the Enga Province at the earliest to restore law and order. The Commissioner also announced that 15 candidates of the various seats within the Enga Province in the 2022 National General Election…
Thirteen suspects were arrested and charged for being in possession of an offensive weapon, an industrial catapult made from steel capable of projecting metal ballistic arrows, and police uniforms (field gear) at Koare village in the Southern Highlands Province last week. Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Police Operations Mr Anton Billie confirmed that one female was among the 12 male suspects involved in the incident. He said the police reports confirmed that the suspects were travelling in a Toyota Land Cruiser, Trooper, white in color bearing registration number BEJ 331 when arrested. Members of the Quick Response Force (QRF) for…
Counting for the two seats of the Manus province began on Friday and continued over the weekend without any major incidents, says Manus Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector Kiweri Kesambi. “I am relieved that our polling was completed in time and we are now going into vote counting with no election related violence so far,” said PPC Kesambi. He urged the people of Manus to continue maintaining the good behavior until the return of writs. Polling for Manus Province ended on Thursday 14 July 2022 when the ballot boxes from the three remaining Local Level Governments (LLGs) were brought into Lorengau…
Prime Minister James Marape had a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji Voreqe Josaia Bainimarama on the margins of the 51st Pacific Islands Forum in Suva, Fiji. PM Bainimarama thanked PM Marape for making time to attend the PIF saying it showed his commitment and cause to the wider regional family. PM Bainimarama also congratulated PM Marape on his re-election as the Member for Tari-Pori in this year’s PNG National General Elections. PM Bainimarama congratulated PM Marape for successfully handing over the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Chair to Vanuatu. He reiterated what he mentioned in…
Appreciating farming as a sustainable and viable business practice is the message from PNG Agriculture Company’s PNG Agbook who are partners with the UNCDF in the EU Funded Joint STREIT PNG Programme. PNG Agbook working with the PNG Cocoa Board, organized two sets of trainings for rural farmers in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. A total of 23 farmers who represented farmer groups and agribusinesses in the Sandaun and East Sepik provinces were eager participants in the trainings conducted recently over a two-week period at the PNG Cocoa Board nursery site in Hawain, Wewak District, East Sepik Province.…