Papua New Guinea is amongst other countries in the world currently participating in the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn at its 56th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB56). The conference kicked-off this week to lay the groundwork of success for the next Climate Change Conference, (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Governments are meeting for the first time since the conclusion of the UN Climate 26th Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow last November. PNG is represented by a team of technical negotiators from the Climate Change & Development Authority (CCDA), PNG Forest Authority, National…
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BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) presented a cheque of K75, 000 to St John Ambulance PNG to support the redevelopment of its new National Ambulance Control Centre and help them continue with their work in aeromedical retrieval services in the country. Of the K75,000 donation, K50, 000 will support the redevelopment of the new St John National Ambulance Call Centre and K25 000 to go towards the aeromedical evacuation Trust Fund account. The aeromedical evacuation trust fund account is managed by St John to provide free maternal medevacs for mothers in remote areas of Western, Gulf, Central, Oro and Milne…
OceanVacciTour (OVT) launches AIDOCEAN’s project on World Oceans Day. Supported by the French Development Agency and the Planète Bleue Foundation. AIDOCEAN is a humanitarian vaccination program in the isolated regions of the Pacific. The main goal is to prevent the resurgence of epidemics such as measles, rubella, etc. « In 2019, measles killed 207,500 people worldwide. With the concentration on COVID19 in recent years, WHO estimates that this figure could reach or even exceed one million in 2022, » says the OVT’s chairwoman and nurse Marine Bayer. « “Reported cases of measles have exploded by nearly 80% worldwide in the…
Department of Personnel Management Secretary Ms. Taies Sansan has confirmed that the Madang Provincial Administrator is Mr Frank Tonges Lau. Secretary Sansan said, the National Executive Council revoked the Acting Provincial Administrator Mr Clement Tare’s appointment and appointed Mr Lau on the 10th of May 2022 in NEC decision number 229 of 2022. Mr. Lau’s appointment was gazetted on the 30th of May in gazettal notice G426 and it is for a 4-year term. Secretary Ms. Taies Sansan said, the issue of appointment of the Provincial Administrator for Madang is a decision made by the National Executive Council based on…
The National Superannuation Fund, Nasfund, is encouraging its members to utilize all Fund touch points, for all their superannuation queries. These touch points are 17 branch offices around the country, an online member portal and a dedicated call center on phone 1588 that allows convenient access of their choosing. Especially during this busy election period, the Fund notes that there may be disruptions to its operations, especially in areas where there are security issues. Nasfund General Manager Member & Employer Services Anne Wilson is encouraging all members to access these services at their convenience-without the need to fly to Port…
Blackout and power outage will no longer disrupt classes or printing of materials for classes at Lealea Primary School, thanks to BSP’s 2022 Community Project. BSP Haus Branch lit up the school’s four double story classrooms with a Solar Generator set and installed solar powered streetlights around the school’s campus BSP Haus Branch Manager Rawalo Rawalo and his team handed over the project to the school’s 500 plus students and its 16 teaching staff on Tuesday 7th June, 2022, appealing to the community and the school to look after the facilities. “I hope that through our contribution today, it will…
The Parliamentary Service netball team taking part in the Private Companies Netball Competition now has a new set of uniforms, courtesy of a sponsorship by the Service through the Office of the Clerk of Parliamentary. The team is gearing up for the upcoming 2022-2023 season which will commence in October after a long spell, as restrictions on COVID-19 start to ease on the sporting front. Players and officials received the uniforms at a presentation ceremony held at the Parliament House Poolside recently. Speaking on behalf of the Clerk of Parliament, First Clerk Assistant, Yape Moses encouraged the team to be…
There must be a concerted effort by the respective government agencies such as Police, PNGDF and CIS officers under the operational command of the Police, Dept. of Finance, Dept. of Provincial and Local Government Affairs and others to work with the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission (PNGEC) as it seeks to deliver a safe and fair election. Transparency International Papua New Guinea is making this call in-light of the growing reports of election-related violence taking place around our country, in particular some parts of the Highlands region. It is the duty of respective agencies and the civil service at large,…
The Queensland Maroons have taken a 1-0 series lead away from home, holding on for a 16-10 win over the Blues in Origin I in Sydney. Maroons five-eighth Cameron Munster put on another masterful display for his state as the underdog Queensland side won a rapid, gritty affair. With game two in Perth and a potential decider in Brisbane coming up, the win on enemy soil is a massive step for the Maroons towards winning the shield they have only held aloft once since 2017. Back in front of their home fans for the first time since the second game…
Western Highlands 2022 Election Operations Commander Superintendent John Sagom said a Police investigation team has been dispatched to investigate and arrest suspects involved in the oil spill at the Kagamuga airport tarmac in the Western Highlands Province. Commander Sagom confirmed that suspects entered the Kagamuga airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning and spilled oil on the airport tarmac causing airline operators to suspend all flights into and out of Mt Hagen. Mr Sagom strongly condemned the act saying it is an act of “terrorism” and vowed to investigate the incident thoroughly and arrest those involved. “This is an act…