BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) has reaffirmed its support as naming rights sponsors for the 4th consecutive year to the Port Moresby Nature Park 2022 Trash to Treasure Sculpture Festival in Port Moresby. The BSP Trash to Treasure festival emphasises on creating sculptures made of waste tins, cans bottles, rubber and plastics. BSP Senior Relationship Manager, Raymond Logona upon presenting a cheque worth K40, 000 to the Port Moresby Nature Park said, “BSP is pleased to reaffirm its support for the only internationally recognised Wildlife Park in the country, the Nature Park that has set the benchmark in PNG for…
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A leading educationist has called for a stop to political interference in the public sector to secure the country for the future generation, as the country enters its tenth national election. Former Chancellor of the University of Goroka, Dr. Joseph Sukwianomb, said: “To secure the sovereignty of the Independent of Papua New Guinea, is to secure the Parliament and its responsibilities and then we can deal with the public sector reforms to make sure the public sector functions independently, outside political circles.” Dr. Sukwianomb was among key stakeholders at a seminar organized by the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC)…
BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) continues to assist Papua New Guineans acquire a home through its First Home Ownership Loan (FHOL). BSP Group General Manager – Retail Daniel Faunt said since 2014, BSP FHOL continues to lead the market as the most successful home loan product. BSP has assisted over 1,100 families become first time homeowners, funding 1,110 FHOL Loans valued at over K330 million. “Under this home loan product, BSP has and continues to give Papua New Guineans the opportunity to not only create wealth but provide security for their families. With the lowest fixed rate of 4% per…
The Young Women’s Christian Association’s [YWCA] Justice Program has gone great lengths to mobilize youths in rural areas. Since the program’s inception in 2020, the program has reached out from the urban setting to the villages across 3 provinces. The program, which focusses on mobilizing youths to be Peace advocates, engages them in capacity building workshops to identify and resolve potential conflicts and working with Local Court Officials in rural areas to help them become positive decision makers. Most of the time working with unemployed youths, Senior Project Officer, Jermalyn Okie said that most youths often felt overlooked or looked…
Nominations are progressing well so far in all provincial centres and districts across the country since its commencement last Thursday 19, May 2022. PNG Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai said as of 10am this morning, about 1,295 nominations have been received and compiled by the respective provincial electoral offices and districts. Out of this number, 1,224 candidates that nominated are males and 71 females. “Nominations are progressing well and I hope and I hope it will end on a high note tomorrow with more candidates nominating before the close of nomination at 4pm,”he said. Mr Sinai said six (6) provinces including…
An 18-year-old gunman on Tuesday fatally shot 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school before he was killed by law enforcement officers, officials said. The shooter — identified by Texas officials as Salvador Ramos, of Uvalde — also shot his grandmother before crashing a vehicle near the school, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Erick Estrada said. She is in critical condition, he said. The gunman is believed to have acted alone, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo said. LIVE UPDATES ON THE SHOOTING Here are the latest developments in Tuesday’s tragedy: • Estrada told CNN’s…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has today congratulated the Member for Lae and Minister for Lands and Physical Planning, Hon. John Rosso, on his appointment as the new Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. PM Marape said the appointment was made to honour and pay respects to the life and work of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport & Infrastructure, and Member for Bulolo, the late Hon. Sam Basil, who died on 12 May in a tragic motor vehicle accident in Morobe Province. Prime Minister Marape said Honourable Rosso is a senior leader from Morobe Province and Member for…
“Students here need help in making informed decisions when it comes to their sexual health,” shares PNG Family Health Association’s (FHA) Michelle Tovebae. FHA is one of several organisations rolling out Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Papua New Guinea. Michelle joined representatives from the National Department of Education and ChildFund for a learning session on CSE for key partners as part of UNFPA’s work in ending gender-based violence. CSE is a curriculum that covers healthy and respectful relationships, rights and values, sexual and reproductive health, pregnancy, and parenting. UNFPA, together with Family Planning NSW, delivered the two-day learning sessions with…
The EU Funded UN Joint STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea has made progress in delivering technical assistance to the beneficiaries since the beginning of 2020. To address existing the challenges induced by COVID-19 Pandemic, there is a need to further scale up cooperation and partnership among stakeholders to speed up the pace of implementation of the envisioned support to improve agri-enterprise activities and livelihood of rural communities in the Sepik provinces. This was the highlight of the Programme Steering Committee’s meeting held on Wednesday, 11 May 2022 in Vanimo, the capital of Sandaun Province. “The EU-STREIT PNG Programme, funded…
A young woman was brutally killed while another man is in a critical condition at the hospital following a knife wielding retaliatory attack by four men at the Madang Town Market early yesterday morning. Madang Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Mazuc Rubiang said the four men of Enga Province origin have been apprehended by police and will each be charged for wilful murder and attempted murder. He said the incident happened after a fight between youths from Sepik origin with the Engan men earlier on in the morning at the entrance of the market. “A Sepik youth had earlier stole from…