PNG’s Heads of Mission offices in several countries are facing possible closure following the inability to pay up operational costs in running their offices. Opposition Leader Beldan Namah highlighted this in Parliament yesterday during Question Time and asked Prime Minister James Marape if the government is aware of this situation and is doing anything to address this issue. Mr Namah made reference on the issue in reading a letter from the Permanent Mission to the United States dated March 17, 2022 to the Deputy Secretary of Trade and Foreign Affairs Department on the deteriorating state of affairs in their office…
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Papua New Guinea reported 135 new cases of the Omicron variant including five new cases of Delta variant on Thursday, 3 March 2022, bringing the cumulative total to165 and 744 respectively. Of the Omicron cases, National Capital District (NCD) recorded (95), Morobe (31), Hela (three), Madang and Central (two each), and Eastern Highlands and Enga (one each), while East New Britain recorded five new cases of Delta variant. One virus-related death was reported in the last 7 – 14 days in the Eastern Highlands, thus increasing the death toll to 639. According to the latest COVID-19 update from the National…
Businesses and Corporate organizations in the country are urged to support the Trukai Fun Run Auctions scheduled to be held in Lae on 24th March 2022 at the Lae Yacht Club and in Port Moresby on 31st March 2022 at the APEC Haus. The Trukai Fun Run Auctions is one of two major fundraising events for the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) held annually to raise funds for Team PNG to participate at international sporting events such as the Pacific, Commonwealth and Olympic games. All funds raised this year will enable Team PNG to attend the Pacific Mini Games…
Seven new electorates have been approved by the Parliament today after Prime Minister James Marape tabled the report on the recommendations made by the Electoral Boundaries Commission (EBC). The seven include Delta Fly in Western Province, Hiri Koiari in Central Province, Popondetta in Northern Province, Nakanai in West New Britain Province, Wau Waria in Morobe Province, Komo Hulia in Hela Province and Porgera Paiela in Enga Province. This seven new electorates will also see the election of their respective Members of Parliament be conducted in the upcoming 2022 National General Election. The EBC recommended 12 new electorates however upon consultation…
At its meeting today, the Board of NASFUND Contributors Savings & Loan Society Limited (ncsl) considered and accepted the Society’s audited financial accounts for the 2021 financial year. Chairman, Ian Tarutia, on behalf of the Board, announced the following results: • Total Assets increased by 11.5% to K286.4 million • Net Asset Value increased by 13.8% to K33.2 million • Sound General Reserves at K19.2 million, increasing by 8.1% • Revenue from core business increased by just under 13% to K31.0 million • Total Revenue increased by 13.2% to K36.4M • Operating Expenses (excluding Interim Interest Payment to Members and…
Member for Moresby North West Lohia Boe Samuel has been charged with murder and appeared at the Waigani Committal Court yesterday along with his alleged accomplice, his protocol officer Fabian Hera. Samuel, 52 and Hera, 26 both from Motu Koitabu villages were charged with one count each of murder after the shooting of Robert Jerry, 38 from Morobe at the Fusion 2 restaurant in Port Moresby on March 11, 2022. Both remain in police custody at Boroko Police Station cells. Police say on March 11 between 7:15pm and 8pm, both men were having dinner with the victim and were discussing…
The Brisbane Broncos have released Jamayne Isaako to the Gold Coast Titans immediately. It had been heavily reported Isaako would join the Parramatta Eels for the remainder of the 2022 season, however, the Titans released a statement on Tuesday morning confirming the winger would join the Queensland rivals for the remainder of the year. Isaako is signed on with the Dolphins from 2023. While the Eels are in a backline crisis dealing with multiple injuries, having already been short on depth at wing and centre at the back end of 2021, the now ex-Bronco was reportedly against moving to Sydney.…
A Ukrainian girl who gained worldwide attention for singing “Let it Go” while in hiding from Russian attacks is now singing her country’s national anthem in Poland. The girl, 7-year-old Amellia Anisovych, sang the Ukrainian national anthem Sunday night at a charity concert in Poland that raised more than $380,000, according to The Associated Press. Amellia wore a traditional Ukrainian dress with her hair in pigtails when she sang the anthem at the “Together for Ukraine” concert in Lodz, Poland. The girl is now a refugee in Poland, along with her grandmother and brother. Her parents remain in Kyiv, according to the AP.…
After a couple of days of disruption, the on field action returned to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers in Doha, with Papua New Guinea beating New Caledonia 1-0 in a physical but wildly entertaining encounter at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium. Both sides made several changes to their starting XI’s after first round losses, Papua New Guinea holding tournament favourites New Zealand to a solitary goal while New Caledonia went down 2-1 to an impressive Fiji. The intent on attack was evident right from the kickoff, with a fourth minute volley by New Caledonia’s Jordan Wetria forcing a good…
Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society (PNGRCS) with the support of International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) currently has a surge delegate here in Papua New Guinea to support PNG Red Cross in the area of Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA). Ms. Jess McGrath, a CEA advisor from Australia, has come to support PNGRCS with the rolling out and strengthening of the community engagement and accountability activities with the support of the PNGRCS team at the head quarter in Port Moresby as well as branch officers and volunteers on ground. Ms. McGrath who is now focusing on the designing and…