Author: PNG Haus Bung

Passengers travelling internationally are reminded that they need to provide acceptable evidence of being fully vaccinated at time of check-in. This is now a requirement for travel to most countries, including Papua New Guinea. Exemption from vaccination for children is dependent on the requirements of their destination country. Certificates valid for travel includes (amongst others) the PNG International Certificate of Covid Vaccination (ICCV) , the WHO yellow card, the Australian Covid-19 Digital Vaccination Certificate, as well as compliant certificates issued by other countries. The Green Card PNG Vaccination Certificate is not valid for international travel, as it does not include…

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The new proposed electorates recommended by the Electoral Boundary Commission are now subjected to the National Parliament’s discretion whether or not they will be formally recognized and included in the upcoming National General Elections later this year. Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai told PNGHausbung that the recommendations by EBC was given to the Prime Minister early this month and it will be presented in Parliament for its endorsement. “Whenever the report will be presented in Parliament is the cabinet’s call,” Mr Sinai said. He said from there, the parliament through its votes will either accept or reject these recommendations as stipulated…

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Getting the booster dose of the COVID 19 vaccination is as important as getting the first vaccination doses because the COVID 19 virus mutates or changes overtime. Deputy Controller of the National Pandemic Response Dr Esorom Daoni highlighted this in light of the uncertainty by the public on the matter. “COVID 19 vaccines are effective against the known variants that we have seen so far, however the efficiency of the vaccines are reduced when the virus changes itself,” Dr Daoni said. “As a result scientists advised that to increase our immunity to the changes, these boosters must be taken.” The…

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West New Britain Governor Sasindran Muthuvel and members of the provincial government have gave an undertaking with the Chief Ombudsman Richard Pagen to help fund certain projects for Correction Services and Police institutions in the province. This was to address issues such as overcrowding, deteriorating infrastructure and several issues which concerns the welfare of Police and CS officers. Mr Pagen and his team visited the province after receiving complaints of the deteriorating conditions of police holding cells, police stations and the deteriorating and overpopulated police staff houses. The Ombudsman Commission noted that there was a need for the Police, the…

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Work is progressing into the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) with the second meeting for this year held by the ICAC Appointments Committee in Port Moresby on Wednesday 26 January 2022. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape called attention to the absolute need for the Government to address the “cancer of corruption” in the country and hastened the Committee to immediately move the process along before Parliament rose for the National General Elections this year. Hosted by the Department of Justice & Attorney General (DJAG) at its WNB Haus office and chaired by the Prime Minister, the meeting…

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COVID 19 cases in the country, especially the Omicron variant is expected to surge within this month until March as the National Control Centre awaits the results of COVID samples collected this month and sent to Melbourne, Australia for testing. Deputy Controller of the National Pandemic Response Dr Esorom Daoni sounded the warning yesterday during the COVID 19 virtual press conference in Port Moresby. “With low testing rate, low vaccination rate, people not conforming to the COVID protocols, not wearing proper mask and no physical distancing, we are confident that the Omicron variant will become very dominant very soon because…

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This Circular is to inform all staff and the General Public that Port Moresby General Hospital is experiencing 4’h COVID 19 surge indicated by the  rising number of covid- 9 positive cases recorded since the 21st of January 2022. All Coordinators, Managers, Supervisors and staff are hereby instructed to liaise with your respective sections in preparation as we enter into this 4’h surge, particularly with regards to escalation of our surge response plans. COVID-19 Representatives from respective divisions are advised to effectively coordinate through the PMGH COVID-19 Steering committee with regular meetings effective Thursday 27’^ January 2022. I urge all staff…

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The SP PNG Hunters have officially announced their 26-man playing squad that will travel to Australia and compete in the 2022 Hostplus Cup competition. Head Coach Matthew Church announced the squad today and expressed his excitement for the season ahead: “It is my absolute pleasure to announce the final squad of 26 for the upcoming 2022 season. We have an exciting mix of returning and new players from PNG’s premier Rugby League competition the Digicel Cup, and there is a real hunger within the group to perform, challenge each other and strive towards a better season in 2022. Church also…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has reiterated the importance of technical and vocational training in the country. He said this today (January 25 2022) when announcing higher and technical education reform initiatives supporting the Papua LNG Project and other major upcoming developments in the petroleum and mining sectors. These are: • Generational reforms in quality assurance, regulation and compliance; • Working closely with our development partners; • A National Skills Development Plan (NSDP) which was launched last Friday (January 21 2022); • National Labour Market Survey (NLMS); • Stronger engagement with business and industry; and • Industry-funded Higher Education Institution…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the Government has allocated K65.1 million in the 2022 Budget to the Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) to continue supporting students who need financial assistance. He said this today (January 25 2022) when giving an update on higher education in the country. “This Government is fully-committed to ensure quality education is accessed by all students in an affordable manner,” PM Marape said. “The HELP is a signature programme introduced by my Government in 2019 when we took office, and was first implemented in 2020 “This is a loan scheme for the students who cannot…

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