The proposed eviction by National Airports Corporation on tenants living around the fringes of Jacksons International Airport area will be put on hold. Prime Minister James Marape made these remarks in Parliament yesterday in response to a series of questions by Moresby North East MP John Kaupa during question time. Mr Kaupa asked the question in relation to the eviction notice issued to tenants on portion 2965, a declared aerodrome land near Jackson International Airport in Port Moresby. Kaupa asked the Prime Minister to have discussions with the Lands Minister and Civil Aviation Minister to review that declaration gazetted under…
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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says counting of people for the 2022 General Election will continue at the council level as well as through the Common Roll update being conducted by the Electoral Commission. He said the 2020 National Census was not held as scheduled due to COVID-19 and the politics at that time. PM Marape said this in response to questions from Rabaul MP, Hon. Dr Allan Marat, relating to the Papua New Guinea population, and population update in view of the elections. He said the Electoral Commission would give an update this week on updating of the Common…
The taxpayers of National Capital District, under the leadership of NCD Governor Powes Parkop, this week recognized and supported the contribution of United Church in NCD and Central Province with a donation of new 15-seater bus. Presenting the bus key to representatives of the United Church’s Urban Region wing in front of the City Hall on Monday, Governor Parkop encouraged the church to keep spreading the gospel in the two provinces. Noting the importance of Gospel in communities, Governor Parkop said it taught the people good values and moral principles which are critical for nation building. Governor Parkop stated that…
When the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in Tonga on Saturday, it sent a huge plume 30 kilometres into the sky and a literal shockwave around the world. Every week there are around 20 volcanoes “showing some signs of unrest” across the globe, but most are fairly mild, says Scott Bryan, a volcano researcher at the Queensland University of Technology. So what made this volcano so explosive, was the eruption predicted, will it erupt again soon, and are there other volcanoes we should be watching out for? Why was it so explosive? The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano is what is known as a subduction…
On January 9th, the Department of Information and Communication Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cluj IT Cluster of Romania, which sets the stepping stones for cooperation in the area of building the digital economy through establishing a proven cluster model in PNG. The Memorandum of Understanding signing took place in the presence of Mr. Steven Matainaho, Secretary of the Department of Information and Communication Technology and Cluj IT’s Vice President and coordinator of internationalization activities, Daniel Homorodean, and the official delegation of Papua New Guinea. The event marks an important step for the collaboration between Papua…
The Controller of the National COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Police Commissioner David Manning, has advised that booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been approved for use in Papua New Guinea. Mr. Manning said that the National Control Centre has been provided advice from the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee (MESAC) that the additional vaccine coverage is now recommended. “MESAC have advised that there is now overwhelming evidence that a COVID-19 booster shot is prudent even for people who are fully vaccinated as an additional layer of protection. “The booster shot is be important for people who have compromised immune…
The University of the South Pacific (USP) today launched Semester Zero, a one-of-a-kind initiative and a first-of-its-kind programme, for its provisional and potential first-year students to learn more about the University and get a “feel” of university life. The initiative is the outcome of a collaboration between the Commonwealth of Learning Sponsorship (COL) and the USP’s Centre for Flexible Learning (CFL), concretising the University’s vision of an online orientation programme for its students. Commencing January 24, future USP students will have the opportunity to experience what tertiary education is like for the next six weeks. In her welcome address, Director…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has announced the awarding of more than K1.4 billion of new road contracts throughout Papua New Guinea. He announced the Cabinet decision before a massive crowd of thousands of people in rural Margarima, Hela, on Friday (January 14 2022). The K1.4 billion worth of road contracts add to those already in place under the Marape Government’s signature ‘Connect PNG Programme’ for which about K1 billion has been expended over the last two years on roads throughout the country. The Prime Minister announced the awarding of contracts of: • K159 million for the Ramu-Madang stretch of…
A local ward councillor in central province has stamped a momentous achievement albeit his first term through organising a successful festive volleyball sporting event that will end with a grand final berth at the end of this month. The Mesime Ward 3 in the Koiari Local Level Government (LLG) in the Kairuku Hiri electorate will see the festive sporting event come to its conclusion after a two-month contest since December, 1st, 2021. This was made possible by an aspiring young and vibrant leader who has manifested in sports as a material gadget that could trigger change in communities through sports.…
A tsunami has hit Tonga, after a massive eruption from an underwater volcano near the Pacific Island nation on Saturday. Waves surged through coastal Tongan areas, crashing into people’s homes after Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai erupted around 5.30pm on Saturday, NZ time. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, US, confirmed the eruption generated a tsunami late on Saturday night. It followed an earlier eruption, on Friday, that sent ash, steam and gas 20 kilometres into the air. Stories of horror and despair quickly emerged in the aftermath of the tsunami. Locals described waves hitting their homes as they ate dinner, and one man had to…