Further to previous updates, the National Airports Corporation (NAC) has advised that the completion of runway works at Lae (Nadzab) and Kavieng airports have been delayed into 2022. Kavieng is now expected to return to Fokker jet operations around the third week of January (instead of this month), whilst jet services to Nadzab are expected to resume in April 2022 (instead of January). Due to the shortened runways at these two airports, Air Niugini services to both Lae and Kavieng are currently being operated by the smaller Q400 and Dash-8 aircraft from Link PNG. This will now continue through the…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
SUMMARY The PNG Forest Authority and JICA signed a Record of Discussion of a new forest project called “Capacity Development project for reducing carbon emissions from forest degradation through commercial logging in PNG” on Tuesday 7th December 2021, . This project has now commenced after RD signing and will be implemented for 3 years upon the arrival of a Japanese expert in the first quarter of 2022. Project Details: The new forest project aims at strengthening the capacity of stakeholders to implement proper logging operations and natural regeneration under the procedures such as the Logging Code of Practice (LCoP) in…
Despite the challenges posed by venue closures and other covid restrictions ,Athletics PNG proudly and successfully staged the PNG Air National Track and Field Championships in Kimbe last weekend. Thanks to support from PNG Air and Team PNG sponsor Kumul Consolidated Holdings, APNG were able to fly all of their top PNG based athletes to the event to ensure that they all had a chance to stake their claim for a place in the National team next year.The standout athlete for the Men was Daniel Baul, who ran a blistering 47.1 seconds in his heat of the 400m. It was…
With the PNG Electoral Roll Update exercise further deferred to December 2021 and January 2022, Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) is now calling the PNG Electoral Commission (PNGEC) and the 22 Provincial Administrations across PNG to urgently establish active Provincial Election Steering Committees (PESCs). In a statement, TIPNG stated that proper arrangements need to be put in place now to avoid the risk of excluding a large segment of unregistered and first-time voters wanting to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming 2022 National General Elections. TIPNG has carried out provincial election awareness and community outreach and when in the…
The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has announced its decision on the Authorization Application by Santos Limited for its proposed acquisition of shares of Oil Search Limited. ICCC Commissioner and CEO, Paulus Ain said that after taking into consideration Santos’ authorization application and submissions including comments from relevant stakeholders and available market information, the ICCC noted that the acquisition of Oil Search by Santos will not seriously harm competition in any markets in PNG. Mr. Ain stated that it was important to state in the beginning the relevant law and the requirements of the law that the ICCC applied…
There have been reports of possible climate change refugees in Manus Province and the provincial administration has taken the task to establish these reports and provide statistics. Manus Provincial Administrator Oka Nungu told PNG HausBung that the recent king tides in the province have caused noticeable destruction to island and coastal communities and the possibility of displaced people is high. Since Tuesday, the Provincial Disaster Committee comprising of all the heads of the provincial government divisions have met to discuss their response pending the rapid assessment teams’ report. “Obviously, there could be and there may be but we have no…
Southern Papua New Guinea is currently experiencing the La Nina weather pattern and will be experiencing more rainfall in the coming months. National Weather Service Acting Director Jimmy Gomoga told PNGFM News, the provinces that will be affected include Western, Gulf, Central, NCD, Milne Bay and Northern Provinces. Gomoga said La Nina is an extreme phase of a naturally occurring climate cycle when the ocean surface temperatures is cooler than normal in the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean creating low-pressure zones that contribute to increased rainfall. He added that the affected region will also be experiencing severe thunderstorms and lightning.…
The delay in accessing funds has caused the Manus Provincial Administration to dispatch rapid assessment teams out to the province two days after the king tidals hit the province. Manus Provincial Administrator Oka Nungu told PNG Hausbung that 12 teams sent out today to the 12 Local Level Governments in the province will assess three important issues including food and water security as well as the amount of destruction. He said initial reports from communities stated that all the atolls, coastal and island communities around the province have been severely affected on Monday. “The teams were dispatched today after all…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last Friday will pave the way to strengthen referral pathways for children accessing services at safe house often with their mothers experiencing family and sexual violence. In a small yet significant ceremony, Office of the Child and Family Services with Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council’s Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee (CIMC/FSVAC) signed the strategic instrument to better assist women and children in safe houses. Under the MOU, the two partners will deliver key trainings to empower and upskill safe house workers majority of whom are volunteers for a period of 12 months. The…
PAPUA New Guineans across the length and breadth of the country should expect quality healthcare service delivery “within an hour’s reach” by the Year 2030, Prime Minister James Marape has said. The Prime Minister issued this directive to the Department of Health, especially the Health Secretary and the heads of the Provincial Health Authorities (PHA), as he summarised the National Health Plan 2021 – 2030 before launching it in Port Moresby this week. With the Health sector receiving one of biggest slices of the budgetary pie at 11 percent in next year’s budget (the highest to date since Independence), PM…