VIOLENCE IN THE ONLINE WORLD IS REAL – IT’S WRONG & MUST BE STOPPED It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at home or in school or in an office, simply sitting in front of a computer? A lot, it turns out. Digital violence is devastatingly rampant. It is relentless, borderless and often anonymous. By one count, 85 per cent of women online have experienced it or witnessed it. Survivors may suffer fear, depression and suicidal thoughts, just as they do with other forms of violence. Digital violence takes many…
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A GERMAN medical team is helping out at the Nonga Base Hospital in Kokopo, East New Britain, and will be there for three weeks. The team is one of the four Emergency Medical Teams to have responded to Papua New Guinea Government’s request to help in the COVID-19 response. CADUS Emergency Medical Team is based in Berlin, Germany, and is a not-for-profit organization, and its deployment to PNG has been made financially possible by the German Government. “We thank the German Government for helping fund our deployment in PNG,’’ said Team Leader Thorben Schulze-Hamann. “We’ve been deployed in other parts…
The Connect PNG (Implementation and Funding Arrangements) Bill 2021 that was passed in Parliament yesterday will commit governments for the next 20 years and undermine the budget process by pre-empting it. Alotau MP Charles Abel said the main issue in relation to the new law is that this Parliament is trying to make budget decisions for the next four governments. He said such important legislation committing K20 billion over 20 years to be deposited into a trust account needs to be properly scrutinised and debated upon. “We have had so many bad experiences with the placement of funds into trust…
For Thelma Hungito, being at the centre of efforts to combat family and sexual violence in one of PNG’s most heavily populated provinces is much more than just a job. As Coordinator of Morobe’s Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee (FSVAC), Thelma is at the forefront of action to tackle everything from violence against women, children and those accused of sorcery to improving services for people living with a disability. It is a demanding role made tougher by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused a surge in calls for assistance. Even after five years in the role, Thelma’s determination to…
South Pacific Brewery (SPB) joined other HEINEKEN operating companies across the globe to host World Quality Week on Thursday 11th to Friday 19th November 2021. “Quality is the foundation of sustainable growth in our company, supporting our 2030 Brewing A Better World.” “Passion for customers and consumers underpins our obsession for quality. A strong Quality culture is essential to make sure consumers and customers are at the heart of everything we do,” said Jamosah Verave, SPB’s Quality Assurance Manager. World Quality Week saw SPB staff engaged in safety and quality checks, food safety virtual Webinars as we progress into meeting…
Ela Motors on Wednesday this week, donated PPE Supplies worth K40,000 to the Covid Center at Port Moresby General Hospital. This is part of their continuous support to the hospital since the pandemic began in 2020. Ela Motors National Marketing Manager, Benjamin Niligur, expressed his appreciation towards Friends of POMGEN and their effort to support POMGEN. “On behalf of Ela Motors, we would like to extend our appreciation to Friends of POMGEN and what they do for our National Hospital and as part of our annual ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Program’ we are happy to donate a total of K40,000 worth…
Trukai Industries recently donated K5,000 towards a fundraiser to send 500 unfortunate children to school in 2022. This donation will go towards Life PNG Care’s fundraising drive to raise K400,000 towards their Strongim Pikinini Program. There are three programs that come under their Strongim Pikinini Education program. They include the Underprivileged Student Sponsorship Program, Mobile Education Program and Home Schooling Program. Trukai Industries’ Public Relations and Communications Manager Andrea Tagamasau, when presenting the cheque commended Life PNG Care for the work they have done through their various education programs. “We know that with this support Life PNG Care can be…
The Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) project in Madang was given a K100 million allocation in the 2022 national budget that was tabled today in parliament. Minister for National Planning and Monitoring Rainbo Paita said PMIZ is one of the long awaited projects that has been stalled over the years due to funding constraints and therefore was captured in the budget. “The project looks at generating over 40, 000 jobs for ordinary Papua New Guineans as well as several billions of kina for the national coffers,” Mr Paita said. Fisheries Minister Dr Lino Tom said in parliament last week that…
THE high increase in the number of people going for vaccination in October has dropped drastically this month. This seems to be linked to the drop in the number of COVID-19 cases being reported this month as compared to the month of October. As of today, 25th November, 2021, a total of 272, 141 have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine which is 14.6 per cent of the target population of 1, 869, 279 for 2021. Those fully vaccinated stand at 201, 318 which is 10.8 per cent of the target population for 2021. The three vaccines…
The Minister Health & HIV and Member for Gazelle, Hon. Jelta Wong released a statement on the occasion of the NEC Approval of the Rabaul tuna Export processing zone and the Gazelle Agro-Special Economic Zone. Minister Wong stated that the Marape Government is looking at how best to add value to our natural resources to drive our economy forward. We must seriously choose strategies that are relevant to boosting growth of our economy. We must choose between Industrial Park, Special Economic Zones, Export Processing Zones or Free Trade Zones which have proven to work for other nations throughout the world.…