DEPUTY Controller of the National Pandemic Response Dr Daoni Esorom has urged the health authorities not to neglect the routine health programs over COVID-19. Dr Daoni said, “My message is for the National Department of Health and the Provincial Health Authorities. We know there are surges in most provinces and the natural reaction is to redirect resources, including manpower to take care of the COVID-19 cases. “My concern is that PHAs must ensure that priority is given also to priority programs like the malaria program, Maternal Child Health, Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI), Tuberculosis, HIV and Non-Communicable Diseases. “We are…
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poro is now a legally registered trademark of ncsl. A Certificate of Registration was issued by the Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea in August this year. ncsl Paralegal Officer Ms. Rose Manjanaik said the registration prevents unauthorized use of the word mark poro by other entities or individuals. “Having the word mark poro registered prevents trademark breach by any entity or individual. ncsl has exclusive rights to the word mark poro and will claim relief in the event of an infringement,” she said. Team Leader Marketing and Client Relations, Ms. Evelove Farapo said it’s a boost for Marketing…
Chief of Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Major General Gilbert Toropo has come out public to correct false and misleading information spreading on social media regarding the alleged locking of Papua New Guinea Defence Force armouries by Australian Defence personnel. People must check with the PNGDF before spreading false and unfounded information creating panic when commenting on issues of National Security. Major General Gilbert Toropo said this when responding to rumours circulating on the social media accusing members of the Australian Defence Force of entering PNGDF establishments and changing locks at the armouries. “PNGDF controls its own combination in all…
A joint operation by the Oceania Customs Organisation and the World Health Organization code-named “Operation EXIT” is expected to provide insights into how the region can combat the illicit trade of tobacco, which continues to be a major concern for the Pacific. During the operation, participating countries will strengthen their targeting and profiling efforts on suspicious trade, identify the modus operandi of the traders of illicit tobacco and share this information for a regional data base. “Tobacco is a globally traded community that attracts a lot of taxes and because of the nature of the product- the trade of illicit…
Fetching and carrying buckets of water has been a daily routine for Health workers when attending to patients at the Doa Health Centre, along the Hiritano Highway. This is now a thing of the past, thanks to BSP Financial Group Limited for donating a dual-purpose water pump with the installation of Solar power to the Doa Health Centre on Wednesday 27th October, 2021. BSP’s Digital Strategic Business Unit through its 2021 Community Project Initiative installed and presented the dual-purpose water pump project that will benefit both the Doa community and the Health Centre Staff – a project that will now…
Motor Vehicle Insurance Limited (MVIL) paid K42.1 million in dividend to Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) for the financial year ending 31 December 2020. Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, MVIL was able to pay 67% of the budgeted dividend of K63.2m. When presenting the figures, MVIL Managing Director Mr. Michael Makap said the pandemic derailed the company from its strategic direction resulting in a low turnover compared to 2019. In 2019, MVIL achieved budget with an after tax profit of K109.8m compared to budget of K74.0m and paid total dividend of K70.0m inclusive of the K20.0m support to Air…
Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Major General Gilbert Toropo, DMS, CBE was pleased to advise that, as part of the ongoing support by the Government of Australia to Papua New Guinea, a delivery of emergency medical supplies is expected to arrive this weekend, onboard an Australian Defence Force C130 transport plane. The emergency supplies are to be flown to Mt Hagen, Goroka, Madang and Lae for distribution to the hospitals there under the supervision of the Provincial and local Health Administrations. Major General Toropo added that this is ‘another great example of the Governments and Defence Forces of…
The Foreign Exchange (FX) liquidity has picked up since the second quarter of the year and this has been attributed to strong commodity prices, combined with project specific and donor foreign currency inflows. BSP Financial Group Limited’s Pacific Economic and Market Insights Q3 2021 Report, stated that the PNG Kina has remained unchanged against the US Dollar for a third consecutive quarter, while FX Reserves at the end of June 2021 show a 7 percent quarter on quarter increase, off the back of favourable inflows, according to Bank of PNG. BSP PEM Insight also stated that as of 30th June,…
From 1st November fully vaccinated passengers can fly into Sydney and travel to NSW, Victoria and ACT without any requirement for quarantine. From 15th December, this will also apply for those travelling to Tasmania. Travel is initially be limited to Australian citizens, permanent residents and special visa holders. We do expect this to extend to business travellers and tourists soon after. Parents , or parents-in-law of Australian citizens and permanent residents , who are fully vaccinated are eligible to apply for approval to travel to Australia at https://travel-exemptions.homeaffairs.gov.au/tep The requirements for vaccination certificates valid for travel to Australia include that;…
A total of 64 students graduated from The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Niue Campus during the graduation ceremony on 22 October 2021. Of this, 27 students were from the School of Business and Management (SBM); two from the School of Law and Social Sciences (SoLaSS); 22 from the School of Pacific Arts, Communication and Education (SPACE); and 13 from Pacific TAFE. Fifty-eight per cent of the graduates were females. USP Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Pal Ahluwalia welcomed everyone and acknowledged Niue’s Government officials, including the Minister of Education, Honourable Sauni Tongatule. Professor Ahluwalia characterised the 15 master’s certificates awarded…