The Carbon Trade initiative has already reached Papua New Guinea with New Ireland’s Konoagil LLG the first in the country to pilot Carbon trading. Spearheading the project is company NIHT Topaiyo in partnership with REDD+. New Ireland through the Konoagil LLG has put PNG on the world map by becoming the 15th Country out of 4500 projects world wide to start paying out carbon credits. CEO of NI Holdings Essrom Toligur gave an update of the project so far during the opening of the Todave Council Chamber at Silur, Konoagil LLG on the 25th of August. “It’s taken us six…
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) continues to advance the protection of Papua New Guinea’s rich biodiversity with $466,983 in new grants. These funds will reduce threats to biodiversity, strengthen traditional landowners’ rights, and promote women’s economic empowerment. “Conserving PNG’s natural heritage comes at a critical time when biodiversity faces grave threats around the world, with critical species and habitats threatened at alarming rates,” said U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Erin E. McKee at an event to announce these awards. Each grant recipient will receive resources and support under USAID’s Lukautim Graun biodiversity…
The Justification Committee (JC) under the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) will be holding Justification Meetings (JCs) with National Federations from September 20th – 24th 2021. The JC is the body responsible for endorsing sports and their athletes and officials to be a part of Team PNG for respective Games. Sports on the programs of the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Pacific Mini Games, 2023 Pacific Games and 2024 Olympic Games have been scheduled to meet with the Justification Committee to justify their athletes and officials; and sport. Official notice and schedule for the JC meetings has been issued to all sports…
X-Ray and Pathology units are important components of health service delivery. They enable healthcare providers to diagnose, monitor, and treat medical conditions. Having experienced health professionals to deliver care and treatment is equally important. The Koroba District Hospital in the Hela Province now has a containerised X-ray and Pathology Unit and for the first time ever, has a doctor at this District Hospital. After the 2018 earthquake, and during a joint visit to inspect earthquake damage across the province, Member for Koroba, the Hon Petrus Thomas, Hela Provincial Health Authority (HPHA) Chair Peter Botten and Oil Search Foundation (OSF) Executive…
Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) and the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) earlier this week in Port Moresby have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an agency-level anti-corruption strategy for the CLRC. This initiative is part of TIPNG’s Promoting Anti-Corruption and Integrity Strategies (PAIS) Project funded by the European Union to strengthen public trust in national integrity institutions. “TIPNG commends the leadership demonstrated by the CLRC in signing an MoU to develop an agency-level anti- corruption strategy. This decision speaks to the foresight of the Commission in ensuring that it is further equipped to fulfil its…
Eleven new COVID-19 control measures issued by the Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG National Pandemic Response David Manning came into effect this week. However, a seven-day grace period will apply for all passengers. To clarify, passengers boarding an aircraft on and after Wednesday 22 September, 2021, will be required to have been tested for COVID-19 within a 72-hour period prior to boarding their first port of departure. Also, tracking of individuals for the purposes of quarantine is for people in designated approved quarantine facilities as well as home quarantine. They will be subject to the Tracpro tracing. The…
Prime Minister James Marape acknowledge that much progress has been made to reopen the giant Porgera Mine. He said that since the signing of the Framework Agreement on 09 April 2021, there has been a lot of activities in preparation for the reopening of the mine. He said that while opening the Porgera Mine is an important outcome we are all looking for, getting to that point required important regulatory and commercial arrangements to be in place. He recognised the commitments that the regulators, Barrick and Kumul Mineral Holding Limited have demonstrated to progress important milestones. He said that the…
The Amazing Port Moresby Street Festival combined with the NCD SME Vendor’s Market continued to display a variety of festivities and attractions for city residents to enjoy at Ela Beach this week leading up to the 46th Independence celebrations. It commenced on Sunday, September 12th and continued through September 16th. Surrounded by vendors selling an array of goods from fresh produce, to homemade soaps, to dresses and crafts, the Amazing Port Moresby Street Festival continued to entertain and amaze onlookers. The vision of the Amazing Port Moresby Independence Festival combined with the NCD SME centre’s had an objective to display…
Oil Search PNG Orchid No.9, Maima Wei will coach the Northern Confederate Under 18 Open girls team when they attend the 2021 Kumul Petroleum National Schools Rugby League Championships in Port Moresby next week. The 22- player squads for the U18 Open girls and the Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 Boys were selected following a successful two-day Kumul Petroleum Northern Confederate school’s trials held at the Lae Rugby League grounds last weekend. The Northern Confederate squads are: Under 18 Girls Under 18 Boys …
The U.S. government—through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—announced $3.8 million in urgent COVID-19 assistance for Papua New Guinea as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act. This assistance will help accelerate widespread and equitable access to and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, strengthen health systems, and support other public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and the recent emergence of the Delta variant in Papua New Guinea. “Papua New Guinea is working hard to address the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic within its communities,” said U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,…