The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) is now inviting organisations from both the public and private sector to register and field Teams for the annual Prime Minister’s (PM’s) Golf Challenge 2021. With the start of registrations early this month, PNGOC Secretary General Auvita Rapilla re-iterated this call with reminders on the closing dates for both chapters of the challenge in Lae, and Port Moresby, Mrs Rapilla said, “With the current challenges due to the coronavirus, we are hoping that we will get a good number of teams to participate similar to last year’s turnout in both Lae and here…
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President of the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Mines and Petroleum, Anthony Smaré, has applauded the Marape-Basil government, Petroleum Minister Kerenga Kua, ExxonMobil PNG, and their joint venture partners for agreeing to reengage in negotiations on the P’nyang project in Western Province. Mr. Smaré said “In light of the extremely challenging economic conditions in PNG, the P’nyang and Papua LNG projects, are projects that are desperately needed to be kick-started to kick-start the country’s stagnant economy creating jobs, bringing in foreign exchange and providing opportunities for PNG businesses, particularly SMEs in the impacted areas”. “I congratulate the Prime Minister, Minister…
The PNG National Research Institute’s Economic Policy Analysis Course (EPAC) can open the way for participants to go on to do post-graduate studies. This is one of the values of the course that the participants can gain from, as highlighted by the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (PNG NRI) Acting Director, Dr. Osborne Sanida in his address to the 2021 intakes on Monday 6 September 2021. “The curriculum is unique in its conception and presentation… A lot of you can go on to do post-graduate studies. EPAC is the stepping stone to it,” Dr. Sanida said. A number of…
One of Papua New Guinea’s commercial banks has come to the aid of the National Control Centre for COVID-19 by donating laptops. In response to a request from NCC, the Kina Bank agreed to donate 10 laptops, two of which were presented to NCC this morning by the bank’s Chief Financial Officer Chetan Chopra and Executive General Banking Lesilie Taviri. The two senior officers said the remaining eight laptops will be given next week. Deputy Controller of the National Pandemic Response Dr Daoni Esorom thanked the bank for the donation and said NCC needs such donations to be able to…
Around 100,000 rainbow trout fingerlings were distributed throughout the Enga Province by Wabag MP and Minister for Fisheries & Marine Resource, Dr Lino Tom, and his Fisheries team this week. The distribution of these fingerlings is part of a pilot project that began in July this year and it is aimed to provide an alternate source of protein and improve food security in remote areas. The Fingerlings which are bred at Kalopa Hatchery on the Northern foothills of Mt Giluwe, the second highest mountain in PNG, in the Southern Highlands Province was transported into Enga Province and distributed with the…
Despite border closures and reduced air and sea travel because of COVID-19, Customs administrations in the region say threats in the Pacific remain high from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing fleets – as well as threats from illegal movements of people, drugs and weapons, which are often facilitated by trusted insiders. The issue was discussed at the Oceania Heads of Customs annual meeting last Thursday (August 26), held virtually with 21 of the 23 Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) members attending. Members agreed there is a critical link between national security and traditional customs functions and that the region is more…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) recently conducted an inception workshop on Bipi Island, Manus Province. The workshop is part of a project being implemented by the agencies on mainstreaming community based fisheries management (CBFM) in West Coast Manus, particularly, Bipi Island. The aim of the project is to; (1) Provide technical advice and support to mobilize, strengthen and develop knowledge and capacity to engage in CBFM sustainable fisheries; (2) Contribute to strengthened local food systems founded on traditional institutions which are formally recognized and; (3) To prepare…
To commemorate International Literacy day, Digicel Foundation donated more than ten boxes of reading books to its’ partner school, Tubusereia Primary School in the Central Province. International Literacy Day has been celebrated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 1967 to raise awareness on the importance of literacy in building a more literate and sustainable society. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which disrupted the learning of children and young adults, UNESCO has themed this year’s International Literacy Day with “Literacy for human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide” which falls in line with Digicel PNG Foundation’s goal…
Prime Minister James Marape has commended Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey for his comprehensive Ministerial Statement to Parliament today on the ‘2020 Final Budget Outcomes (FBO) and 2021 Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Outlook (MYEFO) and the Way Forward’. He said Treasurer Ling-Stuckey’s presentation updated Papua New Guinea on the state of the economy during the ongoing war against COVID-19. PM Marape also commended the Budget Management Committee (BMC) spearheaded by Treasury and Finance for keeping “MV PNG afloat in rough seas”. “If they (BMC) hadn’t done this, we stood every possibility of sinking, but the Treasurer and his team stood strong,” he…
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the National Football Stadium is giving away free tickets to the Digicel Cup Match this Sunday (12 September) to anyone who receives their first COVID-19 vaccine at the clinic today. Martin Aihi, 38, from the Central province was excited to receive his free ticket to the finals game after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine at the ISOS Clinic, Oil Search National Football Stadium in Port Moresby. Martin, who works as the facilities lead with Peuna in Port Moresby, said that COVID-19 is real and is in existence across the world, including in Papua New Guinea. He…