National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) laboratories will be refurbished to help improve Papua New Guinea’s capacity to detect and control emergency animal diseases. The National Animal Heath & Food Testing Laboratory (NAHFTL) Facility in Kilakila will be renovated through the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus) funded by the Australian Government. These improvements are expected to increase the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) capability, as well as infrastructure support services (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic). “Australia is proud to announce this additional support to refurbish the laboratory and support services at NAHFTL. This support is critical now…
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Mrs Janet Fox, widow of long serving PNG Rugby League administrator late Don Fox, has said the naming of the Digicel Cup Minor Premiership Shield after her husband was a kind and beautiful gesture and a great honour to his memory. “He would undoubtedly be both extremely humbled, but very proud to receive this recognition as he always wanted Papua New Guinea to greatly achieve in Rugby League,” Mrs Fox responded in an email when advised of PNG National Rugby League Competition (PNGNRLC) decision to name the Minor Premiership Shield after late Don Fox last week. “Don’s heart was always…
Kina Bank partners with Ilimo Dairy Farm to fight child undernutrition in PNG, with the launch of a new ‘MILK IN SCHOOLS’ program. The program includes the daily supply of Ilimo Frozen Milk Stiks to all 500 students at Nonu Primary School, Boroko, NCD, the first school to participate in the program. With Kina Bank’s sponsorship of PGK 100,000 Nonu’s students will receive Ilimo Milk stiks every school day to boost their nutrition and health. Ilimo Milk Stiks are crafted by the Ilimo Dairy Farm in Central Province from Fresh milk and contains all the benefits of fresh milk. The…
The Chair of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Gender Based Violence, Charles Abel, partnered with the Co-Chairs of the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End GBV, Governor Allan Bird and Governor Powes Parkop. Together, Abel, Parkop and Bird hosted a meeting with development partners to discuss the Report on GBV recently tabled in Parliament by the Committee and to discuss next steps for making sure that PNG parliamentarians are supported to continue to advocate for gender equality and an end to gender-based violence. Hon Abel noted that, “Our Committee has provided concrete recommendations in the GBV Report we tabled in Parliament…
Two members of Parliament have joined the ruling Pangu Pati in an announcement made by the Prime Minister yesterday. The move takes Pangu Pati’s number to 37, following the suspension of another Pangu Pati member by the courts yesterday. The two MPs include South Bougainville MP and Minister of Information and Communication Technology Timothy Masiu and Bogia MP Robert Naguri. The two were former members of the National Alliance Party. Both MPs expressed their move as voluntary and based on their judgement on the current political landscape. Masiu said he moved because he admired Pangu Pati leader and Prime Minister…
Prime Minister James Marape officially launched the Forest Carbon Pilot Project at the Afore District Sub-Station, Oro Province. This new project is unlike the Carbon Trading Program where countries are given credits for just conserving their Rainforest. The Managalas Forest Carbon Pilot Project is a sustainable intergrated land development project where the actual rainforest is conserved and the grass plains are reforested with cash crops like coffee, coconut and even timber. Prime Minister Marape Marape commended the Governor for Oro, Gary Juffa for his leadership in this area and urged the people of Afore to work with him on the…
SIONE Kami Memorial Church (RSKMC) will host a first of its kind, “King’s Daughters Conference 2021” this week, aimed at informing, equipping and inspiring women through the Word of God and testimony so that they live purposeful and victorious lives. The inaugural conference will be held from 6:00pm to 8.30pm nightly from Thursday August 26th to Saturday August 28th, with a morning session planned for “Equipping the Believer” workshops for the adult participants and a “Girl Empowerment Program” in the afternoon for school-aged girls (13 year-olds to 18 year-olds) on Saturday August 28th. Acting Senior Minister Rev. Lologa Gerega said the conference’s theme is “Made for…
The National Court has suspended current Southern Highlands Province Governor William Powi from office effective August 31st and ordered a recount for the regional seat after a long battle in the court of disputed returns. This follows the Supreme Court’s decision last week in dismissing a slip rule application by Powi and the Electoral Commission on a National Court’s decision earlier that ordered a recount. Justice David Cannings in handing down the decision via video link ordered that the result of the recount be presented to the court by November 05, 2021, nullifying the election results for the regional seat…
COVID-19 Pandemic Controller, David Manning, has expressed his anger and disappointment at the way in which India’s High Commission in Port Moresby deliberately participated in the deception that resulted in unauthorised passengers, including four infected with COVID-19, arriving in Papua New Guinea. Mr Manning said the behaviour of those involved in the dishonest process compromises the safety and security of Papua New Guinea. Mr Manning said, “I have requested Papua New Guinea’s Department of Foreign Affairs to deal with the Indian High Commission through appropriate diplomatic channels, while the charter company and the airline, as well as any middle-men, will…
Moresby North West MP Lohia Boe Samuel is planning on having mobile clinics within Motu Koita villages in his electorate for the interest of the people’s health care. Mr Boe Samuel made mention of this plan after the recent launch of a St John Ambulance station in his electorate. “I will have a dialogue with the Prime Minister to have some of the APEC buses allocated for this program,” Mr Boe Samuel said. “I’ve noticed that the number of people wanting to receive medical treatment at the clinic in Konedobu is overwhelming and therefore it is critical to have a…