St John Ambulance today opened its new Ambulance Station at Baruni with the aim to serve a population of around 30, 000 people in the surrounding Motu Koita villages as well as the whole Moresby North West electorate. The service was made possible with the assistance of Papua New Guinea Construction Realty (PNGCR) in allocating a space and doing the facility set up for St John to operate in. Moresby Northwest MP Lohia Boe Samuel also showed his commitment in the initiative making available K200, 000 for the purchase of two St John ambulance vehicles to beef up the capacity.…
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SRC President of Divine Word University (DWU) and the only female president to be on the leadership team for this academic year Ms Phillie Julai said there are a lot of differences and competitions within the universities which has to stop in order for them to work together for betterment of this country. The president was speaking at the MOU signing on Sunday 22nd August at the UPNG SRC Office by the tertiary institutions which included University of Papua New Guinea as the hosting university, University of Goroka, University of Technology, University of Natural Resources & Environment, Pacific Adventist University…
The Grand Final of the 2021 Vice Chancellors Cup was called off after half time by the organizing committee due to the place getting dark and the status of the supporters this evening at the UPNG Rugby Oval. This prompted the games committee to call off the second half of the grand final playoffs between the UPNG Pythons and the Unitech Spartans. Mr. Max Andrew from the Vice Chancellor’s Cup Organizing Committee said that due to the place getting dark and the nature of the surroundings, the match had to be called off with no further advise as to whether…
Deputy Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Dr Daoni Esorom announced today that six people at the National Control Centre in Port Moresby have tested positive for COVID-19. He said none of the six infected staff were vaccinated and there was no cross-infection to vaccinated staff who remain safe and COVID-19 free. Deputy Controller Daoni said the six positive cases had placed other unvaccinated staff and family members at high risk of contracting COVID-19 so to reduce this risk action is being taken to ensure workplace health and safety. Dr Daoni said, “In order to better secure the…
The IBS University (IBSU) has come on board this years’ Vice Chancellors (VC) Cup which is into its’ second day of competition today at the University of Papua New Guinea. The SRC President of IBSU Mr Henao Trudi said that it is a way forward for the newly established university to be a part of such tournaments like the Vice Chancellor’s Cup as it will further create dialogue between the university and the rest of their counterparts from the other universities. He said the avenue will be a great platform for IBSU to work in partnership with fellow students from…
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force confirms that a soldier passed away yesterday in Mt Hagen after a fatal road accident. Late 815200, Private Lembo, Leonard, 27 is from Pausa in Wapenamanda District of Enga Province. The deceased died upon impact following a penetrative chest injury resulting in air leaking and bleeding into the lung cavity. Acting Chief of Defence Force Commodore Philip Polewara conveyed his condolence to the family of the deceased. Three others are in a stable at the Mt Hagen General Hospital. The fourth soldier who was driving was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred between 16:30 and 17:00…
The Port Moresby Nature Park has partnered with its Sister Zoo, Zoo’s Victoria and PNGAus Partnership Secondary Schools to provide materials to teach the STEM and the Environment curriculum activity to PNG students, including: A teacher self-directed course to familiarise yourself with the curriculum activity, in Powerpoint format, A teaching guide, to complement the self-directed course and provide a step-by-step guide on how to teach the STEM & the Environment curriculum activity, in PDF format, A student workbook, for students to use as they undertake the STEM and the Environment curriculum activity, in PDF format, A YouTube playlist of all…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by the Student Representative Council (SRC) Presidents of the University of Papua New Guinea, University of Technology, Pacific Adventist University, Divine Word University, IBS University and the University of Goroka at the UPNG SRC Office on Sunday 22nd of August. UPNG SRC President Mr. Bradley Yombon-Copio said the main purpose of the MOU is to have an understanding and agreement in place for state institutions as well as private and church run institutions to work in partnership for future activities such as student exchange programs, sporting activities, academic activities like debates and most…
Fourteen Port Moresby based journalists attended a virtual social media training organized by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum in the lead up to the organisation’s annual Community Affairs and Media workshop held recently. An hour virtual training sponsored by ExxonMobil PNG, operator of PNG LNG Project had participants from nine media organisations. ExxonMobil PNG Media and Communications Manager, Susil Nelson-Kongoi, said social media platforms are the ‘go to place’ for news and current issues today. “Recognising the need to keep up with the current trends, ExxonMobil PNG saw that it was beneficial to support the Chamber with this…
Church Without Walls International (CWWI) hosted its’ first major fundraiser by way of a Gospel Concert on Saturday 22nd August at The Salvation Army Roy Bungay Memorial Hall in Boroko, Port Moresby. The ministry which is an outreach arm of the North Port Moresby United Church Circuit is currently raising funds so that they can build a church building where they can conduct their meetings. Reverend Jack Moha who is the Lead Pastor of the ministry said that they have been renting a space at the Country Women’s Association located at 3 Mile to conduct their meetings since the ministry…