Commissioner of Police and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning has called upon citizens to come forward and be vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the declining cases in the country. Mr Manning said despite no cases being reported on Monday the country is not safe from COVID-19. He said the delay in receiving COVID-19 test results from the Provincial Health Authorities and other testing sites is the sole reason why no cases have been reported. The Controller said citizens must not be complacent as the dangers are not over. He says the only way to be safe…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
Working in partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) to find sustainable solutions to support the growth of the private sector, Business Link Pacific has launched a new Finance Finder tool in Papua New Guinea to provide information about the latest SME financial products and services in the country. The launching event was held at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby, August 11, and will gather key stakeholders in the financial and MSME sector from CEFI, MSME Council, SME Corporation, BPNG, chambers of commerce, and a range of banks and financial institutions, The new Finance Finder is…
Papua New Guinea has recorded 6 new COVID-19 cases on the weekend increasing the country’s total number of cases to 17,806. On Saturday August 07, four new cases of COVID-19 were reported while another 2 more cases reported on Sunday 08. The cases were reported in the National Capital District and Morobe respectively. Of the four cases reported on Saturday, three were males whilst one was a female. Their ages range between 36 to 60 years old. On Sunday, the two cases reported were a male and a female. They were aged 36 and 60 years old. The country’s COVID-19…
Every year, schools and libraries across Papua New Guinea spend a week celebrating books and the importance of reading them, and there is no better way than to see children draw inspiration from these books. Such were the stories of these five to six-year-old children from Habare Literacy Library in Hela Province, who spoke confidently of their future aspirations during their book week celebrations last week. An ambitious Christabellyn Kapi (five-year-old) of Kumaga village in the Tari Pori District, with enthusiasm her voice, shared her dream of becoming a doctor. “I attend class every day because I want to become…
K58 million from the government’s tuition fee subsidy funds has been remitted to the bank accounts of Flexibles, Open and Distance Education (FODE), Secondary, National High and Vocational schools. The Minister for Education Jimmy Uguro confirmed that out of the K486.3 million allocated for this year, a total of K 248.5 million has been released so far. From that allocation, a total of K 222.5 million has been paid to schools with K 237.8 million still outstanding for Terms 3 and 4. “I want to remind all the schools and their administrations once again to use the money wisely and…
Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) brought its Anti-Corruption Help Desk (AnCoHD) to Kokopo last week as part of its annual outreach program. The Anti-Corruption Help Desk is a community service provided by TIPNG that provides an avenue for people to report corruption. The AnCoHD assists people by providing legal assistance and seeking pathways for redress. The Anti-Corruption Help Desk statistics of complaints brings to light the hotspots of corruption, informs and empowers people of their rights and responsibilities and strengthens anti-corruption mechanisms within agencies. Most complaints received by the AnCoHD in East New Britain (ENB) were related to ineffective public administration…
Three more students from the University of Papua New Guinea will have successfully completed their internship program with Port Moresby Nature Park this week. Chilla Sine, Philemon Varihombui and Dave Laki are all Final Year students in Tourism & Hospitality at UPNG who undertook an eight-week internship program as part of their practical assessment. They were each given rotational shifts throughout their tenure with the Nature Park, enabling them to gain such knowledge and hands-on experience in the various departments within a tourism organisation such as the Port Moresby Nature Park. “This is the third batch of interns we’ve had…
TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie. The Chinese video-sharing platform is the only app not owned by Facebook to make the global top five of downloads. In its home country, TikTok’s owner ByteDance also holds the top spot with the Chinese language video app Douyin. TikTok’s continued popularity emerged even after former US President Donald Trump tried to ban it in America. Facebook-owned apps have held the top spot since the survey started in 2018 and the company still dominated the…
A 4 year – old girl fell of a tree and a sharp object punctured her stomach resulting in all her intestines falling out. Seneika Kinsly fell around 5am on Saturday morning and was carried to Sengapi Health centre around noon from their village. She received first aid treatment by the health workers at Sengapi Health Centre where she awaited Medivac by Heli Solutions. Heli Solutions reached Sengapi at 3pm and airlifted Seneika and her parents to Modilon Hospital in Madang. This morning, Heli Solutions Pilot, Captain Boga confirmed with Madang Provincial Health Authority Director, Dr Martin Damian that Seneika…
Ten (10) participants from the Department of Prime Minister & National Executive Council recently received certificates from the Australia Pacific Security College after undergoing a two-week training course. This remotely facilitated Strategic Analysis Course was designed and delivered by the Australian Pacific Security College in collaboration with the Department of Prime Minister and NEC. During the presentation ceremony, Deputy Secretary (Policy 1), Mr Frank Aisi, congratulated the ten (10) participants on being the first trainees of the program from the Department and urged them to take the acquired skill-sets as they are now better equipped to take on new challenges…