East New Britain Province becomes the fourth province in Papua New Guinea to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI). The MoU was signed by Assistant Governor, Financial System Stability Group, Bank of PNG – Ellison Pidik, on behalf of the Governor of Bank of PNG and Chairman of CEFI, Mr. Loi Bakani, and Governor East New Britain Province Nakikus Konga. The signed MoU will promote the integration of financial inclusion in the East New Britain administration planning and implementation processes and also build the capacity of East New Britain Province administration…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
It was the closure of the Bougainville Panguna Mine in 1989 by the BRA Rebel, Leader Francis Ona that lead to a protracted war, loss of 20,000 lives and 40% of PNG GDP wiped out that inspired young PNG surfer, Andy Abel schooling on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia to have a vision to create his home grown Abel Reverse Spiral Model and policies that now underpin the growing success of the Surfing /Surf tourism industry in Papua New Guinea underpinned by the SAPNG Surf Management Plan (SMP) which is unique to Papua New Guinea. Fast forward 2021, The Surfing…
The Isuzu Lewas T20 Bash was dominated by the two Cricket PNG Board XI Lewas, Naoani Vare and Tanya Ruma during yesterday’s double header at Amini Park. Both women have been in good touch and were again yesterday, untroubled by the Lewa Legends bowling attack. In the morning game, the Cricket PNG Board XI were sent into bat by the Legends and opened with Naoani Vare and Baia John.They shared in an opening partnership of 64 before John was run out by Hannah Kalua for 34 of just 38 balls with three boundaries. The wicket however did not relieve the…
The Grand Papua Hotel in Port Moresby is a proud winner of two International Hotel Awards in the Asia Pacific region for 2021/2022. The International Hotel Awards recognizes and celebrates the hotel industry worldwide, with votes cast by travelers, guests and industry players. It is the first year the Grand Papua Hotel has entered the Luxury Hotel Awards and we are proud to have been awarded the following: • Best City Hotel for Papua New Guinea • Highly Commended Award for Luxury Hotel category for Papua New Guinea “It is a prestigious milestone for the Grand Papua Hotel to be…
As more Papua New Guineans venture into Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs), it is also important for these SMEs to save for retirement through an approved superannuation Fund. The National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) provides an avenue for SMEs to do so, through its Eda Supa product. During its monthly appearance on Nasfund FM100 Talkback, the Fund’s Manager Business Development Melanie Lavaki, Team Leader New Business Hamilton Riman, and Team Leader Client Relations Raela Wari, provided an overview of Eda Supa, whilst also outlining its client relation engagements with members in the new normal. According to Manager Business Development Melanie Lavaki,…
Keeping hands clean is important to help prevent viruses and germs from spreading. Every day, we use our hands for many activities which exposes them to harmful bacteria that can cause sickness. Good hand hygiene is important, especially during this time. Dentalife Australia (a research and development company in Melbourne specializing in dental and infection control materials) working in partnership with Oil Search Foundation (OSF) recently delivered 16,000 units of Handcare hand sanitizers to the Provincial Health Authorities in Southern Highlands, Hela, Gulf, and PNG Biomass in Lae. Dentalife Australia Marketing Manager, Josephine Kelly said, “The donation was made to…
Former Hekari United FC and Team PNG Kapuls Goalkeeper, Ishmael Pole has taken the initiative to conduct a goalkeeping clinic targeting all students in primary and international schools between the ages of 10 and 18. Mr. Pole said that after speaking with the coordinators of school soccer in Papua New Guinea, he is hoping to run the goalkeeping clinic during the term 3 holidays right after Independence Day. Mr. Pole will be going through the basics of goalkeeping with the participating schools. “In goalkeeping, there are diving drills, mostly catching. During the course of this goalkeeping clinic, I will not…
Leaders of Pacific regional countries and territories have agreed that the region’s maritime boundaries need to be recognised globally in perpetuity. They met in a Pacific Islands Forum virtual summit on Friday marking the regional body’s 50th anniversary. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern emerged from the summit saying they had “endorsed a declaration on maritime zones” to protect the ocean jurisdiction of Pacific countries against sea-level rise. Maritime boundaries are taken from points on land, and Pacific countries are seeking to assure their ocean dominion if shorelines diminish. Ardern said the declaration will be presented to the United Nations,…
Marie Stopes Papua New Guinea, the country’s largest provider of family planning and sexual and reproductive health services, is calling for more to be done to eliminate unsafe abortion in PNG. “Last week, we read with sadness the news about a young lady, only sixteen years old, who lost her life because of an unplanned pregnancy. We send our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and community affected by this terrible tragedy,” said MSPNG Country Director, Dr David Ayres. “Unfortunately, this is not the first time a young woman has died because of an unplanned pregnancy in PNG, and it…
Just after releasing their Rumination EP (Extended Play) in July last month, Stagajah Band’s new single ‘Go Back’ has earned the top spot in the Apple Music’s ‘Top 100 Papua New Guinea’ most played songs. Songwriter and rapper Gaix said the band members are happy to see a song from Papua New Guinea make it to the number 1 position rather than an international artist taking out the spot on the Top 100 most played songs. “We are asking fellow Papua New Guinean artists to get their songs (quality songs) on this platform so Papua New Guinea music can be…