The Gordons Youth Association is thankful to the NCDC Authorities for stepping in to seal the rugged roads and do maintenance work beside the Sigirap Market and the Gordons Flats. Norman Waka from the Gordons Youth Association said after a very thorough cleanup was done, pictures were taken and posted on the association’s facebook page which prompted the NCDC to step in and show their support by sending a backhoe to seal and fix the road. “Now the road that leads to the Daulo Crescent Street to Jade Island Supermarket is sealed and it is good to see the residence…
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Kina Bank to provide Home Loans to ncsl staff ncsl staff can now obtain home loans from Kina Bank and this was made possible through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both Chief Executive Officers of ncsl and Kina Bank on Wednesday 28th July, 2021. Under the signed agreement, Kina will take a first mortgage over the financed property and ncsl to take second mortgage. ncsl has over 80 staff with almost 50% eligible to participate under this arrangement. ncsl’s CEO Mr. Vari Lahui welcomed the partnership saying the arrangement will now allow his staff to have their own…
Prime Minister James Marape says the Royal Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the K3 billion Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) loan is “not a waste of time and money”. He said this in response to criticisms by the Opposition and others on the COI, which was established to look into the processes and procedures used by former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill in 2014, in obtaining the UBS loan and related transactions. “This will not be another inquiry that collects dust, but will be processed to punish those involved and claim damages,” PM Marape said. “I want to tell the nation…
Papua New Guinea has recorded 57 new COVID-19 cases on Friday 30 July, increasing the total number of cases to 17,774. The cases were reported in five provinces. The National Capital District reported the highest of 28 cases followed by Madang with 21 cases. West Sepik reported four cases, Morobe three cases whilst East New Britain reported a single case. Of the 57 cases, 47 were males whilst 10 were females. Their ages range between 52 and 59 years. Twelve out of the 57 cases were experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing. The country’s COVID-19 cases now…
An urgent call out for ‘Walk In Donors’ in Port Moresby to donate blood at the Port Moresby General Hospital’s Blood Transfusion Services Unit has been made immediately to help a young male who was involved in a bad road accident and is currently in need of blood. The young lad has a special blood type which is called the ‘Gerbich Negative’ and this blood type is one of the rarest on earth and is found only in Melanesians. A call has been made to the general public residing here in Port Moresby preferably people from the Momase region, Milne…
Indonesian Ambassador to PNG, H.E Andrias Supandi has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister James Marape recently during which they discussed new and ongoing issues of mutual concern. The leaders discussed cooperation on COVID-19 and the reopening of the border, among other things. Both agreed to ensure the border was properly policed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 along the border areas. Ambassador Supandi used the opportunity to propose for the two countries to enter into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to facilitate trade and commerce given that there is potential as demonstrated in the success of vanilla trade.…
Getting married in South Korea is something that’s almost considered a social responsibility. Since the 1990s, the South Korean government has had to create policies to encourage Korean men, initially those in rural areas who could not find a match, to marry women from overseas. But the lives of these “marriage migrant” women are not easy. Some face stigma once they move to South Korea, and there have been reports of domestic violence and abuse. Many of these women come to South Korea without even knowing the language, but despite this, they are carving out a significant place for themselves…
Anthony Smaré, Chairman of the Board of Paradise Company Ltd., is pleased to announce the appointment of Group CFO, Ben Wong, as interim Group CEO, reporting to the Board after the cessation of James Rice as Group CEO. Mr Wong’s appointment as interim Group CEO will be for 3 months or until a new CEO commences in the role, whichever occurs earlier. Mr Wong has held several Executive Leadership positions in multinational companies and FMCG sector globally prior to joining Paradise Company Limited as the Group CFO in September 2019 Mr Smaré stated “Ben has been Group CFO for the…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will next week set out whether and how the government plans to open the country’s borders. Next Thursday, 12 August, Ardern will set out the government’s future approach to the border and public health measures, and release the advice from experts on how to open the border safely. It comes after Australia announced a month ago it would halve the number of people allowed into the country to achieve high vaccination rates in preparation for opening the border widely. However, New Zealand has since shut down quarantine-free travel with Australia for eight weeks as several states work to control outbreaks of…
Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea’s vision of taking the game to the provinces led them to the Kikori township in the Gulf province to share their love for basketball. BFPNG Hoops For Health Coordinator, Jordan Sere was in Kikori township for a week to deliver Basketball For Good programs supported by the Kikori Urban Basketball Association. Sere, who has been running Basketball For Good programs in Port Moresby was amazed by the enthusiasm of the people in Kikori about their programs. “I was surprised and super delighted with the way they received us. The reception was incredible from the…