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…
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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…
Team PNG’s Long Jump queen, Rellie Kaputin was the last athlete to fly the red, black and gold as she took to the stage on Day 9 of the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games. Kaputin was the last to compete for Team PNG on day 3 of the Athletics competition in Tokyo as she shone through a field of world class athletes. Coming into the event as the lowest ranked (world ranking 69) athlete, Kaputin held her nerve to complete two of three jumps to record a best jump of 6.40m in three attempts. She fouled in her first attempt and came…
In the bid to giving cardiac patients in PNG a new chance at life, BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) continues to stand firm in supporting the Operation Open Heart’s (OOH) Training and Development program with a cheque of K100, 000. The OOH program focusses on upskilling and building a sustainable way for PNG national doctors to become suitably qualified Cardiac Surgeons to provide lifesaving surgeries. Encouragingly, the program equips doctors to providing professional Heart Medical Treatments to those who are unable to access these services due to the limitations of the health care system including yearly Open Heart Surgery and…
The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) turns 60 years today 02nd of August 2021 since its inception in 1961. Having had a long and colourful history through the years of growth, transformation and changes in its name to what it is now known: The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee, has one executive Board that deals with 3 international entities namely; the Pacific Games Council (1962), Commonwealth Games Federation (1962) and the International Olympic Committee (1974) with their respective games on a four year cycle of events. Since its establishment in 1961, its main mission was to develop PNG Athletes…