The Port Moresby Nature Park is proud to announce the successful breeding in captivity of the Raggiana Bird of Paradise. This success comes as part of the ongoing breeding program which has been a focus of the Nature Park to breed this species for a number of years. With the completion of the Plumes of Paradise precinct in 2018, displaying eight Bird of Paradise species, the Park has been focusing on breeding the majority of these species. Each year, the Park has been getting closer and closer to achieving its goal of breeding the Raggiana Bird of Paradise. In early…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
Financial literacy and education is very important and teaching young children the basics of savings and managing money is vital to their development and financial empowerment. In support of efforts to instill a savings culture amongst young minds as introduced by Bank of Papua New Guinea, ncsl launched a Kids Savings Account (KSA) product in 2014 and since its launch, ncsl has opened over 12,000 KSA accounts. In its ongoing efforts to promote and inculcate a savings mindset at an early age, ncsl conducts regular visits to schools as part of the education and awareness to the children. Early this…
Realizing the importance of saving money, Nasfund Contributors Savings and Loans Society (ncsl) in partnership with ANZ, rolled out a week-long Financial Literacy Training for nine ncsl officers last month. Staff attended this training under NCSL’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to enable the attendees to provide awareness and education both ncsl staff and members on the practice of savings towards having a savings culture. NCSL Human Resource Manager, Henry Pupu said the training instills a savings culture so individuals can achieve their goals in life and more importantly have funds available in case of emergency and for unforeseen expenses.…
Part of the Theodist business model is to positively impact the communities where we live and conduct our business, which is why Theodist works closely with organizations and programs that have a positive impact within the community. Education is our priority and is seen as a vital part of our children’s future. For this reason, we are more than happy to support the National Capital District Commission and the Motu Koita Assembly with a donation of 60 desks to two schools; Hagara Primary and Tatana. We consider this as our way of giving back to our people and investing in…
Almost 70 young models stepped out in synchronicity as rehearsals began in earnest for the 2021 bmobile Project Runway. These young ladies are rehearsing every Sunday for the 2021 bmobile Project Runway which will be staged at the Alibi Bar and Grill, Harbourside, in Port Moresby on Saturday August 28. With only a few weeks away, Passion, Strength, Beauty – has become the catchphrase of the 2021 bmobile Project Runway, an event that is being organized by the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) PNG. The models are being coached by Ms Aline Adita, a renowned Indonesian runway model and social…
Three (3) senior officers in the Visa and Passport Division of the PNG Immigration and Citizenship Authority (PNGICA) have been suspended, sidelined, and referred to police for criminal investigation for engaging in alleged misconduct concerning the processing of visa applications. Three (3) other senior managers in the Corporate Service Division have been suspended and referred to the police. All three were suspended and referred to police and were arrested for alleged involvement in defrauding PNGICA funds. Since taking up office in 2021, the Chief Migration Officer, Mr. Stanis Hulahau, has adopted a zero-tolerance approach to corruption in PNGICA. He warned…
The annual Mr. & Miss Madang Pageant was a success, which took place under strict COVID-19 protocols said Dr Martin Daimen, the Consultant Physician at Madang’s General Hospital. Dr Daimen said that the event held at the Madang Resort’s Haus Win Restaurant had adhered to all the COVID-19 protocols and was authorized to take place. He was a guest speaker during the event that took place last Saturday the 24th of July. The Mr & Miss Madang pageant had more than 220 people who attended the event, “under strict COVID protocols,” said Sir Peter Barter, Madang’s senior statesman and the…
The first day of racing at the Tokyo 2020 venue started on Sunday (26 July) and will run right through to 30 July. Enoshima is a small island connected to the city of Fujisawa by a bridge. This was also the sailing venue for the Tokyo Olympics in the 1960’s. The sailors compete in two races each day for 5 days with each race taking up to 50 minutes to be completed. Papua New Guinea’s sailing siblings struggled to match the class of the sailing field during the first three and four heats respectively held at Enoshima over Sunday and…
Over 5,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine has been rolled out in Papua New Guinea which included about 604 non-Chinese citizens at the Port Moresby General Hospital since Thursday last week. The vaccine Sinopharm is one of two main coronavirus vaccines from China that got the nod from the World Health Organization to be rolled out in PNG in May and to date has been administered to at least 5,233 people in PNG. Furthermore, an additional 98 people have also received the Sinopharm vaccine on Monday, 26 July. This is according to the China Medical Team deputy leader Dr. Liu…
West New Britain has a proud sporting history, particularly in the football codes of AFL, Soccer and Rugby Union. Cricket was a minor sport that gained some popularity after some local business houses created a competition called Lottery Cricket. The success allowed the same business’s to also form an indoor cricket competition that still runs today in Kimbe. The first representative cricket side for WNB competed in the PNG Games in East New Britain in 2012 and a year later they had formed their own WNB Cricket Association. The Introduction of BSP School Kriket has driven the sport to new…