Paiam District Hospital in Porgera and its surrounding communities and patients will have full access to the hospital following the donation of much needed medical equipment by BSP through its Community Project. The BSP Porgera Branch team donated medical equipment included – Electrocardiogram machine, Spirometer, Audiometer and Pulse Oximeters on Wednesday 16th June, 2021, valued at close to K30,000. Branch Manager Kips Ponga said the hospital had been referring patients with high blood pressure to other big centers like Wabag, Hagen and Kudjip for treatment. “This time onwards, I know we won’t be doing that because we have the facilities…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
The National Gaming Control Board, through its Give Back Program, has assisted over forty students attending various tertiary institutions in the country with their 2021 Tuition Fees. With economic hardship meaning some students are unable to continue their studies, the students applied through the NGCB’s Give Back Program seeking financial assistance in the hopes to continue their education. This assistance covers full fees and all costs associated with their boarding. The Government, through the Board of Trustees of the Community Benefit Fund unanimously approved the release of the school fee assistance funds to support the students continue their education. NGCB…
The availability of healthcare services is critical to good health and in rural Papua New Guinea there are many barriers to accessing these services including a lack of basic medical supplies. Identifying these barriers, the Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority (SH PHA) in partnership with Oil Search Foundation (OSF) embarked on an activity to revitalise the local health sector in the Kutubu area. Hospital and delivery beds, wheelchairs, personal protective equipment, and many other items were purchased and delivered to seven health facilities in Kutubu. OSF officers then worked with PHA staff to ensure all equipment was installed properly. Staff…
The New Ireland Lands Board was officially sworn in today, in Kavieng by Commissioner Hanley Logoso, in the presence of the Governor of New Ireland Sir Julius Chan and members of the Provincial Executive Council. The reappointed board members consists of John Wesley as Chairman, Gerard Kasik as Deputy Chairman and members Patrick Maris, Florence Stocken and Vincent Tadigu while Provincial Administrator Lamiller Pawut is automatically an Ex Officio member. The board was challenged to take up issues facing the provincial lands division amidst cases of Waigani Lands officers bypassing the Provincial lands office and illegally facilitating land titles for…
NCD Governor Powes Parkop and NCDC convened a high-level collaboration on Tuesday with the city’s police command, ACP Anthony Wagambie Jr and Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu to support their initiative to arrest the recent increase in petty crimes at Gordons and Erima. In his report, the Met Sup Ikumu stated that crime has decreased in most parts of the city due to greater police presence and patrolling. However, Gordons and Erima continue to require short-term and long-term measures to assist the police in deterring and arresting crime. Governor Parkop said: “Unemployment, urban migration, growing population and the slow-down in the…
HEALTH Minister, Hon. Jelta Wong, MP, has advised that a charter flight from India has been denied entry to Papua New Guinea due to concerns over the high possibility of passengers carrying the highly contagious Delta mutation of COVID-19. Minister Wong also said correct procedures were not followed for the flight seek approved for travel, and the Government will continue protecting the Nation from the escalating COVID-19 risk. “The spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta mutation is a serious threat to Papua New Guinea and countries around the world,” Minister Wong warned. “Our Government simply cannot run the unacceptable…
Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Mr David Manning said the country is considering banning all international flights in and out of Papua New Guinea following the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The Delta variant of COVID-19 (also known as B16172), which was first detected in India in October last year, is becoming the dominant variant of the disease worldwide. It is spreading rapidly across the globe and is now present in at least 92 countries including Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and even Pacific Island nation Fiji. Mr Manning said the National Control Centre…
Mare Village in the Huon District of Morobe Province had a reason to celebrate on Sunday 27th June 2021, with the opening of a new Double Classroom and Two New Teachers Houses. The projects had taken 6 months to complete, thanks to the fruitful partnership of the Morobe Provincial Government and Mairobs Construction at Mare Primary School. Morobe Governor Hon Ginson Goheyuc Saonu had embarked on a new trial of partnership with contractor Mairobs Construction where the project cost, time frame and standard quality were set out and the contractor using their own funds built the projects. “The arrangement is…
BSP Financial Group Ltd (BSP) Boroko Branch Team was at Veifa’a Village, located in West Mekeo in the Kairuku-Hiri District of Central Province, where they handed over the school’s new library. “Thank you BSP for recognising the importance of a library in our children’s education. We are humbled by BSP’s support towards schools not only in the city but having travelled here with the current road condition; you made it through to the rural Mekeo area,” Mr Mega added. The library project took 3 months to complete at a cost of K30, 000. BSP upgraded an old classroom, converting it…
Community service obligations have been delivered without clear rules, according to a Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (PNG NRI) Spotlight article. Therefore, there is a need to effectively action the Community Service Obligation (CSO) Policy, it stated. CSO refers to an arrangement where a government requires state entities or state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to undertake activities relating to the supply of goods and services that they would not choose to do on a commercial basis. In order to maintain and expand access to these essential services such as electricity, telecommunication and ports, SOEs are undertaking community service obligations. The article,…