Eight Oceania Sports Education Program (OSEP) trainers based at the National Sports Institute in Goroka held their consultation workshop this week as part of the program’s new strategic direction. The trainers took time to review the program and analyze their own performances in line with this new strategy. OSEP PNG Coordinator, Alurigo Ravusiro encouraged the National Sports Institute in Goroka to set itself as a leading institution for training and development in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific region as OSEP can provide that opportunity. “The Training Workshop in Goroka that the OSEP Trainers took part in is similar to…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
The Morrison Government and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) are working in partnership to support over 170 Olympic and Paralympic athletes from eleven Pacific nations to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Due to the impact of COVID-19, many Pacific athletes face significant challenges in completing final training programs and critical qualifying events. With support from the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports program, Pacific teams and athletes will be able to train and compete in qualification events, giving them the greatest opportunity to realise their Olympic and Paralympic dreams. Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women,…
Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning has continued with the distribution of masks and hand sanitisers for Police personnel around the country. In the recent distribution of Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) on Thursday 28 May a total of 64,000 disposable face masks, 2,048 pieces of 500 milliliter and 1,920 pieces of 100 milliliter hand sanitizes were shipped and dispatched to Lae, Madang, Eastern Highlands and the six provinces in the two highlands Commands. Inspector Tumbe Sam of the Police Media Unit presented the PPEs on behalf of the Controller to the Hela Provincial…
The BSP Trash to Treasure festival emphasises on creating sculptures made of solid waste such as tins, cans, bottles, rubber and plastic collected around the city. “BSP recognises the environmental issues faced in PNG and is committed to assist with initiatives that contribute towards reducing any negative impact and enhance measures taken to conserve the environment we live in,” said BSP Leadership Management Development Program participant & Assistant Company Secretary, Ms. Jamie-Lee Loh. “As a bank that supports initiatives that benefits communities, we are pleased to reaffirm our support for the only internationally recognised Wildlife Park in the country, the…
Located along the Markham Plains of Morobe Province, is the Umi Technical Vocational Training Centre (TVET), Umi is one of the beneficiaries of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF). Having been commissioned in 2019 the institution is now using its Workshop Buildings with the tools and equipment supplied under the Human Resource Development Project Phase 2 (HRDP.2). The HRDP.2 Programming is one of the Projects implemented in the country through the PNG-EU Development Cooperation. Lydia Nantzu is directly benefiting from this intervention from the European Union and has expressed her gratitude to the European Union for such a tremendous support…
The Papua New Guinea Government represented by the Department of National Planning and Monitoring, the Education Department, the Office of the National Authorising Officer and the European Union are set to Commission close to 60 structures in seven institutions starting next month. Bulolo Technical and Vocational Education Training Centre (TVET), in Morobe Province is one of the ten (10) TVET centres that have benefited from the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) under the Programme, Human Resource Development Project Phase 2 (HRDP.2). Building Infrastructures awaiting commissioning are, classrooms, dormitories, teacher houses, workshops and ablution blocks. Tools, equipment and machines supplied are…
Papua New Guinea has recorded seven new COVID-19 cases this week, increasing the total number of cases to 16,398. The cases were reported in four provinces: the National Capital District with three; Central two; and Madang and Hela one case each. Of the seven new cases reported, six were males whilst one was a female. Their ages range from 31 to 56 years. Two cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing. The country’s COVID-19 cases now stands at 16,398 with 164 known deaths. A total of 15,711 people have recovered from COVID-19. To date, 117,373 people…
A series of new footbridges in Bougainville’s Kieta District is now benefitting more than 4,000 people enabling safer access to health facilities, schools, markets and work without risking being swept away by fast flowing rivers. The K110,000 project was initiated by the people of Poma village in Central Bougainville last year after two students tragically died while attempting to cross over. The community participated in the project by providing labour and raising more than K8,000, which was supplemented by the Australian Government’s community grants program under the Bougainville Partnership. Women, men and school children from the local ward and inland…
Seventeen new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Sunday June 6, increasing the total number of cases in Papua New Guinea to 16,391. The cases were reported in four provinces with New Ireland Province reporting the highest of 13 cases. The National Capital District reported two cases whilst Eastern Highlands and Hela reported a single case each. Of the 17 cases reported, 13 were males whilst four were females. Their ages range from 28 to 69 years. A total of eight cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing. The country’s COVID-19 cases now stands at 16,391 with…
Papua New Guinea’s marine environment is vast and diverse, covering approximately 1.6 million square kilometres. It lies at the heart of the Coral Triangle, with the highest coral diversity in the world. Papua New Guinea’s abundant ocean resources contain significant potential to catalyse new economic opportunities for nearly ten percent of the population that live within one kilometre of the sea. For 2021, World Ocean Day on 8 June – and Coral Triangle Day on 9 June – is raising awareness and support for the global movement to protect at least 30% of the world’s lands, waters, and ocean by…