The Commissioner of Police and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning has banned all passengers coming out from India effective today. The directive was made in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19 in India and the emergence of the Indian Variant of COVID-19. As per the directive, no person is permitted to board an aircraft or ship bound for Papua New Guinea from any foreign point of departure or airport if that person has been in the Republic of India in the past 21 days prior to the day the vessel or aircraft departs…
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More than 3,000 people in the National Capital District have been vaccinated from the 8,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that was donated by the Australian Government for frontline workers involved in PNG’s COVID-19 pandemic response, says Police Commissioner David Manning. Mr Manning, who is Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response, said health and essential workers including Police, Correctional Services and Defence personnel were among those who have been vaccinated thus far. “I took the shot together with the Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, the Health Minister Hon. Jelta Wong and other national leaders. We are leading the…
Team PNG to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will see a boost in preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games with the announcement on the sales of the Trukai Fun T-shirts. PNG Olympic Committee (PNGOC) and its major sponsor Trukai Industries Limited will be selling the 2020 Trukai Fun Run t-shirts at participating outlets in Port Moresby, Lae and Mt Hagen. PNGOC President, Sir John Dawanincura said the Trukai Fun Run has been generating funds to send athletes overseas for international sporting events representing PNG for over twenty years. Unfortunately, due to Covid 19, they couldn’t stage the annual Fun Run…
The PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum is proud to announce Mr. Richard Kassman OBE, as its new President. Mr. Kassman, who has served as Vice President of the Chamber for the past three years, takes over from Gerea Aopi, who had his first engagement with the industry in 1991. Following his announcement as Chamber President, Mr. Kassman highlighted the immense amount of work and advise provided by the outgoing President Mr. Aopi. “My first task as President-elect is to thank outgoing President Gerea Aopi, CBE, Commander of the British Empire. A colossus of a man whose contribution to our…
The nationwide consultation on the Inquiry on the Declaration of PNG as a Christian country commences on the 2nd May to 4th June 2021, says Secretary of the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) Dr. Mange Matui. This follows the official launch by the Prime Minister Hon. James Marape last Friday. “We encourage and appeal to everyone to participate in this Inquiry so that your views become official, gets recorded and counted, and they will be protected under the Commissions of Inquiry Act,” Dr Matui said. He said as an independent Constitutional Office, CLRC will always be neutral in this…
372 Elementary schools across New Ireland Province are receiving donations of vital hygiene supplies and COVID-19 awareness materials from Australian NGO, KTF (Kokoda Track Foundation) in partnership with Newcrest Mining. “Newcrest are pleased to partner with KTF on Project Airborne, which is designed to keep our school children and communities safe in New Ireland, through the delivery of hygiene supplies and the messaging of ‘COVID-19 Niupela Pasin’. Newcrest looks forward to continuing their support of the province throughout the upcoming vaccine rollout.” outlines Craig Jones, Newcrest Chief Operating Officer, PNG. With provincial borders closed, KTF’s partnership with the New Ireland…
Papua New Guinea has recorded 82 new COVID-19 cases this week, increasing the total number of cases to 10,997. The cases were reported from 14 districts in nine provinces. The National Capital District reported 21 cases, Eastern Highlands 22, Western Highlands 10, West New Britain eight, Madang four, Southern Highlands two, Hela six, Manus eight and Central reported a single case. Of the 82 cases, 48 were males, 32 females and two not stated. Their ages range between 20 to 80 years. At the time of testing, 66 cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 16 were asymptomatic. The country’s…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says his Government is committed to creating a better voting process for the 2022 General Election amidst COVID-19, including biometric voter registration. He announced this at a press conference today after a meeting with Governors, Ministers, MPs, Acting Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai, National Pandemic Response Controller Mike Manning and other stakeholders. “Next year’s election will be conducted in the presence of COVID in the community,” PM Marape said. “Something that we might use to clean up the voting process is biometrics, and an Electoral Roll that registers electronically, with photographs attached for all our voting…
BSP Financial Group Limited has upheld its support of a two-year donation deal to Sir Theo Foundation for the second year as a diamond sponsor to the programme. The bank donated K50, 000 to the Sir Theo Foundation today as the second portion of the K100,000 deal in supporting the foundation’s charitable programmes, which is aimed at assisting in the provision of health services to people in PNG who rely on our local public health system. Finance Director of the foundation Bruce Mead when receiving the cheque said, “The focus of the Sir Theo Foundation through 2020 and into 2021…
The Acting Managing Director of Telikom Mr Jessie Wangua was taken into police custody last night for his own safety and also to ease tensions sparked by the death of his wife at a Private Hospital. The relatives of the late Mrs Wagua have alleged that she passed away, after sustaining injuries from a domestic-violence incident involving her husband. The irrate relatives went to the hospital and threatened to attack Mr Wagua, accusing him of being the perpetrator. Police intervened and detained Mr Wagua. He was hesitant at first but later cooperated when made aware of the sensitivity of the…