Managing Director of SP Brewery Limited (SPB), Ed Weggemans, officially launched the company’s new corporate website this week (Monday 26th April, 2021). The Company’s new website unveils a new image that hopes to widen its market horizon, while retaining its authentic Papua New Guinean heritage. The website – www.sp.com.pg – provides a fresh new look and feel, which will provide customers, consumers and business partners with timely and accurate information about the company, its brands and engagement in the community. “The new website is more engaging, highly interactive and features up to date information. SP Brewery is more than just…
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The Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF) launched its five year Strategic Business Plan 2021 – 2025 last week, aimed at realigning its strategies and programs to deliver on realistic targets. This is in line with OTDF’s vision to empower the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) communities and associated entities in the Western Province to be self-sustaining beyond 2025. Extensive study and planning over the last 12 months involving key stakeholders has provided OTDF with a better understanding of current development needs highlighting the importance of effective stakeholder collaboration; increasing importance of women and children and the rise in community law…
The PNG Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has, on behalf of the National Sporting Federations (NF’s) that it represents, raised its serious concern over the recently announced takeover of the Taurama Aquatic Indoor Centre (TAIC) by the National Control Centre. This decision, announced on April 22 will drastically affect NF operations, their membership bases and athlete training for International events. The TAIC is one of the key legacies from the 2015 Pacific Games, having been upgraded to a World Class Multi Purpose Sporting Facility for those Games, in which PNG topped the medal table. During the past six years it has become…
Papua New Guinea has recorded three new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Sunday April 25, increasing the total number of deaths to 105. The deaths were reported in two provinces, Morobe and West Sepik. Morobe reported two deaths both of whom are males, ages 60 and 78. West Sepik reported the death of a 58-year-old male. Also in the last 24 hours, 166 cases were reported from 23 districts in 14 provinces, increasing the national confirmed COVID-19 cases to 10,835, including the 105 deaths. To date the National Control Centre has completed 86,619 tests…
The change in students behavior since the inception of the school health and hygiene club’s under the EU-UNICEF-PNG Government Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) Project has seen positive changes for schools. One such school is Sipatako Primary School in Panguna, Central Bougainville that has a population of just under 800 students and is a Catholic Mission-run institution established in the 1950s and closed during the Bougainville crisis and later re-opening in 1997. Sitapatako Primary School Head teacher Mrs. Jacinta James who has been teaching at Sipatako for the last 4 years recollects how things were before the EU-UNICEF WASH project’s…
Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response has called upon citizens who have recovered from COVID-19 to use their experiences to advocate about the dangers of the pandemic and need for people to adhere to the “Niupela Pasin” or New Normal. Mr Manning made this call following the recording of 166 new cases on Sunday April 25 which increased the country’s total COVID-19 cases to 10,835. To date a total of 8,561 people have recovered from COVID-19 whilst a total of 2,169 cases remain active within the last 14 days. Mr Manning has called on citizens…
The European Union-UNICEF PNG Government Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project continues to improve, health and hygiene for students in schools through it’s school hygiene clubs. Thank you to the EU-UNICEF WASH project in building proper toilet facilities for over 200 schools in the country, female students can now stay in class when going through their menstruation because they now have changing rooms and hygiene teachers they can speak to about their mood change. Celestine Epna (Pictured) is a female grade 8 student and a member of the school hygiene club at Situm Primary School, in Nawaeb district, Morobe Province.…
Papua New Guinea has recorded 68 new COVID-19 cases on the last 48 hours, increasing the total number of cases to 10,670. The cases were reported from 15 districts in 11 provinces. The death toll from COVID-19 remains at 102. Of the 68 new cases, 42 were males and 24 females, with two whose gender was not stated. The oldest was 86 and the youngest was one. Thirty-nine of them showed signs of COVID-19 whilst 29 were asymptomatic. Fourteen of the 68 had contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. The National Control Centre has so far completed 86,619 tests for…
New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL) through its registered charity New Britain Palm Oil Foundation (NBPOF) last year committed funds towards COVID-19 preparedness and response across all Provinces in PNG where NBPOL operates. As the COVID-19 situation in PNG continues to worsen, the NBPOL Foundation has again committed to fight against COVID-19. With the dwindling supplies of GeneXpert cartridges across the country and the delays experienced with PCR testing, we see the use of RDT’s at all Health Facilities as a critical component in minimizing the spread of COVID-19 in PNG. A total of 9,000 test kits of the Panbio…
Teenage sensation Sam Walker scored a try and set up another as the Roosters overcame the loss of James Tedesco to shine on Anzac Day with a commanding 34-10 win over the Dragons at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Tedesco’s first clash in charge as Roosters captain on the historic occasion ended early with the fullback failing a HIA following a swinging arm from Dragons winger Jordan Pereira in the 34th minute. The incident resulted in Pereira spending 10 minutes on the sidelines in an act of foul play that had Australian coach Mal Meninga saying Pereira should’ve been sent off.…