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…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
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.…
Tom Trbojevic partly blamed himself as Manly went winless for the opening month of the season while he watched from afar with a hamstring injury. There’s little doubt that Trbojevic is the NRL’s most influential player after the superstar fullback delivered his second masterclass in as many weeks to spearhead a 40-6 win over the Tigers on Anzac Day. He earned a 16-minute early mark after recording a try, two assists, two line breaks and 220 metres at Bankwest Stadium, even prompting Fox Sports commentator Michael Ennis to suggest he could dethrone James Tedesco as the NSW fullback come State…
The SP PNG Hunters will welcome a week off to rest their injured leaders after falling short to Burleigh Bears in a classic Intrust Super Cup clash at Pizzey Park today. The Bears lasted for a 25-18 win before a huge Anzac Day crowd, holding on to the Kokoda Cup for the third consecutive year. The Bears led throughout the match but the Hunters were always a chance to fight back, ignited by fullback Terry Wapi who charged down a kick and scored in the 69th minute. That reduced the margin to three points and the Hunters fans were hoping…
PORGERA DISTRICT, ENGA PROVINCE, SUNDAY 25 APRIL, 2021 – Trading hours for businesses and public amenities like markets in Porgera District, Enga Province, is from 8am to 3pm daily. And any non-Porgera person who has no valid reason to be in Porgera Valley, is being encouraged to leave the district. These two are part of the 14 new measures that have been rolled out by the Porgera District Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force Committee. Although no case of COVID-19 has been reported in the district to date, the Committee took a proactive approach and came up with the 14 measures in…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP, has launched a constitutional inquiry on declaration of Papua New Guinea as a Christian country at the Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby today. He said as the people were aware, the National Government in its decision No. 23 of 2020, approved the proposal to declare PNG as a Christian country. PM Marape said 75 per cent of Papua New Guineans identified themselves as Christians, and although PNG was known as a Christian country, it was not declared in the National Constitution. “There is a need to redefine and give absolute prominence to our Christian…
A total of 8,301 people have recovered from COVID-19 as of Friday April 23. So far of the 82,526 COVID-19 tests done to date, 10,602 people have tested positive as of Friday April 23. This includes 102 who have died from COVID-19. A total of 2,199 cases are active within the last 14 days whilst 674 tests are pending laboratory results. Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Mr David Manning has called upon citizens to continue to comply with the measures in the new normal or “Niupela Pasin”. He said recovering from COVID-19 does not…
Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Commander of the PNG Defence Force; Secretary of the Department of Defence; Veterans and service men and women; The Port Moresby RSL Branch; Ladies and Gentlemen. The commemoration of those who died in war gives us an opportunity to offer our gratitude and to thank them for their sacrifice. This year is another important milestone as we remember the conflict that took place on our soil almost 80 years ago. The Kokoda campaign lasted only four months, but it was of some of the most intense fighting of the war. For Papua New Guinea, Kokoda…
Friday, 23rd April 2021 Port Moresby – Concerns over the abuse of COVID-19 funding have been heightened in the past few weeks, with new allegations of the awarding of contracts to public servants suggesting a direct conflict of interest. Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) has now called on the government to release all reports on funding for the COVID-19 response to restore public trust. TIPNG has been calling for greater accountability of COVID-19 funds since the initial declaration of the State of Emergency (SOE) in 2020, and subsequent emergency declarations. “In the absence of reliable and readily available expenditure reports, public…