At the close of nomination last week Thursday 4th of March 2021 at 4:00 pm, saw a total of 42 candidates nominated to contest the Moresby North West Open electorate By – Election. Eleven (11) nominees contested under a Party banner while the rest as independent candidates. Amongst the male contestants was a lone female candidate and former Community Development Secretary Anna Kavana Bais who was endorsed under the People’s party political banner. The order of draw was deferred to 18th of March 2021. As result the candidates are not allocated with their Box numbers, hence they must not host…
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Nambawan Super Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Dame Meg Taylor as its newest Independent Trustee Director. Chairman Reg Monagi said Dame Taylor was appointed following an extensive search and selection process, through which her depth of experience in the public and private sector and breadth of experience at national, regional and international level deemed her an exceptionalcandidate. “Dame Taylor is experienced in corporate governance and regulatory matters having served on various boards in Papua New Guinea and Australia,” Mr Monagi said. “She is also an experienced legal practitioner having served in both the public and private sector…
Supporting the Rita Flynn Isolation and Testing Centre, an Emergency Appeal is out for business houses and organizations to help in kind especially with basic items like face masks, gloves, bed sheets, pillowcases, dry goods, fruits and vegetables, bulk disinfectants and other basic and vital items. With the recent surge in the COVID-19 cases in the Nation’s Capital, the Port Moresby General Hospital in partnership with ‘Friends of POMGEN’ have reorganized the Emergency Department and essential services to cater for the COVID-19 Pandemic. Port Moresby General Hospital CEO, Dr Paki Molumi said initially when Rita Flynn was opened up, many…
Prime Minister James Marape said the PNG Medical and Scientific Advisory Comittee (MESAC), after studying the various COVID-19 vaccines developed, has recommended that Papua New Guinea source the AstraZeneca vaccine that was developed through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility and approved by the World Health Organisation. He announced this after a meeting with Health Minister Jelta Wong, National Pandemic Controller David Manning, members of the Joint Task Force, stakeholders and the MESAC. “We are now in the process of getting the vaccine across, hopefully by April,” PM Marape said. “Seventy thousand (70,000)will be sourced from India…
This just in: 5 more COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed while 39 new cases reported for PNG in the last 24 hours. The country’s COVID-19 death now stands at 21 while the total confirmed cases 1,692. The new confirmed cases include 28 in NCD, 5 in Central, 3 in Morobe, 2 in ESP and 1 in Enga. Continue to practice COVID-19 safety protocols and keep listening to the news on this station and follow our news website: pnghausbung.com for more on this story.
Morobe Province has seen over 20 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last few days, an indication that community transmission is increasing. Over the course of 2020, PNG Biomass has pro-actively reached out to communities to provide relevant information and support about the COVID-19 pandemic. Over a thousand notices and COVID-19 awareness materials were distributed to communities with the help of community liaison officers. To be prepared for sharp local increases in community transmission, PNG Biomass ordered 9,000 re-useable facemasks last year. By early 2021, some 5,500 facemasks were received and prepared for distribution. With the current surge in local…
On Monday, people around the World celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) – a day which dates back to the early 1900s when women began campaigning for equal rights in work and life. IWD is now celebrated by countries to acknowledge the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity and to fundraise for female-focused charities.This year the campaign theme is ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world’. Alongside this, a social media campaign was held to encourage women to #ChooseToChallenge and to call out…
Mt. Hagen General Hospital Management will be strict on patients and has advised the general public to wear masks at all times when entering the hospital premises. This follows reports of increasing number of cases in and around the country in the recent days and weeks. Western Highlands Province total positive cases reported so far stands at 18, and climbing and people are being urged to follow safety measures. According to a circular, guards are being tasked to ensure those entering are wearing masks at all times. This measure will last indefinitely following a recent meeting by executives of the…
THE management and staff of the National Coordination Office for Bougainville Affairs sadly announce the passing of the Director Dr. Henry Tadap Okole, Ph.D. Dr. Okole was selected from a fine pool of candidates and appointed as the Director for NCOBA by the National Executive Council and gazetted on November 25th, 2020. He held that position until his untimely passing on Friday March, 5th, 2021, after a short illness. Dr. Okole from Ravat, Raluana LLG, in Kokopo, previously held an advisory role with NCOBA under the Abt PNG Management Services. He was a former academic at the University of PNG,…
Papua New Guinea reported 87 new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, increasing the country’s total cases to 1,670. The latest cases were reported in four provinces: West Sepik with 12; Morobe with 20; Eastern Highlands with nine; and 46 in the National Capital District. For the NCD 21 of the latest cases are males whilst 25 are females, all between the ages of seven to 68 years. Twenty-nine cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 17 were asymptomatic at the time of testing. West Sepik reported 12 new cases of which one is a male and…