This news just in! Friday 8th January 2021 is a nationwide public holiday sanctioned by the PM James Marape and the NEC. This is for the whole country to pay respect to the late Sir Mekere Morauta as he will be laid to rest on that day. Keep listening to the LegendFM News/NauFM News/YumiFM News and follow our news website pnghausbung.com page for more on this story.
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New water and sanitation facilities constructed at a primary school in South Bougainville will greatly improve access to clean water for drinking, cooking, sanitation and hygiene. The new facilities at St Chris Sipii Primary School in Bolave, Bana District include two toilets, 17 water catchment systems and 30 water tanks. The K100,000 project was initiated by the Bolave people who successfully applied for an Australian Government grant after raising more than K8,000 in the community. The new facilities will reduce reliance on mountain water sources, which are often depleted during dry season and can be muddy and contaminated in rainy…
This is always a hopeful time, as we celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another. While 2020 was fraught with unprecedented challenges around the world, we can take solace in the knowledge that brighter days are ahead. Although the obstacles towards full economic recovery and health security are great, the courage and determination we discovered in one another during the darkest days of 2020 will ensure we can rise up and overcome them. It is in that spirit that the United States seeks out opportunities every single day to engage our partners, expand our relationships, and…
Knights general manager of football Danny Buderus expects halfback Mitchell Pearce to remain at the club, but his future as captain appears doubtful. While Pearce wasn’t present when Newcastle resumed pre-season training after the Christmas break on Monday, the off-contract 31-year-old’s name was a hot topic following a recent off-field incident. Buderus said it was “a private matter between two parties” and declined to go into great detail. Pearce was reportedly caught texting a female club employee whose partner has friends in the NRL squad. “I think Mitchell will be a player in 2021 at the Newcastle Knights. At this…
Air Niugini will recommence flights to and from Hoskins airport, West New Britain from tomorrow 5th January until Monday 11th January. Flights between January 5th and 11th are for passengers already holding tickets. There are no restrictions on passengers travelling into Hoskins during this period. Per advice from NCC, passengers departing Hoskins will be required to undertake a rapid COVID test at the airport prior to the flight. This takes 20-25 minutes for the result, so passengers are requested to arrive early. From 12th January to 21st January, per instructions from the Controller all passenger flights are then cancelled to…
Acting Police Commissioner Donald Yamasombi has described as complete fake news on social media that Police Commissioner David Manning will be arrested when he resumes duty. Mr Yamasombi expressed his disgust at the social media claims which he says are not true and is being peddled by people with sinister motives to destroy the image and morale of the Police Force and its hierarchy. Mr Yamasombi said, “I condemn the release of this fake news over the social media which is not only reckless and aimed at destabilising the police force, but furthermore, has the potential to create a national…
When Detective Sergeant Rachael Pinda was assigned to a case of child sexual molestation and rape, she was determined to put the perpetrator behind bars. She persevered relentlessly and eventually succeeded when the National Court in Waigani, imprisoned Wagua Maroma, a male adult, to a jail term of 15 years, on 18th November 2019. Maroma was found guilty of sexually touching and penetrating four girls, all children, at different locations and times in NCD. The sentencing has brought some closure for the families of the victims, but Sergeant Pinda said, “I am sharing this story with the media because, I…
BSP has confirmed today that three (3) of its ATMs were damaged during the festive season including the one at Lorengau Hospital which was damaged by criminals on Friday 1st January, 2021, in an attempt to steal the cash. The Lorengau Hospital ATM is one of four BSP ATMs in Lorengau and the destruction caused is irreparable and will cause great inconvenience to the people of Lorengau. General Manager Retail, Daniel Faunt, expressed his disappointment that criminals deliberately vandalized and destroyed an ATM without any regard to the impact on people in the area, many of whom would be known…
India has formally approved the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for one of the world’s biggest inoculation drives. India immunisation programme is one of the largest in the world The drugs regulatory authority gave the green light to the jabs developed by AstraZeneca with Oxford University and by local firm Bharat Biotech. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “a decisive turning point”. India plans to inoculate some 300 million people on a priority list this year. It has recorded the second-highest number of infections in the world, with more than 10.3 million confirmed cases to date.…
A heavy rain warning remains in force for Fiji. The Nadi Weather Office says a trough of low pressure remains slow moving over the country. They say that the weather is expected to gradually clear from Wednesday. A flash flood warning is in force for all low lying areas and areas adjacent to small rivers and streams in the Western half of Viti Levu which includes areas from Tuva,Nadroga to Nadi and through to Rakiraki. A flash flood alert is in force all low lying areas and areas adjacent to small rivers and streams in Lekutu through to Nabouwalu to…