Theonila Tantenani Roka Matbob proudly carries the name of her latefather, John Roka, who was lost to her family nearly 30 years ago during theBougainville crisis. Originally from West New Britain, in 1977 John married his Panguna-bornwife Therese in Arawa. They raised their family in Central Bougainville – the only place John truly considered home. John was a man of family, church and community. He understood theimportance of building communities and was an active participant in doingso throughout his life. From left to right: Daniel Nari, Secretary and Technical Specialist; Nathan Matbob, Counsellor and Teacher; and Theonila Matbob, Counsellor &…
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The Lae Biscuit Company sponsored Snax 9s has become a growing annual event in the Papua New Guinea rugby league calendar attracting a massive 28 teams so far for the 2020 challenge. The confirmed teams participating will be announced early next week for the 4-days 2020 Snax 9s challenge set for 17th -20th December 2020 at the Lae Rugby League oval, Morobe province. Since the first tournament in 2014, 2020 marks 7 years in running of the Snax 9s which is the primary selection avenue for the three times Digicel Cup champion and 2020 Runner Up, the Lae Snax Tigers.…
The four (4) Engan MPs representing Lagaip-Porgera, Wapenamanda, Kompiam Ambum and Kandep have today, on behalf of the Enga people, reiterated their joint call for an independent commission of inquiry into proceeds from the Porgera Mine over the last 30 years to Enga Provincial Government. The Engan MPs, all accomplished professionals, raised questions about substantive revenue loss and its impact arising from and closure of Porgera Mine when global gold prices were at their premium. In response to their collective statement of concern, the Governor of Enga Province, Sir Peter Ipatas, responded with derogatory and insulting comments, failing to address…
National Airports Corporation (NAC) advises that the Tokua Airport in East New Britain Province was re-opened on Sunday 06th December, 2020 at 1800 hours, allowing flights to resume into Tokua today. The Airport was closed all day on Sunday, December 6th 2020, following a security incident and breach, at the Airport. NAC Security Incident Brief from Tokua, reports that up to 20 criminals living within settlements around the Tokua Airport area, held-up and robbed students from the PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment between 4 and 5 am on Sunday morning at the Tokua Airport carpark. The students had…
Four senior executives from the Department of Personnel Management signed their contracts last week. Deputy Secretary Executive Resourcing Services Mr Vele Ravugamini has been confirmed to his position after being in the position in an Acting capacity since 2018. He signed his contract for 3 years. Director Corporate Affairs & Capacity Building Mr Michael Moke also signed his contract for 3 years. Two senior officers Mr Elison Kalimet and Ms Roselyn Rakuavia have been elevated as Acting Deputy Secretaries respectively whilst the two positions will be re-advertised. Mr Kalimet takes on the role of Acting Deputy Secretary Policy & Reforms…
Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, HE Jon Philp, presented electrical tools and joinery equipment to the Port Moresby Sheltered Workshop Thursday (3 December) – marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The High Commissioner was honoured to celebrate the day with members of the workshop, reflecting the importance of fair treatment and inclusive participation in all levels of society. Mr Philp was delighted to be able to celebrate the day with workshop members. He said, “Everyone should be afforded an opportunity to participate in and contribute to society and Australia is committed to helping persons with disabilities to…
With good roads, anything is possible. Connecting farmers to markets hasbeen a key focus for the Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership roadmaintenance program, which is delivered through the PNG Department ofWorks. A newly awarded reseal project valued at PGK9.3m supported by the PNG-Australia Partnership will begin on 26 kilometres of the New BritainHighway from Kokopo to Bitagunan in January 2021. This will greatly improve access to markets, especially for cocoa farmers in the province. Communities in the Gazelle District are reporting an annual increase in cocoa production, bringing new and exciting opportunities to farmers in the area and drawing attention to…
“The last time I saw my brother was in 1990, when he went to drop off my sister and her son at Makaki point in Kieta town. Before leaving, he asked for chicken for dinner and we ate all together that night. The next morning, he left without saying goodbye. Since then, we have not seen or heard from him. My heart breaks every time I recall that moment, not knowing that would be the last time I would see him.” These are the painful sentiments of Isabella Buruau, as she reflects on the last memory of her brother, Pascol…
Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) has this week graduated over a thousand five-year-old students, who are now well-prepared and ready to take the next steps in their education. BbP’s program has shown year after year, that children who have attended the organisations’ Early Childhood Development program are well ahead of their peers and academically outperform those who have not had the opportunity to attend an early childhood learning program. As part of BbP’s in-house developed curriculum, the children have been taught phonics, segmenting and blending and many are now able to read. They have been taught discipline and classroom behavior and…
US President-elect Joe Biden has said he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office to curtail the spread of coronavirus. He told CNN he believed there would be a “significant reduction” in Covid-19 cases if every American wore a face covering. Mr Biden also said he would order masks to be worn in all US government buildings. The US has recorded 14 million cases and 275,000 deaths from Covid-19. Mr Biden said: “The first day I’m inaugurated to say I’m going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. Just 100 days to…