The Lovongai Peacemakers and Warlords marked the first anniversary of their Declaration of Peace invoked at the Peace and Reconciliation ceremony at Lavongai Catholic Mission last December 2021 to end the terror of warfare and killings on New Hanover at a three-day Retreat held last week at the Ranguva Solwara Skul outside Kavieng. The leaders joined with community elders in prayer and worship and discussions to assess and evaluate the outcome of the ceasefire and the attacks on villagers and killings that flared in some areas of the north after the Lavongai Mission peace ceremonies. The Special Peace Officer and…
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Robin Fleming is no Stanger to Papua New Guinea and the banking Industry in the Pacific. A well-respected figure in the executive circle hangs his boot after 42 years in the Banking Industry. Originally, from Australia, Robin is a devout man in a deeply Christian country of which he has become a citizen. He lives in PNG with his wife Dora, and three children Cassandra, Liam and Joshua. The Queensland-born is known by his trademark handlebar moustache and mullet hairstyle, but says less about him than it does about PNG’s business community. He is known by many on the streets…
Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82. “Everything that we are, is thanks to you,” his daughter Kely Nascimento wrote in a post on Instagram, under an image of family members holding Pele’s hands. “We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.” Pelé was admitted to a hospital in São Paulo in late November for a respiratory infection and for complications related to colon cancer. Last week, the hospital said his health had worsened as his cancer progressed. He died on Thursday from multiple organ failure…
Trukai Industries has donated 13 tons of rice this festive season through its annual Christmas donation drive to hospitals, prisons and charity organisations. Through its corporate social responsibility program, the company has been able to assist and support these institutions by collaboratively working with NGOs like Save the Children, The PNG Cancer Relief Society, The Salvation Army and with influential industry bodies like the Young Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Trukai Industries CEO Alan Preston said this annual donation drive was to support the less fortunate during the festive period. “Our aim during this donation drive is to…
Acting PPC Central Senior Inspector Patterson Birigi said a prison escapee, jailed for killing his pregnant wife was recaptured by Central Police, in Nabuaka village along the Hiritano Highway on Christmas Day. He said police also arrested several suspects along the Hiritano Highway for drunk and disorderly behaviour, but most of them were cautioned and discharged. He said while patrolling along the Magie highway from Hula to Gabagaba Junction and into Kwikila Station, members of Romeo 500 unit arrested two suspects for drunk and disorderly behaviour and grievous bodily harm. The acting PPC said apart from these arrests, no major…
The death toll in the New York city of Buffalo has risen to 28, with thousands still without power amid a monster winter storm that has battered North America. Across the US, at least 62 people have died in weather-related incidents. In Buffalo, a state official said that military police are being brought in to help manage traffic in the city, where a driving ban remains in place. Looting has been reported in parts of the city during the emergency. The winter storm has also forced the cancellation of thousands of flights, including about 4,800 on Tuesday morning alone. Thousands of…
Rain and flooding forced more than 45,000 people into evacuation centres, most of the missing believed to be fishers. The death toll from Christmas day rains and flooding in the southern Philippines has risen to 13, according to the country’s disaster management council, with a further 23 people still missing. Most of the deaths were caused by flash floods after two days of heavy rains over Christmas, which affected more than 166,000 people and forced more than 45,000 to take shelter in evacuation centres, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Tuesday. Images on social media show…
It has been a homecoming of sorts for Brisbane-born Edrick Lee, who has returned to Queensland to continue his NRL career with the Dolphins next season. Lee said he was still trying to get used to training in the heat of the Sunshine State after spending the past decade in slightly cooler pre-season climes during stints at the Canberra Raiders, Cronulla Sharks and Newcastle Knights. The 30-year-old made his NRL debut for the Raiders in 2012 after performing well for the club’s under 20s side. However, the chance to return home to where it all started at this stage of…
Prime Minister James Marape, MP, handed over K17 million in cheques to Western Province South Fly District for several projects during a brief stopover, in Daru Town, while on a tour of rural areas of the province. Prime Minister Marape announced before the handover of the cheques that K7 million of the cheques presented is for the upgrading and sealing of the road works in Daru, the provincial capital of Western Province. This cheque was presented to a locally based contractor. He said another K5 million cheque will go towards the start of punching in a new road from Oriomo…
Health issues are insurmountable anywhere in this world . All nations have issues peculiar to them and their standards of living. Health can also be seen as a general Economic Indicator, according to Health Minister, Dr. Lino Tom who says PNG on all fronts is struggling to reach its targets. “We have a good health plan and hopefully all stakeholders do their part so we reach our targets by 2030. All plans are only as good as the funding they require and off course implementation on the part of the department.” Since 2020, the health sector has seen an increase…