The OSHKOSH Global Striker is the name of the specialized rescue and firefighting vehicle which is used by the National Airports Corporation’s Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Team at Tokua Airport in East New Britain Province. The OSHKOSH is fitted with all essential elements that will enable quick response, rescue and firefighting capabilities during any emergencies at the airport. At Tokua Airport, 26-year old Ruth Tenanga, who is the only female in a Team of 10 Aviation Rescue Fire Fighters, is tasked to operate this specialized vehicle. That would make Miss Tenanga the first Papua New Guinean female to…
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This is an appeal to the general public to refrain from pointing laser beams at aircraft during landing as this can interfere with the pilots’ ability to operate the aircraft and may cause an accident. Air Niugini pilots have recently noted an increase in instances of high intensity laser lights being pointed at aircraft while on approach to a number of airports around PNG, but especially in Port Moresby during night landing at both ends of the Jackson’s airport. Laser lights pose a threat to the safety of the flight as the glare makes it difficult to concentrate on flight…
Prime Minister James Marape said today he was pleased to receive the audited financial accounts for Mineral Resources Development Company Limited (MRDC) for the years 2018 and 2019. “The audited financial accounts for both years that were presented to me were impressive,” he said. “The reports for both 2018 and 2019 were unqualified, or clean, reflecting that the accounts were properly kept in accordance with compliance requirement under international accounting standard. “The only exception was an emphasis of the impact of COVID-19 on investment in the 2018 accounts, which is understandable, given the adverse impact the pandemic had on businesses…
Prime Minister James Marape has encouraged Chinese enterprises operating in the country to diversify their investment and partner local businesses to support the government’s downstream processing ambition and export finished products. Prime Minister Marape said this at a Christmas dinner hosted by the Chinese Enterprises Association of PNG (CEA PNG), at the Hilton Hotel, in Port Moresby, last night (13/12/22). He said major Chinese enterprises operating in PNG have contributed enormously to the development of the country in terms of infrastructure, employment, tax revenue both in construction and the retail sectors. Prime Minister Marape said PNG and China have a…
Defending champion France ended Morocco’s 2022 World Cup dream on Wednesday thanks to a 2-0 victory at the Al Bayt Stadium. Theo Hernández scored on five minutes with an acrobatic finish, with substitute Randal Kolo Muani tapping home late on as France reached its fourth World Cup final just four years after winning in Russia. But Morocco, the first African team to reach the semifinal stage of the World Cup, can go home with its head held high after running France close before Kolo Muani’s decisive strike. France is the first defending World Cup champion to reach the final in two decades.…
Papua New Guinea University of Technology OH7 team who represented the university and the nation in this year’s 48-hour Ocean hackathon prototype development competition in Noumea, New Caledonia, bagged the regional title. For this 7th edition of Ocean Hackathon, 85 challenges were selected with the objectives of better understanding the ocean and contribute to its sustainable development; and to rethink the use of marine data. Unitech OH7 competed under the theme “Ocean Hackathon – The actors of the sea, digital and innovation”. In their event category, the team developed a prototype for their challenge title within 48 hours before given…
More than 80 aspiring lawyers took part in the annual advocacy workshop hosted by the Legal Training Institute where they learned advocacy skills from expert practitioners from Victoria Bar Association and PNG Law Society, an initiative supported by the PNG Aus Partnership. The course was officially opened by Supreme and National Court Justice Ellenas Batari and focused on civil and criminal advocacy. Just as many women participated as men, an important step to ensuring PNGs future lawyers represent all Papua New Guineans. Representing the Australian High Commission was Minister Counsellor Paul Lehmann who was pleased that the long-running event had…
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, choreographer, DJ and co-host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has died. He was 40. Boss died by suicide at a hotel Tuesday, according to a report from the Los Angeles medical examiner. Boss, known as “tWitch” on DeGeneres’ long-running syndicated daytime talk show, joined the show as a guest DJ in 2014 before becoming a permanent fixture and later being named the show’s co-executive producer in 2020. (“Ellen” ended its 19-year run in May.) His wife, dancer Allison Holker, shared a statement about his death to People magazine. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has…
Salamaua Local Level Government is the first in Morobe Province to financially show support for the province to embrace the P & O Cruise Ship in 2023. The financial support came from Salamaua LLG President Hon Kolo Mattias to Eco- Tourism Consultancy Services who are earmarked to bring tourists into Morobe Province. Eco-Tourism Consultancy Services, under the Directorship of Mr Francis. Steven has set a mark of K274,000 for the event to be launched and staged with support already from Huon Gulf District, Markham District, Bulolo District, Nawaeb District and Lae City Authority. “This is an historical moment for Morobe…
Researchers say they have successfully completed a trial of a personalized cancer vaccine that uses the same messenger-RNA technology as Covid-19 jabs. The experimental vaccine, made by Moderna and Merck, is designed to prime the immune system to seek and destroy cancerous cells. Doctors hope work such as this could lead to revolutionary new ways to fight skin, bowel and other types of cancer. Moderna and Merck called it “a new paradigm” moment. Other pharmaceutical companies are looking to run similar studies. But this is the first phase-IIb randomized clinical trial to test the investigational mRNA vaccine in patients. Patients…