The Parliamentary Committee on Communications will be conducting an inquiry into fake news, bad news reporting and social media establishments in the country next year. The inquiry will focus on the role of social media and its impact, in terms of fake news, bad news reporting and related negativities on people, communities, business and politics in the country. This was deliberated and endorsed during the Committee’s first meeting in Parliament on Tuesday 1st December this year. The Committee was established by Parliament in October this year, comprising of the Member for Wau-Waria, Marsh Narewec as the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman…
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Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru and the Governor for West Sepik, Tony Wouwou agreed yesterday that the National Government through the Ministry of International Trade and Investment would fund the bore water supply system and sort out land proposed for the Trade Centre at Wutung while the Provincial Government would get the powerlines from Vanimo to Wutung. “PNG Power Limited had failed us by not getting the powerlines from Vanimo and Wutung though we released funds for that when I was the Minister for National Planning and Monitoring in 2018,” said Minister Maru. Minister Maru urged the…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) together with Centre for Arts and Innovation, Tool Box and Credit Union Foundation Australia (CUFA), marked the successful conclusion of the UNDP Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme (EAP) with a Demonstration Day in Port Moresby, on Friday, 9 December 2022. Women entrepreneurs successfully participated in a 6-week business acceleration programme, aimed to enhance their skills and knowledge necessary to strengthen and refine their business ideas, models, planning, and execution. The women-owned and led MSMEs participating in the accelerator programme were then given the opportunity to give their culminating pitch at the end of the EAP. The…
PNG face potentially two play-off matches in February for the tournament being held in New Zealand and Australia later in 2023. In a 20-year playing career Spencer Prior progressed from lower-tier Southern United to Norwich City, Leicester City, Derby County, Manchester City, and Cardiff City before finishing his career in Australia. He won the English League Cup with Leicester City in 1997 and other career highlights include playing in the Norwich side that defeated German giants Bayern Munich in Europe. Now based in Australia, Prior has been assistant coach to the Australian Matildas and head coach of the Thailand women’s…
Chilean officials have put a safety warning in place after a volcano sent an eruptive column 6,000m (almost 20,000ft) into the sky. Lascar volcano, which sits in the Andes, rumbled into action on Saturday, triggering minor earth tremors. No damage in the surrounding area has so far been reported, but an initial green warning was raised to yellow. Chile’s National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) defines “yellow” as meaning a volcano is unstable. The classification also means experts are monitoring a site for minor explosions and appearances of smoke, according to Sernageomin. Residents of Talabre, Antofagasta, a small town less…
In Papua New Guinea, women and children experience some of the highest rates of violence in the world. Nationally, about 1.5 million people per year experience gender-based violence, with most perpetrators (81%) being husbands or partners, according to the PNG special parliamentary committee on GBV. More than half of the country’s women aged 15-49 have experienced violence, and a third have experienced sexual violence, according to the PNG Demographic and Health Survey (2016-2018). Notably, only about a third of survivors seek support, according to the PNG Demographic and Health Survey (2016-2018). As a survivor of family violence herself, ANGAU Memorial…
East New Britain Governor Michael Marum is calling on a united effort from all stakeholders to rebuild Rabaul town, a potential tourist destination. The Governor made this call when paying a courtesy visit to the Rabaul Urban LLG office on Friday Dec 9. He was accompanied by ENB acting provincial administrator Levi Mano and deputy provincial administrator for Districts and LLGs Nicholas Larme. The team also did inspections on roads in Rabaul, port services and Queen’s Park. He commended the tireless efforts of longtime residents and government officers that have committed themselves over the years to Rabaul, down the road…
Sexual harassment on the street will be made a crime with jail sentences of up to two years, the government has said. Catcalling, following someone and blocking their path will be criminalized in England under plans backed by the Home Secretary. “Every woman should feel safe to walk our streets,” Suella Braverman said. Sexual harassment is already illegal but it is hoped creating a new offence for street harassment will encourage more people to report it to police. “We are putting the needs of victims at the heart of our decision, which will mean the criminals who commit these acts…
“See our ability and not our disability and accept us into the community, accept us into the workforce and utilise us to the best in doing things in the workforce, community and in homes.” This was the main call of the People with disabilities (PWD) from the Disable People Organisation (DPO) in East New Britain. Making this call on behalf of the PWD Commander Barracks East New Britain Inspector Edward Gigi who is an amputee. They made this call on Tuesday during the International Disability Day (IDD) celebration hosted by the provincial Division of Community Development division at Kokopo market…
The Japan Development Institute (JDI) team of experts and the local consultants led by Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru arrived in Vanimo yesterday afternoon. They were received at the airport by Governor for Sandaun, Tony Wouwou and the members of the Sandaun Provincial Administration. The team is in the province as part of their familiarization visits to identify potential Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country to help formulate Papua New Guinea’s SEZ Masterplan. Vanimo is one of the 18 identified potential SEZ location in the country. It is located at the border of Papua New Guinea…