Any “estimate” is just that, an “estimate” based on whatever method the party doing the estimation employed. The estimate may either be close to the actual (truth) or far away from it depending on the method used. This applies for the population as well. Population estimates are based on methods used by Demographers (generally) in the estimation. Population estimates should never be taken to mean actual or factual. The only factual or rather close to factual will be the census figures (i.e. depending on how credible the census operation is) which we will know after the census is done. Without…
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No injuries were reported after part of a cliff collapsed onto a beach Friday in coastal Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles County, the Southern California city said in a statement. The landslide, at 10 a.m. local time, forced the closure of the beach and comes as an atmospheric river event – or a plume of moisture streaming in from the Pacific Ocean . The potent storm system could mean more danger in the area in the coming days, geologist Pat Abbott told CNN affiliate KCBS-TV. “Sea levels are rising, gravity is pulling, and now when you talk about heavy rains coming…
Medai houses and journalists who abuse ‘freedom of the media’ in Papua New Guinea will be held to account as Government starts working at strengthening this area that has fallen in standards over the years especially with the advent of internet technology today, Prime Minister James Marape said. Prime Minister Marape said today (12.12.22) the Government would do this while taking every care not to compromise the media’s right to the freedom of speech in consultation with the Media Council of PNG. The Prime Minister said: “The Government will now work at holding the media accountable to the highest standard.…
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…
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…