More than 1,000 survivors of family and sexual violence, many of whom are children, have directly sought medical and psychosocial treatment at the ANGAU Memorial Provincial Hospital’s refurbished Family Support Centre (FSC) in Lae since it opened in March 2019. Prior to the new building, the FSC could only assist about 15 people a day. Now the Centre can assist an additional 12 people a day while maintaining privacy and offering a safe space for survivors. FSC Nurse Manager, Sister Anastacia Wakon, said the poor condition of the previous building impeded the FSC staff’s ability to respond to the increasing…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
Athletics teams from all regions of PNG are descending on Port Moresby this week for the PNG Air sponsored 61ST National Track and Field Championships . Thirteen provinces will be represented at the Championships, though this includes Sandaun and Western Province which only have a token presence of one athlete each. A total of 210 male and 100 female athletes have been nominated , with a total of 16 teams representing NCD , Central , Oro , Sandaun , Western , East Sepik , Morobe , Eastern Highlands , Simbu , Lae , East New Britain , West New Britain…
The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is increasing its support to the fisheries sector in Papua New Guinea through its new project, OurFish OurFuture. Through its implementation partner, World Wildlife Fund PNG, the project held a national inception workshop on December 8. The workshop assessed the current ecosystem-based fisheries management status for PNG and identified gaps where the OurFish OurFuture program can usefully contribute to improving coastal fisheries management, compliance and enforcement, improving private and public partnerships, and improving the resilience of key actors, including youth and women. “The implementation approach for this program…
The Investment Promotion Authority is calling on business houses, corporate Organisations, small and medium enterprises and the general public, to look out for new changes in the display and content of its newly launched online registry service as it undergoes transition. In addressing participants at the PNG Mining and Petroleum Conference in Sydney Australia, Managing Director of the IPA Mr. Clarence Hoot alerted companies of the need to re-register their companies to avoid them being struck off the new upgraded online registry system. Mr. Hoot said. “Re-registration is free and a window of one year period from 1 December 2022,…
PNG singer and songwriter Danielle has been crowned Pacific Break’s 2022 winner, the first female artist to take out the top prize in the competition’s history. This year’s judges unanimously awarded the prize to her song Fight which tells the story of West Papuans’ fight for freedom. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Danielle said when she found out she won. “It means so much to me because it’s been a really hard road.” Source: ABC Pacific
Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) welcomes the appropriation of K50 million to commence work at Central Provincial Hospital. PMGH is currently overburdened by patients from the National Capital District (NCD), Central and Gulf Provinces as well as referrals from outside Port Moresby. Patients lining up in cues to receive healthcare services are always a concern at PMGH. Once the Central Hospital is completed, PMGH will be able to offload 300 of its current 1, 200 beds, reduce the loads at the maternity section, Emergency Department and many other sections of the hospital. The National Capital District Provincial Health Authority (NCDPHA),…
A Manhattan jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records connected to a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities by failing to report and pay taxes on compensation for top executives. The Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp. were found guilty on all charges they faced. Donald Trump and his family were not charged in this case, but the former president was mentioned repeatedly during the trial by prosecutors about his connection to the benefits doled out to certain executives, including company-funded apartments, car leases and personal expenses. The Trump Organization could…
67 government officers from the East New Britain Provincial Government (ENBPG) are now certified Training of Trainers (TOT) under the Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI). The officers from Kokopo, Gazelle and Rabaul districts graduated yesterday afternoon after undergoing a three weeks-long training in Kokopo. The participants covered two modules Savings and Budgeting. The training was facilitated by CEFI principal trainer Jill Pijui while representatives from CEFI Special Project Manager Jeremiah Wenogo were present to witnessed the graduation and present the certificates. Doing the welcome remarks yesterday for the official opening of the program Advisor of the division of…
The National Superannuation Fund (nasfund) this week engaged with its membership representatives at the 16th PNG Mining & Petroleum Investment Conference. Nasfund Chief Executive Officer Ian Tarutia led the Fund delegation to this event, which brought together organizations from across the Resource & Energy sector in Papua New Guinea. “The 16th PNG Mining & Petroleum Investment Conference & Exhibition provided an opportunity to engage once again with industry organizations, most of whom are our contributing employers on behalf of their staff. The event also provided a venue for Prime Minister Marape and key Ministers for Investment & Trade, Mining and…
Nambawan Super officially opened its recently relocated Daru Branch today, as part of its continued focus on improving Member access to superannuation services in rural centers around the Country. The Branch was opened yesterday, by Nambawan Super Member representatives including Nurses, Police and Teachers, alongside Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) CEO, Mr. Paul Sayer. The Branch is now conveniently located in the Callan Services Resource Centre, Daru. Mr. Sayer advised that, “the Nambawan Super Daru Branch is now within walking distance to local schools, Government offices, key state institutions and several other businesses which employ many of our Members in Daru”.…