The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and UNDP Director for Asia and the Pacific, Ms. Kanni Wignaraja, arrived to a traditional welcome at the Jackson’s International Airport in Papua New Guinea today. Ms. Wignaraja will be in the country for four days. Upon her arrival to Port Moresby, Ms Wignaraja, will meet with the Prime Minister, James Marape and followed by a series of meetings with senior government ministers. Ms. Wignaraja will deliver a key note speech at a policy dialogue on climate action and green economy transition that will be held at the APEC Haus. The dialogue,…
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The US Men’s National Team (USMNT) was made to work hard for its place in the World Cup knockout stage, earning a tough 1-0 win over Iran in a nerve-racking Group B decider at Qatar 2022. Christian Pulisic’s first-half goal was all that separated the two sides as the USMNT reached the round of 16 for the first time since 2014. The pressure was certainly on for Gregg Berhalter’s side in Qatar after the national team’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, but the US got the job done with three gritty group performances. It certainly wasn’t pretty at times, in particular in…
The National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) has partnered with 1-TOK Counselling Helpim lain to drive visibility and support in their services in PNG. This agreement will see Nasfund as a community partner in driving visibility and campaigns to encourage Papua New Guineans to use 1-Tok Counselling as a the medium for therapy and support in areas of Family and Sexual Violence (FSV), Child Sexual Violence, Relationship issues and general mental health Awareness and support. Speaking at the MoU partnership Nasfund General Manager Talent & Culture Mr. Vincent Lialu highlighted that Mental Health in PNG is an important agenda that needs to…
Prime Minister James Marape says the K590 million in cost-of-living relief, provided for in the biggest-ever K24.567 billion 2023 Budget handed down yesterday (November 29, 2022) by Treasurer Hon. Ian Ling-Stuckey, shows that it is a “People’s Budget”. He said this yesterday after Treasurer Ling-Stuckey handed down the Budget in Parliament. “What Treasurer Ling-Stuckey announced yesterday shows that the Pangu Pati Government I lead is caring, responsible and responsive,” PM Marape said. “The 2023 Budget is truly a ‘People’s Budget. “Pangu Pati and our coalition partners went into the elections with a commitment to better Papua New Guinea, the people…
Pop star Dua Lipa has been granted Albanian citizenship for promoting the country through her music and fame. The star was born in London in 1995 to Kosovan-Albanian parents, and briefly returned to the region as a teenager. Albanian president Bajram Begaj said Lipa had made the country “proud with her global career and engagement in important social causes”. The New Rules singer said it was “an indescribable great joy” to accept citizenship. After posing for photos with President Begaj at Tirana City Hall, Lipa took an oath of citizenship, gave her fingerprints and signed an application form for an…
Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, after complaints over racist and stigmatising language linked to the virus’s name. The old term will be used alongside the new one for a year, before being phased out. Mpox was decided on after lengthy discussions between experts, countries and the general public. It can easily be used in English as well as other languages, the WHO said. Human monkeypox was first identified in 1970 and named after the disease caused by the virus was discovered in captive monkeys more than a decade before. It stresses…
The East New Britain (ENB) government has endorsed a decision for the removal and appointment of ENB Development Corporation (ENBDC) proxy shareholder and board of directors. The endorsement was handed down last Friday during a special assembly meeting at the Gazelle International hotel conference room. The purpose of the meeting is to table the paper and immediately for the hearing of the paper to inform the provincial assembly of the status of ENBDC, for the assembly to take note of the brief history of ENBDC and its current share holder and board of director status, to appoint the current sitting member Governor Michael Marum…
Activists and academics are joining forces to fight plans by Japan to start dumping nuclear waste from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. It is scheduled to start next year and continue for 30 years. A statement of solidarity opposing the move was being drafted following the Nuclear Connections Across Oceania conference in Dunedin at the weekend. At least 800,000 tons of radioactive wastewater was scheduled to be dumped into the Pacific Ocean over 30 years from early next year. “We understand this is within Japan’s jurisdiction but the ocean is not stagnant and Pacific…
Prime Minister James Marape has urged Parliament to consider the increase in penalties for alcohol and drug related offences as a deterrent to alcohol-induced problems in the country, including returning a parliamentary committee to manage this issue in a bi-partisan approach. He has also called on provincial governors to step up by utilizing their powers to control alcohol use and alcohol-related problems in their respective provinces. The Prime Minister was speaking in Parliament while responding to Western Highlands Governor Hon. Wai Rapa who asked for a ban on alcohol production and sales as a way to solve these issues. PM…
A call has been made to the East New Britain Provincial Government (ENBPG) through the district administration and division of LLG and Ward Affairs not to turn a a blind eye on wards when they need support. The more than 100 Ward Development Committee (WDC) from Livuan Reimber LLG in the Gazelle district made this call during the swearing in program at their LLG chamber. Speaking on behalf of the WDCs Theonial Watmelik said the Provincial administration decision to endorse these ward policies in the direction to focus on ward level is the right thing and best way in the quest for a better ENB. She said the two weeks induction and mentoring plus now the swearing in…