The two bills introduced by Prime Minister James Marape to return to Government the position of ‘Chief Secretary’ received overwhelming support in Parliament today with all Members from both sides of the House speaking for and none against it. The Prime Minister and National Executive Council (Amendment) Bill 2022 and the accompanying Public Services (Management)(Amendment) Bill 2022 were successfully passed today (231122) restoring the position, which was previously in place but abolished in 2020. In introducing the bills, PM Marape said the need for the post was to ensure Public Service followed directions of Government and that performance was heightened,…
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Day 2 of the Oceania Sevens Challenge kicked off with the remaining women’s pool games being played in order to sort out seeding for the finals. Vanuatu entered day two knowing they had nothing to lose and everything to gain following some heavy losses the day prior, and their first performance against Tonga reflected this mentality. After conceding some early points, the Vanuatuan’s struck back through Hannah Taiwia, resulting in some deafening cheers from the Vanuatuan bench. Unfortunately, despite their best-efforts Vanuatu would go onto to be defeated by Tonga, as well as Papua New Guinea in their final match…
A total of 49 wards in the Rabaul District will witness the swearing-in of its ward development committees (WDC) this week. The swearing-in occasion of members of the WDCs kicked off today (Mon) for Rabaul Urban LLG (RULLG) for its 11 wards, Watom LLG will be on Wed for its 6 wards, Balanataman LLG on Thursday for its 19 wards and Kombiu LLG will be on Friday for its 13 wards. This culminates from the rollout of a 21 days ward governance mentoring and WDC setup program initiated by the Districts and LLG Services Division under the ENB Provincial Administration…
PNG Air is pleased to advise our customers, corporate travellers, and the general public that our sales office in Tabubil, Western Province has now reopened. With this reopening, customers in Tabubil can now purchase tickets at our new Sales Office. We are located next to Starmart in the heart of the township. Flight bookings can also be made at any PNG Air, Post PNG Sales Office or online via www.pngair.com.pg We look forward to welcoming you onboard soon, as we continue to connect our domestic network across Papua New Guinea.
The Governments of Australia, Papua New Guinea and the People’s Republic of China met on October 18, to endorse the Trilateral Collaboration on Malaria and Health Security Phase 2 – an innovative partnership supporting malaria and elimination efforts of the PNG’s National Malaria Control Program. Senior government officials from the three partner governments met for the first time since the beginning of Phase 2 which started in 2020 as COVID disrupted previous attempts at a joint meeting. Representing the PNG Government, Deputy Secretary for the Department of National Planning and Monitoring’s (DNPM) Policy and Planning Wing, Michael Kumung thanked the…
Air Niugini wishes to inform students who are sponsored by the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) that your tickets will be sent to you via email. To minimize queues at the sales office, we encourage students to communicate through email only. Students are advised to email: students.dherst@airniugini.com.pg with : 1. Your full name, 2. A copy of your valid student Identification Card(ID) 3. Your mobile phone number with country code +675 4. And preferred date of travel (Up to 31 DEC 2022). Your tickets will be processed, and sent back to your email, within 48 hours.…
A total of 49 wards in the Rabaul District will witness the swearing-in of its ward development committees (WDC) this week. The swearing-in occasion of members of the WDCs kicked off on Monday 23/11/22 for Rabaul Urban LLG (RULLG) for its 11 wards, Watom LLG will be on Wed for its 6 wards, Balanataman LLG on Thursday for its 19 wards and Kombiu LLG will be on Friday for its 13 wards. This culminates from the rollout of a 21 days ward governance mentoring and WDC setup program initiated by the Districts and LLG Services Division under the ENB Provincial…
Lionel Messi is urging Argentina to unite and deliver a compelling response to the “hard blow” of an opening-match defeat by Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Messi raised the possibility of an Argentina cruise – expected in many quarters – when he converted from the penalty spot after 10 minutes in Lusail. Lionel Scaloni’s team repeatedly threatened to extend their advantage and had three ‘goals’ chalked off for offside. And the courageous Saudis stunned their illustrious opponents with two goals inside five second-half minutes to turn the game on its head – and world football’s established…
An earthquake of 7.0 magnitude has struck the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, near the south-west region of Malango. No injuries or deaths have been reported yet, but people in the capital Honiara reported significant shaking and tremors for around 20 seconds. Amid immediate warnings of a tsunami, the prime minister’s office advised locals to move to higher ground. However, the islands’ meteorological service later dropped the warning. A separate authority, the US-supported Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, also said the threat had largely passed. The quake hit just after 13:00 local time (02:00 GMT), at a depth of 15km…
Prime Minister James Marape has given his support to development of the oil palm industry in Papua New Guinea on a massive scale. PM Marape gave his support after he and East Sepik Governor, Allan Bird, met with representatives of Pacific Elite Palm Oil Group in Singapore on Monday (November 21, 2022). The company currently runs an oil palm project in East Sepik, which it wants to emulate in all provinces, saying that it will be an economic gamechanger for the whole country. The company aims to create the largest agriculture-based wealth in the South Pacific, as well as generate…