Prime Minister James Marape is preparing to meet with Chinese President Hon. Xi Jinping in a one-on-one exchange on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Summit in Bangkok from 17 to 19 this month, November, 2022. Prime Minister Marape welcomed the invitation to the meeting, calling it a “high honour for Papua New Guinea”, as PNG continues its “Friend to all; Enemy to none” position and China continues as PNG’s biggest trading partner. The meeting becomes the first high level talk between the two leaders since re-election to their respective posts – Prime Minister Marape in May…
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U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) supports training of 26 people in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province to improve their financial literacy skills. Local financial literacy trainer, Linda Pekosi who is certified through USAID’s Lukautim Graun Program’s partnership with Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI), helped train the 26 participants in the basics of financial literacy. Now, they have a better understanding of saving and budgeting, which are the foundational skills for creating new enterprises and increasing household and personal financial security, particularly for women. On November 11, representatives from the USAID’s Lukautim Gruan Program were present in Goroka to…
The Jillaroos have stormed into a fourth consecutive World Cup Final with a dominant 82-0 win over the PNG Orchids in York on Tuesday morning (AEDT). With Isabelle Kelly and Emma Tonegato grabbing hat-tricks, Australia got the job done in style to move into the Old Trafford decider where they will face either England or New Zealand. The defending champions made a sluggish start with five-eighth Taliah Fuimaono kicking out on the full in the third minute and skipper Tallisha Harden making a mistake in the play-the-ball. A barnstorming run by Elsie Albert gave PNG a shot at first points…
The Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Manus Provincial Administration (MPA). The MOU paves way for the Manus Provincial Administration to deliver IPA services through the Help Desk which was also launched as part of the week-long IPA outreach program in Manus Province. The MOU was signed by the IPA Managing Director Mr. Clarence Hoot and Manus Acting Provincial Administrator Mr. Oka Nungu. To kick-start the implementation of the MOU, IPA officers trained Commerce Officers within the Manus Provincial Administration on how to use the IPA’s online registry services to lodge business applications.…
How much is a dead child worth? That’s a question Alassan Kamaso has asked himself since government authorities called him and his wife, Mariama, a few days ago. They were offering them money for the death of their son – around $285 (£249). Kamaso warned the voices on the other end that he would not take their calls again, and then he hung up. “Where will you go to buy life?” the 45-year-old said to VICE World News, remembering his son’s death in September. “It’s not anywhere in the world.” Kamaso’s son, Musa, is one of 70 infants who died recently…
In remarks which have sparked outrage and have been branded as “insulting” to women, Jaroslaw Kaczynski also said the average man “to develop alcoholism has to drink excessively for 20 years” and “a woman only two”. Young women drinking too much is partly to blame for Poland’s low birth rate, the country’s ruling party leader has said. In remarks which have sparked outrage and have been branded as “insulting” to women, Jaroslaw Kaczynski said he does not favour “very early motherhood” because a woman must mature before having children. The leader of the populist ruling party Law and Justice said…
Kathleen Martinez, an archaeologist at the University of Santo Domingo, has been searching for the lost tomb of Cleopatra for nearly 20 years. Now she believes she’s made a pivotal breakthrough. Martinez and her team uncovered a 1,305-meter (4,281-foot) tunnel, located 13 meters (43 feet) underground, the Egyptian Ministry for Tourism and Antiquities recently announced — an architectural design experts called an “engineering miracle.” “The excavation revealed a huge religious center with three sanctuaries, a sacred lake, more than 1,500 objects, busts, statues, golden pieces, a huge collection of coins portraying Alexander the Great, Queen Cleopatra and the Ptolemies,” Martinez told CNN.…
Archaeologists have found 24 almost perfectly preserved bronze statues in Italy believed to date back to ancient Roman times. The statues were discovered under the muddy ruins of an ancient bathhouse in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town in Tuscany about 100 miles north of the capital city, Rome. The statues are of Roman gods such as Hygieia and Apollo and are around 2,300 years old. One expert said the find could “rewrite history”. The statues – which were discovered alongside 6,000 bronze, silver and gold coins in mud beneath the ancient baths – date back to between the 2nd…
A man has been arrested after eggs were thrown at the King and Queen Consort during a visit to York. A protester was restrained by police as crowds gathered at Micklegate Bar, the traditional royal entrance into the city, to greet the couple. The 23-year-old was heard to shout “this country was built on the blood of slaves” as he was restrained. The man, a University of York student, was held on suspicion of a public order offence and remains in custody. People in the crowd started chanting “God save the King” and “shame on you” at the demonstrator. The…
The Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation Walter Schnaubelt on behalf of the Marape-Rosso Government has urged Departmental Heads, Agency Heads and State Aviation Enterprise Heads under my Department to conduct themselves in a professional and responsible manner, upholding the laws of our country and delivering the required services to the people of our country and protecting the assets within their control. The Minister said on 11 November 2022, the Managing Director, National Airport Corporation (NAC) Mr. Rex Kiponge was charged under Section 280 of the Civil Aviation Act 2000 for allowing operation of the Nadzab and Kiunga aerodromes without…