As the Australian town of Shepparton picks up the pieces after weeks of heavy rain and floods, Pacific Islands seasonal workers have also been caught in the disaster. Simon Mack, a Papua New Guinea labour contractor in Shepparton said many seasonal workers are still living in evacuation centres. With farms flooded and no work, Mr Mack said many will not be able to pay rent when they leave emergency housing. Source: ABC Pacific
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Democrat Maxwell Frost will be the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress, CNN projects, winning the open seat for Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Generation Z refers to those born after 1996. Frost will succeed Democrat Val Demings, who vacated the seat to run for Senate. The 25-year-old representative-elect told CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Wednesday that when President Joe Biden called to congratulate him, the President recalled being too young to be sworn in as a senator when he was first elected at age 29. “He asked me if it was the same situation. I said, ‘No, Mr. President, you had me…
With support from UNICEF, the National Department of Health (NDOH) is holding a training on the Integration of Social and Behaviour Change in Health Promotion Strategies in Port Moresby between 1-11 November. The four-day training programme aims to equip health promotion and communication professionals with the requisite knowledge to design, implement, monitor, and measure the outcomes of effective and creative interventions and materials based on evidence and analysis. During this week’s inauguration ceremony, Acting Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services, Mr. Ken Wai calls for commitment and support of the health workforce, to appreciate the National Government’s new paradigm shift,…
29 Electrical professionals sat for their 2 day Electrical examinations starting today in Kavieng, at the Niu Lodge. New Ireland was chosen as the first province to host a regional examination for the Electrical Licensing examination under the recently established National Energy Authority. The subjects examined are “Theory of Applied Electricity” and “PNG Wiring Rules.” The Electrical professionals work in the resource sector including at Lihir, Simberi, Poliamba and other private contractors. 2 working with PNG Power flew in from Port Moresby. Out of the 29 sitting for the exams 3 are females. “ We will continue to conduct these…
England and Samoa will face off for the second time this World Cup on Sunday (AEDT), but there’s much more at stake for the winner of the semi-final showdown than there was when the two sides met back in the opening fixture of the tournament last month. On that day, it was England who ran riot against an injury-hit and out-of-form Samoa, emerging with a stunning 60-6 over the Pacific powerhouse in Newcastle. Since then, Shaun Wane’s side have staked their credentials as one of the teams to beat at the World Cup, brushing aside their group stage games before…
Following the official opening of the UN Climate Change, Conference of Parties (COP27) this week in Egypt, Papua New Guinea presented a resounding statement on behalf of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CFRN) at the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) session of the COP. Also being the chair of the CFRN, PNG has called for the need for Parties, both developing and developed countries to align their commitments in their current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). NDCs are climate action plans by parties to the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate impacts. PNG’s Climate Special…
We are going to be strict on Digicel Cup players taking part in the Lae Biscuit sponsored Snax 9s rugby League tournament. And only six current Digicel Cup players are allowed per team with only two to take the field at anyone time. Snax 9s Tournament Director Steven Malum stressed today to teams participating as the required number of teams to participate in the 2022 tournament reaches the ceiling. Malum said within just two weeks of officially announcing the return of the Snax 9s, they have been bombarded with overwhelming interest and can now confirm that as planned to stage…
Officers from Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) commemorated the World Mangrove Day by taking part in planting 5000 Mangrove seedlings at Dogura Beach in Port Moresby on Wednesday, (Nov 9th, 2022). The Mangrove planting event was hosted by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and supported by key partners. Jacinta Kull from CCDA during the event acknowledged TNC for the initiative in organizing such event. “We are happy to be here to represent Government in terms of Climate Change and what we are doing here in PNG. Basically, one of our areas of support is in the REDD+, that is reducing…
Australia’s 10-8 win over New Zealand in the final Women’s Rugby League World Cup pool match means Australia top their pool and will play us in the semi-final on Monday 14 November at 5pm UK time (Tuesday 15 November at 3am PNG time) in York. Let’s do this! Credit: Santos PNG Orchids
Some Florida airports and theme parks were halting operations Wednesday and about 2,000 flights were canceled as Tropical Storm Nicole advanced toward the eastern coast of Florida. Orlando International Airport (MCO) said on Twitter that it would halt commercial operations at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday. The airport said it was tying down jet bridges and covering equipment at ticket counters in preparation for the storm and communicating with emergency management officials. Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) planned to close by 2 p.m. Wednesday, the airport tweeted. And Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) posted that it would close at 4 p.m. Wednesday. “Please do not come…