An educationist and elite from Southern Highlands Province, Jackson Yer has launched a foundation called Yer Education Foundation at Mendi town recently. Mr Yer is based in the United States of America (USA) and had founded the Yer Education Foundation with the aim of assisting Papua New Guineans to secure spaces in tertiary institutions in the US. Mr. Yer graduated with a Bachelor of Education at University of Goroka (UOG) and pursued further studies in the US, got married and works there. Through Yer Foundation, he had assisted many young Papua New Guineans to secure places in institutions in the…
Author: Samuel RAITANO
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) is currently hosting the Highlands Regional Consultation Awareness Workshop at Highlander Hotel in Mt Hagen, starting today and will conclude tomorrow. The conference is to inform relevant government departments and statutory agencies in the Highlands region that the business of Information Communication Technology (ICT), procurement and management is now standardized under the Digital Government Act 2022. This means all government departments and statutory agencies will have officially authorized ICT systems approved and regulated by the Department of Information and Communication Technology. Participants included representatives from the district and provincial administrations and Provincial…
Ialibu District Hospital in Southern Highlands Province will be closed on Monday next week unless the people of Ialibu station behave and respect the health facility’s management. THE Management of Ialibu District Hospital recently issued the warning through a public notice from the Officer in Charge, for the people to stop doing markets around the hospital fence, near it’s gates and within the premises. The hospital management raised concerns that relevant authorities like the DDA CEO, Police, Town Mayor and ward councillor were notified to have the people moved but nothing has been done so far. PNG HAUSBUNG has reached…
Telikom PNG Limited has recently facilitated a mediation forum for landowners of Mt Kegum in Mul LLG of Western Highlands Province, where its transmission tower was recently vandalized by locals. Telikom PNG Board Chairman Cedric Rondoke and CEO Amos Tepi arrived in Mt Hagen over the weekend to address what has been described as the biggest vandalism of Telikom PNG in Western Highlands Province. Telikom CEO Amos Tepi, Board Chairman Cedric Rondoke and Mul Baiyer Lumusa MP Jacob Maki, accompanied by Western Highlands Provincial Police Commander John Sagom and representatives of Western Highlands Provincial Government, travelled on Sunday to Nengel…
A man is behind bars in Mt Hagen Police station and his accomplices are on the run after an attempted robbery gone wrong on Tuesday in Western Highlands. According to Mt Hagen Police, the attempted robbery has also left a Guard Dog Security officer wounded in the face by a gunshot. Police Duty Officer, Constable Kelly Tombon told PNG HAUSBUNG the incident happened at around 4am on Tuesday. Up to fifteen criminals armed with bushknives, axes, a factory-made magnum pistol and a M-16 rifle attempted to rob CASA Hardware at Tega. Tombon said the criminals pried open the gates with…
People of Enga Province will now see proper regulation in price of goods and services. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Enga Provincial Government and Independent Consumer Competition Commission (ICCC). The signing of the MOU was done on Tuesday this week at Takeanda Amphitheatre in Wabag by ICCC Commissioner Paulus Ain and Enga Provincial Administrator Sandis Tsaka. The signing will now see proper regulation of price of goods and services in Enga. ICCC has engaged two agents from the Commerce Sector of Enga Provincial Administration. Provincial Administrator Sandis Tsaka said the signing will pave way for…
Western Highlands Police have warned drivers to take all necessary measures to avoid accidents especially along the four lane highway in Mt Hagen City. Provincial Police Commander John Sagom said care must be taken as freeways provide fast movement of vehicles especially during rush hours during mornings and evenings. “Police will not hesitate to enforce traffic laws on road traffic offenders.” “PMV drivers must at all times be mindful of the fact that they were carrying passengers and utmost care must be taken when transporting them.” He said in the recent past, there have been frequent accidents occurring and this…
The Enga Provincial Government Enga Mioks is set for a tough match against Mendi Muruks this Sunday at Aipus Oval in Wabag. Mioks will be banking on it’s defence and attack, led by veteran Supa Kokote who led the victory against Goroka Lahanis last weekend. Muruks will be coming back from a 1-point loss, while Mioks will want to maintain its lead on the ladder for Pool A with seven straight wins so far in the Digicel ExxonMobil Cup competition. With the recent landslide at Pausa being cleared, supporters are expected to flock into Wabag town.
A huge landslide at Pausa, near Lai Bridge in Wapenamanda, Enga Province has completely blocked off the highway to Wabag town and rest of Enga Province. The disaster happened Sunday afternoon near Lai River bridge, blocking the highway completely. The incident was confirmed by Enga Police in an interview with PNG HAUSBUNG. Vehicles can not get to Wapenamanda and Wabag towns and those on that side cannot pass through to get to Western Highlands Province. Military personnel are on sight ensuring the safety of travellers and passengers who are crossing the debris on foot to get on vehicles waiting on…
Police in Mt Hagen city have confiscated an unregistered M-16 rifle from a drunk police officer who resisted arrest and escaped on foot this morning. According to Western Highlands Provincial Police Commander John Sagom, the incident happened at Mt Hagen market, where careless driving pointed the suspect out. The identity of the suspect is known, and he is said to be a policeman in Jiwaka Province. Upon confrontation with Hagen Police he evaded arrested and escaped, leaving behind the vehicle he was driving along with the gun that had its serial number scratched off. PPC Sagom said they will use…