The residents of Lae city and the surrounding areas are experiencing total power outage since yesterday due to a fault between Munum Independent Power Producer (IPP) Power Station and Taraka Substation and Power Station. The fault is affecting the supply of electricity into Lae city from the Mumum Power Station and the Ramu Grid. Most of the transmission lines between Munum and Taraka run through the thick bushland so line patrol conducted yesterday afternoon was called off when it got dark and will continue today. At this stage, Taraka Power Station is only able to supply 1.4 Megawatts (MW) which…
Author: Tasminnie ISIMELI
Safety is a top priority at Air Niugini and they pride themselves on maintaining the highest safety standards. Because of this, there have been occasions where unscheduled maintenance events have affected their operating schedule, causing disruptions to customers travel plans. Air Niugini want to assure their valued customers that they have a robust maintenance program and their highly skilled staff work day and night to ensure that the aircraft are safe and reliable. Air Niugini acknowledges the support of external stakeholders particularly CASAPNG and the Director and his team as well as AIC and Niusky Pacific Limited and their respective…
East Sepik Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent Christopher Tamari, said that this long Easter weekend has been quiet so far. “The people took part in the Way of the Cross yesterday (Good Friday).” “We only had one minor incident at Yangoru where a family of a deceased retaliated and attacked the family of the accused. The boys (police officers) went up and helped a peace mediation between the families and sorted out the issue.” Tamari said that the highway communities were also quiet with no major incidents reported. The week before they did have some disturbances from school children after the…
A major concern that Taekwondo Clubs raised during the recent National Taekwondo Championships was funding support and facilities for them to use for training and host tournaments. Papua New Guinea Sports Foundation (PNGSF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Albert Veratau said that in the past they didn’t have much money to support the Taekwondo Federation. “The way the organisation was operating, we didn’t have much support for the foundation but I am here now to listen to what the sport needs,” said the PNGSF CEO “I know that they need facilities and I know they need funding.” “We will find…
Reece Walsh left the Brisbane Broncos in 2021 in search of a first grade opportunity, and his return to Red Hill has triggered the sort of play that has long been expected from the 20-year-old. Through five games, Walsh sits atop the Dally M leader board with his Broncos holding the same place on the NRL ladder. His speed on the edge has helped transform a middling attack averaging 20.6 points per game last season to be the best in the NRL at 29 points per game through five rounds of this one. Walsh’s individual numbers also continue to impress. He’s…
16 year old Kiriwina lass from PK Taekwondo Australia, has taken out the title for the 46kg Female Division in the National Taekwondo Championships and has earned a spot in the Taekwondo Team to represent Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the Pacific Games. Yvette, from Milne Bay, went up against Port Moresby based Rahab Loi from Xtreme Club and won the match to secure the spot. Yvette flew in from Australia to participate in the 46kg Female Junior and Senior Divisions and won all her fights. Her mother and Coach, Pauline Boyama, said that Yvette took up Taekwondo when she…
National Capital District Commission (NCDC) is continuing to ensure that the road and drainage systems in the Port Moresby city are maintained to high standards and quality. NCDC has engaged contractor Niugini Engineering and Procurement Services Limited (NEPS) to fix the much publicized Hohola tunnel road as part of their ongoing commitment to maintaining roads and drainages. The wet season has wreaked havoc on the roads when the floods overwhelmed the drainage system, affecting local traffic. National Capital District (NCD) Governor Powes Parkop said that the municipal government has been held accountable for their mistakes and failures on their part…
The Ministerial Vaccine Taskforce has successfully completed the last leg of its visits to the Southern region in the Northern Province from 27th-30th March 2023. During their supervisory provincial visits around the country, they have indentified both challenges and success stories in terms of Routine Immunisation and Covid-19 Vaccination within the communities. Even though they have found that there was a drop in routine immunisation when the covid-19 vaccination was first rolled out, Saiho Village in the Northern province has seen improvement in both the routine vaccination and the covid-19 vaccination statistics over the last 2 years. This is due…
A small team of Specialist Doctors from Australia flew in over the weekend for the operation Open Heart Program after a three year hiatus. The last time a team of specialist where in Port Moresby was in 2019 and the program came to a halt during the covid-19 pandemic. There were 5 patients (2 children and 3 adults) with congenital heart disease who were operated on and are currently recovering. Surgical Department Coordinator, Dr. Noah Tapaua who is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon, said that the teams visit this time was more of a training. “The operations were done by team of…
Simbu Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Epenes Nili has said that he will come down hard on any police officer in the province who steps out of line. PPC Nili said this following the arrest of a policeman who is attached to the Kundiawa Police Station for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and knocking over four men along the Kundiawa Highway recently. The PPC said that the policeman was one of the officers engaged in his removing home brew and illegal drugs in the Kundiawa program and was driving a vehicle given by the Provincial Government. “The four victims…