Grades 8’s in Jiwaka Province will have to wait a little longer for their selections to be ready and posted up. “Once the PEB meet, one of the things we need to sort out is the selections for the grade 9s for 2021. We will have to decide the cut off mark then principals and head masters from the secondary schools and high schools will be invited to select their students for the 2021 academic year. ” That’s from the Provincial Education Advisor, Dr Charly Muke when asked on the if the grade 9 selections were ready. “The top 5%…
Author: Tasminnie ISIMELI
People going for COVID-19 testing will now be able to know their results in 30 minutes instead of the normal 7 days wait to know their results. This is all thanks to the World Health Organisation through its presentation of 20,000 Rapid Diagnostic Testing (RDT) Kits to the National Department of Health. “It now changes the landscape of how we deal with the issue of testing throughout the country. There’s 20,000 (kits) so we can scale up in terms of testing and understanding abit more of about what’s happening in terms of the virus.” This is what the Secretary of…
Parents and students of the new Wingei High School in Yangoru Sausia District, East Sepik Province will dig deeper into their pockets to pay for school fees to register their kids in the 2021 academic year. “We have worked out the school fee structure from the National Education board and have come up with the school fee structure for 2021. The school fee structure had been calculated to include project fees, teaching and learning and other costs incurred. Also includes GST,” said Headmaster Mr Amos David. “School fee structure for grade 9s is K950 and parents have to pay…
Young people who are suffering from any form of violence or abuse either at home or the workplace now have a voice to speak up for them. Youth Lead PNG is a subsidiary Youth Lead Asia and the Pacific Network of Young Key Population. Their vision is to create an inclusive country where human rights of Young Key Populations (YKP) affected are respected and the impact of HIV/AIDS is lessened through meaningful involvement of YKP to equal access to services. “Youth Lead PNG will be the voice of the voiceless young key population who are being marginalized, suppressed and discriminated.…
Christmas is meant to be a happy time for everyone! It’s a time for sharing, It’s a time to exchange gifts, a time for families to get together over some aigir or mumu. But not everyone is privileged enough to have a normal Christmas. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, some families are struggling just to get by. One of PNG’s top female artists, Mereani Masani also wants share her work this Christmas by assisting others with their fundraising activities through her music. The Charity drive she’s doing is called the Busking for Charity. “It’s an idea that I came up with…
In the 2020 Yumi FM PNG Musik Awards 2020, awards were given recognizing artists, bands, songs and producers of 2019. Two bands were vying for the Duo/Group of the year award category, namely Stagajah and Wame blood. Both bands released popular songs that were voted and requested in 2019. The Award for the Duo/Group of the year category was for bands that had the most played songs on the Yumifm Countdowns. This includes the Weekend top 20 countdowns, Top 8@8 and the Top 4 @4. Stagajah took out the award for Duo/Group of the year with their hit songs Asasumba…
For the first time ever, The YUMIFM PNG MusiK Awards 2020 was broadcast live on radio. The awards were for local artists who stood out during 2019 whose songs were most requested by listeners on 93 Yumi FM. The Song of the year Category award was for songs that sat on the #1 spot during the Yumifm Top 20 countdown on Saturdays, #1 Spot on the Top 8@8 on weeknights and Top 4@4 on the weekdays. The songs that were in the running for the Song of the year award were Avorong – Junky, Nambawan Blo Mi – McDonald Taila,…
For the first time ever, The YUMIFM PNG Music award was broadcasted live on Radio. The awards were for local artists who stood out during 2019 whose songs were most requested by listeners on 93 Yumi FM. One of the winners who really stood out was Stanis Yohang who bagged the award for Producer of The Year. Some artists that have come out from his studio are Eldiz Mune, Twin Tribe and Ragga Siai. “I would like to thank 93 Yumi FM, all my fans, my friends and my family but especially to my artists. I will continue to maintain…