By GRACE TIDEN THE Rabaul District rural electrification program is making progress and more areas are expected to have power supply soon. Phase two of the program has commenced, according to Rabaul District works supervisor Bernie Wogan. He said a total of K3 million had been used so far in implementing the...
Power program lights up Rabaul
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Partnerships forged for education development
By Michelle Steven DEI MP Wesley Nukundi presented a cheque of K1.6 million to the chief executive officer of Hardware Haus Richard McGyguinness last week Thursday. Mr Nukundi, on behalf of the Member for Mul Baiyer Lumusa Koi Trapp, said that the money would be used...
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Dubai company to invest in Manus
By EPHATA SAMUEL AWAL Impex International Holdings from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest in the Manus free trade sone (MFTZ) project. The Dubai company has been in negotiations with the Industrial Centres Development Corporation (ICDC) to inject US $1 billion (K3.5 billion)...
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On target! Construction of 2015 Pacific Games facilities are well underway
PACIFIC GAMES By KILA NAO Construction of facilities for the 2015 Pacific Games is on target and will be completed by June 2015. That was the message from Sports and Pacific Games Minister, Justin Tkatchenko at a media gathering at the new Aquatic centre construction...
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Govt tough on carbon tax repeal law
CANBERRA: The federal government has issued a blunt warning to Labor and the Australian Greens as it prepares to introduce its carbon tax repeal bills to parliament. Do not stand in the way of the will of the people, Environment Minister Greg Hunt told ABC radio on Wednesday. Prime...
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Unanswered questions over ICAC
THE ONeill Government is on track to fulfil a major policy platform when it introduces the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) bill in the National Parliament in this session. The fact that the proposed tabling of this bill comes just over 12-months after the election of the Peoples National Congress (PNC)-led Government confirms its commitment to its voters and Papua New Guineans generally. However, the proposed establishment of an institution that the Government thinks will play a critical role in...
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Association elects officers
By EPHATA SAMUEL FILIPINOS in Port Moresby turned out numbers last month to exercise their rights and elect their Filipino Association of PNG officers. We were surprised with the number of people that attended. This was...
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Civil servants must improve
PUBLIC servants in Madang have been challenged to conduct a self-assessment of themselves and if they feel they are no longer able to perform effectively and efficiently, they must leave. This challenge was from a leader in the civil society in the province following a no-show by representatives from...
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Bville needs more support from Aust
By DAVID LORNIE THE co-author of an Australian special report on Bougainville says his country needs to increase its support to the Autonomous Region in the lead up to referendum. Dr Karl Claxton of The Australian Strategic Policy Institute who co-authored the report with Institute Executive Director Peter Jennings, told this newspaper that there are enough concerning signals to...
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Boat to end treacherous river crossing at Manda
By Mal Taime Travelling by tyre tubes across the snakey Wahgi River in Manda, Jiwaka Province, will become the thing of the past. People now have access to a proper banana boat, thanks to local MP Joe Koim who purchased the boat through the district grant. The Manda people have frequently had problems with...
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Local feeds, low chicken prices
By ANCILLA WRAKUALE PRODUCING local chicken feed is the solution to reducing high chicken prices in the country, says Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry Richard Maru. Maru said this in parliament when during question...
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Kumuls return . . . accept defeat gracefully
RUGBY LEAGUE By EPHATA SAMUEL Twenty-year-old Albert Wellington was a stand out for the PNG Kumuls at their World Cup campaign in England. And Wellingtons super performance is proof of the five year Kumul development program which started early this year. Kumuls coaching director Mal Meninga and head coach Adrian Lam revealed this at a media conference in Port Moresby after their return from an...
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Review Manus asylum agreement
PRIME Minister Peter ONeill has fired off a salvo in what should be a first test for Australias two month-old Liberal government. The agreement is very clear and this is a blatant abuse of trust, the PM said yesterday in response to concerns by the Manus Open MP Ronny Knight that ordinary Papua New Guineans were not benefiting from the Australian-funded Manus regional processing centre. The PM told the National Parliament that the agreement he signed with the then...
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Border patrols boost ties
The village of Sigabaduru is on the southern coast of Papua New Guineas Western (or Fly River) Province and is less than three kilometres from the Australian island of Saibai. We went there in quite speedy tenders launched from a patrol boat, the Australian Customs Vessel Holdfast Bay. Unlike Saibai which has a wharf, electricity and running water, Sigabaduru - a village of 850 to 1,000 people - has no electricity, no running water and no wharf. That meant wading ashore. Once on the beach Grant Smith, the Australian Federal Police officer who was in the team, handed over his gun to his PNG counterpart, a policewoman who held it until he was ready to return to Australian territory....
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Tolais to rock for Milne Bay
East New Britain musicians have arrived in Port Moresby and are ready to rock the Country Club this Friday to raise funds for a health centre in Milne Bay Province. This was made possible by a non government organisation, the Hospital Poroman Foundation. Many may be asking why New Guinean Island...
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Sea wall a priority for Watom
By GRACE TIDEN A SEA wall is currently under construction at the Watom Island government station in East New Britain Province to safeguard the local level government office and staff houses. The LLG office building which was officially opened few years ago is located about six metres from the sea. The effects of climate change is being...
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Reforms difficult
By SIMON KESLEP YNAMICS of successful public sector reform in Papua New Guinea are not understood completely, although the barriers to reform have been extensively mapped. Director-General of the Office of Higher Education David Kavanamur said this when giving his presentation yesterday at the 7th Huon Seminar. He said their aim is to help improve understanding of these...
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Leader praises NGO member
By MEROLYN TEN DWU journalism student A PROMINENT leader in Jiwaka Province has commended Green Hill Rotarian Club member of Australia, Frank Goi, for the initiative he had taken to deliver needy assistance to the...
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Sail away Kila returns to conduct skills course
SAILING By KILA NAO FORMER PNG hobie cat champion Upu Kila is facilitating a week long sailing course for the elite squad members at the Royal Papua Yacht Club in Port Moresby. Since moving to Sydney, Australia in 1992, Kilas sailing career has gone from strength...
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Provincial treasurers attend accounting meet
CERTIFIED practicing accountants (CPA) around the country were given a real professional boost last week at their PNG and Australia joint annual conference. Members of the CPA had the opportunity to listen to high calibre international and local speakers at a...
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