1.Part of the crowd at the Dawn Service 2. First light at Bomana War Cemetery 3. Bearing wreaths to the Cross of Sacrifice 4. Australian High Commissioner Ian Kemish 5. Governor General Sir Paulias Matane 6. Papua New Guinea Defence Force Commander Brigadier General Francis Agwi 7. Governor General Sir Paulias Matane.-Pictures by AURI EVA
THE State (Government) paid up the K40 million outstanding in employer contributions to Nambawan Super last Friday.
Managing Director of Nambawan Super Mr Leon Buskens thanked the staff of the Treasury Department, especially Secretary Simon Tosali, who has diligently met a commitment made the previous week in dealing with the issue of contribution arrears.
The State had earlier paid K65 million which included penalty interest and reimbursement. The K65 million represented what Nambawan Super had already paid out, on behalf of the State, to members who had left employment.
Mr Buskens said: “The fundamental issue of under-budgetting on the part of the Government’s superannuation obligations will always give rise to the problem of arrears. Going forward, I hope that this will not be the case from this year and onwards.”
He reiterated that under the Superannuation General Provision Act 2000, employers must comply with their obligations to contribute for and on behalf of their employees and urged the State to ensure that these obligations were met.
Mr Buskens said failure by an employer to remit staff super funds was guilty of an offence under the Superannuation Act and as stipulated, the employer was required to remit employer and employee contributions within 14 days of the date of deduction.
to mark World Malaria Day on Monday, April 26.
World Malaria Day, commemorated annually on April 25, marks a global effort to highlight the need for the prevention and control of malaria around the world.
The National Department of Health is leading collaborative efforts with two major partners -- Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) and Population Services International (PSI) – in fighting malaria, thanks to funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The national theme “Yumi Rausim Malaria” affirms a call for collaboration from everyone in the country to free
Malaria has been identified as one of the top five health priorities in the country and the leading cause of hospital admissions. Approximately 1.9 million cases of malaria are reported annually at health centres and hospitals, and every year between 600 and 700 Papua New Guineans die from malaria in health care facilities. The socio-economic burden the disease poses to PNG is substantial.
A recent study from the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research found that 64.6% percent of households surveyed in PNG owned a long lasting insecticide treated mosquito net, but only 39.5% of children younger than age 5 and 41.3% of pregnant women reported having slept under their net.
The
The programme includes a speech by the Minister for Health & HIV, Sasa Zibe. Two demonstrations will occur – one showing how a Rapid Diagnostic Test for malaria works and another on how long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets are delivered to pregnant women through antenatal care clinics.
For more information, contact:
Population Services International
Section 52, Allotment 18,
Ph: (675) 311 2190 / Fax: (675) 311 2199
Captions: 1. (L-R) British Defence Advisor to Papua New Guinea Colonel Mark Hainge and the British High Commissioner to PNG, David Dunn, at last year's ANZAC Dawn Service at the Bomana war cemetary outside Port Moresby. 2. Wreath laid at Bomana War Cemetary by the New Zealand Governor General during his visit last October.3. The New Zealand Governor General (right) visits Bomana War Cemetary last October, accompanied by NZ Defence Force personnel.4. The New Zealand Governor General (right) visits Bomana War Cemetary last October.
ANZAC Day this year marks the 95th anniversary of the landing on the beaches of Gallipoli by the soldiers from both
The ANZAC legend has become part of the national ethos of
We see it in the spirit of unity, freedom, enterprise and equality that continues to define our nations. Similarly, we see it in the qualities of comradeship, self-sacrifice and good humour that define us as peoples.
ANZAC Day is not a time for glorification but for sombre reflection. The sight of so many graves at places like Bomana reminds us of the terrible cost of war. And of course, the tragedy of so many young lives lost did not end there – the pain of their loss lived on in the hearts of all those who were robbed of a son, a husband, a father, a brother, a friend. While the resort to armed conflict is sadly sometimes unavoidable, ANZAC Day is a time for all of us to remind
ourselves of how precious peace is.
For Australia, one of the toughest tests was here in Papua New Guinea during the dark days of World War Two, in places that have now become part of the history we share with Papua New Guinea - Kokoda, Milne Bay, Buna, Gona and Bougainville, to name a few.
ANZAC Day provides us with a reminder of the close and enduring links between
Above all else ANZAC Day is an occasion for us to reflect on how the peace and freedom we all enjoy were won. It is difficult not to feel weighed down by the magnitude of the sacrifice that those who lay here made. But despair must not be our tribute to them. Rather, as we consider the enormity of their sacrifice, let us remember that their true and lasting legacy is the freedom that we continue to enjoy to this day.
Lest we forget.
Ian Kemish AM
Australian High Commissioner
By His Excellency DAVID DUNN
British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them" part of the ode repeated all over the world on ANZAC Day and other memorial services throughout the year.
As we gather for the ANZAC Day Dawn Service this year and young and old together witness the first rays of sunlight illuminating the row upon row of the immaculately-maintained Commonwealth War graves, let us reflect upon the huge debt of thanks we owe those lying at peace in the earth of
These young men and women from
But they not only died fighting for each other but also fighting for us.
For without their ultimate sacrifice and bravery we would not enjoy the freedoms and lifestyle that we have today.
As I visit the war graves in PNG I cannot help but be struck by the young age of so many of the of men at rest and I am personally filled with an overwhelming sense of humble gratitude, sadness and feeling of what might have been?
How many future fathers, husbands, sportsmen, scientists, inventors and even perhaps Prime Ministers lie shoulder-to-shoulder in PNG?
So many young lives, hopes and dreams cut short before they had really begun.
So at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.
We will remember their courage and valour; we will remember their sacrifice and the families and loved ones they left behind; and we will remember the folly and tragedy of war and all those who have lost their lives and been injured in past and current conflicts.
But above all else, we must remember and never forget that they did it for us.
The remains of 466 British Servicemen lie buried at the
After the ANZAC Day Service the British High Commission will be informally laying individual flowers on the 466 unnamed
Anyone attending the Dawn Eervice on Sunday is most welcome to join us.
By John McCrae (1915)
In
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In
ANZAC Day Message by His Excellency Niels Holm
Ka tangihia e tatou i tenei wa
Haere haere haere
To the dead and to those being mourned, both yours and ours
We lament them and farewell them
To us the living, greetings to us all
These qualities forged the ANZAC spirit, which remains a real and powerful force.
Australians and New Zealanders share the knowledge that in times of crisis, we have acted together to defend freedom, our shared values and our common interests.
And we will continue to do so.
On ANZAC Day, as well as commemorating the New Zealanders and Australians who lost their lives in war, we also think about our fellow countrymen and women who right now are serving us proudly around the globe, and also right here in our region.
It is telling that more often than not these days, our servicemen and women are part of peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance.
We work together in response to humanitarian emergencies in the Pacific, clearing the debris of tsunamis and earthquakes and providing emergency supplies in the aftermath of devastating cyclones.
In
Together we help provide Solomon Islanders with peace of mind, and a secure space for the country to heal from its conflicts.
We also take this opportunity to offer our deep respect and gratitude for the contributions of the people of
Many Papua New Guineans willingly, and often at great cost to themselves and their communities, displayed those same ANZAC values in serving the Allied cause.
On ANZAC Day, we give thanks to all who have served their countries so that we might live in peace.
Above are photos from Day 2 of PM Somare's visit to
The countdown is on at Kokopo in East New Britain province with the Gazelle International Hotel (pictured) scheduled to begin operations in early July.
Papua New Guinea’s latest international hotel is nearing completion.
Final stages of construction will be completed within the next weeks, leaving painting and fitting of furnishings to complete this massive project.
Developed by the Lamana Group of Companies the Hotel is being operated by Gazelle international Hotel Limited, owned by Nambawan Super Airways Hotel and the East New Britain Provincial Government.
The construction phase has employed in excess of 200 over the past 18 months and ongoing operations as Gazelle International Hotel will see 100 team members employed.
Mike and Jane Garvey, both New Zealanders, will manage the hotel.
Mike Garvey said: "We have started recruiting in anticipation of an intensive training programme.
"An internationally-renowned trainer will be dedicating hours to ensure team members deliver service and standards appropriate for such a beautiful property and location.
"The response to advertisements placed was overwhelming: 3000 were received with 700 coming from East New Britain province.
" To maintain the local focus and friendliness most of the team will be from the province.
" I am impressed with the standard of applicants and their desire to be a part of our team.
"Unfortunately there are a large number of applicants who will be disappointed as they have not had the opportunity to prove themselves.
"Team members chosen will indeed have a great opportunity to provide service to our guests in a hotel and environment to be proud of."
"Gazelle International Hotel is themed on Emma Eliza Coe [ 1850-1913] referred to as 'Queen Emma' of the South Seas with key areas of the hotel named in her honour.
" We are privileged to offer a safe haven to the preservation of the 'Queen Emma' steps, protected in the north-western corner of the property.
" These steps originally leading to Queen Emma’s two story residence are sited looking out over the Ralum Golf Course and the ocean beyond.
"This conjures thoughts of a bygone era, of grandeur and tradition which surrounded Queen Emma and her entourage.
"Her business acumen, interests and gestures of good will are legendary throughout the South Pacific dating back to the late 1800s."
Facilities available at Gazelle International Hotel include Emma’s Restaurant, Chino’s Coffee Shop, Club Coe entertainment and bar area, pool and conferencing for 150 participants.
Business presentations, conferences, meetings, social gatherings, family celebrations are all activities catered for in this purpose-built venue.
The pool area is adjacent to the conference room and is an ideal location for outdoor entertaining.
The well-appointed guest rooms are a haven for the business or leisure guest.
The views from the hotel rooms of Tavurvur smoking and the oceans are awe-inspiring and provide the backdrop to any guest's memorable stay in Kokopo, East New Britain province.
From BAPA BOMOTENG
The Aussie has done injustice again to try and under-mine the
Through the top-up system they tried systematically to kill the brains of this nation by saying PNG is not able to do it.
With the outcome based education (OBE) and education reform system all paid for by the Aussie tax monies, they try to produce illiterate grade elementary to secondary drop outs.
Through the successive government funding, they try to dry up the cream of the intellects of this nation.
This is all a systematic ploy by the colonial masters to continue to suppress PNG education system.
What was wrong with the old Standard 1-6, forms 1-4 and National High School System?
They have produced the leaders of today?
No wonder they are trying to say, our economists, accountants, engineers, lawyers and you name it, cannot negotiate and be marketable in the world.
PNG can be reckoned with.
John Howard’s government shamed our Prime Minister couple of years ago.
They tried to pipe the gas to
No wonder they are trying to say our economists, accountants, engineers, lawyers and you name it cannot negotiate and be marketable in the world.
PNG can be reckoned with.
Papua New Guineans can also ask for better deal comparable to counterpart expats like the OK Tedi miners are doing.
Look what has happened with PNG LNG.
They can lick their wounds, as PNG looks north and to
Product of the old school.
Bapa Bomoteng
Captions: 1. Bismark Maritime marketing manager David Black hands over the uniforms to Pirates’ secretary Jackson Varcilli watched by players at SCRUM Oval last Friday. 2. Bismark Maritime marketing manager David Black (left) with Pirates players and officials at SCRUM Oval last Friday.
The company has supported Pirates for the last seven years with two sets of jumpers and this year will be the eighth year running.
Bismark Maritime marketing manager David Black was at the SCRUM Oval at the Lae Showground last Friday to deliver the two sets of jumpers to the buccaneers.
“This year, we’ve gone for a new design with new materials, in traditional read, white and black Bismark Maritime colours, which are also the colours of Pirates,” he said.
Pirates’ secretary Jackson Varcilli said without the support of corporate sponsors, the club would not be able to survive and players would not be able to play rugby week-in week-out.
“It is my privilege and honor to accept these brand-new quality jerseys on behalf of the club and its supporters, and I would like to thank Jamie and Julian Sharp and Bismark Maritime shipping company for its ongoing support in ensuring we are fully kitted for another season,” he said.
“These jerseys are much lighter than our previous set, and will boost out team’s image and our efforts towards winning the competition this year.
“We can assure you that we will take good care of them and wear them with pride and dignity throughout the competition.”
Minor sponsors are Designscope Architects, who are sleeve sponsors.
Pirates have made some strategic improvements to management this year including appointing John Posanei as president, backed by Varcilli as secretary, Maurice Owen as fundraising chairman and Sonny Songake as club treasurer.
On top of that, the Pirates have former representative player Ephraim Tavua, who is also a qualified and very-experienced coach.
Meanwhile, Chemcare Defence spoiled Bismark Maritime Pirates’ celebration of their new uniforms with a late comeback from behind to win 10-7.
Hornibrooks Harlequins opened their season on a high note with a closely-fought 14-13 win over Dulux Viking Dogs and Riback Unitech Reds nailed an under strength reigning champions Consort Reds 22-0.
The plaque which was unveiled by Governor General Sir Paulias Matane when opening the Lae Biscuit Company factory.
A Chinese dragon dance being performed at the opening of the Lae Biscuit Company factory.
Old friends…Governor General Sir Paulias Matane and Lae Biscuit Company founder Sir Henry Chow.
Sir Henry addresses guests at the opening of his new factory.
Governor General Sir Paulias Matane addresses guests with Sir Henry Chow in the background.
Governor General Sir Paulias Matane opens the new Lae Biscuit Company factory at Kamkung in Lae on Saturday.-Pictures by GABRIEL LAHOC· Agreement Provides Funding For Preliminary Works at Condensate Stripping Plant
· Project Anticipates Yield of Approximately 9,000 Barrels of Condensate Per Day
Port Moresby PNG, Cairns, Australia and Houston, TX --April 15, 2010: INTEROIL Corporation announced ON Thursday, April 15, that the Company has entered into agreements with Mitsui & Co. Ltd., to jointly operate and fund the preliminary works involved to develop a proposed condensate stripping facility ('the Project') at InterOil's Elk and Antelope field site in Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
The preliminary works program is for all the works required to take us through the Front
End Engineering and Design (FEED) stage for the construction of a condensate stripping plant, to
the point of Final Investment Decision (FID).
The Project is proposed to be designed to process 400 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/day) of wellhead gas with an anticipated yield of approximately 9,000 barrels (bbls) of condensate per day.
Dry gas will be reinjected into the reservoir for storage until the proposed LNG facility has been constructed.
The condensate will be barged to the InterOil refinery in Port Moresby for processing and sale.
InterOil and Mitsui will each be responsible for half of the capital expenditure involved in
the preliminary works and Mitsui will fund InterOil's share.
Standard conditions of the agreements include the completion of FEED, an EPC agreement,
and the definitive agreements by December 31, 2010, necessary to reach FID.
In the event that FID is not reached, InterOil will be required to refund the capital expenditure incurred to date within a specified period.
"We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with Mitsui, one of the largest energy conglomerates in Japan, InterOil Chairman and CEO Phil Mulacek said.
"When in production, the condensate project will provide a stable platform of early cash flow enhancing the benefit to partners in our proposed LNG project."
For further in formation please contact
Susuve Laumaea
Senior Manager - Media Relations/Public Affairs
InterOil Corporation (PNG Operations)
Ph: 321 7040 or 3099363
Mobile: 72013870
Email: susuve.laumaea@interoil.com
