The Office of the Governor General has announced that The Orders of Papua New Guinea 2018 New Year’s Honours and Awards investiture ceremony is set to take place in August.
Acting Official Secretary, Bill Toraso, has confirmed that the ceremony will take place on Thursday 30th August at Government House, Port Moresby.
Eighty-six individuals in both the public and private sectors have been recognized in the 2018 New Year’s Honours list.
Among them are:
- Most Reverend Bill Fey, to be awarded Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu (GCL), for service to the community and the Catholic Church as a Capuchin priest in Papua New Guinea through his service over forty years in pastoral and teaching roles and as Bishop of Kimbe in West New Britain in the last seven years,
- Dr. James Aiwa, to be awarded Member of the Order of Logohu (ML), for service to education including with particular attention to vision impairment, and
- Kairo Aubeta, also to be awarded Member of the Order of Logohu, ML, for service to forestry research and the community.
The number of recipients in the categories in this year’s Orders of Papua New Guinea Honours and Awards list are:
Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu, GCL (recipients to be conferred with the title of (Chief) – One (1)
Companion of the Star of Melanesia (CSM) – One (1)
Officer of the Order of Logohu (OL) – Three (3)
Member of the Order of Logohu (ML) – Twelve (12)
The Logohu Medal (LM), - Eleven (11)
Cross of Medical Service Medal (CMS) – Three (3)
Distinguished Military Service Medal (DMS) – Eight (8)
Distinguished Police Service Medal (DPS) – Six (6)
Distinguished Correctional Service Medal (DCS) – Four (4)
Meritorious Public Service Medal (MPS) – Seventeen (17)
Meritorious Community Service Medal (MCS) – Twenty (20)
All recipients in the Orders of Papua New Guinea 2018 New Year’s Honours List are urged to contact the Office of the Governor General on Tel: 313 7000 and/or email Mrs. Nelly Pouna at: npouna@governmenthouse.gov.pg and Mr. Maguli Bernard at: mbggoffice@gmail.com to confirm your attendance.
Outstanding recipients from previous years can also contact the Office of the Governor General to be included for awards in the supplementary program.
(The Order of Logohu of Papua New Guinea)