East New Britain

This is exciting news for residents and commuters in Rabaul town as the rehabilitation works nears completion.

Rabaul District Civil Works Engineer, Mellie Munulai, said the project, which involved major pavement repairs and drainage improvements, has been progressing smoothly under the supervision of contractor Nivani Ltd.

Awarded at a cost of K1.7 million from the Provincial Services Improvement Program (PSIP), Nivani Ltd has been working to revamp the infrastructure of the Malaguna Road which runs from Tropicana to the Mango Avenue Intersection.

The ‘reference night’ is Sunday, June 16, where data collectors will be interviewing people within their households to ensure they are in their designated homes and not in another location.

As per schedule, recruitment of enumerators or data collectors is currently underway in the province and will depend on the workload per ward, which will be confirmed through the listing exercise.

He passed away at the Nonga General Hospital after he had collapsed and was rushed there on Saturday, March 16th.

Born in October in 1965 and a seismologist by profession, the late Lawrence hailed from Rovan village in the West Pomio LLG of Pomio District, and had served as the EO to the Member for Pomio for the past eight years, since Elias Kapavore won the by-election in 2015.

Attended by the PNG Forest Authority and the East New Britain Provincial Administration, the event was also witnessed by students and members of the public at Kokopo Market.

The awareness was conducted on Wednesday led by the Provincial Forestry Unit, District DPI Sector and supported by OISCA Training Centre. The awareness was a lead-up program to yesterday’s International Day of Forests commemoration which emphasised on the theme: “Forests and Innovation; New Solutions for a Better World.”

Mamusi Yana is among the five new LLGs in East New Britain. Of the five, two are in Pomio and three in the Gazelle district.

While work is progressing for the Mamusi Yana LLG at Mapuna ward, Inland Pomio LLG is in queue for its infrastructural establishment at Kapkena ward.

From its humble beginnings back in the 90s Tomadir softball under the foundation of President Cleopas Warpit became one of the biggest and most well-run Associations not only in the Gazelle but in East New Britain as a whole. The association’s track record speaks for itself.

East New Britain provincial administrator, Levi Mano made these remarks during the opening of the Division of Agriculture and Livestock industry annual conference at the Malapau Beach resort on Monday.

Mr Mano stated that agricultural programs must be effectively supported for people to progress the agriculture sector's objectives.

“We must change the way we conduct ourselves as an administration. To reduce the burden of executing our plans, we must collaborate and include private service providers,” he said.

The declaration is based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) and National Department of Health's (NDoH) Healthy Island Concept (HIC).

WHO Representative Nola N'drewei said Kokopo market is currently modelled as a healthy marketplace after fulfilling several HIC standards.

The standards include water and sanitation, waste management, and general layouts and operations of the market.

She lauded the ENB provincial market authority for the careful management of market infrastructure and the overall layout of the market.

The training in Kokopo was delivered in partnership with the ENB Provincial Administration through the Provincial Fisheries Division under the ENB Provincial Government and National Fisheries Authority MOA for fisheries development and management in the province.

This comprehensive course equipped participants with essential skills and knowledge to ensure the safety and well-being of crew members and passengers aboard ships.