East New Britain Province

ENB hosts Anti-corruption Workshop

The workshop is on corruption risk assessment and mitigation plans for provincial governments.

The workshop is a continuation of the first workshop on corruption risk assessment and management for representatives from public sector agencies.

It is organized by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the PNG Ant-Corruption Project, and funded by European Union. UNDP and the United National Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Sinivit undergoes Healthy Island Concept training

The programs will ride on the ENB Provincial Government’s ward focus policy.

Sinivit of Pomio District is one LLG that is doing its part to upskill the Ward Development Committees (WDC), through their respective sector sub-committees.

Under the health sector, the LLG’s Environmental Health Officer (EHO), John Piga, recently held a training on the Healthy Island Concept for 13 of the 18 wards.

This is because the other 5 wards are located along the south coast corridor and could not make it due to bad weather.

Commitment to support PNG festivals

Marketing manager, Maryanne Tom, made the statement following Trukai’s K10,000 cash sponsorship towards this year’s 26th National Mask & Warwagira Festival in Kokopo, East New Britain Province. 

The five-day festival commenced with the Kinavai Tubuan Mask dancers on Wednesday, July 12th, and concluded on Sunday, July 16th.

“Cultural events such as the Warwagira Festival is a great way to showcase our proud culture and heritage,” said Tom.

Rabaul welcomes rural electricity project

This follows a successful awareness on the rural electricity (RE) program conducted last week in these areas by the Rabaul District Administration technical officers, and representatives from PNG Power and contractor Pawa Com.

The awareness exercise, an administrative responsibility of the Rabaul District Administration highlighted the positive impacts of power supply including improving access to electricity, enhancing living conditions, supporting economic growth and enabling social progress.

Warwagira Festival underway in Kokopo

The festival was opened yesterday by East New Britain Governor Michael Marum. It concludes this Sunday July 16, 2023.

Kalat Tiriman, BSP Kokopo Branch Manager, highlighted the significance of preserving cultural identity and empowering the youth for the benefit of future generations.

Speaking at the sponsorship presentation on July 11, Tiriman expressed BSP's pride in being a community-oriented bank and its dedication to supporting events that unite the people of Papua New Guinea.

Improving access to water and sanitation needs

District Administrator, Benedict Mode said the establishment of the committee is part of the National WaSH policy that requires districts to have WaSH committees and is one of the priority of the government of the day to drive WaSH projects and programs.

The district WASH committee chaired by Mr Mode and comprises of the four LLG managers and sector heads, was established following a training conducted in March this year in Kokopo and attended by environmental health officers (EHOs) and himself.

ENB Physical Planning Board sworn in

Thirteen of the 16 board members were present for the swearing in program, which was attended by a delegation led by the Acting Chief Physical Planner in the country, Linus Billy.

The board has a term of three years and is chaired by Acting ENB Provincial Administrator, Levi Mano.

Addressing the board, Billy said ENB is one of the first provinces to set up its board.

He urged the board members to work according to the Physical Planning Act, so to ensure they achieve plans and policies such as the National Government Policy on Kokopo as a declared City.

Increased LLGs for ENBP

Deputy ENB Provincial Administrator for District and LLG Services, Nicholas Larme, said from the 18 LLGs, the province now has an additional 5 rural LLGs of Inland Pomio, Mamusi-Yana, Vunadidir, Livuan and Open Bay.

These 5 LLGs were split from the merged LLGs of Central Inland Pomio and West Pomio Mamusi in Pomio District, and Toma-Vunadidir, Livuan-Reimber and Lassul-Baining in Gazelle District.

ENB sign MoU

This paves way for provinces to undertake land transport functions and this week East New Britain signed its MoU.
 
The signing of the MoU builds partnership between East New Britain provincial administration and RTA as the province is being given more powers to run its own affairs in regards to addressing land transport. As outlined in the MoU, the Road Traffic Authority will delegate some functions to the provinces to empower them to perform. 
 

Wards combat law & order issues

Ward members, Ward Development Committees (WDCs) and the communities of Livuan-Reimber Local Level Government along the NCR Rd in Gazelle district have agreed to stand together and come up with solutions on minimising the rate of law-and-order issues.

In a combine law and order meeting held yesterday at the Rabaul District headquarters in Kurakakaul, 16 wards of Reimber and the nearby wards of Balanataman LLG in Rabaul district attended and raised their views and especially concerns on the recent string of PMV holdups.