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CDS Interdepartmental Debate By SHIRLEY SIONI The CDS department has already completed their rounds. With 16 debaters from the four batches, the debate ended successfully on Friday the 3rd of August. The second year batch came out as the winners followed by the final years, third years and the first years. The CDS team is now waiting for the other departments to complete their rounds in order to compete in the Departmental Debate.
, Unitech
reds make it to finals
By Delilah Stosel
The Unitech Reds have clashed Hornibrook Harlequins at the semifinals and are now looking forward to the grand final match. The 27-12 victory has now left the Reds stand by for the finals which will be played at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium on August 10. ¨ See page 6
APEC to put Papua New Guinea into global spotlight Papua New Guinea is being placed globally, and it is the very first time in history for the country. It can now have a good bilateral relationship with Asia,Australia and New Zealand to its benefit and for its people. And any country in that situation can do the same,” said Justin Thatckeno APEC Minister for Papua New Guinea. Turn to page 4 1|Page
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Local News Lack of medical doctors Mask festival in East New Britain
Pic: By Erica Rennie KOKOPO: June 28th marks another important milestone in the staging of the East New Britain Mask Festival which is a very important event on its
own showcasing certain aspect and parts of culture and sacred to its owners”,said Tiolam Wawaga vice Chaiman of ENB Mask Festical Committee.It is a very important event with boundaries of local people and customs extend beyond the local people.The showcasing of Mask Festical is also hosted in different provinces like Asaro Mud in Eastern Highlands Province.
By Ruthanya Tseraha
PNG
August 1 2018 According to the World Health Organization PNG have less than 400 medical doctors of which only 51 work outside Port Moresby, despite 85% of the population living in the rural areas. Doctor to patient ratio in the country is one doctor per 17,068 people compared
to Fiji the ratio is one doctor per 1000 people and one doctor per 302 in Australia.This complements with the recent media report stating that more than 3 millions Papua New Guineans do not have a doctors in the hospital.Most of critical of all is the grave shortage of health workers.
Second City Proposed for PNG in Morobewithin the country Pic: By Francisca Angori .. center to be called Lae Province and the capital is Nadzab Airport city Morobe Province wants to see a second provincial city build outside of Lae at Nadzab. The National reported that Morobe Governor Ginson Sauna put a proposal for a
when presenting development plans for the province in Port Moresby to National Planning Minister, Richard Maru. “Morobe is a province
Polio outbreak in Lae residents By Fransica Angori Polio outbreak has been confirmed in a community in Morobe Province and the second largest city of Papua New Guinea reported by the World Health Organization on the 25th of June 2018. The first confirmed case of polio detected after 18 years of being certified as Polio free is a six-year-old boy presented to health workers on April 28th with lower limb weakness. Authorities have confirmed that the Polio virus is circulating in the Lufa mountain settlement, after experts isolated the dangerous virus. 2|Page
getting overcrowded with all the business activities going”, said Mr. Sauna. Landowners from Lae and Watarais in Markham were
told to hold on to their land as the government would support re-development of such property.
Minister subject Care Centre still at Wheel barrow helping youths earn by law after high risk of disease income arrested By Melanie By Joanna Sauten GOROKA: A group of young men in Goroka are earning a living by using wheelbarrows to transport bags of products brought in by farmers from the nearby car park to the Goroka market stalls. Spokesman Bob Upisa said it was the only form of employment they could secure in town when arrived to settle there.
POM: POLICE Minister Jelta Wong says the one strike policy stands for those who abuse the privilege and honor of wearing the police uniform. He spoke after watching the video on social media of two policemen in Kimbe in West New Britain assaulting a minor. He says the officers would be suspended while investigations will be done for the 16-year-old-boy.
By Joanna Sauten
Although things have gone down in most of areas affected by the earthquake last week, paramedics from an emergency medical team have highlighted that the critical phase of medical relief operations is far from over. New South Wales based St John Ambulance paramedic, Ben Fisher told Post Courier last Friday that the risk of communicable diseases.
Greece fires emergency chiefs ATHENS: Greece has appointed new heads of key emergency services following last month’s wildfires near Athens which killed at least 90 people.
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Six arrested over drone attack
Lovato speaks after ordeal LOS ANGELES:American pop singer Demi Lovato has issued a statement after she was taken to hospital for suspected drug overdose last month.Lovato,25,
.said:’’ I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction.The illness is not something that...fades with time.It is something I must overcome.
CARACAS:Venezuelan authorities said they have detained six people over drone explosions at a rally led by President Nicolas Maduro.
Donald trump to sign security pact with the South Pacific nations The agreement will be signed at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru.This is highly expected to attract the disaster response and defense cooperation
Among those 18 countries forum in the South Pacific Region.Donald Trump,informed the American that once the pact is signed,it would boost the security cooperation and
The Strategic Defence PolicyStatedment,released By the hand of US.Defence force,warn that China developing regional threat China growing influence should not bit around the about the pact,it would Pacific region. affect the stability of the region Provide a frame work for the responding team to emerge threats,Trump said.
Australia keen to renew Timor-Leste friendship DILI:Australia us keen to renew its friendship with Timor-Leste,Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop says.Relations between the two countries have been strained in recent times due to say due to a spying scandal.Now,in the first visit by an Australia Federal Minister in the five years,Bishop,yesterday met with senior East Timor government figures,”Iam here to renew our friendship and partnership with Timor-Leste after the formation of the new government, ’’she said.-APP.
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WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump is set to sign the Pact with the South Pacific nation in August to be in line with the growing concern about a country such as China.
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United Nations group helping roll out regional trade deal NUKU’ ALOFA:A United Nations body has launced a US $2 million (K6.5 million) project to help Pacific Islands countries adapt to the PACER plus trade agreement.The free trade deal aims to boost goods,and serves and investment between New Zealand,Australia and nine other Pacific Island countries by limiting tariffs on goods and services.
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The project will include training workshops,a network of transparency committees,and a regional trade hub for the Pacific.The Samoa Observer reported last week tha New Zealand and Australia are providing US$ 8.5 million (K60.5 million) in implementation assistance to PACER plus signatoriesRNZ The United Nation’s trade and development group says the 18 months initiative,funded by New Zealand and Australia,will be help align the countrie’s trade environments with each other.
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APEC to put Papua New Guinea into global spotlight By Kimson Lazarus Papua New Guinea is being placed globally, and it is
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the very first time in history for the country.It can now have a good bilateral relationship with Asia,Australia and New Zealand to its benefit and for its people.And any country in that situation can do the same,� said Justin Thatckeno APEC Minister for Papua New Guinea. APEC Member Economies: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Hong Kong, Indonesia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; and Viet Nam. Their agreement was seen as one of the key pathways to an eventual integrated Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.
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BUSINESS NEWS APEC 2018 to support PNG digital upgrade Team of harnessing
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inclusive opportunities, embarrassing digital future,the APEC program which kicked off this month is focus on improving connectivity and digital inclusive to breach divide in the APEC community,and boost social and economic growth.In a recent overview with OBG,David Toua.
In a press release, PNG is moving forward with plans to upgrade its ICT infrastructure and its connectivity issues as it capitalize on its position as APEC chair in 2018 to promote an agenda for Secuirty digital inclusion.tight:APEC Under By Kimson Lazarus The PNG Cabinet has established the APEC PNG Joint Security Task Force under the command of the police Commissioner, Gary Baki.
Paga Hill Estate to accommodate APEC participant By Kimson Lazarus Port Moresby as many as 2590 high-end hotel rooms, and conference capacity for many thousands. It will be a sharp contrast to five years ago, when the city had just 600 high-end hotel rooms. According to Chris Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of the PNG APEC 2018 Authority, guests will be accommodated in new and existing hotels and three Authority, guest will be accommodated in new and existing hotel, and three liners cruiser that will be parked in Fairfax Harbour especially for the event. 6| P a g e
APEC to boost tourism in PNG By Noel Solomon The 2018 APEC event and the meetings leading up to the final area are expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors and participants. It will Generate many opportunities for the tourism industry.Not just in nation’s capital but also in the provinces of East New Britain,Madang,
Eastern Highlands,Milne Bay,and New Ireland.All have been selected to host APEC meetings.It offers the visitors the chance to experience different cultures in different parts of the country.
in Papua New Guinea (PNG) It will oversee security during the summit and the pre-summit officials The Priminister Peter O’Neill said that the security procedures will require closer link with Australia, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands. Seventy-three Australian Federal intelligence services and immigration accesses.
APEC creates more job in PNG By Gilbert Batin Small businesses in Apec nations are connecting to the regional and global market with the assistance of small and medium- sized enterprises working group. The SMEs employ over half of the workforce in Apec member economies. Sharon Kenatsi tells of the opportunity Apec provide her with to exposed her handicraft. .
APEC delegates APEC to boost PNG’s economy Impress with By Brandon Zebedee SMEs in PNG By Noel Solomon The small to medium enterprises (SME) sector is the backbone of the country but needs more capital injection to improve market access and export capacity. And poor transport infrastructure limits SME potential in the Eastern Highlands Province, Governor Peter Numu told delegates from the Asia Pacific Cooperation (APEC). ’’SME is the backbone of our country and I hope this action of shared knowledge and teamwork will foster greater regional growth.
Spoke person of the APEC senior SOM1 officials, and the representative of the economy of the Republic of Korea, Don Sun Park, said he was impressed with the way coffee is organically grown in PNG.’’You have an industry that is environmentally friendly and can attract tourists as well as producing countries. It is a good industry to cultivate and I wish you well for the future, “he said.
PNG Hunters Victory in Lae Tuesday 31st July
The PNG hunters have successfully won the match in Lae against the North Devils with the final score of 32—10 that was being watched by more than 6000 crowds . The match took place on 22nd July on Sunday afternoon in Lae Rugby League Grounds. The game was challenging but also ended on a good note enough to motivate them for the next match against the Burleigh Bears.
PNG Sports facts The National Rugby Union Team in PNG are known as ‘The Pukpuks’ Ase Boas is the current captain of The PNG Hunters Rugby Team and their Coach is Micheal Marum. In Papua New Guinea, Rugby league is highly popular and is regarded as the country’s national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls (bird of paradise in Tok Pisin). The Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team, also known as the PNG Orchids represents Pa pua New Guinea in Women's rugby league. The Papua New Guinea women's national football team is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA). Its nickname is the Lakatois, which is a Motuan sailing vessel.
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Unitech reds makes it to grand final Complied by: Tanya Sawa After successfully defeating the Hornibrook Harlequins with the score 27-12 during the premier grade knockout finals on Saturday at PTC oval, the Unitech Reds have once again scored the first spot in the 2018 Morobe Rugby football Union grand final. The team will now await the winner for the match between the Telikom City Lights and Hornibrook Harlequins next week Saturday. After their victorious win defeating the Consort Royals in the 2017 this year as no difference and will play to their best to ensure another great win.
Sandover Warriors inch closer to playoff By: Mark David The Unitech Sandover Warriors Basketball league team are drawing closer to a playoff after a comprehensive 20-10 victory over the BS Fox in Uni-Tech. The Coach Jonathan Mambere said, his boys had performed well to put Warriors on the top six list. He assured that round 10 will be a good session for Warriors to put themselves on top five of the UBL ladder 7
Reds celebrating their win against Harlies. Pic: Tanya Sawa
Mr Mambere praised his players for their good efforts and told them to keep their winning spirit as they have overcome many challenges in the past. He said he would not do any changes in round 10 this week. The Surveying final year student John Mose’s performance on last weekend’s game showed big impressive to the team. John will continue to play his best in this weekends game.
Tuesday, 31st/07/18 Designers in PNG who are mostly likely to turn up for future fashion events.
Lae host the Momase and Highlands region fashion week.
PNG FASHION WEEK 2018 FASHION DESIGNERS SPRING SEASON (NOV) 2018 TO BE ANNOUNCED SUMMER SEASON (APR) 2018
The PNG Fashion week will be starting on 22—24 November , prior to that we have the Lae Fashion Week which is scheduled fir October 20,2018 at the Royal Yacht Club and will feature fashion designers , artists and models from across the Momase and highlands region. The selected Models and designers will be flown down to the nations
Yaom Judith, Dylan Yaruso, Elsah Matagal, Rayhannah Kalu, Cathy Currey, Diana Wilkins, Jade Grattidge,
PNG Human Rights Film Fest Launched. The 9th annual PNG Human Rights Film Festival launches its annual call for submissions inviting filmmakers to submit their films for this year’s programm. This year’s theme for the festival
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human rights across the globe. Every year, the film festival encourages public discourse about human rights in PNG through films and interactive panel discussions and exhibitions. This year, the festival will travel to Madang, Port Moresby, Goroka, and the
is “Tokaut nau long senisim tu-
mora: Speak up today to change tomorrow” which aims to inspire the public to use their voices and play an active role in strengthening human rights in PNG.The
Autonomous Region of Bougain-
theme is also in line with the 70th ville during months of September anniversary of the Universal Dec- and October. Last year, the festilaration of Human Rights which
val was attended by over a thou-
calls on the public to stand up for
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Elbig Raings Nominated in 4 music award Categories. Elias Samuel or Elbig Raingz as known by his fans has taken the music industry by storm with his hit songs like Bus Driver, Mimi oh and the latest one Ambuge Best Peren.He has been nominated in four different categories in the 14th YUMI FM PNG Music Award which will be happening tomorrow night at the Lamana Gold Club. In an interview with this Newsroom, the 24 years old artist from a mixed parentage of EHP, ENB and Morobe said he is more than grateful to be part of the biggest music event of the country. He said he just produced music for the passion of being a musician but he had never thought his songs will be big hits in the country and being part of the Yumi FM PNG Musik Award is
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Introducing Fog Computing base e-Learning Now with the help of Fog Computing, one can easily access data, do research, create and upload files without the internet connection by logging into his or her Fog user account. “Cloud could not keep up with the bulk of information therefore, Fog comes in,” said the leading entrepreneur, Prof. Diyang Cho.
By Lucy Wii Korean entrepreneurs from Handong University visited the University of Technology (UOT) on the 17th of July for a joint seminar and introduced Fog Computing System to enhance eLearning as part of community development innovation. Fog Computing is similar to Cloud Computing or the internet however; it can connect to its server or a user account without Wi-Fi connection and smaller in terms of the information possessed and its memory. Fog Computing is similar to Cloud Computing or the internet however; it can connect to its server or a user account without Wi-Fi connection and smaller in terms of the information andpossessed and its memory.
Unitech students and the Korean entrepreneurs holding the banner for ITC applications. The application comes in a package; it has 2000 terabytes and a 2 meters’ local network coverage area. The application was recently introduced to Papua New Guinea (PNG); firstly the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG)A and now UOT. Demonstrations were shown on how to use the application.
Fog computing is reliable in places where there is no WiFi and slow internet connection. Remote areas with no internet access and institutions that faces slow internet connection like universities and business institutions can now rely on Fog Computing.
Student lay concern to promote Tourism in the Campus By Venenius Matapia Aaron Felix a final year student from Property studies proposed the idea for promoting Tourism again in Unitech. He said the tourism activities are the sources of economic gain that has its own authority in the country where other provinces have access to it. He then argues that, why should Unitech tap into tourism when the surrounding environment is seen too attractive to the local and new coming students. Since University of Technology is an authority body that have its own power and have its site like habited and curve design attach to wall and 8| P a g e
post in place, can be attracted assets for Unitech for tourism visit.
Traditional dance performers at Unitech 2015 Cultural show.
He then says, we have traditional performances where during independence we display it within our own elites and why should we promote our traditional style of dance to the foreigners where we can create our network for tourism for financial support.
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Interdepartmental Debate Competition By Lucy Wii Debate is a unique way of empowering students to enhance their debating and public speaking skills. It develops confidence, critical thinking, logic reasoning, intellectual discussion and leadership. The interdepartmental debate competition in Unitech begun in August 13th in Duncanson Hall (DH). Semi-final will be in September 7th at DH from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm and the grand final in September 16th . The winners of the
The interdepartmental debate competation launching at Unitech. interdepartmental debate competition in grand final will go on to compete with other tertiary instructions in the country. Unitech has proven to be one of the influcntial institutions in the nation that motivates students to become best public speakers of the nation in the future.
Unitech Aims at Curbing Crime By James Ibitali The Chief Security Officer (CSO) Mr. Alex Warren and his officers at Unitech in Lae are seriously concern about minimizing crime related issues in the campus.Mr. Warren said that he has a policy of security recruitment every year so that crime rates in the campus can be reduced to the lower level. Due to Warren’s effective recruitment, stealing rates have been reduced from 60 percent to 20 percent over the past years.Mr. Warren and his officers have been advised to penalise anyone caught consuming alcohol, taking illicit drugs, drink - driving, major and minor stealing, and fighting
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The Officers – Oscar (left) and Dickson (right) of Alpha 1-1 Shift on duty at Compound Gate at Unitech.
Warren has directed his officers to comply with the strict security rules, and provide safer condition for the students, lecturers and ancillary staffs. “I have appealed to my guards that any student or staff found guilty of breaching the security protocols would be dealt with accordingly and will face the University Students’ Disciplinary Committee (USDC),” said Mr.Warren.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF MATHESON LIBRARY Compiled by Francisca TOYEN
AT the heart of the University’s academic life is the wellequipped Matheson Library. The only technical library in the South Pacific region outside of New Zealand and Australia. It consists of two stages, the first stage of the library building was completed providing 230 readers seats and shelving for 50 000 volumes. It was officially opened by the Chief Minister Michael T Somare on 9th December 1972. And the second stage of the library structure was approved and construction began in July 1976 to September 1977. And was named in honor of Sir Louis Matheson in 1975 who retired after 10 years serving as member of the council, Chairman of Council and then Chancellor of the University. The Library Project cost K900,000 and the total cost including all furniture
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and equipment was around K1 million.
The building was fully air conditioned with a designed capacity to cater for 480 readers and 80,000 volumes. Special features include an 80 seat film theater, the University artifact collection, a display gallery and the PEACESAT Satellite Terminal. It was designed by the Architecture Film – Goodsir, Baker and Wilde, Brisbane, Australia and constructed by Morobe Constructions. The
library was officially opened in 1977. In 1989 they introduced the Catalogue form cards to the computer. The introduction of Broadart (American) as a cataloguing system was in 1990. And in 1991 the Inter – Library Loans started using the internet ahead of the University to gain access to materials from the British Library, the new library system (Athena) introduced to replace the Broadart system was done in 1999. And in 2015 the digitization section was established in the library till today.
ALL ABOUT DUNCANSON HALL (DH) Compiled by: Sandie SOMBOI The sculpture commemorates the building has about 43years since 1975.
UNITECH-THE Duncanson Hall (DH) at UoT was built around 1974 and officially opened on March 21st 1975 by the Former Prime Minister; Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare. The building was named after
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the founding Chancellor of the University which has the sitting capacity of 488 seats. The hall (pictured) is mainly used for all sorts of activities which that occur in campus like; conducting Lectures, Orientation & Registration, Movie Shows,
Conferences, Seminars, Social Entertainments and other religious activities. Additionally, DH has 36 Sepik-style carved pillars all around it which makes the entire appearance of the building looks very stunning!
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SECOND YEARS CIVIL ENGINEERING DURING THEIR CLASS PRACTICAL .
IT 'S MESS T IME !! FORESTRY BOYS CHILLING AT U NION SHOP .
UOT SOCCER TEAM AFTER A FRIENDLY MATCH @LFA .
SDA GIRLS AFTER CHURCH @CHRISTIAN CENTER
3 RD YEARS ACCOUNTING GIRLS HAVING TIME OUT AT MADANG MARKET .
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