Never Fear

EU Ambassador MArtin Dihn gives EU-designed umbrellas to John Toguata and Emmanuel Narokobi, Board Directors to the PNG Chapter of Transparency International to take cover from the "storm" the the EU-funded and TIPNG implemented "Open Parliament Project"will trigger amongst the country's political elite when underway.

Picture by Alexander Rheeney 

Lae Secondary Goes Online with TFI Internet Library

By Telikom PNG Public Relations

Information is changing everyday and having access to on-line educational material is the way to go if students are to keep abreast with latest information to enhance their learning.

LaeSec IT teacher Martha Aaron

In realizing this need Telikom Foundation Incorporation (TFI) continues to roll out its CleanIT project to schools around the country.

Lae Secondary School was the first in the Morobe province to get connected to the CleanIT internet library recently.

A total of 55 computers belonging to the computer lab were connected to the CleanIT internet library via Telikom PNG high speed ADSL broadband network. With the installation of this internet library students will now have access to educational websites at the click of a mouse.

IT teacher Martha Aaron in thanking TFI on behalf of the students, principal and teachers said the installation of the CleanIT internet library will see the benefits go a long way in the student’s education as up-to-date information is important for student’s learning.

Two More PNGDF Officers Leave for UN Mission

By Lt Barnabas Malken – PNGDF Media Unit

The Papua New Guinea Defence Force last Saturday sent two of its officers to UN Peacekeeping Missions in South Sudan on the African continent.

This now brings the number of PNGDF officers serving as Observers on UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa to four.

Majors Raphael Yapu and John Bindie have been deployed to Juba in South Sudan and were farewelled at a small reception at the Jacksons International Airport last Saturday.

Both were farewelled by Joint Forces Commander Colonel Gilbert Toropo, PNGDF Defence Attaché to United Nations Colonel Michael Daniel, Joint Operations Centre Staff officer Lieutenant Colonel Tony Aseavu and the two majors’ family.

Colonel Gilbert Toropo who spoke on behalf of PNGDF Commander Francis Agwi during the farewell ceremony said past officers had set a high bench mark for PNGDF and the country, making special mention of Major Bruno Malau who had been previously deployed to the Joint Operations Centre at UN headquarters in Darfur.

Toropo said Malau had set a fine example and urged them to continue maintaining the standard he had set.

Papua New Guinea’s Defence Attaché to United Nations Col Michael Daniel during the occasion spoke highly of them saying that Major Yapu and Major Bindie are the representatives of the country and PNG Defence Force. He urged them to go and give the best sort for the country.

Colonel Daniels said he will be monitoring their performance at the United Nations headquarters in Washington DC and reminded them to maintain a high standard of discipline while on duty.