Monday 24 May 2021
Education Minister Jimmy Uguro to meet country's inspectors and education advisers
Sunday 16 May 2021
Central Province: A land of plenty
I visited a good brother who teaches at Sivitatana Primary School in the Rigo District, Central Province on the weekend.
What a blessing, he asked me to collect some pork and some Rigo banana.
The drive to Sivitatana was perfect sealed drive from Port Moresby to Kwikila and then another 20 mins to Sivitatana alas there are few pot holes and unnecessary humps.
The humps are a road hazard.
Someone has to crack down on this.
People can't put humps without a notice for drivers indicating a hump.
Well why do I say Central Province is a land of plenty?
Driving past you see massive unused land with beautiful scenery.
That's the first huge asset they have.
Imagine if this is turned into commercial farm lands to feed the hotels, motels, shops and guest houses in Port Moresby.
There's already sealed road for example along the Magi Highway and you have electricity from Port Moresby pulled through.
With electricity, you can use it to irrigate farms or build storage facilities.
With the sealed road, you can transport the produce to Port Moresby.
We just got to put the nuts and bolts together and sure something realistic and workable should function.
We create jobs. We generate income from a sustainable and environmentally friendly venture.
Well at Sivitatana, there's a huge lake in there and while I was there fishermen brought huge number of catch they did and their wives will take to a road side market to sell.
The inland pieces of land are described as not too arable but what if we use develop and use good irrigation and mulch the soil a bit.
We should definitely see massive results.
Kwikila has important services and infrastructure already there like PNG Power.
It should develop into a huge town with good hospital, police stations, hotels and motels.
Attract Port Moresby residents to Kwikila.
Many places in outside provinces do not have the luxury as Central Province has-and near to the melting pot multiracial Port Moresby.
Central Province is a land of plenty opportunities.
Do we have time to sit as family pray and eat?
Just over 40 years of Independence and mind you if you had an oversight, so much has happened to Papua New Guinea.
- Many people have graduated from universities
- Technology has been introduced and people adapted or are adapting to it
- Many people have cars than before
- Lifestyle changes, people adapting to Western culture
- Many people speak English fluently and can understand it as well
Wednesday 12 May 2021
From humble beginnings: Rose Delicacy opens at Unity Mall
Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do- Liz Smith
I met my college
friend Dennis Orere at the Unity Mall centre at Waigani in Port Moresby.
He was just
having his light breakfast before heading off to work at EMTV.
He works as a
journalist/presenter and producer. No need to introduce him but for this space, I am doing so.
Dennis says that
is more his usual daily routine in the last five days.
Why? He pointed
to his right and says he owns a little food café and just checking out his team,
more like the family is setting up for the day.
I was so… so
impressed with Dennis and honestly confirmed to him that I am scouting for a
place too.
Unfortunately
upon inquiry most available spaces similar to Dennis' space have been taken. Size of about 2m by 3m.
They are just a
little under K2,000 a month.
Denise says that
is his side hustle to
generate income and support him and his family.
In Papua New
Guinea or Port Moresby today, we can’t be too dependent on our salary to keep
us going for two weeks and that is a reality.
But on a serious
and bigger note for Dennis, this is the small beginning with many opportunities
for huge success in my strong view.
Why do I say
this?
First his opened
a place in a place where thousands of potential customers would come.
It’s like
getting out from a shed in your backyard to a billboard.
You get noticed
and potential to attract a customer is higher then being at your backyard shed.
Many MSME people are looking for a formal place to set up and start up.
He has scored it.
Second and this is
most important, he is selling food.
You won’t go
wrong running a trade store selling food.
You will have
customers every time no doubt.
People need food and water to survive.
One just has to build stocks and sell fast.
Don’t look far, the Asians are good at that and they start from a tuck store to a supermarket.
Denise has begun
with his local menu and once that is loved by customers, that’s his unique product.
If he doesn’t
prosper and expand, it would be mismanagement.
Just had to be
forthright here Dennis, proud of you.
Dennis unique
menus are tapioca cake, banana cake and pariva with ripe banana or sago.
Check out the
Rose Delicacy at the Unity Mega Mall, its named after his mum.
If you are an ex-DWU Communications Arts student, check out Rose Delicacy anytime.
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Rigo Rice produced from Central Province is on sale
Hey Papua New Guinea.
Rigo Rice from the Central Province is now on sale at main supermarkets.
The current distributer is Wantok Wholesale based at Six Mile-in the same compound where DHL office is located.
Upon inquiry today, their wholesale prices are
- 20 kg K74.00
- 10 kg K35.00
- 5 kg K18.50
Motu-Koitabu mobile health service
Dadi Toka Jr assumed the political leadership as Chairman of the Motu-Koitabu Assembly last year and he is not stopping anywhere to deliver health and education services.
Recently a mobile bus clinic.
"Thank you to all the stakeholders involved with the modification of this 40 seater bus into a mobile clinic for Motu Koita villages," he said.
" This mobile unit will be launched soon for the covid19 vaccination rollout in our villages.”
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