Investigations have uncovered that former CEOs for PNG Ports received money from overseas business firms.
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A doctor in Goroka, Eastern Highlands province Gerard Saleu says rugby league is like a religion in PNG.
He has been involved with the Lahanis since 1992 and says the number of people watching the game is more than the number of people going to church.
So if anyone is communicating messages to the masses, parking a billboard or raising a placard at the rugby league field would certainly deliver a message.
PNGs avid league followers of the Australian NRL is massive.
Tonight at 7pm they will be glued to TV at their lounge rooms, pubs, streets or crowding Haus Piksas with a small set of TV.
They will cheer.
The Melbourne Storm and Parramata Eels who go head to head tonight to open the season have a damn huge following.
For the Eels its long history and the array of stars who have passed through attracted huge fanfare in the country.
Peter Sterling is one to name.
Justin Olam from the highland Simbu Province who followed the foot steps of West New Britain and Ulamona sensation Marcus Bai to don the purple jersey of the Melbourne Storm have a huge following as well.
Tonight Olam will not be playing but this will not reduce the fanfare, love and the energy cheering the Storm on from Papua New Guinea.
The Eels played in the Grand Final in 2022 losing to Penrith Panthers while the Storm slipped out of the top four as it battled its injury woes.
With a new captain in Christian Welch, fans in PNG are confident of a Storm successful year and can't wait longer for Olam's return.
The Storm's next man up mentality and success rate makes it a favourite team among objective punters.
The Storm and Eels tipped to finish among the top four this season.
"Seeking assistance from the public to locate family of ICU patient"
Port Moresby General Hospital is appealing to the general public to help locate the immediate family or relatives of a patient who is currently admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
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| The elderly patient who is currently admitted at the Port Moresby General Hospital Intensive Care Unit (PMGH ICU) |
The patient, whose personal details are still unknown, is a female believed to be in her 60s who had sought treatment at the hospital on Monday, 6th of February, 2023.
The patient was found to be in severe distress with shortness of breath and collapsed soon after arrival at the Emergency Department.
She was intubated at the Emergency Department and later transferred to the ICU where she is currently being managed.
The patient had no guardian with her when she came to the hospital and had no form of ID on her.
The patient was diagnosed with severe asthma at the time of admission and although she is stable, she has still not regained consciousness.
The Medical and Social Works Department had been consulted to locate the immediate family or relatives of the patient. However, staff could not do much as there is very little or no information to help in the search for the patient’s family.
PMGH is appealing to the public to come forward with any information if you recognize the elderly patient and to contact the switchboard on 324 8200 or 324 8100.
I went to a side market to purchase a K3.00 phone credit and I had to pay K4.00.
The one kina difference is the market profit for the reseller.
That is profit cost for walking or taxing to a wholesaler to buy minimum quantity for sale, labour cost for selling, earning to put food on table and pay utility bills.
Damn you see its utterly expensive.
Have a look through your shopping receipt if you shop at pose supermarkets in Port Moresby, you don't get much with a K100.00.
This is real.
A packet of chicken costs around K17 and a loaf of bread costs more than K5.
Can drinks are K3.00 or just over and fruits like apples would cost around K14.00 for six.
When you start shopping you feel the brunt of this inflation.
Government intervention of tax reliefs are not even helping citizens in the formal and informal sector.
In fact the most affected are ones in the formal sector who pay regular personal income tax and other taxes like 10 % GST ( goods and services tax)
These employees do not control how they have to be taxed or when their earnings have to be raised to meet the inflation so that they have extra in their pockets.
For the informal sector sellers, they have one hundred percent control over their product and can increase or decrease their costs when ever they feel like and mostly influenced by a situation the locality is confronted with.
For example fuel shortage. Betel nut crisis, locked down on beer sales.
Triggered by more demand and less supply they increase their costs to make quick big money.
Increase in crime as a result of inflation has been evident but the justice system is very weak to arrest to ongoing issue.
I had a call from our family taxi friend who is from Mt Hagen and lives at 9 Mile Bus Wara on the outskirts of Port Moresby.
Well he said he got a SIM replacement because someone just came to him and grabbed his android phone and dashed off when he was texting at 9 Mile.
It was a beautiful phone gifted to him by his client.
Life seems to be getting very challenging for citizens because inflation is high.
This criminal is finding it so difficult to earn something save and buy a new phone.
And, he doesn't mind committing the crime because the criminal justice system will not get him.
The government needs to assist the citizens live through this tough high inflation period by lowering taxes on citizens so they have a higher take home pay.
Improve and be active on sourcing revenue (fines) through crimes like stealing, traffic offences, littering etc...
This revenue will cover loss for reduced income tax.
Watch how a medical doctor is making a difference in Goroka
