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19/11/2023

Happy International Childrens Day. ( 20/11/23)

Children are a gift from God and a blessing to the family. Having children in a society is the hope of continuing the life cycle hence, Continuation of the family, clan, tribe, Church, ward, LGG etc..

Vunagogo United Church in the Central Gazelle LLG commemorated the day with thanksgiving with a special treat for the children.

Man was created to bring forth change and blessing to the family. Parents are agents of change to the family.

Parenting is the process of raising a child from birth to adulthood and comes with a lot of responsibility.

Here's a hymnal from the Kuanua hymn book dedicated to all children (& All God's Children) by Vunagogo United Church Choir. Titled: Iau a nat bul, a bul kai Iesu ( I'm a child, a child of Jesus)

17/11/2023

There are a lot of problems but it is about finding solutions.

Pomio MP Elias Kapavore made this comment when addressing the Department of Implementation and Rural Development -Digital Bilum Platform launching and stakeholder consultation in Malapau Beach Resort Kokopo.

The Digital Bilum Platform needs good data communication coverage and Pomio DDA is in meetings with Datacore and will be signing an agreement soon which will see communication towers all across Pomio District to cater for this Bilum Platform change and make communication accessible to the public.

Pomio District will be the first in ENB to pilot the DIRD Bilum Platform and the 3rd District in the country after Wabag and Nuku districts.

17/11/2023

Pomio MP Elias Kapavore has applauded the Department of Implementation and Rural Development (DIRD) for Introducing the Digital Bilum Platform concept and running the 4 days consultation and platform user training to the public service of ENB.

Kapavore made these remarks during the last day training at Malapau Beach Resort on behalf of the other 3 MPs and Governor.

The Bilum Platform is part of Adapting and Appreciating new change.

Change is part of life and cannot be avoided. It has to come and the honors are on the administration to take this platform abroad.

The current Pomio District 5 year development plans' 3 pillars are Good Governance, Socioeconomic empowerment and Integral Human Development that is aligned to MTDP 4.

With this Bilum Platform roll out, it will strengthen good governance through digital innovation partnership.

PART 1: video

15/11/2023

Hey Followers, Thank you for always being with us.

This is for you: Cover version of Iamagit by George Telek.
A string band collaboration by Pakupak string band of Nanuk & Amidal tribes of Ranguna.

Hope you enjoy it.

15/11/2023

The DIRD Bilum Platform launching and has been well received by the East New Britain Provincial Administration. Pomio District administrator John Liskia commended the DIRD for coming up with the Bilum Digital Platform which will make reporting and aquital paperless and strengthen good governance.

Liskia when commending the Department of Implementation and Rural Development (DIRD) for coming up with the Digital Bilum Platform commended and raised two points directed to IFMS regarding section 32 officers and NEFC regarding the amount of funding to the districts comes 2024 which he got instant response from the concern stakeholders.

15/11/2023

The Digital Bilum Platform was an initiative of the Department of Implementation and Rural Development since 2019 and is now a reality with the nationwide
launching and stakeholder consultations.

David Wau acting Deputy Secretary-Operation Wing and Team Leader DIRD Bilum Platform told participants at the ENB leg Malapau Beach Resort Kokopo.

In his remarks David expounded on the pillars of the DIRD Bilum Digital Platform which are:

a) Drives to enhance the implementation of Development programs (provide real time data)

b) Strengthen Monitoring & Evaluation process

c) Re- enforce Good governance at all levels of government.

f) Improve service delivery through establishing effective service delivery enablers.

14/11/2023

Wed 15/11/23 is day two of the Department of Implementation and Rural Development (DIRD) Bilum Digital Platform Launching and Stakeholder Consultantation.

Day one was very informative and we look forward to having another productive day today.

NBC-ENB will bring the morning sessions at 9am-12 noon live out of Malapau Beach Resort conference room on our Radio network.

Unfortunately we won't bring you the Live stream feed to you our FB followers due to poor mobile network coverage.

14/11/2023

Department of Implementation and Rural Development Secretary Aihi Vaki remarks and Opening Statement at the opening of the ENB - DIRD platform launching and Stakeholders Consultation at Malapau Beach Resort, Kokopo.

14/11/2023

ENB Governor Michael Marum officiated in the opening of the ENB- Department of Implementation and Rural Development Platform Launching and Stakeholders Consultation at Malapau Beach Resort, Kokopo.

06/11/2023

26 participants today graduated with certificates in basic shirt and shorts sewing

The training was made possible by the East New Britain Provincial Administration through the Division of Community Development. The training was an initiative of the Sinivit LLG community development sector hosted at club mill Warongoi.

The participants sat for the training in two weeks and were able to sew basic shirts & shorts acquiring a certificate under the Division of Commerce.

Out of the 26 participants there were two men. The trainers were Dorish Takap, former Garments & Textile officer Division of Community Development and Michael Turkia, Taylor and sewing machine mechanic.

05/11/2023

Session 3 Education is your life guard it well
Speaker: Reverend Kila Vagi
Reimber LLG Youth in God Seminar.

05/11/2023

Reimber LLG- Youth in God Seminar
Session 2: Youth Transformation (topic)
Speaker: Pastor Penias Vaulai

04/11/2023

Reimber LLG Youth in God Seminar.
Session 1- Youth's Leadership
Speaking: Pastor Amos Malalia

03/11/2023

Some choir hymns out of Nonga United Church.
Late Reverend Nakikus Bellie. NBC -ENBs Broadcast Evangelist.

03/11/2023

Funeral and Burial program of the Late Reverend Nakikus Bellie - NBC -ENBs' Broadcast Evangelist.

Nonga United Church

02/11/2023

Casket Handover Program of the late Reverend Nakikus Bellie, NBC-ENB's broadcast evangelist.

Late Reverend was a member of the Rabaul DDA board, Board member chairman of Malaguna Technical Secondary School and Chaplin.

Casket leaves Nonga Hospital morgue through Nonga Village to Rabaul town and to Malaguna Technical Secondary School.

31/10/2023

The LLG Administration knows the Issues faced in our communities but what are they doing about it.

The Reimber youth seminar from the 3rd to the 5th of November is an opportunity to get answers from the LLG administration, their Strategies to addressing Law & Order Issues in the Community.

Mellie Kavie told an awareness interview with NBC East New Britain as a lead up to the upcoming Reimber LLG- Youth in God Seminar.

Is this a way forward to quelling law & order issue in our ENB communities?

30/10/2023

Route 1A, the busiest route in ENB providing service to commuters between Rabaul and Kokopo came to a standstill today because of the ongoing fights in Rabaul town.

As told by a Bus crew, In a day a 1A bus would make up to ten loads to and fro but only made two trips today. Some buses only serviced Kokopo to Vulcan and back but the few that braved completion of the trip to Rabaul Town (Malaguna United Church junction) had to go through two illegal road blocks before reaching their destination.

The fight in Rabaul started four weeks ago but ceased to give time for the Grade 8,10 and 12 students to sit their National Examinations.

The recent fight was ignited again on Saturday 28/10 at 12:30 noon and continued until 4m scaring town users.The main fighting zone was between Rabaul Urban LLG and NH trading.

A spill over of the fight continued from Saturday to today 30/10/23 causing disturbance to business and traveling public.

Today at 4pm Governor Marum with ENB leaders
had a meeting with the Rabaul business community regarding the matter at Rabaul Hotel.

NBC -ENB is yet to receive a report from the police regarding the number of casualties and properties demaged.

28/10/2023

Chaos in Rabaul as the youth used the market site as a battlefield. Customers inside stores before the fight broke out are locked inside the stores & supermarket premises to take cover.

Those outside towards old Rabaul are watching from the Rabaul urban LLG office.

Pic: Stranded Customer inside Soho Super Market premises.

26/10/2023

K20 million kina will be allocated each year starting 2024 and will run for the next five years under the connect PNG program to connect the missing links of the South Coast Economic Corridor.

Pomio District has a potential in Fisheries, Forestry, Agriculture and Tourism hence he is encouraging the youth not to get into illicit substances and disturb peace and order.

°september happenings during the ENBP Strategic Development Plan launching.

25/10/2023

It is with great sadness and heavy heart that we at NBC -ENB would like inform you our listeners of the untimely passing of our radio partner and broadcast evangelist,late Reverend Nakikus Bellie.

Late Rev. Bellie passed on peacefully around 5pm Wednesday (25/10/23) at Nonga Hospital in the presence of his immediate family after a short illness.

Through Be Still and Know that I'm Lord Evengelistic Ministry, late Reverend Bellie was a content contributor to our Sunday Morning program at half past eight to nine thirty ''BE STILL" segment. Be Still , was always a live studio presentation while the rest of our Sunday program were pre-recorded

The last studio program was on Sunday 15 October when NBC -ENB resumed Sunday and Night broadcast after a two month recess.

Be Still and Know that I'm Lord Evengelistic Ministry was not only restricted to the studio but open to live outside broadcast where our NBC -ENB crew would follow the late Reverend Nakikus Bellie to places where he's been invited to share the word of God.

These live Outside Broadcasts is at anytime during the week or weekend with the Motto: "Reaching out to the Un-reached on the Airwaves". The last Outside broadcast was at John Wesley Memorial United, Matupit Island when late Bellie presided over the dedication service of the grade 8,10 and 12 on Sunday 8th October.

On Sunday nights late Reverend Bellie use to stand in for the ENB Council of Churches on their live program "Let the Bible Speak" a Bible study program with physical applications sharing. He does well with care, diligence and faithfully with new revelations in every program.

Please stand with Marama Bellie and their children in prayer comfort at their darkest time of mourning and sorrow.

May his soul rest in Eternal Peace with his master.

Pic: a)during last OB at Matupit.
b) Independence service live in the studio.

25/10/2023

Reverend Father Howard Bopia is the pioneer Parish Priest of the recently erected St John Marie Vianney-Vunapalading Parish.

His installation was the second order of the program after the er****on of Vunapalading Parish.

Father Bopia was posted to propose Vunapalading parish in 2020 and has performed his pastoral duties but under canon law recognised as an administrator.

Now that the College of consultants has approved the proposed parish status to St John Marie Vianney-Vunapalading Parish and the parish er****on rites was performed by the archbishop, his status now changes from administrator to parish priest.

The er****on of the new parish and installation of the first parish priest by archbishop Rochus Iosef Tatamai-MSC also included the Confirmation (Confomasio) sacrament of 80 new candidates.

These 80 confirmed candidates will grow in faith with the church has the newly erected St John Marie Vianney- Vunapalading Parish grow.

25/10/2023

ArchBishop Rochus Iosef Tatamai- MSC on Sunday 21st October as Arcbishop of the Archdiocese of Rabaul with the powers bestowed upon him under canon law erected St John Marie Vianney-Vunapalading Parish.

The er****on of St John Marie Vianney-Vunapalading Parish is the first parish to be installed by the archbishop since taking up office in 2020.

Vunapalading was a proposed parish since 1994 and after 29 years it finally got the official recognition to be a parish.

This brings the number to 46 parishes within the Archdiocese of Rabaul in its three deanaries of Rabau withl 16, Kokopo 14 and Pomio 16.

Archbishop Tatamai is the eigth archbishop after 7 missionary archbishops and the first local to be installed chief sherpered of the Archdiocese of Rabaul since the arrival of Missionary of the Sacred Heart missionaries on Matupit Island in 1882.

25/10/2023

For our NBC East New Britain Government Talkback.
We also have with us the Department of National Planning and Monitoring to speak with us on the Medium Term Development Plan 4

25/10/2023

NBC East New Britain Government Talkback show

25/10/2023

NBC East New Britain Local government talk Back part 2

25/10/2023

NBC East New Britain Provincial Government talkback show
With the Department of Personnel Management

25/10/2023

NBC East New Britain will go live in a few minutes for the NBC ENB Local Government Talk back show..
With the Department of Personnel Management Reforms Team.

25/10/2023

Pomio District Development Authority has a mammoth task of connecting its people through road & bridge infrastructure to unlock the district's Economic Potential.

The New Britain South Coast Economic Corridor once connected will link Kokopo to Palmalmal all the way to Kandrian Gloster in WNBP.

The 84 meter Toto bridge was built at a cost of 6.4 million kina co-funded by the National Planning Department and ENB Provincial Government.

One Bridge at a time/ one potion of the road at a time the South Coast Economic Corridor will be connected.

Video: PM Marape commissioning Toto bridge witnessed by the Works Minister, Public Service Minister, National Planning Minister, Pomio MP, ENB Governor & ENB Provincial leaders last month. (29 September 2023)

24/10/2023

Eye witness report of the World War II bomb explosion:

° Incident location - Paragum Balsa factory ( between Tokarongon junction & Sunny Bird)
° Time of Explosion 3:30am
° Cause of explosion - unknown.
°Bomb was underground not sure if management was aware of
° People present at the time of explosion 15-20
° Number of people injured and taken to hospital -2
° Extent of injury- still unknown
° From police on the ground, the matter was reported to the Disaster Office at Kokopo
° attempts to get response from Disaster office - unsuccessful

Here are two accounts of the incident for your information.

NBC-ENB will update you once information is provided by police, disaster office and other concerned authorities.

Note: Some Kilometers away from the explosion site is a world war II military Airstip.

24/10/2023

Police are present at the World War 2 bomb explosion site to deter curious onlookers from wandering into the Balsa factory premises.

The World War Two Bomb exploded between 3-4am causing damage to the factory's lodging house.

The cause of the explosion and extent of the damage caused is yet to be established and reported by concerned authorities.

The Balsa factory is situated between Tokarongon (4ways Junction) and Sunny bird.

23/10/2023

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World War Two bomb explodes at Paragum Balsa factory.

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23/10/2023

The aim of the new Wide Bay Conservation Association Board is to bring the association to the next level to be on par with development and attract development partner confidence.

Blaise Magaga, Wide Bay Conservation Association Board chairman told 28 participants of the 2 week GEDSI & Good Governance training closing program at Couper house Vunapope.

Administratively Wide Bay Conservation Association has done a lot in East Pomio LLG in capacity building but needs to work in partnership with the East Pomio Administration to complement each other.

For this year Wide Bay Conservation has assisted the 12 EPLLG wards completed their ward profiles and ward plans. With cooperation and understanding the administration can use the WBCA concept to help other LLGs work on their plans.

Currently a team is in East Pomio to set up counselling centres under the leadership of board members and former Comdev officer Philip Kuamin.

22/10/2023

Wide Bay Conservation Association recently hosted a 2 week training for Ward Members, Ward Recorders, WDC members and women leaders from 12 wards within East Pomio LLGs.

In this short video you'll get a brief about the Wide Bay Conservation Association and two participants of the recent GEDSI & Good Governance training give their thoughts about the training.

22/10/2023

Reimber LLG part of the soon to be separated Livuan Reimber LLG is in preparation to host an Interdenomination Youth Seminar called "Education in God Youth Seminar.

Themed, Education is your life, Guard it well (Proverbs 4:13) is a strategy taken to address the ever increasing rising Law & Order Issues within the locality.

The speaker for the opening night is Ramalmal Parish Priest Reverend John Bopia.

The official opening of the youth seminar will be by Livuan Reimber LLG president followed by presentations by different stakeholders during the day.

Pastor Gerson Passingan will speak on Saturday night and Reverend Nakikus Bellie on Sunday.

It is a program organised by the church but seeing the value of such a program, Livuan Reimber LLG Administration has pledged to fund the program.

Note: short video is an abstract from a Radio interview.

21/10/2023

ArchBishop of the Archdiocese Diocese of Rabaul His Grace Rochus Iosef Tatamai MSC, Erecting the new St St John Marie Vianney-Vunapalading Parish and installation of the Parish Priest plus confirmation of 80 candidates

21/10/2023

St John Marie Vianney-Vunapalading Parishioners flocked into the parish grounds to be part of the er****on of the New Parish, Installation of the 1st parish priest and in red & white confirmation candidates.

Main Celebrant: His Grace Rochus Iosef Tatamai MSC, Arcbishop of the Archdiocese of Rabaul

21/10/2023

The 29 years long proposed St John Marie Vianney- Vunapalading Parish will finally be a reality today (22nd October 2023)

The propose Vunapalading parish was a transit for Priests traveling between Raunsepna and Vunapope. While on transit priests administer their pastoral duties with Catholic faithfuls in the area.

In its proposed parish status, priests posted to Vunapalading were officially referred to as Administrators.

For the proposed parish to be officially recognised as a parish, under canon law, it must be erected by the bishop.

Today 22/10/23 will see the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Rabaul, his Grace Rochus Iosef Tatamai MSC with the powers bestowed up on him erect St John Marie Vianney-Vunapalading Parish, Install the first Parish Priest (Reverend Father. Howard Bopia) and confirmation (sacrament ) of seventy plus candidates.

20/10/2023

Wide Bay Conservation Association today (20/10/23) successfully ended two weeks training for Ward Members, Ward Recorders and WDC members of East Pomio LLG.

The two weeks training was in GEDSI by Geraldine Embo of the ENBPHA last week and Good Governance this week by Advisor LLG Division and Advisor Community Development.

A total of 28 participants from the 13 East Pomio LLGs' 13 wards were transported to Kokopo to be part of this program in Vunapope.

As an outcome of this training the participants are expected to organise their wards ready for the Marum/Gerep government ward focus policy.

Beverly Akuila Dam, Women's rep in the Provincial Assembly officially closed the program.

* more stories on this in the coming days

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