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10/04/2024

in Tingou, Tetidu LLG, Manus Province Placed under Indefinite Shutdown Following Rowdy Incident

In a bid to ensure the safety and well-being of its health workers, the Manus Provincial Health Authority (PHA) has taken the decision to indefinitely shut down the Mathew Tuam Memorial Health Centre in Tingou of the Tetidu LLG.

This drastic measure comes in the wake of a disturbing incident where a drunkard entered the facility to cause damage to property and assault to health officials over the weekend.

Expressing grave concern over the security of their staff and facilities, the Manus PHA has now implement this stringent measure

The decision to keep the health facility closed until the safety and security of the Health Staff at the Mathew Tuam Memorial Health Centre are guaranteed highlights the seriousness with which the Manus PHA is approaching this issue.

Pending the receipt of a detailed Police Report and the apprehension of the perpetrator, the PHA is steadfast in their stance.

Additionally, the Manus PHA has announced plans to convene a meeting with local leaders to discuss the situation before considering the reopening of the health centre

In the meantime, all health patients from Tetidu LLG and neighboring areas who rely on the services of the Mathew Tuam Memorial Health Centre are advised to seek medical attention directly at the Manus Provincial Hospital in Lorengau.

27/03/2024

Board of Governance Resolves Recent Student Misconduct Incident

Following to the distressing incident at ECOM Secondary School where students took matters into their own hands by attacking teachers and damaging school property, the School's Board of Governance convened a crucial meeting to address the situation and resolve a path forward.

This meeting that was held yesterday, Wednesday, the 27th of March 2024 was led by their esteemed Chairman, Mr. Stephen Pokawin.

One of the pivotal outcomes of the meeting was the thorough examination of statements provided by teachers, students, and witnesses regarding the unfortunate incident.

This comprehensive analysis has seen the Board of Governance taking a strong stance in their resolved disciplinary actions in which the school will now be undertaking against those directly implicated in the unruly behavior displayed.

Mr. Stephen Pokawin says that the disciplinary measures devised by the School's Board of Governance will be formally conveyed to the parents, students and citizens by the school principal, Mr. Justin Ponawan, upon their return to school premises.

Pokawin explains that the gravity of the situation has prompted the school authorities to take a firm stance to uphold discipline and to ensure a safe learning environment for all students and staff is attained and that such incidents must not reoccur

Moreover, in a proactive move towards fostering a more conducive educational setting, the School's Board of Governance has outlined potential long-term solutions for ECOM Secondary School. One significant consideration on the table is the transition of the school into a Day School, thereby altering the dynamics of student life within the campus and the implementation of stricter admission criteria, emphasizing the significance of merit-based enrollment to uphold the school's standards and values.

The School Board Chairman states, in enforcing stringent guidelines for student recruitment, ECOM Secondary School aims to cultivate a learning environment that nurtures academic excellence and responsible citizenship among its student body.

The ECOM Secondary School Principal, Mr Justin Ponawan is expected to be at NBC Manus today to announce the schools resumptions date

26/03/2024

The Manus Provincial Government has recently made a significant investment in infrastructure development and this is by procuring 21 Road Equipments, valued at 9 million kina.

These road equipments were acquired under the Manus Provincial Support Improvement Program and have now arrived in the Province, where 11 of these road equipments are now at the Division of Technical Services yard at ward 2 Lorengau and another 10 have been stationed at Ndraukei

The decision to procure these road equipments underscores the government's commitment to enhancing the transportation infrastructure in the region, particularly focusing on the Manus East West Highway as the Highway serves as a vital artery connecting various communities and facilitating the movement of goods and services across the province.

This investment serves as a testament to the Manus Provincial Government's dedication to fostering development and prosperity for its constituents.

Meantime, an official launching to these road equipments is expected to happen soon, followed by a recruitment drive and training of plant operators before they are being deployed to carry out road developments and maintenance at various locations across Manus Province

26/03/2024

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29/11/2023

Title: Manus Governor Urges Inclusion of Provinces with Sea Boundaries in Fisheries Benefits Sharing

In a response to the Ministerial Statement made by the PNG Minister for Fisheries in the National Parliament on Tuesday, Manus Governor Charlie Benjamin has requested that provinces in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with sea boundaries be granted a fair share of benefits obtained from fisheries and marine resources extracted within their territorial waters.

Governor Benjamins emphasized that the Department of Fisheries annually earns significant revenue from the exploitation of marine resources, particularly tuna, in PNG's vast sea territories however the current distribution of benefits disproportionately favors provinces by which these resources are being harvested

Drawing attention to the disparity, Governor Benjamin passionately appealed to the National Government to allocate a certain percentage of the revenues generated from fisheries to provinces with sea boundaries.

He stressed that, just as provinces with land-based resources receive royalties and other benefits from oil and gas, it is only fair that provinces with sea areas should also be entitled to similar economic advantages.

Governor Benjamins believes that the inclusion of sea-bound provinces in fisheries benefits sharing would contribute immensely to the overall development and well-being of these regions.

23/11/2023

The Manus Rugby Union Association is currently hosting its annual tournament at the prestigious Prince William Oval.

The tournament, which began today, features a total of 13 teams competing in various categories.

The two-day event is set to end on tomorrow November 24th

In the Men's Senior Division, the winners will receive a grand prize of K5000 for the first placing, K3000 for the second placing, and K1000 for the third-placed team. Meanwhile, the Women's Division teams will be competing for a prize of K1500 for the first place, K1000 for the second place, and K500 for the third place.

In addition to the senior divisions, the tournament also includes games for the Under 20s category, with their matches being held concurrently with the main event.

During the opening ceremony, the President of the Manus Rugby Union Association expressed gratitude to the generous sponsors who made the event possible.

The Sponsors include, The National Fisheries Authority as the Platinum Sponsor, while Duogro and KSK as the Silver and Bronze Sponsors, respectively.

Following the conclusion of the matches, an Awards Ceremony will be held to honor the outstanding players and teams who have demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship and skill throughout the tournament.

18/10/2023

The October Session of the Manus Lapan Assembly Day 2
With Manus Open Member Job Pomat also in the House
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17/10/2023

The October Session of the Manus Lapan Assembly Commences
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16/10/2023

Despite being promised over a year ago that they will be given priority for Job Opportunities, the people of Los Negros LLG who are the direct impacted areas to the Lombrum Naval Base and its current redevelopments, continue to see less benefits on the project

The leaders of these communities stated that, after their first petition to the Lead Contractor, Jacobs and the sub-contractor Claugh, the Australian Government and also the PNG Government through their respective government agencies and also their Defence Forces, they continue to be left out despite being promised by these respective companies, agencies and governments

Today the leaders and people of these impacted communities g*thered to hand in their second petition to Jacobs and Clough

NBC Manus has just been notified that the handing of their petition to Jacobs and Clough together with their respective government and their agencies will be done tomorrow

16/09/2023

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06/09/2023

From: PNG NID OFFICE, LORENGAU

Those of you enlisted, please report to the Provincial NID Office to get your NID Cards and Birth Certificates

25/08/2023

Wokabaut bilong Manus Provincial Gapman long kisim status bilong en olsem wanpela gapman namel long ol arapela 22 pela province insait long PNG em I no bin wanpela sotpela na isi pela wokabaut…

History I tokim olsem long 1st bilong October, 1911, Gapman bilong Germany I declarim Manus olsem wanpela District, long 1964 Manus Local Government Council I bin I form, na long 1973 Manus Area Authority I form bihain long dispela em long 1979 Manus Provincial Government I bin I kamap…

Tete, 2023 em Manus Provincial Government I g*t 44 pela krismas…

Bungim Stephen Pokawin, UPNG Lecturer bilong Law na Political Science na man husait em tu I bipo Regional Member bilong Manus wantaim dispela history bilong Manus

25/08/2023

Manus on display...

25/08/2023

Happy 44th Manus Provincial Government Day

06/07/2023

The Manus Lapan Assembly Session Number 2 of 2023 commenced on Tuesday this week.

Apart from the regular question sessions, the assembly dedicated a significant portion of the session to the presentation of parliamentary briefs.

In the three days meet, each respective parliamentary chairman provided comprehensive reports on various sectors, including Education, Natural Resources, Community Development, Environment and Climate Change, Infrastructure, Communication and Energy, Health, Law and Order and Finance and Administration.

The briefs outlined the progress made, challenges faced, and future plans for each sector and included debates by various assembly members on the briefs presented

Despite the many different achievements gained so far, the Manus Governor Hon Charlie Benjamin bluntly admitted that indeed the first 6 months of 2023 was slow in terms of Development Progress for Manus Province

The Governor has made a call on both the Manus Administration and the People of Manus together with the Members of the Lapan Assembly and all leaders to work harder in the next 6 months to ensure that much of the development targets for 2023 must be achieved by the years end

27/06/2023

A total of 10 Small to Medium Enterprises from Manus were showcased today during the 5th SME Breakfast Program with the Prime Minister

This event was held at the APEC House in Port Moresby

The SME Breakfast is an annual Event Organised by PNG SME and Business Groups in close dialogue with the Government

This years theme was Trailblazing the PNG SME Frontier

Amongst the Delicates Representing Manus SMEs were the Manus Governor Hon Charlie Benjamin, The Deputy Provincial Administrator Economic and Technical Services George Penua Polon, Officers from the Manus Division of Commerce and Industry, The Executives of the Manus Chamber of Commerce and also the Manus Island Tourism Association

The Manus Governor Hon Charlie Benjamin was also given time to speak during the event

: Manus Governor Hon Charlie Benjamin Speech during the 5th SME Breakfast with the PM today at APEC House (Source EmTV Online)

14/06/2023

The Manus Governor, Hon Charlie Benjamin was also amongst the various Parliamentarians that took time to debate both the Defence Corporation Agreement and the Ship Riders Agreement today during the National Parliament Seating

Both the Defence Corporation Agreement and the Ship Riders Agreement are the agreements that were recently signed by PNG and the United States of America

Though the Governor expressed greater support towards the Signing of these Agreements, he did take time to explain the Manus plight on the outcomes of these agreements making mention of the Benjamin Initiative which is a Document that contains the Development Aspirations for the Province

Benjamin said though the signed agreements primarily covers Military and Defence Programs, both the National Government and the US Government should not overlook crosscutting issues that will certainly arise due to the Excercise

He explained that Manus Province will be at the forefront to face much of these issues further adding it's mitig*tion must be amongst the priorities captured in the agreement

In his statements, The Manus Governer made mention of Social Benefits such as Education and Health Improvement Programs and Projects and also Infrastructural Developments which are amongst the priorities for the province

Benjamin when stating this made reference to the many misfortunes observed and faced during the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre Program urging the National Government to not make the same mistakes

14/06/2023

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13/06/2023

The Manus Provincial Government is adamant in ensuring that the N’jekal Community in the remote hinterlands of the Pobuma Local Level Government is connected to the Manus East West Highway and furthermore Lorengau

This will include an 18 Kilometers stretch of roadworks from the community to the Werei Village in the Tetidu LLG and another 15 kilometers to meet the Manus East West Highway precisely the Kawa-Werei Junction

Together with this is an additional 3 Kilometers stretch of road from Njekal to the Peli-pohowai Village in the coastline of the Pobuma LLG

Contracted in carrying out this hefty task is the RS Reach Company, a local company headed by Local Manusian, Rodney Sinel

Speaking with NBC Manus, Sinel says, his company acknowledges the Manus Provincial Government more of which is the Office of the Manus Provincial Governor Hon Charlie Benjamin in entrusting his company to carry out this road works

Sinel says, RS Reach with the Governments Partnership is obstinate to see the project meet full completion

"Currently Grading and Leveling works are being carried out and with Land Owners already agreeing to provide gravels for the road, the graveling phase of the road works is expected to commence soon" says the Company Director Mr Rodney Sinel

It is anticipated that the Manus Provincial Governor, Hon Charlie Benjamin will be traveling this road to inspect the current progress of the road works soon

02/06/2023

Environment Unit set to Commemorate W.E.D

The Manus Provincial Administrations' Environment and Climate Change Unit will be on an Awareness Drive to all Urban Schools within Manus Province in the coming week

Also participating in this activity is the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA), The Nature's Conservancy (TNC) and Wild Life Conservation Society (WCS)

The week-long event not only covers the World Environment Day Commemoration that is June 5th but also the World Oceans Day that falls on June 8th and the Coral Triangle Day that falls on June 9th

The theme for these year's World Environment Day is Solutions to Plastic Pollution while for the World Oceans day is Planets Ocean- Tides are Changing

The visit is to drive awareness on these events, their respective themes and most importantly The Environment plus cross cutting issues such as Climate Change and Disasters

Schools that the the team will be visiting include East Lorengau, Nuwok, Pombrut, Children's Academy, Lombrum, Rosun and Dungo Masih Primary Schools and also Papitalai, ECOM and Manus Secondary School

27/05/2023

The Pangu Party Manus Branch today held their 1st Annual General Meeting

The main agenda to this meet is the Election of their Executive Committee Members

Results to these Elections saw Pomayou Poil retaining his seat as the branch President, his Deputy President being Pahun Pokoi, Jack Changau as the Secretary and the Treasurer being Hubert Molean

All these members were elected unopposed

Other members to the executive committee includes the 2nd Secretary as Peter Whilliam, the 2nd Treasurer as Luke Pakou, Athan Paliau as the youth representative and as Solomon Kaleb as the SME Representative

Meantime, the position of the Women's Representative to the Executive Committee was not elected today

The Manus Branch Secretary Elect Jack Changau says, after this meeting and before Tuesday the Executive Committee will be confirming a Women's Representative

The Elective Congress was Witnessed by The General Secretary to the Pangu Party National Executives, Mr Morris Tovebae

11/04/2023

TEAM MANUS (PNG GAMES) GAMES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SOCCER TRAIN-ON SQUAD

The Team Manus General Games Management Committee today released their 30 mens train-on squad list for the 8th PNG Games

This was announced by the General Team Manager, Mr Jack Nawi Changau, in an exclusive interview with NBC Manus Sports

Changau says the team was derived from the the Month Long Selection Trails which included the LLG Selection Trails that occurred from the 14th to 16th of March then the Provincial Selection Trails on the 4th and 5th of April.

He explains, though the process was hectic with loads of debates amongst the selection panels which he notes as healthy, he is glad that today a Train-On Squad is being released

Changau adds, the train on squad will see more adjustments and refining before a final Manus Squad is announced

Per the list released today, the players selected included David Holland (Rapatona), Philmo Beki (Lorengau) and Posang*t Chauka (Pobuma) who are Goal Keepers; Shane Sakael (Lorengau), Bento Suri (LMBC), Mathew Balohai (PNKA), Pakop Tuain (Pobuma), Peter Richard (Nali Sopat Penabu), Peter Soto (Rapatona), Chantong Pokanau (Pobuma), Sam Aikas (Tetidu), Junior Silas (Lele Masi Bupi Chupeu) for the Teams Defense; the Midfielders include Pomat Polmo (Rapatona), Hukubiang Sandra (Lorengau), Pake Ndrasal (Tetidu), Adam Potihin (Los Negros), Johnston Ndratal (Lorengau), Davis Pele (Rapatona), Pokiau Korup (Balopa), Lazarus Pominis (Lele Madi Bupi Chupeu), Francis Ko-ou (PNKA) and the Strikers/ forwards are William Silih (LMBC), Chris Posing (Rapatona), Paskol Potuku (Pobuma), Francis Lonot (PNKA), Joel Polau (Los Negros), Biri Kumalak (Lorengau), Spongile Seluin (Rapatona), Isaac Kilie (LMBC) and Sidex Soon (LMBC)

Changau says, the Team will be assembled and camped in Lorengau to commence their trainings on the 20th of April.

07/04/2023

RS REEDS HANDS K2300.00 WORTH OF SPORTING GEARS TO TRIPLE X FOOTBALL CLUB

The RS Reed's Earth Moving Co Ltd today officially handed over K2300.00 worth of sporting gears to the Triple X Football Club of Ward 3, Lorengau Urban LLG

This is in the aim to keep youths involved actively in sports and also away from illicit and illegal activities

Speaking with NBC Manus Sports, the company's Managing Director Rodney Sinel says this act is his give back to the community adding, this current sponsorship is part of a three year deal that the RS Reed's Co. Ltd. will be in with the Triple X Football Club

The Triple X Football Club was formed in 2007 as a breakaway from the once Renowned Normads Football Club after the Normads FC was terminated by the then Manus SA President, Late Mel Pohei, due to their involvement in a fight in Prince William Oval

The pioneers of the then Triple X FC were the Premier Reserves to the Normads Football Club

Today, the Triple X FC pride itself with many Quarter Finals participation, being the 2017 Manus Governors Cup Champions, and also seeing many of its players involved in National Tournaments representing Manus Province especially during the twice win of Team Manus on the PNGFA Besta Cup of 2016 and 2017

Last year the Triple X FC came fifth in the MSA Inaugural Seasons Competition maintaining their space in the Premier Division

They also came Second in Inaugural Stevens' Cup which occurred in January of this year.

In response to receiving of the sporting gears, the triple X FC showed great acknowledgement and appreciation committing to ensure this mutual partnership with RS Reed's Co. LTD is continued