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GRADE 12 DROPOUT TO SUCCESSFUL AGRIBUSINESS MAN Luksave imas stap oltaim By Cornelius Yara This is my brother Valentine Weringu of Rofundogum Village, Sausso LLG, Yangoru-SAUSSIA District in East Sepik Province.  We all went to high school together as pioneer students to the new KUBALIA HIGH SCHOOL, now upgraded to Kubalia Secondary School in year 2004- 2005 doing grades 9 - 10. Later continuing to complete secondary education of Grade 11-12 at Brandi Secondary School in Year 2006-2007. He was not selected for University or Colleges in 2008. When I went to PNG University of Technology to do my Bachelor Degree in Engineering in Electrical & Communications Engineering. He stayed back home in the village without any hope for further studies.  Fast forward 10 years later, in 2018 he asked me for financial help to start cocoa farming because he sees everyone at home (in the village) are doing it. With no experience or knowledge in this business, I trust my brother and wanted to...

YADIN, A Young Jew Came to PNG in Search for Peace - Now Admitted to the Bar to Practice Law Albert Moses A Jew who came to PNG in 2015 in search for peace has recently been admitted to the bar at Waigani Supreme and National Court to practice law in Papua New Guinea.  His admission took place on Tuesday, 31st January. “My intention for practising law in PNG is to contribute meaningfully towards peace & justice of this great nation,” Yadin added after his admission. Apart from Mr Yadin’s intention in searching for peace in PNG, he had applied to study law at UPNG and fortunately he got accepted and was enrolled at UPNG in 2018. Yadin had successfully completed his studies in 202. Last year (2022), Sharhar Yadin, has graduated with a bachelor of law degree at the 67th graduation of the University of Papua New Guinea. He ended his studies as the top student from the School of Law and received the Dean’s Award for the best male student. He has graduated with a highest GPA of 4.5 a...

Post Shitty Tabloid Courier is misleading and lately all their articles and headlines are never well investigated! by Grace Boker Mungkaje  PNG I believe does not have dual citizenship agreements with the Philippines. You can only be a dual citizen of PNG and the following prescribed countries: 1. Australia 2. Fiji 3. Germany 4. New Zealand 5. Samoa 6. United Kingdom 7. United States of America 8. Vanuatu After 18 years of age if you are a citizen of a country by birth, you have to decide which passport you retain. If you have a PNG passport by birth, then automatically it is rescinded once you obtain a foreign passport. Being born in PNG but now holding a foreign passport of a country we do not have this dual citizenship arrangement with does not allow you to receive the same benefits as a Papua New Guinean . If you want to receive the same benefits then you would have to renounce your foreign passport and only keep your PNG passport . For example I was born in Canada 🇨🇦 but my...

  Education Secretary's Secular No 05/2023 - Subject: SUSPENSION OF SCHOOL HEADS WHO ARE DEFYING THE GOVERNMENTS’ GTFS POLICY DIRECTIVES BY COLLECTING ILLEGAL SCHOOL FEES AND PROJECT FEES The Purpose of the Secretary’s Circula No. 05/2023 is twofold: 1. TO REMIND ALL PROVINCIAL EDUCATION ADVISORS, DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS, SCHOOL INSPECTORS AND SCHOOL HEADS TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING; (a). Ministerial Policy Statement 01/2023 – Subject: Government Tuition Fee (GTFS) Policy for 2023 for the General Education Sector School. (b). Public Announcement from the Office of the Education Secretary – Subject: No School Fees or Project Fees to be Charged by Schools in the National Education System in 2023. (c). Secretary Secular No 4 of 2023 – Subject: Administration and Management of Project Fees Funding for 2022 and 2023. 2. TO INFORM EVERYONE THAT SCHOOL HEADS THAT ARE FOUND TO DEFYING OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND ARE COLLECTING SCHOOL FEES OF PROJECT FEES WILL BE (a) Charged; (b) Suspen...

FULL SCHOOL FEES (Tuition and Project fees) FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO BE PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT. TO ALL TEACHERS, PARENTS, STAKEHOLDERS AND ADMINISTRATION OF ALL SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT PNG: "NO SCHOOLS SHOULD BE CHARGING ANY FORM OF FEES (TUITION AND PROJECT FEES) TO THE STUDENTS THIS YEAR, 2023. BOTH TUITION FEE AND PROJECT FEE WILL BE PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT", - Dr. Uke Kombra, Education Secretary. Live interview by: NBC National Radio - Real PNG https://lnkd.in/gVRYMc34

PAPUA NEW GUINEA! BEWARE OF THIS CHEAP DRINK IN TOWN. TOKSAVE LONG WANTOK NA FAMILI MEMBER LONG NOKEN BAIM DISPELA DRINK BILONG OL KONGKONG.  DON'T SUPPORT THIS MANUFACTURER IN BUYING THIS PRODUCT. Wesley Wilson 26 January 2023. I just want to point somethings out from this wasa drink product package. I know I'm not the only one who have noticed this. So the product name is WASA DRINK, and Wasa means K1 right? It's a cheap K1 juice drink. You also see an African tribal mask on the face of the product which I don't know the significance of.  Maybe the Chinese manufacturer thought he could fool us by making us think it's a local PNG tribal mask so we would all trust and buy it? I also found this logo art to be a vector logo template which they got off the internet.  Now the one thing that stands out to me is that they forgot to edit their slogan in.  Now what you see on the product is just " Wasa Drink - Your Slogan ". I don't think these Chinese ...

26 Exciting Global Opportunities to Kick Off the New Year! Thursday, 5 January 2023 at 03:33:44 am GMT+7 View this in your browser. Hello there, Happy New Year from all of us at Opportunity Desk.   We are excited to continue connecting you with meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and make a positive impact. Whether you're looking to develop new skills, gain international experience, or make a difference in your community, we hope that our platform can help you achieve your goals.   Here's to a year of new opportunities and limitless possibilities. Wishing you the best!   Latest Global Opportunities Here is your weekly update on the latest global opportunities and resources for you. This newsletter includes 26 opportunities plus a message from Yale Young Global Scholars.   Fellowships (16) Global Åland Peace Fellowship 2023 for Researchers (Fully-funded) UN Foundation - The Big Brainstorm 2023 for Young Thinkers and Activists Yale Young Global S...