![]() Midwifery students from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Kokopo, East New Britain, have shared their satisfaction and excitement after using new birthing simulators supplied by the United Nations Population Fund Country Office and Laerdal Global Health (Norway) last month. According to the school’s Midwifery Coordinator, Ms. Francesca Bevi, the simulators help her 17 students build not only their competence but also their confidence, as the mannequins allow students hands-on practice before they enter clinical practice. Importantly, students can make mistakes, have these corrected, and repeat their correct techniques, before attending to live births. Ms Bevi shared that such practice is essential for women to receive the best quality of care. ![]() The Australian defence force (ADF) supported defence cooperation programme (DCP) continues to support capacity building within the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) through sponsoring of education for personnel. Three officers, from the PNGDF’s Engineering Battalion stationed in Lae’s Igam Barracks, were the most recent beneficiaries of the partnership between the PNGDF and ADF. Lt-Col John Wani, commanding officer of the PNGDF Engineering Battalion was among the three who graduated from the University of Technology (Unitech) on April 5. ![]() Lufa District in Eastern Highlands Province has rolled out its 2023 student higher learning institutions subsidy program. On Monday a cheque of K188,000 kina was presented to the University of Papua New Guinea for 47 students. On Tuesday, Pacific Adventist University received a total of K64,000 kina for 16 students. The students will each receive K4,000. Local MP and Minister for Environment Conservation and Climate Change Simo Kilepa handed over the cheque to the UPNG Finance representative in front of the students at UPNG. He confirmed the higher learning institution subsidy program consists of the district's K1 million kina funding and the Provincial Government's K1 million kina under Governor Simon Sia. All university students will receive K4,000 each, colleges to get K3,000 and vocational K2,000. ![]() A DISTRICT Court in Lae cautioned and discharged three university students charged with drinking alcohol in public on Friday. Magistrate Isaac Tjipet told the Papua New Guinea University of Technology students, who were released from custody, that many people had little regard for the law and drinking in public spaces was an example of this. Police prosecutor Maureen Pohei told the court that the defendants should have known better, especially as they were university students. She asked the court to impose a strict sanction on the defendants as a warning to others. ![]() AT least 10 teachers in Hela will be terminated for forging the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) chairman’s signature on their resumption duty forms to be on payroll, says chairman Samson Wangihomie. Wangihomie said that the officers had identified those teachers involved last week and they would be automatically terminated. He said their reports would also be sent to the Hela police for fraud. “As from now on any fraud matters, we are not going to wait but automatically terminate them as they are not fit to become a teacher,” he said. ![]() A UNIVERSITY student was one of two people killed in a road accident in Eastern Highlands last Tuesday. The student who was in his final year of studies at the PNG University of Technology, and the other deceased were part of K92 Mining Inc’s community affairs team, according to mine chief executive officer John Lewins. ![]() A SCHOOL in Port Moresby wants regular police patrols to stop the harassment of students and teachers by hooligans. Sacred Heart Primary School headmistress Sheila Sabarei, in a report to parents and students on May 1 said students in Grade Seven and Grade Eight were even chased out of their classrooms by drunkards. “They threw stones into the classrooms from outside through the fence,” Sabarei said. “The students were brought down to the assembly area under the trees and were kept there for their safety the whole day. “Police in Hohola were called to assist but none came.” No comment could be obtained from police. ![]() SEMIN Primary School in Southern Highlands was the first school in the country to install and launch a free Standard-based Curriculum (SBC) Wi-Fi system recently. Head teacher Job Mel thanked Chayil Information Technology for solving their issue of textbook shortage. He said the school had paid about K75,000 for the installation and it was worth the cost because it would last a long time. “We have issues with SBC materials to teach and the company has helped solve these issues,” Mel added. “We don’t have to spend money every year paying for the materials. “It is new, but the team has also provided training and we are currently accessing it. “For a remote school like us, we are privileged to have been introduced to the system.” The school is located in Nenbi- Plateau local level government area in Nipa-Kutubu, and is a three-hour drive from town. Chayil operations manager, Joe Chinau said the installation of the system would reduce some stress the school was going through in terms of material shortage. “Many schools don’t have the SBC materials to teach, which is affecting the students and so we have many dropouts every year,” he explained. ![]() LIFE was not that easy for Hipson Homai Aiyopa after losing his mum and dad, but he fought through the odds overcame the challenges and accepted the fact that everything happens for a reason. Hipson, 27, from the Tepi local level government area in Hela, is the fourth born in a family of five. He comes from a polygamous family which his mum (Roselyn Aiyopa) was the third of eight wives. He spent most of his life growing up with his father (Aiyopa Lape) than with his mum. Aiyopa was adopted when he was 11 and has been looked after by parents Sawi Sitapai and Tabitha Suwae. He graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea with a bachelor’s degree in political science and is looking forward to doing his honours. He explained that him graduating with a degree was a rare and special moment, especially coming from his village. “In the family, I am the second child to graduate with a degree after my big sister graduated in computer science.” Hipson was born and raised in the nation’s capital and begun his early education at Philip Aravure Primary School at Gerehu from 2005 to 2013. ![]() ENGA Governor Sir Peter Ipatas has appealed to the warring tribes in the province to lay down their weapons for the sake of their children’s education. “I am appealing again to those engaged in tribal fighting to give up what you are doing for the good of your children,” he said. Sir Peter made the appeal in Wabag town when giving out six vehicles to school standard officers in the province’s six districts. He said it did not make sense when small people in the villages were destroying each other in tribal fights, affecting the education of their children. Sir Peter said this was happening when educated elites and business people were enjoying life in the cities, with their children attending good schools. “Your criminal action in tribal fighting does not affect the well-to-do Engans who live in the urban centres,” he said. “You are destroying your own families, and the education of your children. |
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