![]() SCHOOL fights may become a norm if there is no proper enforcement of behaviour policy in schools. In the past, the groups of students involved were usually smaller, only girls or boys were in the group and mobile phones were absent. Recently, the recent crowd has been much larger, mostly boys, and some girls were in the crowd; and students had mobile phones. Whatever the reasons, the fights caused by aggrieved persons who are not happy over something that is not right according to their reasoning based on their judgment to warrant such dangerous behaviour can be harmful and life-threatening. That clearly demonstrates a fundamental cause that the common order of addressing grief has failed or is not in existence therefore – almost everyone is now taking the law into their own hands. One cause of school fights has been attributed to the cult system that has now gone down to primary school students, affecting many lives and bringing all sorts of disturbances and problems to the peaceful communities. Amicable and long-term preventive measures are needed to fully eliminate the ongoing battles between schools or within a school. The blame goes to the parents and school administrators who have failed overtime to teach and counsel the children. But, before that, it is every parent’s responsibility to provide direction and discipline their sons/daughters at home to respect each other and property. ![]() Schools throughout the country will have reduced school term two break starting on Monday 28th, June. The teachers and students will take only one week term two break and not the usual two weeks break. The Education Department made minor changes to the Education Calendar for 2021. The change was due to the disruption of classes as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and also to allow sufficient time for schools and students to catch up with lost academic time. The following new term two(2) holiday and term three (3) commencement dates are now approved. ![]() SEVEN children were injured in a horrific road accident yesterday morning near Edai Town, along the Papa-Lealea road in Central. A statement from the Port Moresby General Hospital where they were admitted said the seven were aged between seven and 15. It said the hospital emergency department received casualties from the road accident with:
“Firstly, I was worried if she’s going to walk again. “But the doctors said her injury is not that serious so she can walk again,” she said. ![]() Division of primary industry officers from Morobe, East Sepik and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) underwent a one-week training facilitated by the East New Britain Kokonas Industry Koporesen (KIK) in Kokopo last week. The training of trainers (TOT) was on white copra, coconut replanting and the coconut downstream processing products such as soap, oil and cookies. Training facilitator and Kavieng KIK manager Byron Yawongi told participants that the coconut industry was a viable one despite its struggles over the years. ![]() Three primary schools in Lae received brand new three bedroom houses for their head teachers from the Lae City Authority. Butibam, 4-Mile and St Martin's Primary School received the keys to the houses which have been fully furnished with furniture and white goods including refrigerators, stoves and washing machines. Lae MP John Rosso when opening the houses told students, staff and parents to prioritize quality learning as a way forward to build a better future for Lae City. "Our children needs to attain quality education and that's the responsibility of the government to build better classrooms, teachers houses, laboratories and libraries etc and not paying for school fees," says Mr. Rosso. ![]() A group of teachers at a remote school in Papua New Guinea have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make sure their students' exam papers made it to the capital Port Moresby for marking. The eight teachers trekked for two days and a night from Tapini at the base of the rugged Owen Stanley Ranges after a charter plane failed to arrive to pick up the papers. Among the group is is Raphael Amato, who's only in his first year as a teacher at the Sacred Heart Secondary School. He said they decided to undertake the arduous walk to ensure their students' hard work was not wasted. ![]() CHANGING the free education policy was a mistake and Prime Minister James Marape has admitted it last week, Opposition Leader Beldan Namah says. “Marape revealed this when he announced that the Government will revert to the full tuition fee free education for children from grades 1 to 12,” he said. “Marape has claimed this is a Government measure to alleviate the suffering of parents hit hard by Covid-19. “With or without the Covid-19, parents have always struggled with school fees.” “Marape’s 37/67 split last year put two million students out of school. “It is anybody’s guess what the basis for the 37/67 calculations were. “Education should not be toyed with. “Education should never be a flexible policy that is up for review year on year as announced by Marape and his Education Minister Jimmy Uguro. ![]() The University of Papua New Guinea Student Representative Council on behalf of the vast majority of Students would like to sincerely apologize to the Media regarding what transpired on (Tuesday 8th June, 2021). It is regrettable and was completely shameful and we take full responsibility for the events that occurred as a result of the forum. However we would like to make clear that this does not reflect that vast majority of students. The forum organized was to address issues of general security and safety on campus which have been prevalent for many years. We stand in solidarity with our sisters and womenfolk on campus and all around the country. Any form of harassment whether verbal or physical is unacceptable and should not be tolerated or justified for that matter. This is especially so in a higher learning institution. The issues surrounding female safety and security and even general security are problems that are deeply rooted in every institution in this country. ![]() Papua New Guinea students who studied through the Australian Government funded Australian Awards scholarships are now utilizing the new knowledge and skills they obtained through the scholarship program. The High commissioner Jon Philp to PNG , met with Australia Awards Alumni Madang Chapter and heard about how they are using their new skills and knowledge to contribute to their various field of work in the community. President of the Madang Chapter Theodore Armstrong Baworo runs a Touring Guide Business to help to promote tourism in the province. ![]() LABU Miti Primary School and the community at Wampar local level government in Huon Gulf, Morobe, have reconciled with local MP Ross Seymour over a media report. The reconciliation was made regarding a media report published earlier this year after an interview with Labu Miti head teacher Ruth Eddie which raised some tension. Eddie said the report, regarding the status of the school, was not reported according as she had intended to pass on but, instead, tarnished Seymour’s name. |
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