Namah insults PNG and should resign as Opposition Leader

By Hela Governor Philip Undialu

Firstly, Hon. Namah made no remarks to comfort the busfire disaster victims. His never ending personal attack on PMJM at every opportunity is uncalled for. As leaders, we should leave our political or personal differences and stand with our closest friend. Its not time to play politics and grandstanding. Its time to offer prayers, comfort and help.

Hon. Belen Namah should by now understand he is no longer at Moem Barracks. He is at Waigani Parliament as Opposition Leader and he must speak and behave like one.

PMJM's commitment was a high level commitment to his counterpart in Australia so details can be worked based on request. He offered his sorrow and grief at first instance. Then he made High level commitment not just to put off Fire but also for restoration effort.

Just like Namah matched to the Court House to arrest the then Chief Justice in 2017, he is now seen doing his military style Parade to Australia without common courtesy.

This is outrageus, domineering and making fool our capability and ability to help. He is a disgrace to the nation and should bow out in shamed. His statement is insult to the 8 million people of PNG and he should retract it immediately.

PM: Marape Conveys sympathies to Australia Bushfires Disaster

By Prime Minister James Marape

To family and loved ones of victims of the fire tragedies in Australia , to the greater Australian people and Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Papua New Guinea convey our sympathies, sorrow and grief in your moment of pain.

Australia is the closest friend of PNG and is always the first in PNG in our times of adversities and we offer our hearts and our hands to you in this time of fire induced tragedies.

PM Morrison and myself have been in constant conversation the last few weeks and if need be, 1000 of our combine soldiers and fire fighters stand ready to be deployed to give a hand upon PM Morrison's invitation.

I also convey to Australian people that many PNGeans on their own free will are doing fundraising and offering prayers for Australia since the disaster first started.

It shows we are with you in thoughts and prayers.

May the God Yahweh of PNG and Australia contain this adversity! In 1 Corinthians 10:13, God promises that in all problems /temptations there is an escape route for those who call upon God’s name.

I believe in that and PNG prays that consolation to our friends in Australia.

With sincere love and sympathy,

Hon James Marape
Prime Minister of Papau New Guinea
On behalf of the people of PNG

Carolyn fulfills dad’s dream, wish

 

Right: Bomai after her certification as a practising lawyer at the Waigani Court House on Dec 13 – Nationalpic by JASON KAVAN

By ZEDAIAH KANAU - The National

IT was around noon on Dec 13 the Waigani National Court welcomed 75 new lawyers into the legal fraternity.
Among them was Carolyn Bomai, who had similar emotions as her fellow students who had just received certificates to practise law.
Coming from a Chimbu-Eastern Highlands parentage, Bomai, 24, had achieved two goals on the day.
She had just fulfilled her dad’s wish and dreams for her to become a lawyer.
Bomai is the second of five children, all grew up at Morata One, Port Moresby.
Dad Cletus grew up in one of the remotest parts of Chimbu at Kuleka village, Gumine district, where vegetation is overruled by the a rocky landscape, making gardening difficult.
Dad’s struggling background has always been Carolyn’s inspiration.
He is a mechanical engineer while mum is self-employed??.
“My role model is my father because he comes from a very poor background and his struggles will always be my drive and motivation,” Bomai said.
“Because of the struggles he had gone through, the only way I could make him feel better is through education which is his emphasis towards us, his children.”
Dad was beaming with pride on April 26 when Bomai graduated from the University of PNG with a law degree after four years of hard work.
“If there is no hard work and support, then expect nothing. You have to work hard and put effort into what you want to achieve,” Bomai said.
“Education is the key to all doors. This is what my father used to tell me all the time.”
Bomai started her journey in 2001 at Noblet Catholic Elementary School and then proceeded to Carr Memorial Adventist to finish her primary schooling.
In 2010, she went to Kabiufa Adventist Secondary (in EHP) for grade 9 but returned to Port Moresby and enrolled at Jubilee Catholic Secondary where she had her secondary school education.
Bomai took up studies at UPNG in 2015, making it through to her final year. She was the vice-president of the Eastern Highlands Students’ Union in 2018.
“Most of the leadership roles during our school years were taken up by males so I decided to take up that role to involve the females and prove that women are capable of leading too.”
Bomai did her postgraduate legal training last year at the Legal Training Institute.
“My interest in becoming a criminal lawyer grew stronger due to one of my instructors at LTI, Vasiti Mauta.

“ My role model is my father because he comes from a very poor background and his struggles will always be my drive and motivation.”

“After attending all her classes and seeing how she conducts herself motivated me to becoming a criminal lawyer. She always tells us to believe in ourselves and know our worth, which is what I stand for.”
One of Bomai’s ambitions is to one day see that all PNG citizens versed in law and know their rights.
“The enforcers of the law have to do more awareness and educate the people. People need to know their rights and when they know their rights that’s when they do things in an acceptable way in the society,”Bomai said.

Go to this link for more: https://www.thenational.com.pg/carolyn-fulfills-dads-dream-wish/

Alice has certificate in motor mechanic

 

Founding principal of the Hela Hewate Multi Skills Training Institute David Angobe with Alice Agobe and her daughter Florida after the graduation last Friday
at Tari.

By ELIAS LARI - The National

MOTHER of six Alice Agobe, from Hela, was the only female who graduated with certificate in motor mechanic at the Hela Hewate Multi Skills Training Institute last Friday in Tari.
Though many women considered taking up this male-dominated course, few opted for it but Agobe, 35, from Hewate village in the Tari-Pori electorate, decided to give it a crack.
Agobe dropped out of grade 10 in 2000, becoming a housewife and mother and believing that was her future.
However, after struggles and pain in depending on her husband’s income, Agobe felt that she had to do something to change that for the sake of the famly.
In 2016 she applied to the Hela Hewate Multi Skills Training Institute in Tari and was accepted to do motor mechanics.
She completed it the following year and so decided to spend another on schooling – taking up basic computing at the same institution.
She completed that last year.
Last Friday she was among 101 students who graduated with certificates.
Agobe received two certificates – motor mechanic and basic computing. The institution informed Agobe that she was accepted to further her National Certificate (NC) studies at the Mt Hagen Technical College.
She described her achievement as “a miracle from God”.
“I want to encourage every mother and young women who are at home to look for such opportunities because God created man and women the same.
“I’m happy that finally my dream for the last six years has come to a reality,” she said.
“Many women nowadays have forgotten that they are important and can live a life without depending heavily on others or even their husbands,” she said.
Agobe said she wanted to continue her studies.
She was thankful to the Hela Hewate Multi Skills Training Institute for giving her a second chance in life.
Founding principal of the Institute David Angobe said that his vision to establish the institution was to help the unfortunate because education was a right for people. He said Hela, despite having so much bad publicity, could change and promote the province for positive living.

“ I want to encourage every mother and young women who are at home to look for such opportunities because God created man and women the same. I’m happy that finally my dream for the last six years has come to a reality.”

Angobe said the institute was level-four and it also offered FODE studies used for upgrading marks as well graduate pupils for grade 12 certificate.
He said to help people like Agobe, the institution had to struggle with farming and fishery to maintain its operations.
“We are here to serve and support people who feel that they do not have a hope of facing a new life,” he said.
Angobe said his plan was to extend the institution and make sure that those who had lost a chance could come and make a fresh start.
“If people like Alice can make her up from a housewife to a mechanic and computer person, then why not you?
“It all depends on how you plan your life because a hard-working person will always have food on the table,” Angobe said.
“If you want to make a change in your life, then there is hope and it is about time you get committed to make your way up.”

Go to this link for more: https://www.thenational.com.pg/alice-has-certificate-in-motor-mechanic/

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