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Twenty members of community based organisations from Momase Region who deal with issues affecting the environment are undergoing a three-day workshop facilitated by the Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights, or CELCOR.
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The secondary students of Lae Christian Academy participated in the September 2019 Global Climate Strike protest to raise concerns on climate change. The students were taught by a non-profit organisation, Pacific Pawa, on the basic of climate change, its effects and how to change to renewable energy. The event is part of the worldwide school strike for climate movement, inspired by a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg.
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The Huonville Primary School in Lae is still waiting for the Morobe’s Provincial Government’s commitment of K500 thousand that was paid to the Provincial Works Division to assist the school build new classrooms.
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The Chief Pilot of Manolos Aviation, Captain Jurgen Ruh, was not happy with the head of the Morobe Provincial Disaster Office, Charlie Masange, who ordered the leader of a local team who retrieved 11 bodies of the lost trekkers to step aside.
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A team of 11 local men from Komba LLG in the Kabwum District and an officer and nurse from Manolos Aviation are camping at Zamalulu near the Sarawagad Range to continue the search and rescue of the lost trekkers who were walking to Indagen for the Lutheran Church’s 100 years anniversary in Kabwum District.
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The Umi TVET School in the Markham District in Morobe, has opened four new buildings funded by the European
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The Police Minister of the new Marape-Davis Government, Bryan Kramer, told EMTV News in Lae on Thursday, June 14, that the first issue that he will focus on is corruption in the police force. The Minister said money that was supposed to be given to policing has been stolen and misused. The money would be enough to build homes for every officers of the police force.
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“Buimo Prison’s sports rehabilitation program is a program we, Buimo CS is trying to maintain to help develop the prisoners’ mindset and prepare them to join their community after prison,” says Buimo Jail acting Manager Welfare and Sports Coordinator, Sergeant Arnold Juvai.
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A Baptist-run health centre in the Obura-Wanenara District of Eastern Highlands Province waits for almost 6 months before receiving their medical supplies. Owena Health Centre of Lamari Local Level Government is the only health centre that serves almost eight thousand people. The only three serving nurses at the health centre told EMTV News that the slow delivery of medical supplies have caused suffering and even death on young children, pregnant mothers and the elderly.
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A 30-year-old pregnant woman from Owena in the Obura Wanenara District in Eastern Highlands Province who couldn’t be assisted at the health centre was airlifted by Manolos Aviation to Lae last week Saturday. Diane Martin delivered a baby girl through an operation at Lae’s Angau Hospital. The mother and baby were discharged yesterday and were airlifted back to their village.
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Lae will be hosting a Flower and Garden Show to coincide with Mother’s Day from May 10 to 12 at the Lae Botanic Gardens. The purpose of the show is to assist in the promotion and development of the historic National Botanic Gardens that was established almost 70-years ago.
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Lae District Court Magistrate, Edward Kupo, yesterday, April 24, told a 50-year-old man accused for alleged sexual penetration on 10-year-old girl last month to cooperate with police investigation whilst out on a K500 bail.
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