Call for Proposal - 2008 Global Development Marketplace

Following my post on the Tingim Yut Kompetisen on a national level, http://yutok.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/world-bank-launched-grant-competition/, the global competition is also calling for applications. It’s theme is on sustainable agriculture. I have copied and paste the information for you all to read.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/OPPORTUNITIES/GRANTS/DEVMARKETPLACE/0,,contentMDK:21617862~pagePK:180691~piPK:174492~theSitePK:205098,00.html
What is DM2008? 

The 2008 Global Development Marketplace competition (DM200 seeks proposals on the theme of [...]

Youths in PNG learning Social Media

 
Young People in Papua New Guinea are taking on a Social Media Course. Thanks to Media Snackers, Pacifikayouth, Youth Action for Change and Yu Tok Oragnization, these youths are being taugh basic media tools via an online training. This training course started yesterday, 13th February and will run for 5 weeks.
The facilitators from Media Snackers [...]

Kevin Rudd says “Sorry”

 
“Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history.
 
We reflect on their past mistreatment.
 
We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were stolen generations - this blemished chapter in our nation’s history.
 
The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia’s [...]

Central Bank issues Inflation Warning!

The Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) is concerned increasing fuel prices could trigger inflationary pressures in the economy.
 
Speaking in the bank’s Spetember 2007 quarterly economic bulletin published recently, PNG Governor Wilson Kamit said whole the country’s macroeconomic conditions generally remained favourable the fuel prices increase was a concern.
 
He added that the Somare government [...]

Dept. of Community Development goes online

Honorable Minister for Community Development, Dame Carol Kidu officially launched the new website for the Department in a low key ceremony at the Lamana Hotel last month. This website marks the effort of the secretary for the Department, Mr. Joseph Klapat and the Minister to promote the Department of Community Development.

During the launching of the [...]

World Bank launched grant competition!

 
  Tingim Yut Kompetisen 2007 Launched  
Port Moresby, November 27, 2007 – The Tingim Yut Kompetisen 2007 will be launched at the Koroboro International School today. Youth groups and community organisations are encouraged to participate and submit their innovative proposals for community projects from all around PNG.
The Tingim Yut Kopetisen held last year received a record number of [...]

Sex In Marriage

Why are there so many divorce in Papua New Guinea?? Why are husband leaving their wife or wife leaving their husband? What is the cause for so many break-down in marriage? New couple weds…..you’d say “wow, this wedding is so perfect, this couple will be together till death do em’ part”. A year or two [...]

Tax relief in K8.9 billion budget

 http://www.thenational.com.pg/112107/Nation%201.htm
By ISAAC NICHOLAS
THE majority of workers in the country will find more money to spend in their pay packets after the Government announced tax relief in the 2008 Budget.
Treasury and Finance Minister Patrick Pruaitch yesterday unveiled a record K8.9 billion money plan for 2008, which included tax relief for both workers and businesses.

Handing down the [...]

Is there too much money in the economy??

The Government announced a whooping increase of K3 billion to the National Budget to around K8.4 billion. This is a record breaking budget ever since impendence and it brings a smile to all ministers and members of the Parliament.
Each district has been allocated K10 million which was raised from K1.5 million to K3 million earlier [...]

Real Competition

 
What is competition?
Yesterday, I was walking downtown and I came across two street vendors selling top-up cards. One was selling prepaid cards for b’mobile and the other flex card for digicel. They both sat together and was doing their business without even an argument and it just prompt me to write something about competition.
 Competition (according [...]