The violent death of Jennelyn Kennedy in Port Moresby that received widespread public attention recently highlighted a number of things about the issues faced by modern day families and children in Papua New Guinea.

OL manmeri long ol setelmen long Pot Mosbi Not Is bai lukim gutpela sindaun long sabeb (suburb) taim Nesenel Kapital Distrik i statim ol wok, Nesenel Kapital Distrik Gavana, Powes Parkop i tok.

LONG dispela wik, Praim Minista James Marape i tokaut olsem i gat moa pipel i kisim sik coronavirus o COVID-19 long NCD. Namba bilong ol nupela keis i mekim namba bilong ol pipel long PNG husat i kisim dispela sik i surik i go antap nau long 27.  Ol dispela nupela keis i stap insait long Nesenel Kepital Distrik (NCD). Em i tok ol dispela nupela keis em ol dokta na wokman bilong Sentral Laboratori bilong Pot Mosbi Jeneral Hospital we ol i save wokim ol test bilong COVID-19.

Dispela namba i stap aninit long 50 tasol em i soim olsem sik i stap insait long komyuniti na i wok long kalap i go long ol manmeri nau. Nau i taim bilong bihainim gen ol pasin bilong stap helti na abrusim dispela sik, putim mask long nus na maus, stap longwe long ol arapela, kus i go insait long skru bilong han, wasim han oltaim long sop, na sapos yu sik na kus, stap insait long haus longwe long ol narapela manmeri.

Ol dispela rul i bin stap strong long mun Mas na long taim bilong lokdaun. Tasol bihain long gavman i lusim sampela tambu bilong lokdaun, ol pipel tu i slek daun long bihainim o dispela rul. Ol skul i no moa kisim tempretsa bilong ol pikinini o putim marasin bilong wasim han bilong ol. Ol i lusim ting olgeta long bihainim dispela nupela nomol pasin bilong stap seif.

Ol stua na ol PMV na ol sios tu i no bihainim tumas ol dispela rul bilong stap seif. Ol i larim ol pipel i bihainim laik bilong ol yet. Tasol dispela bikhet pasin i mas pinis nau. Praim Minista i tokaut pinis olsem mobeta yumi olgeta i karamapim nus na maus long mask long taim yumi go aut long pablik ples. Yumi mekim olsem bai yumi no inap givim vairus i go long narapela manmeri na ol tu i no inap givim sik long yumi.

Moa long 3milien manmeri long wol i kisim COVID-19 pinis na dispela sik i kilim samting olsem 618,118 pipel pinis long wol. Dispela sik i wok long kamap bikpela gen long Australia na long Indonesia na i kilim planti manmeri na pikinini pinis. Long Indonesia i gat 89,869 keis olgeta na ol i ripotim 1,655 nupela keis na 81 nupela indai inap Tunde Julai 21. Long Australia i gat 12,428 keis olgeta na ol i ripotim 359 nupela keis na 3-pela indai long Tunde Julai 21.

PNG i laki tru olsem dispela sik i no kamapim bikpela hevi yet, tasol tude yumi harim olsem dispela sik i kamap long sampela moa pipel long NCD. Olgeta dispela 8-pela lain i helt woka. Em i soim olsem dispela sik i stap.

Sapos yumi was gut na bihainim tok bilong ol dokta, saintis na kontrola bilong COVID-19 Imejensi, bai yumi inap long daunim dispela birua.

Pot Mosbi Jeneral Hospital i pasim dua bilong en nau na bai ol i klinim haus sik bikos long sik i kamap long ol wokmanmeri bilong en. Bai haus sik i lukim ol imejensi keis, ol pikinini na ol mama i laik karim tasol. Olsem na moabeta ol pipel bilong siti i mas stap isi na lukautim gut helt bilong ol long dispela taim we haus sik i stap long lokdaun.

Long dispela wik bai gavman i toksave moa long wanem ol tambu em bai putim long stopim COVID-19 i kamap bikpela long NCD na kalap i go long ol arapela provins. Laip bilong yumi i stap long han bilong yumi wan wan. Yumi skelim gut na bihainim ol toksave long abrusim sik, lukautim laip bilong ol arapela manmeri na bai yumi stap seif.

 

TUDE ol nupela teknoloji olsem mobail fon na intanet i kilim dai pasin bilong yusim ol pos opis long salim pas i go kam long ol famili na pren.

Citizens of Papua New Guinea often accuse elected leaders (politicians) and public servants of being corrupt and not performing their duties and responsibilities.

LONG las 6-pela mun nau, planti ol sios helt senta long kantri i bin pasim dua bilong ol. Ol i mekim olsem bikos Nesenel Gavman i no hariap long givim mani bilong baim ol dokta na nes na ol saplai em ol i nidim long givim helt sevis i go long ol pipel bilong Papua Niugini.

BIPO tru i gat wanpela brata na susa i save stap long wanpela ples. Nem bilong brata em Tepu na nem bilong susa em Kubiyibo.

Keep Limited Preferential Voting (LPV) system Media reports last week quoted Prime Minister James Marape expressing his desire to “reform” the electoral process before the next national election in 2022. That is good to know.