Ben Carson Biography on TV

Above - Ben Carson, from Gifted Hands

(From Adventist News)

Ben Carson Biography Moves to TV Feb. 7
Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. to portray Adventist surgeon

Cuba Gooding Jr., a veteran actor who received an Academy Award® for his performance in Jerry Maguire will portray Dr. Benjamin S. Carson in a TNT Original television movie, “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story,” the cable network said. Kimberly Elise, two-time NAACP Image Award winner, portrays Sonya Carson, Ben’s mother, and Aunjanue Ellis appears as Carson’s wife, Cindy.

The movie, which is scheduled for broadcast on the evening of February 7, 2009, is based on Carson’s inspirational memoir, and will trace his journey from frustrated inner-city kid to director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

GIFTED HANDS: Cuba Gooding Jr., veteran actor and Academy Award winner, portrays Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, a neurosurgeon and member of Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, in a film version of his autobiography. The story will air on the TNT cable network Feb. 7. [Photos courtesy TNT]


Carson, a member of Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, is also noted for his Ben Carson Scholars program aimed at helping other urban youths with education and personal development. He also was a 2008 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

“Gifted Hands is more than just an inspirational tale of overcoming seemingly impossible odds to succeed,” TNT senior vice president Michael Wright said in a statement. “It’s that rare story of finding something deeper and more meaningful in life, while facing the challenges of the world with faith, hope and courage. We are honored to be making this film and to have Cuba Gooding Jr. in the lead role. He is truly one of the most gifted actors working today.”

Carson’s memoir, which was written with Cecil Murphey and first published by Zondervan in 1996, describes life as a child on the mean streets of Detroit. Carson faced difficulties early on, when his father abandoned the family. “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my mother,” Carson later wrote. Sonya Carson pushed her son to become the best he could be through education. Carson recalled her saying over and over to him, “Bennie, if you can read, honey, you can learn just about anything you want to know. The doors of the world are open to people who can read.”

With a new pair of glasses, and the encouragement to spend time at his local library, Carson dove into the world of books. His scholastic performance improved dramatically. He went on to Yale University and the University of Michigan Medical School, refusing to give up on the dream he and his mother had for his future, even when prejudice and negative peer pressure threatened to stand in his way. Carson is now a best-selling author and director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, where he pours everything he has into helping young people overcome their medical limitations and fulfill their own dreams.

President George W. Bush bestowed the Medal of Freedom on Carson at a ceremony in June 2008 (see Adventist Review, July 3, 2008). In the White House announcement, Carson was honored for working throughout his career “to improve the lives of those suffering from neurological disorders. His groundbreaking contributions to medicine and his inspiring efforts to help America’s youth fulfill their potential have strengthened our nation.”

At the time, President Bush praised Carson and his wife, Candy, for founding The Carson Scholars Fund, Inc., a non-profit national scholarship fund that promotes similar academic achievement by recognizing and rewarding students in grades 4-11 who demonstrate academic excellence and commitment to community.

During the ceremony, Bush also singled out Carson's mother, Sonya, who--seated near Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and former Senator Bob Dole--stood to receive the president's welcome. "Some moms are simply forces of nature who never take 'no' for an answer," Bush said. "I understand," he added, alluding to his own mother and eliciting laughter from the audience.

Cuba Gooding Jr. earned an Academy Award for his dynamic, breakthrough performance in 1996’s Jerry Maguire, for which he also received a Screen Actors Guild Award® and a Golden Globe® nomination.

Child coaching an important job of WAECA Elites.

(Little children now are the elites of tomorrow if given proper coaching.)


Every year, WAECA sees a continous stream of students entering colleges and universities. This year, one of our students will be going to PAU and one to UPNG to study sciece foundation. Our other elite, Micah Kamesoh will hopefully get into biochemistry. Few will be going to various national high schools.
It is the aim of WAECA to let this trend continue. Most of the current elites are of the 'first generation'. That means, their parents were of simple beginnings. Most WAECA elites are still starting their families and their kids are not even teenagers. It will take more than ten years before the kids of the elites enter colleges or universities.
Therefore, it is very important for the WAECA Elites to continue to return to Warakamb and act like role models and invlove in child coaching. Children can look up on the elites and dream to go to universities and colleges etc. This is very important for a rural area like ours where there is no TV, or other forms of news media. We encourage all elites to be considerate, go to Warakamb during the bieeniel conventions and be involved in child coaching. We pray that the holy spirit will inspire them to do that.

WAECA Medical Professionals increasing

The number of WAECA medical professionals is soon expected to increase. This is quite unprecended for a small area like Warakamb. We already have 6 registered nurses 3 nursing students, 5 medical doctors, including one medical student, 5 dental and maxillo -facial surgery students, one pharmacy student, one physiotherapy assistant and many nurse aids. With the increasing number of elites in the medical field, younsters are expected to follow. This year will see some of our dental surgeons graduate. Conratulations to Karlen Marai who is going to be doing her residency in port Moresby this year. We thank the Lord for the blessings.

Brief History of the Warakamb Valley

(Above, Emda Madak, where the first white men settled, and a photo of part the valley, as it is today.


There is no written history. But from what has been been passed on through the years, one can make out world events and make out some history.
The first explorers of the Highlands were in the 1930s. The first white man probably walked through the Warakamb Valley 5 or 10 years later. On noticing the beauty of the Warakamb Valley, some decided to settle. Nobody remembers any names, but the locals all remember a 'Kon' or white men. Nobody was killed.
The first Christians were not Adventists. They were catholics and Anglicans. They settled at Winja, Makep and Emda Manda. They set up cow paddocks, a school and others. They built very good houses, overlooking the Warakamb swamps. However, this was not to last for ever.
The locals started doing nasty things to the white settlers. They left one by one and all were gone. The trace of them were only the trees they had planted. There was a big vacuum left.
The first Adventists arrived probably in the early 1960s. They settled at what is now the Walemtenges or Warakamb SDA church. They convinced and won the hearts of the locals and stayed with them.
However, tribal fights started erupting. Many young people went to war,not to return to the church. But the faithful few remained and kept the light burning, although, eventually it started to get cold. There came a time when things were just going down hill; spiritually, health and moral values and socio economic development all started going down. The place was becoming a bit like Sodom and Gomora.
Around the 1990s, some of the pastors and missionaries who had gone from the valley to spread the word of God far and wide within the Western Highlands union mission, started to return with their grown up children back to the valley. Coupled with some locally brought up elites, they formed what is now known as Warakamb Adventist Elite and Clergymen's Association (WAECA). They sat through long hours, day and night, in times of rain and sunshine, talking, d and ebating arguing to establish the foundations of WAECA.
Many people respect WAECA. The Lord has blessed us. Satan is on the loose and trying to put us down, but Jesus defeated him by dying on the cross, then getting up again to go to heaven. With God on our side, we will strife to be better. the Lord will help us to make Warakamb a better place again, to claim our place on earth, until the second comming. Although WAECA is mainly an Adventist organisation, we would like to reach out within and also beyond the valley. For more information, contact info@waeca.com

How to live over 101

Above; Pioneer Adventists in the Warakamb Valley who are living long than everybody else. The old lady could be in her 90s. Two other pioneer Adventist old ladies lived to late 90s. They had great grand children.


There was an interesting program on SBS titled as the above. Investigators visited several areas where people had lived longer. The areas were 1. Okinawa in Japan, 2. a place in Europe 3. and Loma Linda in the US. Some of the highlights were; stress free life, genetics, Religion (SDAs in Loma Linda) diet, and physical activity. Interestingly, Hawaiians who went to live in Okinawa lived longer, and was not the same for the reverse. Also Okinawans living in the US died earlier.
The least prefered place was glassgow, UK where the average lifespan is under 60. Here, the incidence of smoking, alcohol, sedenary lifestyle, high Blood pressure etc is high. Faith, singing and exercise also made a big difference.

I can remember some pioneer Adventists living in the Warakamb valley to almost 100 years, including my grand mother who was a pioneer Adventist. She had great grand children before she.

3 WAECA students at Pacific Adventist University (PAU)

This year will see three Warakamb Elites (WAECA) in PAU studying nursing. Sharon Dick will be joining Sam Kome and Rossie Pendet who are already into second year after a good year, last year. They join our ever increasing number of nurses from Warakamb and also join the medical professionals. We encourage them to work hard, humble themselves and always put God first.

More WAECA Elites in Mining jobs

WAECA Elites in the mining industry, Mr. Maliso Sop - mining engineer, Mr. Paul Pendet (centre) - achitect and Mr. John Abel (left), geologist.

WAECA will see three of it's sons in mining jobs this year. They are Mr. Abel John, geologist with Barrick gold formerly, and now with Oktedi, Mr. Paul Pendet, Architect with Oktedi, and our newest member - Mr. Maliso Sop, graduate mining engineer with Morobe JV, in the Hidden Valley gold fields. These are the elites of note in the mining industry. Also of note would be Mr. Jim Sale, who is team leader in Oilmin field services, servicing the needs of mines. He is based in Mt. Hagen. May God bless these gentlemen.

Story about our convention on Record.

Above - Part of the convention crowd.

The PNG Union Mission in Lae will be publishing our story in Record or Focus. This is a draft of the article. These journals are read all around the South Pacific, including Australia and new Zealand and sometimes the world.

An Adventist group from the Enga Province of PNG held one its biennial conventions successfully during the last Christmas period. The Warakamb Adventist Elite and Clergymen’s Association (WAECA) from Warakamb Adventist Church, Kandep in the Enga Province, was formed in 1998. It is under the administration of the Western Highlands Union Mission in PNG.
It was formed mainly to spread the word of God; and prepare the valley spiritually for the second coming of Christ. Due to the remoteness of the area, they also strife to promote self help activities such as fish farming, animal husbandry, Health awareness campaigns, promote awareness on HIV AIDs, promote awareness on Environment and climate change and so on. Lot of people have been baptised since WAECA was formed in 1998.
Previously, conventions were held annually, but due to financial constraints, are held biennially. The last convention was held from December 28th 2008 to Jan 4th 2009. Highlights of the convention were: excellent message preached by the guest speaker, Pr. John Kundapen, the record attendance by non Adventists, seminars on lot of issues. One of the highlights was also the planting of more than 2,000 trees. A verbal agreement was also concluded to end tribal fights in the valley.
During the AGM, new executives were voted in. The next venue of the convention will be in Sol Village in 2010. This will be important because they will be celebrating their 10th anniversary, honour their retired pastors and dedicate WAECA to the Lord. Sol village is a tribal war spot where lot of non Adventists live. Thus, lot of people are expected to get baptised. The laymen have been advised to work extra hard.
Lot of visitors, both within PNG and abroad are expected to attend. More information can be found on their website http://waeca.com or their weblog http://warakambpng.blogspot.com. If you would like to visit or leave a message, contact them on info@waeca.com.

New WAECA Executives for 2009/2010

During the WAECA convention, WAECA's bi enniel AGM was held. During the AGM, a finacial report was given and other issues were discussed. The new WAECA executives were also elected for the 2009 to 2010 period. They are as follows.

1. WAECA President - Pr. Kembol Kep (4 mile SDA church Port Moresby)
2. WAECA Vice President (Elites) - Mr. Patrick Talu - Journalist, The National.
3. Vice President (Clergy) - Pr. John Kundapen - District Director, Jiwaka SDA church
4. Chief Financial Officer - Mr. Simon William (Port Moresby General Hospital)
5. WAECA general Secretary - Eric Ungil (Retains old post)

Other positions considered. - WAECA deputy secretary (Port Moresby)
WAECA Women's Representative

May God bless these people and may the Holy spirit inspire them.

Goat Farming is Expanding!

(Above - Goat houses and goats).

Goat farming is expanding in Warakamb, PNG. The first goats were introduced into the Warakamb Valley about 12 years ago. Since then, goat raising has expanded a lot. Previously, mainly the Adventists Pastors families were involved. Since then, ordinary Adventists and recently non Adventists have been involved. There are better houses for the animals, better care, and better use of the waste. The waste are used on vegetable patches, a good substitute for fertilizer. Currently, it is estimated that there is almost five hundred or more goats in the Warakamb valley. Villagers make use of the bigger male goates and keep the female ones for propagation. Eventually, people can use goats to help in farming, transport etc. For help with that or more information, contact info@waeca.com.

Warakamb Elites help Plant trees in Warakamb Valley

Children helping in planting trees.


By PATRICK TALU
A NON-Government Organization along the electoral boundaries of Enga and Southern Highlands provinces is implementing the reforestation and conservation policies by planting thousands of gum tree seedlings over the Christmas.
Wara-Kamb Adventist Elites and Clergymen Association in the Wara-Kamb Valley had distributed and planted more than 2000 gum tree seedlings at the cost of K1000.
The trees planted were to fulfill one of the associations’ objectives on reforestation and conservation inline with the government’s policies on ecologically sustainable community forestry policy framework and community forestry extension policy.
General Secretary for WAECA, Dr. Eric Ungil and Dr. Mark Raphael told The National on Monady that the Association is determine to work closely with the Office of Climate change and Carbon Trade and Department of Environment of and Conservation.
The nearby forests on the mountains surrounding Wara-Kamb valley have rapidly been deforested due to increase in population and bush fires.
They said “the educated elites of the valley under WAECA have taken a bold step in addressing the global issue down at the community level in order to conserve their eco-forestry.
The planting took place during the association’s biannual convention hosted at Winja village at the outskirt Kandep district in Enga province.
Prior to the convention, Dr. Raphael said the OCCCT had chipped in a cheque of K1000 during a fundraising dinner in November last year.
The association has decided to use the funds for its reforestation and conservation program.
The association also acknowledged the contribution from the OCCCT, office of two MPs from Kandep and Mendi, Sakias Tameo and others who assisted WAECA in cash and kinds.
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Climate change.

(Our locals already acting)


Climate change road map soon (From today's national Newspaper)
By ISAAC NICHOLAS
THE Office of Climate Change and Carbon Trade (OCCCT) is working out a road map to set the rules of engagement in international negotiations.
Executive director Dr Theo Yasause said yesterday officers were working to put in place legislations and plans for negotiations by the OCCCT.
PNG’s special envoy on Climate Change to the United Nations, Dr Kevin Conrad, is in town to help the OCCCT put together the country’s road map for negotiations.
Dr Yasause, Dr Conrad and senior OCCCT managers turned up in full force at the National Broadcasting Corporation talk-back show on Monday night to discuss the new challenges in climate change and carbon trade.
Dr Conrad said a work plan was being developed that would ask for a reduction in emissions and also for a development framework to reduce emissions.
He said this plan would be taken to Copenhagen, Denmark, later this year for PNG to use the available data to negotiate with much bigger countries.
Dr Conrad said “carbon trade is a new thing” and people could not be told not to cut down trees while negotiations at the international level were still going on.
Dr Yasause said the OCCCT was set up to show PNG was serious in taking the lead in climate change nationally and globally.
He said capacity building was taking place and, for the first time, the OCCCT had organised a meeting with development partners and other government agencies to address the issue.
The OCCCT has the mandate to:
*Advise the Government on climate change, environment sustainability and carbon trading;
*Devise appropriate framework consistent with government policy and PNG’s international commitments in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and related agreements, and to ensure that such policy frameworks are fully implemented to reduce emission from carbon offsets projects as well as from deforestation and degradation (REDD), and to fully maximise benefits derived from these;
*Work with other government agencies in developing, employing and co-ordinating mitigating strategies in REDD and related areas in order to address climate change and environment sustainability; and
*Lead the development, commercialisation and management of carbon trading rights for the Government and people of PNG, and ensure that the PNG community fully benefits from these schemes.

Australian GG urges action on climate change.

Warakamb valley doing it's bit to act on climate change. Villages planted more than 2000 trees in Jan 2009. Thanks to office of environment and climate change/carbon trade in PNG.


From nmsn
Governor-General Quentin Bryce has issued a rallying call for the world to act swiftly on climate change, in a sign that she intends to take an activist approach to her role.

While some governors-general steer clear of hot political topics, Ms Bryce has waded into the climate change debate at a major conference on renewable energy in the Middle East.

Climate change was a "huge challenge facing humanity", Australia's first female governor-general said on Wednesday.

"We all have the responsibility - to each other and to our children for generations to come - to prevent the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change," Ms Bryce said.

"We must act swiftly, act smartly, and act together."

Fifteen thousand people attended the World Future Energy Summit, including former British prime minister Tony Blair and UK climate adviser Lord Stern. Prince Charles, known for his environmental views, is a supporter of the conference.

Ms Bryce said climate change was partly to blame for Australia's crippling drought.

She talked up her country's efforts to tackle climate change.

"Australia will play its full part in the global effort to make sure we seize that opportunity."


Solar power and geothermal energy were also important, she said.

Ms Bryce's speech to the conference, held in Abu Dhabi, is in contrast to the low political profile of the last governor-general, Michael Jeffery.

But it harks back to former governor-general Sir William Deane, who spoke passionately about Aboriginal reconciliation, the plight of disadvantaged groups, and against racism when he held the job.

Education is Key to Success

(Warakamb, (Winja) Primary school - will have first grade 8 graduation this year 2009

A good year for Education (from post courier's Weekender)

NEW Minister for Education James Marabe was not expecting a full house when he asked journalists to a news conference to discuss school fees for
this year.
But when he had come to terms with the media attention for his first major news conference, he apologised for a slight delay in the timing.
Midway through Mr Marabe’s introductory statement, he said: “I want to be comfortable in my new role knowing that when a youngster fronts up to the
school on the start of a long learning process the lack of school fees should not be used as the reason to turn a child away from the doorsteps
of a classroom.”
School fees have been the stumbling block between those who receive formal education and those who miss out.
But this minister is passionate about making sure Papua New Guineans from the coast to the mountains can get a basic education.
“The education reform that ensures a new direction for our system and one which will enable us to take it to the next level has been in operation
and those who started with the reforms will be in Grade 9 this year,” he said.
Mr Marabe said he is looking forward to receiving a formal feedback from the department on the workings of the reform since its introduction and to
know that students who started out under the new system have reached such a level. A young friend of mine, Bernard Peter, was toying with a car he
was given by Santa at Christmas next to mum’s fast food stall at Waigani when we met up with him.
He is seven and last year got over his first hurdle of attending elementary before he could formally begin his education this year in Grade 1.
Bernard is from Sori Island in Manus and wants to fly airplanes when he completes his education which is at the moment, quite a distance from his
school room at Saint Peters Chanel Erima.
This year, Bernard’s parents will pay K100 for his education and that is the new fee for elementary to year 2 throughout the country.
This is an increase of K10 from last year.
But if his mother arrives with him at the school with only K20 in her purse, the Minister says schools have received instructions not to demand
full payment during enrolment.
“They can pay by instalments,” the minister said. The Education Department has seen a steady increase in the number of new enrolments each year of
about 5.2 per cent.
While the Minister is making sure no child is turned away, the department as a whole must also address the question of space availability in
schools to take in a large number of first timers.
Project fees are charged by the various boards of management for any expansion of facilities in school to cater for the growing number of students
in the school.
But the minister has now charged that any extra feel the school management wishes to impose on parents must be justified and his approval sought.
“There will be no extra burden on the parents but again the parents and the community need to take ownership of their school and assist the school
in whatever way they can,” he said.
Grade 3 to grade 8 fees for the entire year are K250 while 9, 10 and vocational school students will pay K1200.
This year looks to be a good year for education and come February 2, many a toddler like Bernard Peter will start to learn that mum is not “mums”
and Dad is hardly “paps” and the correct way to address his brother is not “brats.” And of course, one plus one equals two and ABC can also mean to
“Always Be Courteous” to others.
NB. MP James Marabe is an Adventist. He should do a good job in his ministry. He is also a son of Warakamb in some ways as his uncle's (liklik papa - Pr. Thomas Makape) wife is from Warakamb. Could he do something for Warakamb?

Cheaper travel in PNG?

PX slashes fuel surcharge
PASSENGERS on Air Nuigini flights will pay less after the airline decreased its domestic fuel surcharge by K37 per sector effective next Monday, while the international fuel surcharge will drop by K164 on most routes.The decrease is a result of the drop in the price of world crude oil.With the decrease, the total domestic fuel surcharge would now be K100 per sector and would be applicable to all 18 domestic routes. The current fuel surcharge is K137 per sector. The current airfare to Lae from Port Moresby (one-way) is K484.10 and will decrease to K447.10, while Madang will now be K551.20 (from K591.90), Goroka K552.10 (from K612.80) and Mt Hagen K561.10 (from K601.80).
All international routes, except for Honiara and Cairns, will see a reduction of US$65 (K164.63) in the fuel surcharge.Passengers on international routes will pay US$105 (K288.10) per sector instead of US$170 (K466.45), while those travelling to Honiara will pay US$160 (K439) instead of the current US$258 (K707.90) and those to Cairns only US$45 (K123.48). Fuel cost in Honiara is the most expensive.Air Niugini operates to 10 international destinations and 18 domestic routes.Air Niugini chief executive Wasantha Kumarasiri also emphasised that whenever the world crude oil price increased or significantly decreased, Air Niugini would adjust its fuel surcharge accordingly.

PX slashes fares.

PASSENGERS on Air Nuigini flights will pay less after the airline decreased its domestic fuel surcharge by K37 per sector effective next Monday, while the international fuel surcharge will drop by K164 on most routes.The decrease is a result of the drop in the price of world crude oil.With the decrease, the total domestic fuel surcharge would now be K100 per sector and would be applicable to all 18 domestic routes. The current fuel surcharge is K137 per sector. The current airfare to Lae from Port Moresby (one-way) is K484.10 and will decrease to K447.10, while Madang will now be K551.20 (from K591.90), Goroka K552.10 (from K612.80) and Mt Hagen K561.10 (from K601.80).
All international routes, except for Honiara and Cairns, will see a reduction of US$65 (K164.63) in the fuel surcharge.Passengers on international routes will pay US$105 (K288.10) per sector instead of US$170 (K466.45), while those travelling to Honiara will pay US$160 (K439) instead of the current US$258 (K707.90) and those to Cairns only US$45 (K123.48). Fuel cost in Honiara is the most expensive.Air Niugini operates to 10 international destinations and 18 domestic routes.Air Niugini chief executive Wasantha Kumarasiri also emphasised that whenever the world crude oil price increased or significantly decreased, Air Niugini would adjust its fuel surcharge accordingly.

NB.
It costs almost 250 dollars to travel from Brisbane to POM one way on Airlines PNG. Hopefully, that will come down further.

Laymen Ministries in Warakamb Needs Funding

Warakamb, like any typical PNG Highlands Valley has lot of problems. They include rough terrains, fast flowing rivers, landslides, steep hills to climb and so on. Our laymen work hard to reach the masses. We have about ten who help the local pastor and volunteer to preach the good news. Finding funds to pay them has been an issue. We have been unbale to pay our laymen due to no funds. We are still struggling to pay about ten of our laymen. They will need K500.00 each year, which amounts to a total of K5,000.00 a year or A$2,500.00. Those interested can contact us on info@waeca.com, or leave a message with your contact and we will get back to you.
Cheers and Bless.

See WAECA Boys Sing

Enjoy the song

Some Real Development?

By ANDREW ALPHONSE
INTERNATIONAL contractor Curtain Brothers (PNG) Ltd is undertaking a major road reconstruction work in Tari, Southern Highlands province.
The roadwork is worth K25 million and funded by the provincial government.
The company will carry out the sealing of the Tari to Ambua section of the Highlands Highway.
CB Tari site manager David Daly told The National in Tari that the company had so far started work on the 10km Halimbu junction to Tari town sealing project.
Mr Daly said CB would move onto the Tari to Ambua section of the highway after the completion of the Halimbu to Tari road.
He said they would also build a new ring road around Tari town, adding the company had a reputation in civil work and construction in PNG for so many years and they were confident of making their presence felt in Tari with this project.
Mr Daly said the road to be sealed would be 20m wide with pedestrians’ footpath on either side.
He said surveying and designing including compensation for improvements had been completed and so far, the contractor had not faced any problem with the local landowners who were so keen in seeing the road project completed.
Mr Daly said the company would endeavour to complete the work to the satisfaction of the Hela people and Governor Anderson Agiru.
He said the old Bromley and Manton supermarkets had been renovated into a workshop and office while the CB management and technical personnel were accommodated at the Walumali mission guest house.
Mr Daly said the company had also mobilised and transported its machines and equipment from Port Moresby and Australia to boost operations in Tari.
“There are about K30 million worth of equipment including machines in Tari now to take on any civil work project, road construction and building,” he said.
Mr Daly said CB was in a better position to bid for any other future projects in the province including the Tari airport redevelopment and the upgrading of the Tari district hospital.

Our comment.
Good.
Hopefully a good company like curtain bros can stay in SHP and undertake all major developments instead of handing out money to cronies who do sub standard tasks.

Thanks for Encouragement

Here is some enncouragment from Dr. Yakep Angue, senior Dr, in Victoria, Australia. This sort of message goes on to encourage us try harder in what we do.
Dear Eric, Family and folks at Waeca

I looked at your website and blogspot. I am so fascinated and blown away by your efforts.
As an observer and knowing some of you, I must say you are rooting and you will be firm in your days. I also come from similar, very neglected Wiru Valley and I cry for my people. One day I would have an organisation like yours and we could develop the beautiful nation of ours starting from home.

My family make donations every now and then in small amounts every year and we would like to put your organisation on our ever growing list. If you give you PNG Account, That would be nice.


Dr Yakep Angue
Wimmera Health Care Group
Baillie St. Horsham 3400
Vic Australia
Ph: 03 53819111. Fax 0353819314

Permanent Address

Sect 209 Lot117
P O Box 409,
Garden Hills, Boroko
Papua New Guinea
Ph: 675 6904452

Bro, WAECA's PNG bank account is dormant due to not beeing used for long time. We will advise when we activate or open a new one.

Cheers and God bless.

POMGH staff respond

PLEASE allow me space to talk about the Port Moresby General Hospital after reading so many negative things about the national referral hospital.
The Medical School is attached to the hospital and many other training institutions use its facilities.
It receives referrals from all over PNG and sends its specialists to visit hospitals in the country.
POMGH is also the employer of a large number of public servants in just one institution.
For many years, it has provided primary health care as well as very complex clinical cases.
About 15% use of resources are unbudgeted for and used for injuries relating to unnecessary accidents and violence.
It has a very high lead time for drug stock (two weeks) which is the highest in PNG.
This means its stock has to be replenished almost every week to meet the demand.
This is truly a place of intense activity where team work is important.
It is also the only visible institution where the Government’s overall MTDG translates to measurable outcomes directly or indirectly.
Our administrative team is only part of the whole picture.
Many others, including those outside the POMGH such as DPM, Finance, IRC among others, contribute to the final outcome.
It is unfair to blame those working at the POMGH.
Admittedly, some decisions appear bad and that can only be sorted out through a process of consultation.
Recent reports by the Nursing Association are not an exaggeration.
The practice of medicine and nursing had changed dramatically in view of new diseases such as HIV/AIDS and worsening diseases such as TB.
It is imperative that international standards are applied to prevent work-related injuries and work-related sickness.
The mortuary section had been plagued with unclaimed bodies and needed the NCDC to help out its social obligations.
It is a sad development to chase patients away.
Private hospitals do not have the capacity to offer such comprehensive care.
They can provide primary health care but not comprehensive health care.
I have seen people going to private clinics and end up paying dearly for it.
The Government has to improve its services at the POMGH urgently.
The negative publicity of POMGH is not in the best interest of sick people and must stop.
Nurses and other interest groups with vested interest should seek dialogue with the management and NDOH to sort out problems.
Everyone who has anything to do with this hospital must work as a team to ensure smooth and efficient running of the POMGH.
All print media and TV are asked to exercise due care with social responsibility to build up your local hospital.

Dr George Gende
Senior Specialist Medical Officer (Surgeon)
POMGH

NB- Dr. Gende is a senior surgeon, who is well respected, hard working and does not play politics.

Pr. John Kundapen is DD for Jiwaka District

One of Warakamb's own sons, Pr. John Kundapen is the District Director (DD) of Jiwaka District in the Highlands Province. Pr. Kundapen follows in the footsteps of people like Pr. Kep Karte and Pr. Daniel Kop who are also sons of Warakamb. He is a workaholic and travels miles to bring the word of God to people. He is also a powerful preacher, and we saw this, during the last WAECA convention in Winja village, Warakamb, Papua New Guinea. He will be the convener for the 2010 WAECA convention in Sol Village, Warakamb.
We pray he will continue to preach the gospel well and wish him and his family well.

Mass burial of bodies

TWENTY-EIGHT body parts amputated from patients are among a list of 97 bodies that will be included in a paupers burial if relatives don’t claim the bodies before next week.
In a full page advertisement from the Port Moresby General Hospital, full names of dead people and those who had parts of their bodies amputated were named so that relatives and those concerned could claim the bodies and organise a decent burial.
A total of 97 bodies and 28 body parts will be buried en masse by the hospital in conjunction with National Capital District Commission to clear the morgue.
Of the 97 bodies including 32 babies and four children, 24 have decomposed beyond recognition.
The decomposed bodies had produced a terrible stench which had people living near the morgue complaining.
The freezer in a refrigerated storage container broke down last year and the bodies decomposed.
Chief executive officer of the Port Moresby General Hospital Dr Alphonse Tay in the notice said the hospital in conjunction with the NCDC was preparing to carry out a paupers burial of all unclaimed bodies and body parts which had been in the morgue since the beginning of last year.
He urged relatives to come forward and collect the bodies so that they could be given a decent burial.
Failure to do that will result in the planned paupers burial next week.
The majority of the bodies listed were from the Goilala District of the Central Province.
Meanwhile a new storage container bought by the hospital is working well and the decomposed bodies have been transferred to the container but this will be as a temporary measures.

Our View: This is not the first time this has happened, and it keeps on getting it pushed under the carpet. A bigger morgue should be build, and there should be a time frame for how long bodies can be kept. Bodies could be incinerated and the ashes buried properly with much respect for the souls.

HIV/AIDS centre built in Warakamb Valley

A HIV/AIDs centre was built in the Warakamb Valley in Decemeber 2008. Using bush materials, the locals built this huge building. It took almost 2 weeks and involved almost 500 men. All the men were volunteers who did it for a good course. The building consists of an office, a poster room and another for meetings etc. Dr. Mark Raphael is working on a proposal to get it fully established. Requests will soon be sent out to organisations such as WHO, PNG AIDs council, ADRA and others for posters, DVDs etc.

Over 2,000 trees planted in Warakamb Valley

Over 2000 trees were planted in the Warakamb Valley on Jan 2 2009. The gum trees, bougth for 30t each were planted on new year's day. The funds were from a grant provided by the office of Climate change and carbon trade, Port Moresby. We would like to thank them for the grant and we hope to work closely with them to deal with climate change.

Successful WAECA convention held in Winja Village

Successful 2008 WAECA Convention Held in Winja

The 2008 WAECA convention was held in Winja. Winja is one of the largest villages in the Warakamb Valley. Most of the people also do not attend a church service so it was proper that the convention was held here. It was quite impressive in the fact that lot of people attended and many got stuck with the good messages being preached by the guest speaker. Other high lights were the talk on HIV AIDs, Oral health, and climate change seminar. Those who attended, really enjoyed.

Welcome

Hello and Welcome to this blog. Welcome to Warakamb, Papua New Guinea. The Warakamb Valley is a remote area South west of the Enga Province. Despite the fact that it is remote, the Lord blessed us with a beautiful fertile valley, friendly people, fast flowing rivers, beautiful tropical rainforests containing nurmerous flora and fauna. The valley is also blessed with some educated elites. Thus we have created our own website http://waeca.com/ . This stands for Warakamb Adventist Elite and clergymen's Association (WAECA). You can read more about Warakamb and WAECA there. Most of the people are Seventh day Adventists, but we also have pentecostal churches, Luthereans and also catholics. This blogg will make it easiler for us to post more stories easily and also post pictures and videos of our valley to show the world. Please contact us at info@waeca.com for enquiries or leave a comment or message at the end of a posting. We can share with you our culture of help with your quiries with our wide network of educated elites all over PNG and abroad. God bless.