PNG’s National Planning Minister Charles Abel has confirmed that because of budget constraints, funding for the Church-State Partnership Programme in 2016 has been cut to 3.2 million US dollars from about 8 million. A church representative says very little of last year’s allocation was paid out anyway. Church-led health services are already being strained at Read more
The National Planning and Monitoring Department has given the archdiocese of Rabaul two used cars and some furniture. Executive officer Tony Miva and administration officer Janet Walum made the donation on behalf of the acting secretary. At the hand-over, the archdiocesan finance manager, Ray Ramirez, thanked the National Planning and Monitoring Department. He said the department had Read more
In Papua New Guinea a government supplied fund of K120 million for church state partnership programmes has been wasted through misapplication and abuse. National Planning Minister Charles Abel will table a report on the Social Development Plan or Church State Partnership Program where K120 million has been spent with nothing to show on the ground. Read more